The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-28

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dollars Fourth Ladies premium
gentlemen ridcrD, tho best horse
four years and older, 10 run ono
milo lor ono thousand dollars.
Fifth Slcoplo.chaso.handicap. Dis.
Of four milcs, Tho
contained tho rulos
which had been adopted, in order
TO secure harmony and give salts.
faction to all. The weight Of the
rider for each race or breed Of
horses was prescribed, as well as for
horses Of different ages. Two and
three year Odds were to carry from
ninoty.two to ono hundred and four
pounds. Tho weight increased for
horses that werc older, until horse
that was five years old which had
previously won race worth five
hundred dollars, was to carry one
hundred and forty pounds. Horses
five years old that had not won Il
race Of this value carried one hun
bred and thirty pounds, By the
programme ono could learn tho
name of the horse aud it's owner,
the horses age the weight II was TO
carry, and the colors worn by tho
rider, 80 that strangers, who were
not color blind, could distinguish
the different horses. There was q
large collection of well dressed PEG.
pie. They seated themselves gen
orally on the ground just outside of
tho ring, for the stands We're by far
too small to furnish even standing
room. Many stationed themselves
along the road, because it was well
known that the emperor and Victor
Emanuel, king Of Italy, would soon
make their appearance.
Very many officers Of the army
came in fine carriages, and were
permitted to drive into the center OF
the ring. One carriage--that of II
Russian nobleman-with three
abreast, and with three medium
sized dinner bells suspended from II
hoop over each horses collar, attract
much attention. The center horse
was between u pair of shafts and
was very good trotter. The
other two horses Travelled with their
heads 50 far away from the head OF
the center horse that it made one
fear that they would break away
from the carriage, and we should
see a smash-up. They were gong
at neck break speed, the two outer
horses running their best, and the
white foam collecting in great guam.
titles where ever the harness touched
them. Al length they found their
proper place in tho center of the
ring. Just at this moment largo
hare made his appearance on the
track before tho crowd. OF course
the boys could not withstand this
temptation, and for fully twenty
minutes there was sport enough in
seeing three or four hundred boys
and men chasing the hares Qor
they found in all some five or six),
and about thirty policemen chasing
the vioiators of rule and order, and
all to no purpose. Three or four
hares were captured up the Prater
Strasse. We now heard the shout
"Hoch Hoch" and turning, saw a
mass of people rushing to the street
and shouting "Hoch Hoch -. The
emperor Francis Joseph |. of Aus
tria and Hungary, with Victor
Emanuel, king Of Italy, sitting Oh
his right, were approaching in u
at rapid pace, and
both acknowledged, by bowling, the
greetings of the people / had seen
both Of them so often before that |
did not feel inclined to move from
my resting place, but rather in.
dulged in rejecting how, only a few
years since, these two rulers were
engaged in sangunary conflict Of
no NEAR proportions, in which the
king, at the conclusion of hostiltles
gained from the emperor Il province
embracing the finest portion of TIA
Iy, and containing something more
than three million of people. TO day
thcy appear as friends. and call each
other dear brother, and, indeed, kiss
each other at parting. Let US hope
that they are sincere. Their arri-
val is the signal for the races to
commence, and some five horses, out
of the fifteen entered, are seen com
ing in fine style down the track
They are the three and four year
oldscompeting for the "Kaiserpreis""
of fifteen hundred dollars. They
keep close together and run well,
but we do not see them to advan-
tage, for they are running towards
us. The "Erzherzog's" prize for
two year olds had seven contestants,
out Of twenty-one entered for the
race, and was won by "Dehutante."
Twenty nine horses were entered
for the Welt lung -preis,' of
seven thousand five hundred dollars,
for horses three years old and over.
OF this number nine appeared ready
for action. The race was one and
miles. Count John
Renard, of Germany, entered for
this race two three year odds, one
four and one five year old. There
was lively competition and come
excitement, the riders not fearing
TO use the whip in order to gain an
ldvar tage. 1t was truly worlds
contest, and all felt great interest
But blood and training will tell, and
he counts three year old "Hoch-
'tapler," from "Savernake," and
lam La Traviata," bearing one
and two pounds came in for
he first and highest premium,
While his four year old, al Maestro"
bearing one hundred and twenty-six
pounds (Austrian), gained the
econd premium-nearly one thou