.I'IMS NOItFOJiK NIOWS FIMIUY. AI'dUST 25 THE THREE MINUTE CLASS CUT DOWN TO 224 ! : FIRST DAY STARTS OUT WELL Following a Threatening Morning the Afternoon Turned Out Almost Per fect Good Crowd Witnessed the First Day's Races The Results. fl-'iofr. iirsclny'H Dnlly ] 3:00 : First money won by Lockott , Howell , driver ; second , money won by Mncmmttn , Lungseii , driver ; third money won by Miss 1'actoim , Kay driv er ; fourth money won by Mnrandn , Young , driver. The 2Ii5 : nice was won by I'nruiiln na , driven by John Kny ; HCCOIK ! mon ey was won by Moore , driven by Mooro. Third money was taken by William Panic , driven by HobbliiH. Fourth money was won by Anna Hush , driven by Woods. The 2:18 : race waa won by Honest Abe , time , 2:2' : . Star Onlda took second money , Reuben Wi , third ; The Rebel , fourth. Thcro was a good gallery to watch the- Initial performance In the two days' race meeting In Norfolk. With the grandstand nearly filled and a good turnout of carriages on the quarter stretch , the fleet footed equities began their struggles for the purses in Nor folk. At Precisely 2 : II5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Judge II. Wade Glllls of To- kaiiKih , the starter for races on both days , called the first heat in the three- minute race. Despite the cloudy and threatening weather of the forenoon , the afternoon i turned off warm and fair and the track was in superb condition for the com ing events. At 2 o'clock the band started things by giving a lively bit of mimic. Then the fireworks began. OHlcials for the races wore selected The timers were P. Barnes , Norfolk ; Woods Cones , Plorco ; C. II. Vail , Norfolk. Judges were M. D. Huffman , Neligh ; T. D. Preeco , Battle Creek ; Luke North , Columbus. II. Wade Gll lls of Tekamah is starter. 3:00 : Race. The horses that lined up In the first heat of the 3:00 : trot or puce were Miss Pactona , Kay driving ; Miss Gund , Cal Matthieson ; Locket , Howell ; Delia Ford , Carlton ; Maranda , Young ; Hilly A Onward , Davis ; Macanatta , Lungscn. S William Panic and Moore , scheduled for the race , did not Ret in for the first heat but came up for the second. Af ter considerable scoring the field got off nicely. Tlie fir&t heat resulted : Locket , first ; Macanatta , second ; Miss Pactona , third ; Maranda , fourth ; Miss Gund , Delia Ford , I3111y Onward. Time 2:21 : 2:21The The second heat was won by Locket , time 2:21 : ; Macanatta , second ; Maran da , third ; Miss Pactona , fourth ; Delia Ford , Miss Gund , Dllly Onward. Jy. Every starter in the race was a pac- f' ' or. It was the first time Miss Gund had over faced a starter and she did well. well.The The third heat was won by Locket , time 2:27 : ; Macanatta , second ; Delia vord , third ; Miss Pnotonn , fourfh ; Bil ly Onward , fifth ; Marandn , sixth ThN gave the race to Locket f , second mon ey to Mncanattn , third inoiipy to Miss Pactona and fourth money to Maranda. 2:35 : Trot or 2:40 : Pace. The line up In the 2:35 : trot or 2:40 : pace was : William Panic , Hobblns ; Moore , Moore ; Anna Rush , Woods ; Henry McVera , Young , and Parplnna , fa Kay. The boat was taken by Parpin- N na , tlmo 2:30 : 4. Moore was second , Anna Rush third , WilJinrn Panic fourth and Henry McVora fifth. It was a race between Moore and Kny from the start. Moore led for a quarter mile , when Pnrplnna paspod , receiving a hand from the grandstand. Neither Moore nor Kay drove as fust as they might , each holding back until Woods almost got into first place under the wire. The second heat was practically a repetition of the first , except bettor time was made , the beat being won in 2:2Gii. : and Woods dropped back to font th 'place. Parplnna won , Moore cocond , Panic third , Rush fourth and McVora fifth. The third and last heat of the race was won by Parapiuna , malting it Ibreo straight ; tlmo 2:28. : Moore was second , William Panic third , Henry McVera , fourth , Anna Rush fifth. In this heat Robblns , driver of William Paula , complained that ho had be n pocketed on the turn , alleging tbnt Kay had left an opening and had then I closed in on it. ) 2:18 : Trst cr Pace. ' Intense Interest centered In the 2:18 : trot or pace. Harry Booth was the only hort.0 driwn cut and n. field of sis started. They were Lottie Medi um , Vail ; Reuben W. . Steeln ; Btur Outda , Grunke ; Honest Abe , MoNab : j Bravo On. Kay ; The Rabel , Young. ] Two of thosn horses wore Norfolk horses I ottlo Medium , Vail ; and ! j lloubon W. , Stcclo. The horses scored j j JL ' and scored before they got a start In i ( ho first beat. Honest Abe. the big gray , came up Invnrlnbly In the lead , i i Finally Judge Willis lost patience and cautioned McNab to keep Abe back. j | "I shall certainly enforce penalties , " lie said , and the crowd cheered. Again McNab came up ahead. "My horse j pulls so hard , " explained the driver. | "Put your foot In the wheel , " retorted ( Gillls with ready wit and the crowd I chcorod again. The first heat was won by Honest Abe , tlmo 2:22A : ; Star Onlda , second ; TUo Rebel , third ; Lottlo Medium , fourth ; Reuben W. , fifth ; Uravo On , sixth. Dravo On broke almost all the way around the track. Vail with "Lot tlo Medium was In the lead to the home stretch , when his mare broke and allowed Honest Abp to finish first. Vail was In the lead the first tlmo around and received a glad hand. The reaj horse race then developed for second place. Star Onlda and The Rebel raced furiously for It and It took careful watching to note which came under the wirefirst. . The second heat was won by Honest Abe , time 2:22Vj : : Star Onlda , second ; Reuben W. , ( bird ; Uravo On , fourth ; The Rebel , fifth ; Lottie Medium , sixth. The scoring in this heat was pro longed. Lottlo Medium broke fre quently and lost In the race on a break. The driver of Honest Abe claimed that the other drivers weie trying to score his horse to death. The trouble , however , lay with the rear horses. The third and last heat In the 2:18 : race was won by Honest Abe , time , 2:23 : % ; The Rebel , second , Reuben W. third ; Star Onlda , fourth ; Uravo On , fifth and Untie Medium sixth. While the horses wore- scoring , Uravo On , a mammoth and handsome bay driven by John Kay , behaved wild ly and sped half around the track be fore ho could bo slopped. It was pre dicted tlmt he would run away before the heat ended. In the last score ho ran Into another sulky and tipped bis own over. Kay , driver , was thiown out , but , holding desperately to the ] reins , ho hold Ilravo On down until the racer was hailed. Kay wan dragged for some distance. Notes From the Trncksldc. Towns surrounding Norfolk which are to later have race tneotlngq of their own , did the handsome thing on the first day by sending largo delega tions to show that their hearts wore In the right place. Norfolk , In turn , will reciprocate when the time conies. Among these towns wore Neligh , Hattie - tie Creek , Madison. Croighton , Stanton and Pierce though Plerco is not plan ning a race mooting. Among those who came down from Noligh were W. W. Cole , secretary of the Neligh races ; Mayor M. B. IIuit- man , Mr. Seymour , Mr. Klrhpatrick , Mr. Jenkins and W. T. Wattles. They brought a delegation of forty people In a special coach. They are advertis ing the Nollgh carnival , which will beheld hold September 13 , 11 and 1fi. The carnival lias hotter street attractions this year than over. A piano worth $300 will bo given away. Plerco was represented by Woods Cones , Mr. Hough and a number of others. They say that a big crowd will bo bore Thursday for the rnros. Rain frightened them Wednesday morning , but they will send more on Thursday. T. D. Preoce and a large number of Dattle Creek people were present for the first day's racing. They wore frightened by the rains of Wednesday morning , but they will send more on Thursday. Secretary Rynearson of Madison was hero to push the county fair and races. A large number of Madison people are coming up on Thursday. John S. Hancock headed a good del egation from Stanton. A largo crowd are coming Thursday , returning by freight at night. During the first race , while the starters were f-forfng considerably , and when they had gone under the wire in a futile attempt at getting off , someone In the grandstand yelled , "Go. " Wliilo It meant little to the grandstand. It was significant to the drivers , whoso nervous tension Is great , anyway , and Judge Glllls took occasion the next moment to request that the practice lie abandoned. In the first heat of the 2:35 : race , ono driver complained that another drove into bis sulky , dragging bis wheel some distance , Intentionally. The judges demanded that this stop. "That finish in the first heat of the 2:35 : race. " said Judge Glllls. "was sort of n r.nston and Alfonso affair 'after you , ' all the while. " "John Kay is the strongest man In the state for his size , " said M. n. Huff man of Neligh , speaking of the driver who was thrpwn and dragged but who , for all ( hat , held the reins. "No horse over ran away with him. Ho could pull till the reins broke. " In scoring , HIllv Onward , driven by Davis , always lagged behind. Finally Judge Glllin urged Davis to get up oven "Get Into motion quicker , " ho said , "you won't run over anybody. " W. II. Hlakoinan , track policeman , was garbed In rough rider fashion nnrt resembled Roosevelt to considerable degree. Burr Taft went over the track at In- tervals with the King road machine , which placed the track In bettor and faster shape. Bob Appleby won among the Stanton - ton visitors during the first afternoon. iThe free-for-all race Thursday af ternoon will be a rattling good ono. Among the best horses that \vlll Mart In this race are Captain Mack , Nibbfl. Star Onlda and .Tohn A. Hicks. This race Is for a purse of $200 the biggest prize In the. bunch. U was estimated that there were bo- tween 900 and 1,000 spectators on the grounds the first afternoon. The Initial day of the two days' race mooting to DO hold in Norfolk dawned with a clouded sky and a forecast for showers from the weather man. A heavy fog overhung the race track at day break and the heart of Secretary Braasch sank with a thud. JTho preparations , however , went mcr- rily on Just as though It couldn't rain If It wanted to , and the horsemen kept a stiff upper Up. Most of them be lieved that It was not going to rain. Workmen were early astir at the i race track , preparing the Judge's stand , getting the roadbed trimmed Into excellent condition and lliilm up the driveways from the entrance gate to the quarter stretch. This morning President Mathowson decided to change the hour for begin ning the races from I ! to 2 o'clock and the events for tomorrow will com mence at 2 , also , so that persons from out of town planning to attend , should take note and bo on Imndoarly. Not much was done this morning In the way of working out the horses , as their energy was needed for this af ternoon's racing. THE RAIN PUT THE TRACK IN THE SLOW CLASS. SOFT ALL AROUND AT THE POLE Gnsolcnc Burned on the Course to Dry It Out The Free for All Dcvel- opes Good Time Despite the Slow Track Crowds Were Better. ' . . , . . 'r..i Tl.Mf-'l'iV" Mntlv 1 The froo-for-all race the big rare of the ( wo days for ( lie $200 purse was won by John A. Illcks , Hum 2.2m , . Nlbbs. Hie trotter , look second mnncv ; Captain Mack , Iho Pierce horse , third ; and The Rebel , drhen by Young , fourth. The 2:25 : trot or 2:30 : pace was von by Mncanaltn , time 2:2(1 : ( . Second moiipv was won by Shady G , third UK M ov bv The Gale , fourth money was di vided between Hurry Booth and Aslin- mont. In spite of Iho hard rain I'int ' Ml c1urtnn the nluhl , and the cloudy -mil iinclenring skies of the mmnlnir , " ' < > Nofolk race Hack was In not at nil bad condition this afternoon , niter | I haul work on ( bo nnit of the maun < tnonf during the morning , and If vi * . with a better crowd than onVodnc. . I d'v ; that the first hont In the nflorntimi ' was cnlled. The Rrmu'-Mnrl wai moi- than thiep-qunj-JeiP flllorl ind ( ho IIUMI- bor of cnii'lnRP1' nloiiT the quarter stretch was IPH-OI thnn