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see how the other two conducted themselves. Ililey’s Wunbeesh Maid skipped ' after the leaders in a fashion, her driver not being able to keep her down. She came iu fourth. They passed under the wire in the order in which they left.In the second heat, the four horses started, Grigg's Frank, however, doing badly. He made tip at the quarter pole, and took second place, doing excellent work. He kept at it, pushing Long John, who kept the start from the first, for front position for all he was worth. The big horse though cairn* in with flying colors, not having made a miss in the entire distance, while Gipsev tried bard for second place, and kept at it with a will. She made some pretty travelling. Waubeesh Maid came in towards sunset, Mr. Brown holding up the distance flag until he got too tired to do so any longer. In the third heat, there were only three to start, the Maid having been taken to her stable. The beat properly belonged to the big horse, but while doing some of the(prettiest trotting of the day, be was caught up at the quarter pole by his driver, who wheeled him about on the track, putting him to the rear, for what purpose it was impossible to say. The driver, in passing third under the wire, Frank leading, claimed that he did not know that it was a start. Fortunately, but little money was up on the heat. It bad the effect, though, of giving the spectators the benefit of another heat*.jea an tiie way, out on tne nomestretcn, fche tug boat came on, aud as Gibson put, “ bring up in good time.” He did. too, and pas-ed the wire post a stride or two ahead of the Irishman.This heat decided the race, and tbs following summary shows the result:SUMMAI1Y.1 2Telegraph............1 3Paddy............. 2 2Fan uv ...............8 0Nelly..................0 0Little Tip............0 3Little Tip took third mo^iey owing to Fanny and Nelly having been distanced THE POXY P.ACE.A genuine pony race will always draw a crowd. There is a magnetism about it that is bard to understand, and the Turf Club management, in placing this race on the bills, showed their desire to cater folly to the tastes of the public. There were six entries, but McIntosh’s L*dy Grey, being indisposed, or lazy, or sick, or lame, or not wishing to take any of the Association mcney, did not enter. Fleming’s No Name and Crawford’s Charley became the favorites, when it was found that st would be a difficult matter to keep Torrance’s Tommy, Nichol s Mountain Dan and Livingstone’s Waube^sh Billy on the course. The little fellows got off in good style, but the chestnuts left the track at the gate Crawford's and Fleming’s came
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Brandon Sun Weekly
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, May 29, 1884
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