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an their,N!:shedepi-1(1l batIt:es.efli-to our and citircn Mr. FrankTamblyn of the Club stables if weomitt-t:d to uicutiou the style in which he to rued out with his four iu hand driven by himself from the Fan*:] am Hotel. From the loads he carried to and from the grounds his “rig'1 was appreciated and the manner in which lie handled bis teams goes to show that lie has been there before.The Races.At about about 3 p. m. the bell began to ring from the judges stand for the first race. The judges in all the races were:—Judge Walkers, Mesrrs, Lindsay aud McNuuglit. The numbers to the left of names show the place drawn by each horse.TiroiuNc;.{i) Dallie. Bay Entered by Ingrain.(-1) (lip. Chesuot Entered by It. J-Dixou.io) Mam I S Bay Mare Entered by J. Anderson.(2j Long John. Bay horse entered by Geo- Duncan.W{5)Joe Stick. Bay entered by Win Witson.Mile heats 4 to enter 3 to start best 2 in 3.The Start wa*« made after some difii* cully about 3.30 p. m. Considerable interest was manifest m this race and large sum of money occassionaly* were put up.Before the horses were half way a round it was quite clear that j joug John had first place, G;p and Maud S were working well togetuei, DolJie A and Joe Stick bring up the rear. The horses passed the line in the order named.Mr T 1IEAT.Long John GipMaud SDollie V and Joe Stick were pro nounced distanced by the Judges.SECOND HEAT.The Horses came in. as follows:—Long .John St. MauduipLong John having secured firstjplace in two heats was taken from the track while Maud S and dip each having taken second place euterrcd theTHIRD HEAT.Coming in as i:: the second heat with Long John FirstMaud S SecondClip ThirdIn theI he horses came in as follows ;~44 Telegraph,”44 Fannie.”44 Nellie”It will be seen that 14 Telegraph” held his own, but *• Nellie” and *4 Fannie** clianged places, but Fannie having taken i\\ o reconds; the race remained as iu the last heat with Telegraph 1st-, Fannie 2nd, Nellie 3rd.POXY RACE.In this race there weie seven entries. All ponies to be 14 hands and under. There seemed to be more interest taken iu this race than any of the others. Fleming’s pouv took first money, Duu-caiTs second and Crawford’s tJ ird.ATHLETIC SPORTS.Not much interest was taken in these. In the 100 yfds race there were four entries — Messrs McLain, Hornsby, Breaky and Walton.The prizes woie given in the order named.—First three.UAL?-MILE RACE,Three entries—Hornsby, McLain and Creaky Herns by and McLain ran around the course, winning in the order named. Breaky did not run.We are pleased to say no accidents happened on the grounds and the Brandon Turf are to be complimented upon the satisfactory manner in which the races were conducted. The amount taken at the gate being over $140,LA4 SOS.SK .HATCH—Draw Game.Iu this match the Rapid City men were much heavier men than the home team, yet our hoys showed themselves to good advantage, aud we have no cause to feel ashamed of them. The ball was faced at 1.40 p. m.. and some excellent playing done by both teams. The first game was taken iu IS minutes by Rapid City. In the second game, the ball was thrown past the goal by the Kapid City men. This state of af-s was not to be tolerated by the home team, and they entered the third game to win, and they did it in an hour and forty minutes. The fourth game was brought to a close in short order, by the home team passing the ballUiof a base wJiii stad I of al | won onethrough tkegofd iu 7 minutes. Thetime lacking only ten minutes of being up, there was no show for either to win, and the clubsMeffc the field with two games apiece. The following constituted the’teams :BKANDON.A. McXab.W. Warwick A. Butler W Blackburn A. C. James (c, C. Foil brook G S Simpson M. M BakerBAJMO CITY.Goal. D. Shannon Paint. W. Vaughan Cover PdJ. Bur!and fc.i Defence C McKenzie J Me Car. kill J A Cassell Centref’uG Woolwich Ilome 4* -J SteelTii of O; Lodg 12thSeiappliThdemLwhiclinst.younjHam
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Brandon Sun Weekly
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jul 03, 1884
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Kenneth J.
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