The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-10-24

were both crowded from tho hmm.
Their owners had instructed their
riders to sec which was the best
horse. MOdOc won the heat and
race lime 1874.
We append q summary Of tho
two heats:
w. X. JOI,ns0n's MOdOc,
Capt. Staples Bogus Charlie. q
W. L. Sanfords, Bruce. .............. die
Carroll Jones' Rapides. dis
Time 1563
AaBCOND. HBAT. r. -
w. K. Johnsciy,s, Motiosl ]. y.
Staples Bogus Charley
| limo 1874
THIRD RACE-Purse @1On For
all ages. Two milo. DASH. Three
or moro to Oil. The following wcro
the entries: rs
w. X. Johnson's b. c........ Jim Dibsaat
w., L. Snnford'ss. 4. .-.... Bruce.
Stock Company d. h........ Texas. -
Every body knew that this was
jun Biossat's race, and bets of ono
hundred to twenty-five dollars
could not find takers. Texas was
put in to fiji thoracp. Bruce threw
lis rider at exactly the same place
whore no threw him in tho other
race and was tlistanccd. Little
Texas stuck to Jim Biossat all the
way around the two miles, and il
Jim had broken his leg or flown
the track might have won the. race,
as Bruce was ont OF the why. But
none of these dts" happened, Jim
behaved like q gentleman aud
came in the winner Of tho race q
long ways ahead Of poor little
Texas who was manfully pcg-
ging away in the rear. Tim 4.52a.
This concluded the sports and
proceedings of the day and tho
crowd wendell their several ways
homewald, to prepare for tue fourth
and
Last Day.
Tho attendance upon this day
was beyond all expectation. Ear
" in the morning the road to tho
Fair Grounds was lined with vel.i-
cles Of ever sort, kind and descrip-
ton, and there was q continuous
stream until twelve o'clock. The
Ladies Stand was first filed, then
crowded, then jammed and finally
overlooked with the fair daughters
Of Kapidcs, Avoyclles, Natchito.
chcs and Catahoula aud other adj
Joining parishes, and presented u
tout ensemble which for beauty,
variety of dress and gaiety Of d..
meanor has certainly never been
cxcellcd in this parish. There
were 14SS tickets taken 1T the cato
and this did not entrance all pres.
ent, aS there were over q hundred
persons who wore employed on tho
grounds, some invited guests aud
there was probably altogether
over sixteen hundred people on tho
grounds. Wo heard old citizcns
say that it was the largest crowd
which they had ever seen together
i'll this parish. 1t was remarkable
that among so many people there
was observed such good order. No
disturbance Of any kind married tho
peace Of the occasion, and only ono
accident happened. As ono Of the
Knights was riding in the Tourna-
mer t - little boy, son of Mrs. CATH
crime Sullivan, attempted to cross
the track and was knocked down
by the horse. He was not serious
~ hurt.
THE TOURNAMENT.
The lists tor the Tournament.
which was to be one tilt at three
rings, were closed with tho follow
ing entries:
u J Graham, Knight of Claws.
d T Stafford, Bright Eyed Lassie
+ II Neal, knight of the. -. Period
Henry Blanchard, Golden Cross
J w Robert, Star of the South
Walter Compton, White League
Clarence Compton,. Walnut Grove
II p Luckctt,....,.-...B Blue Sash
w w Wilmington, Jr, Surrey OF
...............-.. Eagles Nest
Dan1 Robert, Arabia
Curtis Haney, knight Of the Plains.