The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-26
THE FALL RACES.
a Large Attendance and Good start

The Fall Races of the Dallas Blood
Stock Association opened yesterday
with great Ccidt. A large number of
OF spectators were present, includ-
ing Il number of ladies. The at
tendance, considering the threatening
aspect of the weather, was extremely
llattering to the management and gives
promise of Il successful meeting during
the coming week. The first
race was sweepstakes of $25.
each, p. y. the Association
to add $500, second horse to get 800,
distance one mile. For the race there
were seven entries, although but four
started, viz; Belle Barkley, Lone Star,
Kotton and John ii. Spaulding. The
former was the favorite two to one
against the field. w. b. Miller, presi-
dent of the Dallas Blood Stock Assoc
citation, and Col. w. G. Holland, of
the The HERALD, acted rs judges, and
Capt. w. III. CASTOR and Mr.. j. H..
Hayden were appointed timers.
Promptly at three O'clock the bell was
run, and the horses were brought upon
the track and the riders weighed. At
ter the usual unavoidable delays, the
horses got good start, the fovorite
Belle Barley taking the lead from the
start. At the first quarter the favorite
led, Lone Star good second, Kotton
third and Spauldlng trailing far in the
rear At the second and third quarter
their relative positions We're UNI
changed, with the single exception
of Belle Barley, who drew
ahead, leaving wide gap between
her and the field. Passing the third
quarter, KOtton made desperate
struggle for the second place ana the
spirited contest on the home stretch
between him and Lone Star was the
only exciting event of the races; but
although the whip was freely applied
Lone Star came in second, Kotton
third, Spaulding distanced, and the
iavorite too far ahead to be recorded.
Time l:4Si.
| The next race advertised was the
dash of one mile and u quarter for Il
purse of 500. Two entries: Warren's
Shoe Fly and Turner's Watson. To the
disappointment of the large number of
spectators present Shoe Fly's owner
paid forfeit and withdrew from the
race. The third race, amatch for $1,000,
dash of three hundred yards between
j. NJ. Browns Pat and Macakee's b, IN.
Fanny Bates was postponed until next
Wednesday.
After the first race scrub race was
gotten up between roam pony and u
gray horse, the distance three hundred
yards. The pony was the favorite and
won easily, coming in under the string
at least fifteen feet ahead. After this
race Col. Holland, by request of the
President of the Association, an
nounced that there would be no
races on Tuesday and Wednesday Tex
cept the three hundred yard dash) on
account of u failure of the horse men
TO enter their stock. While this is
much TO be regretted and will undoubt-
eddy interfere materially with the sue
cess of the meeting, yet no possible
blame can possibly be attached to the
Association; they have offered good
purses and have offered every induce
ment that an Association could to in
duce owners to enter their horses, but
1t seems they all prefer to wait for the
big purses. The Association is indebt-
ed to Mr.. John Thompson
who kindly furnished his brass band
for the OCCASION The police force were
in every respect efficient, being under
the immediate control of Capt. Morton,
and nothing occurred to mar the har-
mony OF the meeting.
SUMMARY.
First race, sweepstakes of $25.
each, z. r., Association to add $500,
second horse TO get 500; for two-year
olds; Que mile; closed with the follow