nn the fl' ' t i day. Trains at noon brought a few visitors Into the cltv from surronndln" towns , but on account of the throat on Ingonlhci of the morning , the crowds from out of tiwn were percop tlblv cut down. The attendance of Norfolk people , hrwover , was bettor thnn on Hie flrpl nfternoon. At noon ami for n cnuplo of hour's durinc the nflornnon. nt the micro- tion of Charles Dncnn gasoline \\-is burned on the track In Iho soft ppot and the fiio dried out the course nice ly. The Ri'ontoet Interest of the after noon , before the races started , was in the froo-for-all race , with the purse of 1200 fho largest In HIP two dnvs * rio- ! ng The field simmered down lo four stnrfois bv 3 o'clock Captain Mack fXiilauf , ) Nlbbs fCnrlton. ) The Rebel ( Young. ) and John A Illcks ( Crokor. ) The raily betting and there was con siderable wagoriim fnvorod Nlbbs and John A. Hicks , although there was a good crowd of enthusiastic followers of CnpMIn Mock ilown from Piorno. The other two rpci-s were the 2:23 : trot i or 2i'1 ! pace. HI il f nm'ihi" i ' ( ll'i onlv ( . .nMohina ; event of the two dnvs The 2'25 event wis the first on Hie nrnerrm , with ° 1x stnrtors. Tb rp were seven nfnvtore in tl < e ejalloplnsr , PO thnt It was verv keenly contested and Intensely IntnresHnp : . TntltrPB were the pnnin as Wodnoprinv with tbo exception of George W. Losey , \ < bo toolc Preopo' nlnce. Preoc siid they edited the judges too nwiiv bard names on the first dav. The Indies were Ooorcc W. Lo ev. Battle Crook : AT. n. Huffman , N'eligh ; Luke North , Columbus. Timers weio Bob Apploby , Rtnntou- IT Vail NorfolV- A name Norfolk. JudRO II. Wade Gili Us was tb starter again. I'oefuiso of the narrow ( rick duo to the muddy polo the field bad to start in two tiers , throe abreast. Free-for-all Rccc. When tlmo came for the ' .oo-for-nli there were jurt a quartet of starters , nil others having boon drawn. The starters were Captain Mack ( Zulnnf , ) Nlbbs ( Carlton. ) The Rebel ( Young ) , and John A. Hicks ( frokor. ) Lottlo Medium , Reuben W. , Star Oneida and Honest Abe were drawn on account of their hard racing Wednoodnv. A blind entrance fee was mn < lo up because five nro nooo irv. Interest was keved up to a hlrli pitch before the race , and the racing justified It. Captain Mack lias been In training all summer In KovfoM- and Hioro wan much local oni thuplism on tMn horse because of the Pierce owf 'iln. Woods Cones was on tip toe all during the moo. Tlie first heat -was won bv John A. H'okp ' , after a hard bitt'o ' niid In one of the protllost flrlvrq POCM on the trnc't , tlmo 23M. : C " < tnin Mnck look the lead In t' " > first limo nro'ind and held It up until n few foot of the wire I wiion Hicks fipf-d up bpaiitlfullv nnd 'took ' the heat bv a neck. It was n | horse race all the way round , nil fin- , l hlng In a bnnch. This heat dellgh'od the crowd. i The second heat of the frco-for-all ( wan won by John A. Hlokn , tlmo : : l't ! i Nlbbs was second. Captain Mack third | and The Rebel fourth. Owlnsr to foul driving by Young , The Rebel , who finIshed - Ished second , was sot back to fourth place. This drew applause from the crowd. Young protested vehemently but was silenced by Judge GIHI.u. The strife that had developed by thin tlmo foretold an Intense finish of the raco. i The third and last heat of the race was won by John A. Illcks , tlmo 2:25- : 15 Nlbbs , the trotter , WUH second , The Rebel third and Captain Muck fourth Tlie money WUH divided John A Illcks first ; Nlblw Hocoiid. Captain Mack third and The Rebel fourth 22D ! Trot or 2:30 : Pnce. There were six starters In Iho race -Harry Booth ( Oroor. ) Minnie Wllhos ( Woods , ) Hlmdy (1 ( ( Kny. ) The Gale ( Young , ) Astramonl ( CuHliman , ) Mac- nuuttn ( Luugscu. ) The Hist bent was won by Miicaual In , ( line 2:27. : The Oulo was second , Kluidy n third. Astramoul fourth , Hai ry Booth fifth and MliinloVllkoaslth. . Young , with Tlie Ualo , hold his Imrso back by lying hack on Iho iclus. The second boat of tills nu-o was won by Macauiiftii , tlmo 