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edi-)nnityndxsIP-.!trrdVTHElELEi : iTIO.V Tiie ijuccii'i fii lt;:nG Slono-/i d on SafaitilayHorse Karos. AlMeiir Sporis*::ml Lucrcr-M* .lialrii ihc Programme of lice tlaj17- 15ray Billy Kniercd by S Grigg. Pt-tvr and Dolhe did nor, put in an appearance. The horses entered in the following order the; Our rerulci ^ will remember tni ov iug ■t*o the death of the Prince Leopold ; which r-ud event took place* ihi» spring j liv: Map; .ty the Qmeu made the 10*| qm.-.t that the eeiebr.-tiou of the *24 th of i .'-lay, her birthday be postponed uutd j the *2i*ih of Jane. V hue the (b:t:h of j .v di-tUuguirheu a j.rk.JC as His j ws rcc.;i\ed in ail quarter-of the1IK--T HI’.ATFrankdimGrav Jhllv*kcom? hkat.FrankJimGr:iv BdlvFr:mk ic a brautifunhlaek. and is one Mr Gibson's prime team. He was well driven bv K:\ Gibson who take a pi id in his hor»e:*.The next race was aiu.vm.m; ic.ti r. free to alb half-mile heats, best two in three. A good -deal of interest wa?» taken by the crowd in this race, considerable betting being done.The following horses were entered. 4 entries : —\o\ l* Nelly,” bay mare : entered by I km Switzer.,1* “ Funny,” chestnut mare : euteredj Ga«be r lih the deepest regret and sad-5 n-so by all loyal subjects oi the British j pv ]jr X or ranee : Empire, tlu* reque-t lt;i ihc bi-ruavm ; r2 •• Telegraph.** bay: entered bymother v. a-. aFo dulv n-mcte t 1 v her ; lt;7a. Gibson.! subjs_ct*5i At usi e: r;v h nu1 on S;um-i uav morning people lr gun moving at alively pace along the .-Areels mixing great prepaiatious for the anm ement;. of the day. Flags floated in the breeze from uhe-CDuntv building:* ami other pub lie oiiices of the city shoeing the British spirit ot the Prairie province. Our .citizens during the morning ’seemed to be preparing for the sports of the afternoon. Many little necessary du*ie-such iu; crimping the hair etc etc occupying the time of the fair ones; ami when we sav that their labors were not in vain we mean, it. At an cany hour after dinner rig after rig began to make its way to the Agricultural grounds wliuie die races of the Brandon Turf Club where to take place; while a continual siring of pedestrians darkened the road, ocoassioualy the rattle of a**buF’ was the signal to clear the track and allow a happy crowu to pass. We feel that we woslcPnot being doing justice no our anil citizen Mr. Frank tBuckskin'* from the14; ** Buckskin Shorty, roan marc; entered by Win. Henderson,Tne horses passed the line in the order named :FIRST HEAT.•* Fannie.”•* Buckskin Shorty,1'“ Telegraph.In the remaining heats ‘ completely failed, bolting course in spite of the nder.SECOND HEAT.The horses passed the line as follows in the second heat:—** Nelly,”*4 Fannie,1’“ Telegraph”It will be seen that ** Telegraph” was the only horse tliat held his position in till is'boat.THIRD HEATThe horses passed the judges stand as follows:—*• Telegraph,”*4 Nellie,”Fannie”In this heat “Telegraph” took first-place, no horse having taken the same place twice, a fourth heat was calledFOURTH HEAT.The horses came in as follows
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Brandon Sun Weekly
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jul 03, 1884
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