The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-23
THE DAILY APPEAL.

THE CARSON CITY COURSE The SWEEP
STAKE RACE, &c.-By consent of the parties
most interested, the sweepstake race which
was to have come off on Saturday took place
on Sunday. As should have been stated in
our report of Sunday morning, the positions
of the horses as decided by lot, were as fol-
lows The Miller horse alas " The Black
Republican alias Impartial Suffrage u
alias half dozen other pet names, got
the pole The Burton Filly next; The Con-
ner Horse third and the Barnes Horse on
the outside. These positions were main
tanned in the race on Sunday. The nags
we're led to the alfmile pole about / o'clock;
and there the everlasting turning was kept
up until the Conner Horse ran away with
his rider and the Barnes horse went on a
vagrant race Of his own for two miles and
three quarters. Then after their being blank
eted and sponged, the turning began again,
very spiritedly this pop, for Geo. Lewis and
Sine. Barnes, as we'll as the spectators, were
l o'clock Gatewood tapped them off and
away they came, the Conner horse ahead.
The little mare brushed HIM as gamely asa
peacock to the quarter pole where the
Barnes horse began to close the gap and
all down the home stretch Barnes brushed
Conner beautifully, the mare but length
or two behind him and the Freedman faith
fully in the rear struggling patiently but
hopelessly. Conner came through the polls
like a scared elk in 0:52f and the long agony
was over. We refrain from Recapitula-
ton. Suffice it TO say that Jack Conner
was awarded the purse and race, and that
thereupon the excitement subsidized into an
interest in quarter race between couple
of scrubs for SO. Then followed an inn
promptu sweepstakes, single dash Of a mile
for purse Of so, entrance so, added to
the purse. Three entries were made. Mr.. |
Gates entered brown mare Nellie; Ellison. |
entered bay mare Spite Letter.; and Sine |
Barnes entered his horse Hermit the |
same that went in the half mile race. |
Jerome Thorington tapped them off after one
false start in which the brown mare ran
away and, taking and maintaining the
lead, "Spile Letter made very pretty
race Of it and came home couple Of
lengths ahead of Hermit in 1:5l-so an
imperfect watch told the time which we guess
was slower by about seven seconds. The
brown mares cold blood got the best of her
and made her little tardy about coming
down the home stretch. 1t is reckoned that
the Barnes horse might have won this race
had his rider "a boy about eleven years old
exercised a little better judgement. He
held him in most too long. With the ter
nination of this race and some spurts be-
ween ambitious plugs, the sports were con-
,luded for the season.
1t is but justice to George Lewis to say
ha. he worked hard to make these races a
success all round. He did everything in
lis power to accommodate the public and
5 determined 10 make the Carson Course
What it shou ID be, the very best in the State
{ not the best on the coast. 1t is now pro-
'osed to form a Jockey Club and conduct :
he future races on this course under its
supervision and in accordance with its
ules. There is no reason in the world why
here should not be same frst-class racing
ere by frst-class horses, and unless we
re very much mistaken there will be, during
he com ing Summer and autumn months.