The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-11
rmr IraoME rAnH RACEs
The Brilliant Opening bns ~ 'he
Jsehoy CIub's spring Meeting


The prOgramme Oi the entertain
ment Ia jerome park on saturday eii,
hrnGed i've races, nnd hOlnH nl llr most
famous horses on lh0 American lurl
were entered, These fAgIH, combined
with the beautiful, cNhllaral ing WeAlli-
er drew one Of the largest mulllllldea
ever seen In Jerome park, There were
representatives NJ every grade OF so
Glely beauty wealth, celebrity poll.
Ties. Gamblers, spectators, nnd nll
who banter tickle fortune were there ~
bizarre hahillmells, nnd Sent lllplf
questlOnahly'gollen gains Into llle. m
saliale pools, 10 these we're added The
tlmld spectators with allcnnalod pur'
sps, who aIG always on the race COURSE
lnuulrlng with confidential mir for the
pOola which were "snle,' Hardly one
could resist the temptation Of Invest
Ing according 10 his means upon the
result the race,
The scene was stirring and plclur-
esqlIc, The ycrnndnh Of the club house
was filled with the queens of fashion,
aud the terrace was u pnrtcrre Of henu'
IS clad In rich colOrA. The only draw
bnck % the days sport WIS u dull-cycd
starter, who was unable t0 see when
the horses were In right position for u
Hcnd-Oll,
The first event was n dash Of three.
quarters OF n mile for all ages purse
Of 500, The entries were SeNrchcr,
Nlndge, Mate, SindrIlt, Inspiration,
Carver aud Minnie Mac. They were
all fractions when mustered IN the
thrcc-quurlcr stretch, Searchor was
largely the lhvOrtc, the western men
laying heavily on their confidence In
his proves, Splndrlt was withdraw,
and after nine lNlsG starts the others
got oil, Inspiration and Nudge In the
lead. Mudgc won the heat by five
lengths In lilIl; Mate second, two
lengths before Inspiration; Carver
fourth, Minnie Mae NTH, and Search.
or last. The poor show made 10y Search
or wns u stunning blow 10 the western
spectators, and they lost heavily,
The second race was the FOrdhnm
handicap sweepstakes, of $50 each, half
forfeit one mile and II quarter, The
value OF this stake to the winner was
- $40. wild Idle, Preakncss, Survivor,
Spindrit, Cariboo, Countess, kadi,
Usage, Lclaps, Australind, Josie D.,
and Audubon faced the starter, The
knowing ones bought heavily on Wild
Idle, aud Preakness was strongly
backed too. Tue race was nnybOdys
until the lower end of the grand stand
was reached, Spindrift, who had been
leading, began W weaken, and Wild
Idle reached home one length In nd
vance, winning In 2;l2, Splndrllt sec
ond, Preakness three lengths behind,
Cariboo fourth, Kad nth, and the
Others iluttering along in the far dusty
rear. Wild Idle's time was the fastest
made in the Fordhnm handicap race
within seven years.
The most important race of Saturday
was the Withers stake for three year
Odds, for one mile value to winner
81, $50. There had been iifty-cight
nominations, but only thirteen faced
the starter. They were Aristides,
Rhadamanthus, Ozark, Warwick, In
voice, Matador Lord Xetland, Joe
Germs, Bob Woolley, Chesapeake,
~ AllNSHulI, hsttllSlOH unu ~, ~,
Wither's bay iilly, Arstides was the
tavorite. The betting was heavy. The
struggle in the home stretch was hot
between Aristides and Rhadamanthus,
but Aristdes lasted the best, and won
a fast race by length time, l;I5}.
The fourth race was one mile and
thrce-quarters, for all ages purse
5000. Springbok, Big Fellow, Miner
Big Sandy and Donnybrook We're the
entries. Springbok was lett out of the
pools, and the interest centered on
Miner, who was to run his first race.
Spring6ok won in 2:l2; Miner was
secoud, six lengths ahead of Big Eel
low, who was n head in advance of
Big Sandy Denny brook in the rear.
The concluding race was n selling
race for purse of $500, which brought
out Resolule, Matte W., Scratch,
Lightheels and the Hoaxe. Scratch
won in 2;l5. Resolute was second,
Matte w. third, Lightheels fourth and
the Hoaxcr last.