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Races at The Fair GroundSeveral interesting horse racesj were pulled off at the Pair Grounds on last Saturday—five in, all.The first was between Fatty Foy owned by Bob He tit h and Bill Dick an Oklahoma horse owned by Raine and Downing; Heath’s horse won, and they were immedially matched1 again for next Saturday on thesame distance and wnb the same rid'eraA ^ mile race was pulled off be-tweeu a bay mare of Jro Oyer and a horse of Lew Shofers, the Oyer horse winning.Ed Baum and Bill Carr got up a 250 yard race in which Baum’s horse carried away the ribbon-Tbe fourth race was between horses owned by E. Magees and “Strokey”, Doth colored, but was a tie.Tom Price, and “shorty” Roundtree were the principals in the - last race of h mile, which resulted in Price losiug altbo his horse was realy the'winner. The race was first on even distance but Price became so confident that be offered to give 20 feet and even went so far as to bet two to one that his horsewould win even with those oddswith the result that it only won therace by about 5 feet instead of 20ftmaking him looser.The race between Bob HeathV horse and the Oklahoma horse nexj Saturday promises to be iulerest-
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Checotah Enquirer
Checotah, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Mar 17, 1905
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