Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-15

SUNDAYS RACES. Church duties
precluded our attendance at the races
at the Willows course day before yes
terday; but those who were there, and
witnessed the amalgam upon the win
ming horses, were highly pleased with
the days sport. The impression which
seemed to prevail that the running
would be for blood and the fastest
horse permitted to come in ahead, ad-
ded greatly to the interest Of the occas-
Ion and caused \ larger number Of
people to visit the track than was in
attendance on Saturday.
The first race was q half-mile dash
between Mark Moore. Dug and Wake
up Jake. In the pool selling Moore
was the Gv6rite, Dug second choice
and Jake last; and so continued until
the horses we're called for the start.
This race was we'll Contested bet ween
Moore and Dug, resulting in favor Of
the latter by a short length. Time 81
seconds.
Brown Abb and Sorrel Nellie were
then brought out for the match three
in five, mile heats. Abb had won the
haIf-snile and repeat race easily the
day befare, against the Sorrel, and her
owner AMI backers were confident that
she possessed sufficient bottom and
endurance to enable her to get away
with her competitor In = longer race.
Nellie's friends nearly As uonfi-
dent ::in their favOrite's "stsyative"
qualities, and the pool betting vas
nearly even, the slight difference, how.
ever, being in favor Of The brown filly.
In tho first heat Ali was the winner,
non lv slSsfu spjhsp tho 0ors ~ fact
1t WAS claimed hy many that she was
shut out, and quite d wrangle ensued;
but the judges decided that she saved
her iii. stance. which put an end To all
claunOr. This heat was made in l 81.
notwithstanding the discouraging re
suit of the first heat, NelIie's friends
stood firm and continued to back their
favOrite in'the pOOia in about the same
proportion As before, and the final re-
suit proved that their heads were level.
FOR after an even start and the prettiest
running that v waS done on the
Undermining neck and neck until
they reached tho last quarter, when
the s0rrel gathered herself for the
home stretch, and shooting ahead of
Abb, continued TO gain until she passed
under the wire before the brown mare
had passed the distance pole, winning
the race and purse in l:52.
The next and last contest was mile
heats, best two in thee, between Net
tie Moore, NOrfail aud Sorrel Johnny.
Netlie was the first; Norfall, second;
aud Johnny, third choice in the pools.
Doubtless Norfall would have ranked
as the [Avorite, but for u report that he
was slightly disabled in the lett fore
ley, wkfcn had the effect to dampen
somewhat the enthusiasm Of his
friends. But this Was a lucky day for
second choice Horses, and this match
proved nc exception to the rule. The
first heat was won by Nettie Moore in
1857, johnny coming in second, and
NOrfall third. In the second heat the
horses had a fine send otf,aad ran abou
even until they reached the half-mile
pole, when Nettie and Norfall sho:
aIieal of The SnrreI, and after running
u short distance neck and neck, the
ranks were again broken by Nor
fall leaving the mare behind, increas-
ing the distance to such All extent tina.
" hen he shot under the we're both of
his com petitors were OIL the wrong
side OF the distance tias-winning the
race in l:50L5.