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Nearly 800 People Witness Ex-cellent Program Saturday at Amusement Park*One of the. most successful racing matinees ever-held in Ligonier was that at Amusement Park, Saturday afternoon, which was attended by nearly 800 visitors from all, parts of the aurrorgreen trot for the best two in three in half mile heats was won by Nellie Green, the bay mare owned by Alva flostetter of Albion in the time 1:23*. Second and third money was divided between Cafe Wawaaee owned by Method and Bine,and Lady £. owned by L. L. Wingard, Ligonier, Time, seo* ond heat 1:24*.The green pace for the best two in three in half mile heats was won by Essie G. owned by Ben Gardner of Goshen, time 1:174; second heat 1:143: MoMyatt, jr., owned by Marshall Young, Albion, second; Pansy B. owned by Buckles and Lucky, Wolf Lake, third; Riley C., owned by Harry Clemens, Syracuse, fourth.King Onlyone owned by C. H. Method, Goshen, took the second three ont of four beats in the three-minute trot, securing first place with the time, 1:144 for the second heat The other winners weroPatsy S., owned by Perry Stanley, AlbiOD, second; Don C.f owned by Alton (Jraig, Lagrange, third; Silver Dick, owned by C. B, Rowe, Lagrange, fourth. Patsy 8. was set back in the third heat for interference.Time: 1:16'*, 1:144, 1:17*, 1:19*.The three minute pace, half mile heats for the best two In three, was won by Reddy, owned by E. Yeager, Goshen, who took the first two heats and made the record of 2:114 in the second heat The other winners were Robert M., second; Lalu Hunt, owned by Otis Baker, Ligonier, third; and Edwood, owned by W. Francisco, Ligonier, fourth.Seven heats were necessary to decide the winner of the free for all pace, scheduled for the best three in five. Fannie Stubbins, owned by D. H, Mast, Goshen, was awarded first money with the record time of 1:08. The other winners were Mabel M,, who made the same time in the fifth heat, owned by W. W. Metz, Albion, second; Pearl L, owned by Buckles and Lucky, Wolf Lake, third; Rex F., owned by Brady Franks, Wawaka, fourth. The time for each heat was 1:10*; 1:10: 1;09*; 1:08; 1:08; 1:12; and 1:09*.
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Ligonier Leader
Ligonier, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 16, 1908
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