2:2S. : Shad > 0. wan second , The Gale third , Astriimoul fourth , Harry Booth fifth , and Mlnnlo WIIUc H last. MlnnloVllttoH WUH drawn from Iho nice after ( ills honl , having phi veil out. Tlie thhd bout mid nice \\iis won by Macanatla , I line SiSHMj. Shady 0 fin ished second , The Gain third , Hurry Booth fourth , Astramoul hist. The money goes : llrnl to Mnenunttn , second lo Shady (3 ( , Ililid In The Gulo and fourth money was divided between Harry Booth and AHlriuimnl. Running Race. Tim starters in the runnlm : race , half mile and repo-u , WTIV Kin- ; Lee ( llniry Reed , ) Jcsslo It ( I'M ' CIIMOII , ) Glen Scott ( Mlliulo Scotl. ) Kllllo O ( W. R. Smith. ) Willie P ( S I1 'I ml nor , ) Pal Ornu (13. ( Dolwii ) and Indv Clar ( O. Dllllgor. ) The first heat was won bv Pal Oinn , Ladv Clare secon-1 . ) < idi < It Ililid , Glenn Scotl fourth. Willie P. Ill'lli. Kittle A sivlli nivl ICin-c l.i > o. who failed lo . .stintvn allowed ID sliirl again pr sovilb I'-MSF Tlm Just after Hin field of iiinii been stalled In the flint b"-l Smith , rider of KliiR I or , was linooKod off and fell flat on tl'o ' lr > rl : S > nMh was nol hurl In HIP tail mid UN his liois ( was the trailer , ho oscnped d in- ger from other hoofs. Me IH pi iliT in the Hartford barber shop , Nniiolk. Glen Scott , ( he horse which nn Into King Lee , was hurt by the collision and was bleeding when the no\l boat WHS called , so that ho wes ( 'lawn ' from the race. lie finished fourth In the first iieat. Bets had to go , as IIP had started. TICKS FROM THE STOP WATCHES Little Notcc of Interest From the Trnckclde. Holt Applebv , the veteran "p'lilsmnn from Slaiilon. was hero ncain. liob made a bit In Noifollnt do end of the first firemen's tournament , wbon , in honor of Stnnton's famous vloton , lie rode around town on the back of a donkey and made 11 vciv wlttv sneocli. Hob danced a cake wall ; across the track dii'lim the afternoon. John Kav's sulky was broken in the fall of the first afteino'in. nnd hud lo lie pent to ( lie factory , lie borrowed a sulky Thursday. The time miido was a great deal faster than was Indicated by flic watch es , because of ( lie verv long mMes made on the trade. The polo hoi so made a long mlle but the horse in the rim of ( lie track added five seconds to Ills work on neeount of the distance , It \\ts : i si inmli d bllu' nd - th.il i' ' L' ' ! on Hi-it tt.icU wiisi i < \y \ ' | fi-lrr than 2:20. : Minnie Wllkes toro her elbow In the first bent and It had to bo bandaged - dagod before she went again. Cnrlton , driver of Nlbbs , complained that In the first heat of the froo-for all the three other drivers nockotr-d him and widened out so that he couldn't got a chance to pass. Men were after ward stationed along the track at In tervals to watch this. This was the first afternoon that Shady i G , the handsome little 3-voar- old driven bv John Kay , had over start ed , In all his llfo. HO moves with n magnificent i palt and gave Mncanatta n i close rub for the oooond bent. As it \ was bo boat out Tlie Gain. There was but n neck between Mncanntta and Shady G. C L. Wnttlcs of Nellgb was one of Iho visitors at the track. Sheriff Frlosbie ] nlso was here from Stnriton. Ono running horse rider appeared in I the jndqon' Rtnnri and requested Judge C.llllH to prov * ' < < o > 'Honor going | In the race unMl the wiijis of the I rider weie paid. Judge Olllls said that I bo had no authority to Interfere. The mn 'c during the two divs of racing i was oxoor'lonallv ' good , and un ions ono were Informed he would bard- ! ly 1 realise that It was belrg furnished | by I an impromptu band of unoicianlr.cdi musicians congregated for the ooei-1 Blon. i All are Norfolk people except , Leader Co-npl-m of Wlsner and Bohn- , ort of Wayro , V-IM OPMO to 1" lp out local plaverB. Thjpsl two days have demonstrated that Norfolk has an abundance of musical talent for a first class band. WOULD KILL WIFE , BURN HOME August Thomas Has Been Locked up For Thirty Days In Jail. 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