Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-02
N. A. M. AND NJ. SOCIETY.
FALL MEETING-FIKST DAY.

October, an excellent track and liberal purses
combined to call forth good attendance at
yesterdays Carson races. The liberal pool
selling dispelled the illusion of dull times.
The first race was trottiug, mile heats, 3
in ), $50 class, free for all Nevada trotters,
we'll as all horses from Sierra, Lassen
Plumas and Modoc Counties, California, and
Grant and Lake Counties, Oregon, for purse
of $500 The entries for this race were
Moultrops G. S. civilian TELL" Cochrane's
blk. G "Dan Bidwell' and French's b. G.
Pest" The Judges were Frank Osbiston
and r. NJ. Dnggett, the Timers Joe Stewart
and L. n Breed. The horses were called up
about 80 o'clock P NJ, "Bidwell" having
the pole, and after the usual vexatious scor-
ing were tapped off for the
FIRST HEAT.
''Bidwell" led from the score, Tell show
ing good second, while ''Pest' made a hone
less third. At the half mile pole, which was
made in 27, the black was about two lengths
ahead of the gray, the bay gelding being
virtually out of the race, At the three
quarter pole "Bidwell' and TELL were
about neck and neck, which position they
maintained down the home-stretch, the black |
being slightly in advance as the score was
crossed in 2:55 Bidwelrs heat, Tell second |
and Pest ON the wrong side Of the distance !
flag Tell trotted the heat without a skip, |
while his successful competitor indulged III
. liberal amount Of what horsemen under
stand as ''skving"
SECOND HEAT.
Bdwen. as i'll the former heat, led on the
start, the gray trailing and trotting squarely
and tapping the black just after passing the
half mile pole, from which point it was plain
enough that the heat was Tells The black
broke badly at the three-quarter pole, caught
himself neatly but broke again, while the gray
trotted home, crossing the score in 2:55l,
about four lengths ahead
THIRD HEAT
This was nearly repetition of thei!second
heat, and may be disposed of by saying that
Tell was the winner by two lengths in the
improved time of 46l, BidweIl sandwiching
in over liberal quantity of running, while t
the gray confined himself to the legitimate in t
the way Of square, honest trotting, t
FOURTH HEAT. a
This like the former heat, was an easy 60 S
ing thing for Tell, who collared Bidwell as the v
quarter pole, keeping him close company \
now the homestretch and running the heat g
with ease in 1;575 b
SUMMARY. b
Course of the N. A NJ. & NJ Society Fri T
day, Oct LIST, 1873 Trotting purse, mile e
heats for purse of $500 t.
J. Cochrane names blk G Dan Bidwell.1 2 2 q
c, Moulthrop names VIM. Tell. ? / L l s
Joe French names b & Pest. ........ dist. f,
Tme-25 5, 2:55a, 2:49!, 2:574. q
For the second lace, &ile heats, 3 in 5,
2:4O class, for a purse of $3.50, there were q
three entrees: j. Cochrane names S. G.
Ashley" Dan Denison, names br. m.
Maggie C" and DoIph Shane, names Oh. m. .,
Belle H" The last named was the favorite =,
N the pools, "Maggie c. being second and -.
Ashley" third choice. The positions were as 7,
olows; "Belle H" first, ''Maggie c" second, -
md "Ashley" outside for the m
FIRST HEAT, =,
Which was the first heat ever trotted on this y,
rack "Belle H led for the first quarter, :
lropping back between the quarter and half 49,
nile pole, 'Maggie c" taking first place with G,
Ashley" near at hand i'll which position
hey came into the quarter stretch, when the 49,
ar
hesnut mare came down handsomely to her -
york 1t was beautiful contest home, but = =
was plain that it was "Belle HIS" heat, she ~,
rossing the score three lengths ahead of
Ashley" Maggie CO. close at hand, Time
81. q,
SECOND HEAT.
In this "Belle H" dropped behind, trotting NJ
travelling race for the greater part of the 10.
lile, "Maggie G" leading, with 'Ashley' i'm
lmost at her side, but after passing the half so
ole "Belle H" went by "Ashley' commenced NJ,
ne work of closing the gap between herself N
nd the brown mare, and entering the quarter .,
reich they were neck and neck. "Bele' -;
Jade break coming home, but gathered her
IF nimbly, and crossing the score she and
Maggie G" were so close together that the dr.
Judge decided it dead heat in 2:34. re'
THIRD HEAT. "'
Immediately following the tap of the bell VI
Maggie G" took front position, followed by d,
Ashley" breaking badly, "Belle FL" trail Oh