The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-25
PAROLE VICTOR.
The Widest Excitement Prevails About
the Pool Stands And On the Grand
Stand the Ladies' Become As
Much Exclted as the Sports.
Betting Heavy and Thousands Of Dollars
Change Hand Paroles Jockey is
Carried Around the Track on the
Shoulders Of the Crowd.
One Handred and ThIrteen for Five IN
she Winning in tire French Pool.

One IHandred and Thirteen for Five IA
she Winning in the French pool
BALTIMORE October "A. The great
event of the day and meeting, was tho
lash Oft and one half miles FOR all
ages, $500 entrance fee, play or pay,
club to add enc thousand.
Entries--J. B. Harpers' h., Ten
Brock, five years, Walker, rider, one
hundred aud fourteen pounds; q. Il.
Lorillard's, b h., Tom Ochiltree, 1--WE
years, Barbee, rider, one hundred and
fourteen pounds; p. Lorillard's, Big,
Parole, four years, Burnett, rider, one
hundred and five pounds.
In the pools, Ten Broeck was the
favorite by large odds, selling against
the field, nearly twenty to be sold for
Sl2O0, while Tom Ochiltree brought
$500 and Parole $685..
The Widest excitement prevailed
about the pool stands, and on the
grand stand the ladies became almost
as much excited as the sterner sex.
AT the quarter stretch the horses
started well, with Ten Broeck In front,
Ochiltree second, Parole third. On
upper turn Ten Brock opened two
lengths ahead of Tom, and Parole was
two lengths behind at the end of the
quarter. While Ten Brock held his
advantage, Parole fell back two
lengths. The first half mile was run
without change, and when the horses
passed the stand the most intense ex-
element prevailed.
Around the lower turn 0chitree re-
covered one length, and at the quarter
pole was one length behind Ten
Brock, with Parole three lengths be-
hind. On the back stretch Oehiltrec
gained another half length, aud Pa
role ran easily at his distance Of two
lengths In the rear.
At the half mile Ochiltree was only
IA half length behind Ten Brock, while
Parole had gained one length. on
the upper turn 0chiltree went ahead
and showed head In front, increaa.
ing his advantage to half length at
the three.quarter pole. Down the
home stretch he increased his adyan-
tage to two lengths, v It'll Parole three
lengths behind Ten Broeck, and ia
that order they passed the stand.
In the lower turn Ten Brock gained
a length he had lost as did Parole. AT
the quarter Ten Brock and Tom ran
head and head, and on the backstfetch
Ten Brock showed q head in front.
He increased his advantage Mt the half
mile and went into the upper turn one
length ahead of Tom, who led Parole
over length.
At the three-qaarter pole Pa
role made a dash aud ran up
even with Ochltree. Down TO The
home stretch the runniag was fine.
Parole went we'll to the front and
finished, two lengths ahead OF Ten
Brock, who beat Ochiltree four
lengths. Time, 4;37i.
The time OF the first quarter il O:SOk
the one-half 0:59l; three quarter l;SS4;
the mile l:55l; the mile and one quar-
ter 2:20l; mile and one half BAR mile
aud three,quarters 3:l5; two 3:42; two
and one quarter 1901; two and one
half 1871.
Among the throng paesent To wit
ness the race to day, were Senator
Bayard, Don Cameron, David Davis,
Beck, McCreary, Mcdonald, Bgure,
Gordon, Armstrong, Thurman, Hswe,
Johnston, Oglesby, Ransom, and
many members OF the house Of repre-
sentatives. Betting on all races were
heavy, and thousands OF dollars at
heavy odds were started OH tue Ken.
lucky favorite.
When the horses came up to he
weighed after the race, Parole was ne
ceived with cheers and the people
gathered around him. As soon az his
Jockey was weighed, the crowd raised
him on their shoulders and carried
him shout the track with cheer upon
cheer, until It became perfect ova.
ton. Such excltemen was never
witnessed In Baltimore on ATTY pre-
vious racing occasion.
In the French mutual pools, the IN
vestmeat of five dollars on Parole, re-
allied one hundred and thirteen.
Summary for all ages, Van
dalIa won, Chance second aud Aadgs
third; time, l:45l. Mile aud three
quarters, Victory won, Mary second
Tenuy third; time, 3:ll. Two and
half miles, Parole won, Ten Brooch
second, Ochiltree third; time, i:S7a.