Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1905 — Thursday’s Race Meet. [ARTICLE]

Thursday’s Race Meet.

The race meet at|the Stock Farm Thursday, attracted quite a large crowd of spectators aud several good horses. Ose Ritchey was there in good shape with the running horse, |J. W. Walker. This is the horse which belonged to Mrs. Ritchey, now visiting in Oklahoma. She wrote back forbidding Ose to run her horse in the races, and directing Ose to sell him. Ose sold him at auction last Saturday, and C. P. Wright bought him for $125; and very soon thereafter sold him back to Ose, but at what price is not stated. The following is the result of the races: Quarter mile, best two in three. Won by Lady Garnett, belonging to S. Spencer, of Wolcott, in two straight heats. Jack Brown’s Smirk, of Mt Ayr, second. Jap Wrights LaTrappe, of Mt Ayr, third.

Half mile race, best two io three Mr. Ose Ritchey’s J. W. Walker, Ist; Lady Garnett 2nd; Smirk, third. For the mile dash, only two horses started, Jap Wright’s fine looking two year old, Billy Wiggs, having gone lame in warming up, and not starting. The race was won by Ose’s Walker, with Jap Wright’s King Cotton second. There was no foot race and no wrestling match.