Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1900 — Horsemen’s Rivalry Ends in Oyster Soup. [ARTICLE]

Horsemen’s Rivalry Ends in Oyster Soup.

A dangerous and bitter rivalry has been growing up between the the owners of those three fast young pacers, Ike Glazebrook’s brown mare, “Queen of the Turf,” W. F. -Smith’s 2 year old* stallion called in his own image, “Bill Smith7 r but more properly Red Cloud and John Duvall’s sorrel mare, “Miss Irene ” To suoh an extent had the rivalry grown that the question of which horse was the better goer, was likely to be settleed in their owners’ gore. Instead of gore, however, oyster-soup was chosen, which is a very pleasant substitute. Therefore a race was arranged and the owner of the losing horse was to set up an oyster supper for five couples. The race took place, Tuesday afternoon at the Stook Farm tr ack It consisted of 3 half mile heats, and was witnessed by quite a large crowd of people. The first heat was won by the Glazebrook horse, in 1.32. It is said that he would not have won it, had it not been that *‘Mr. Duvall could not sit still; he wanted to go faster than ois horse.” If Mr. Glazebrook has any kick ooming on this statement, let the recipient thereof be the one that told it to us. The second heat, according to the same authority, Mr. Duvall was a little cooler and he won easily. And he then took the third heat the same way. Timeofeeoond heat. 1.24 J; of third heat 1.22 J. It is said that in the third heat the two Bill Smiths got so “oxcited” that they almost orowded Ike and his Queen over the fence. Another veracious (or horseraoious) statement is that the little “sari mare” caused great excitement, .as no one expected she would be in the race at all. “Mr. Rhoad” the report continues, was so enthusiastic that he asked to have the honor of leading the mare between heats. The oyster supper took plaoe Wednesday night at Mr. Duvall’s residence.