The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-13
LAST nay,
Closing Of The weeks lIace' over The
Associations course
A brilliant Success Pine nays Sport
10 morrow.


The closing dny Of the weeks races
over tho lilood-Sl0elS assoolallon'H
course yesterday, was attended by lle
largest crowd Of the week, Conaldern'
bio disappointment was manifested ~
the poslponement Of the great Tour
mile race, but II was one of those una
yoldahlc circumstances over which
neither tho owners Of the horses nor
the officers Of tho nsaoclatlan had any
control There WIS no lack Of SPORT
however, aud whit was lost Ia quality
was made up h, quantity, The FIRST race
WINS n hnlf-mle dash between Chance
and Pete Mccartney Chance was the
mvorlto, though considerable conll-
dcnco wns felt In Pete, but he failed W
show those characteristics which have
made his illustrI0us nnmcsnko 40 no.
lorIoua, and failed 10 get away-with
Chance, who won the race in W
The next race was mile dash be-
tween pony aud m unknown horse
The pony showed hls blood, aud
stepped under tho string several yards
In advance.
Then came the saddle horse race,
mile dNsh, for which there were i've
entries, Captain Guston's l'onglellow
showed his blue grass blood ana
passed under the string In the lead, to
the great satisfaction Of his friends and
hackers.
After this, was n half mile race be-
tween n pncing mare and n trollIng
horse to n sulky, which was won by
the hitter,
Then came n lroltlng race, one mile
10 sulkies, between n bny horse belong
Ing 10 Captain Burris and I'M unknown
black horse, which WIS easily won by
the former.
Then came the grand nnale-a foot
race between that delicate, ellGminate
invalid, Joe Harris, and II Lancaster
lad named l,owry-distance, seventy
five yards. Joe was very confident,
and so calm and majestically did he
bear himself that he actually I'M
pressed some Of the hystanders (the
reporter among the numbcr) that he
cOuid run. The reporter thought 50 to
the amount of about one dollar and n
half or thercahouts, and now he
mourns M n victim Of misplaced con-
lidcnce. Well, they started, and that
IL about all Joe did. Half m hour after
starting Lowry walked in painting like
u wolf and in about twenty minutes
after Joe quietly dropped in and
wanted to know who had won. On
being told he smiled CHASTITY smile,
and made II break for home.
Tomorrow afternoon, ut o'clock,
we are to have the great match against
time, for five hundred dollars. Captain
John II. stones brown horse, Colonel
Michigan, has been entered to make
-four miles III 7:il. Michigan is n horse
of wonderful bottom, and all things
being favorable, will make matters
lively on that turf for three or four
minutes.
rhe inaugural races of the assoca-
ton have been most complete and
triumphant success. With but II very
short time TO prepare their grounds
and make the necessary arrangements
for the visiting Of stock to the city,
they have accomplished wonders, and
Dallas--city and county-can point
with pride to the lbcrality and energy
with which the officers of the associa-
ton have managed the affair from its
incipiency. The success of the inau-
gural insures the success of the fair and
fall meeting, which will doubtless
eclipse anything of the kind ever wit
messed IN the state.
1t would be unjust to fail to mention
the name of Colonel Ed. Finnin in
connection with this matter. Much of
the success attending the inaugural is
due to his tact, experience and judg-
mcnt. Thoroughly versed in all mat
tiers pertaining to turf sports, high
toned, clever, honorable gentleman,
we hope to find him on hand at all our
succeeding meetings.