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Horse Race.A large crowd of people assembled at tie race track, about two miles below thl city, last Saturday afternoon to wttnoss a running race between Tiee Neff's sorrel ] * mare and a three year old coit belonging to Richard Overton. The race was set for 3 o'clock but for some reason was not started till about 4:30, when they ran a quarter heat. Overton's mare coming out about 60 feet ahead. Both horses did good work, butNeC** mare wa* not quite fast enough for the other. The raoe was matched at $100 a side. Several Mpiug'' races were run, among them was.Ben. Williams three-year-old colt agalhBt Texas pony. B^n’s colt got left of course but he says it was the first time he was evejr on a race track, and If bahad a U ttia training, could beat the bast hone in Cass county.
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Beardstown Enterprise
Beardstown, Illinois, US
Sat, Sep 22, 1888
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