Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-19
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Soashtirncr tae Eiancr-G:E,cr;
Dissatisfaction ON The Hr.yt,

soa'H1irnrr tae Eilncr-(acicrai
DISQUALIFICATION q n the Result.
The first meeting of the Eureka
Jockey Club was By no means Il sue
cess. In the first place, the second
days race. two in three. owing to a
failure TO fill, was declared off. Three
days ago the half-mile dash for the
first day, was also announced to be off,
but, after some m~ancuverinc. three
horses were ready to start, and yester-
day the race came OF, Coalburncr,
Dug, and Dan Rice being the entries.
81 hear the Dug parry have thrown
OIL" was the first sentiment heard as
we arrived at the Willows Course YES
terday afternoon. The remark erna-
mated from Il burlv looking Ccit. and
was not needed, save by one. who re-
piled: Cant lie possible; | saw Dug
so round the track this morning like II
cannon ball; he has an easy game"
The conversation passed unnoticed
and the crowd attending showing
signs of inn a.ience, pool selling be
gan. and the auci ioneer began his un-
firing chant, How much am / bid for
first choice =? What Will you give for
bug 2"
Selling was spirited; from the start
Dug was the favoriie, selling al good
figures Coalbiirncr was second and
Dan. Rice last. tho latter selling Il;
mere TRIES. For an hour the selling
continued. Turf sllarps, gamblers
and every n seemingly with an in
nate coSnoSciiivc power, Went their last
dollar on the tavoritc. With but few
exceptions no one, except, perhaps, a
few Knowing ones We're anxious to
buy C~oalburncr, and ever when the
action of some aroused a suspicion, the
Dug party would lot "let CO.
After considerable delay, the crowd
az burned I o the track, the horses were
brought out. and the sport. if such it
could lie called, commenced. Indi-
viiual betting was still kept up at a
lively rate, until one. who was sup
posed to be interested in Dug winning
the purse, ~astoniShcd every IN" at the
starting point by Offering to bet ON
Coa'burner as the winner.
Those who before suspected some
thing wrong now believed il, and start
ed to hedge, but too late: tie horses
we're on thetracll, the word given; even
h hoSilcr. ~''turning' Dug, started
him in the >agebrush. both Of the 9TH
nrS %sprin2ing in ahead. From the
jump C~oa!hUrEer took the lead; Dug
soon gained second position and by
hard work was made to keep it, the
animal himself apparently ashamed
that he should lie conn ellie! to so de-
Grad" himself and see his hackers
rutIllessly slaughtered. toaibuIner
passed under the wire thirty feet in adj
vance. winning the race and money.
Time, 81 seconds. BY some it i. said
the time was 80, others claiming 81 u.
After tie race vaS Yer we looked in
the direc ion Of Il crowd Of '.aports,"
who had fell victims TO misplaced con-
fidenrc. Every one had Il tong face;
all denounced III" Whole affair a. Il
bare faced swiudlc, a lni-up job
against Tie boys; and no only did this
opinion el!a!atc rom Ibis source. but
uniNcr,ai!y was III" same term APP
Piled. Those in with the ..rackpt"
cleaned Up I'll the coin; Lut, in the fu-
;ure, tiIcy VIII no have an orlortuni-
~ of a:.tin "eulling" those who are
the patrons of the turf and by whose
aid ilanv OF the races are gotten ZIP.
In Justice to Tie association under
whose auspices the race was run. it i
but fair to say that the Arrangement Is
not ascribed TO il, many Of the mem
hers. themselves, falling in the snare
and lo~ing their money. Ii is untor-
tunate thai such a circumstance should
happen, particularly as it WIS tie !ir-t
meeting given since their organizations;
but it viii serve rs Il lesson 10 them to
be more guarded, and use all possible
means against II recurrence OIL such Il
dierel;utablc affair. Even RON il viii
he hard % convince many that any
race hat may i'll the future come eli
will be on The "~Aquare." Unless
proper %,U!anrc can be given j Will
tie useless to cniraNor TO have 4 good
meeting, as such actions preclude all
hope, from 0Wn crS Ct horses at other
places to enter them, ut Il great
expense, and take chanae. as to
whether they VIII he allowed ;n even
show. We hope that We VIII not he
called upon to record another such dis
graceful preceding as characterized
t!Iat OF yesterday.