The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-05

the pace, resiguIug that place TO Hook
hooking, who vas about six lengtha
behind. Around the far turn Foster
began TO close the gap between him
nnd Rutherford, aud ~ they swung
into the hOmeBlretch the struggle boz
came one OF Intense Interest. lEGh by
inch the gallant steed gained on the
leader, whip and spur were piled Mt
every bound by the riders. Under their
Impetus the noble animals bounded
forward, slraIn!ng every muscle nnd
passing the distance stand neck pud
neck, The excitement, when had
now become to Intense for suppress
sion, burst INTO tumulls of applause,
while the gallant steeds bounded for
ward, The pace of Foster, which had
enabled him almost lmperceptibly TO
gain inch by inch upon his competitor,
was just sufficient 10 gain the victory.
Had the course been u dozen
bounds shorter II would have
been impossible TO name the
winner, Az II was, the nose Of Foster
passed under the wire slightly in I'D
vance Of that Of the competing steed,
aud toy those Immediately In line with
the wire, The verdict was, "W0n by II
short neck" Woodworking was fifty
yards In the rear ut the outcome,
while Golden Gate was several lengths
behind him, Revenue being fifth, Kate
peast sixth, both being distanccd, and
Chance doubly so Time Of last mile
1901. Time Of heat, 1888, There was
considerable delay in announcing the
result during which the excitement
rose to feyer-heat, very few, on ac-
count Of the confusion arising from
the circulation Of false programmes,
being able to tell what horses came In
ahead. The Judges themselves were
equally Mt fault from this cause. A
majority of them were of the opinion
thai tho winning horse was one OF
those subsequently, declared distanced
(llockhocking), and to settle the ques-
ton called up several Of the riders and
asked them which horse he rode. They
finally announced that Foster had won
the heat, Rutherford second, and, tC
the umH2ement Of every one, declared
all the others dlstnnced.
THE SECOND HEAT,
While the horses were being rested
between heats, Lucky Baldwin, the
owner Of Rutherford, after an anxious
survey Of his own steed, sauntered ~
the track, aud remarked with u CLEAN
Of satisfaction that Foster appeared
slightly lame. This fact was generally
noticed, and on it many founded d
hope that Rutherford would yet win
the race. After the lapse of the time
allowed for resting, the horses were
called up for the second heat. They
started for the word, and, under n mis-
apprehension, continued on around
the track, neither jockey feeling GER
tain Of the position of affairs ana
neither willing to be the first to turn
back. As they bounded down the
home-stretch in n way that showed
they meant business, the crowd was
perpleXed, not knowing whether the
race was really in progress or not, but
the jockeys were GnalIy induced to
rein up and return to the stand
They then started very fairly on
the first attempt, running al
n moderate pace. During the
first mile Foster took the lead on
the first turn, and throughout the
mile retained it, the two running
nearly all the mile nose and tail, and
passing the stand in that position
Time, BOB. The second mile was a
repetition of this, with the exception
that the pace was mended, the mile
being made in LOB. Foster maintain
ed the lead throughout, at no time
being more than length and hall
ahead, and most of the time not more
than half length. He passed under
the wire mt the end of the second mile
neck and shoulder ahead The
third mile was repetition OF the sec.
ond, the time being l;54, and Foster
still maintaining the lead. 1t was no.
ticeable that Foster maintained his
advantage without special effort, and
ut the seventh half mile it was to be
seen that Barbee was driving Ruther-
ford for all the speed there was in him.
Around the far turn and down the
home stretch he used every effort t.
get his horse in the van, plying whip
and spur freely, and giving the pecu.
liar rolling lift of the English
! jockey on the bride to urge or
his jaded steed but every art anC
endeavor was vain. Foster had speed
and strength and reserve, and as soor
as Rutherfords head reached his sad
die he was called upon by his rider anC
glided away from his competitor, win
ming the heat by five lengths, making
the last mile in 2:03 and the heat II
1853, II very pretty showing, albeit
somewhat slow.
SUMMARY,
Bay District Fair Ground, Tuesday
February %, lS7G.-Purse and stake
$4,000; $4,000 to first horse, SO 900 tc
second, $1,000 to third, anu $1,000 tt
fourth; four miles and repeat.
| NJ. A. Litte's CHI. h. Foster.................l
| h. j. Baldwin's eli h, Rutherford .......2
| NJ. 4. Waldens CHI. h. Revenue, Jr.........dis
III. Welch'S CHI. h.
| j. q. Sim pSon's CHI. h. Observation-Disclosures
! A. :. Cages b. IN. Katie Pease...............dis
j. IL. Daniels b. m. Golden Gate. ..".,.......ds
Time-7,3S, 1853.
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