Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-17
N A. M. & M. SOCIETY.

opening day. All aboard for the races
was heard in our streets as early as Midday
Yesterday, and the hack and bus men found
no difficulty in filling up with passengers Tor
the races The attendance of ladies, many OF
whom appeared to take as much interest In
the horses and in the pool box excitement as
their escorts did, was greater than we have
seen since the opening day of the new course,
a year ago last July.
The Judges for the day were Messrs Earl,
Hill and Chesley, and the Timers were
Messrs. Simpson and Bernard.
For the first race, half mile dash and repeat,
the entries were Red Oak, Betsey Mcclure
and Illusion. All the horses named are crack
half milers, and it was hazardous business to
call the turn on the winner. Red Oak was
favorite in the pools, Illusion and the hlly
forming the field.
The horses were assigned their positions as
follows: Red Oak at the pole, Betsey Mc''ulre
second and Illusion third place. The horses
got handsome send off, and Red Oak shot
ahead maintaining his position to near the
three-quarter pole, when Betsey ran up, and
nnlled out to the outer edge of the track,
apparently running away with her rider, The
horses crossed the score in the following order:
Red Oak first, running under pull, illusion
a good second, and the FLY close at hand, the
two latter coming home under whip lime
499. -
The result of the race now seemed virtually
settled, and Red Oak was still the favorIte by
long odds. He won the heat with no appar-
ent effort, Illusion second and Betsey NC
CURE bad third. the two mares coming IN
under vigorous applications OF the whip
Time, 49,
Free for ALL half mile and repeat purse $780, first horse
H. Lufkn enters g. Red Oak, colors blue and black
T. B. Winston enters b. m nlssion' ceors blue "hi'e
John James enters b. Betsey Mcclure, coors crimson
and white
Red Oak ...........'.'.''. ''.'''''''''' >
Time, Ash, 40.
In the second race, mile and a quarter
dash, there were four entries, Lille H.,
Oates, Longfeld and Betsey Mcclure, but
the two latter were withdrawn, leaving only
the two former to contest for the purse.
Lille R. was favorite 1t was pretty race,
closely contested, and was won by Lille Il.
by length. Time of half mile %, mile
.l;472, and the mile and aquarter IN 2.l35'
SUMMARY.
Dash of mile and quarter for tbree-yearolds; go
entrance $3.50 added by Society
R. K Allen enters b. +. Lille R., eolors blue orange
+ B. Winston enters br f. Oates, cOlOrs pink orange
''-' Time, 2:l3!.
For the trotting race there were three ell
tries. Maggie c., Belle Fl. and Ashley, their
positions being in the above order. Belle H.
from her past turf achievements, was faVori'e
with pool buyers, but it got whispered that
her feet were bad, which probably lessened
the odds somewhat in her favor. After
great deal of scoring the horses got tar seno
off, Maggie c. took the lead, Belle d. taking
second place, with Ashley trailing. These
positions were maintained into the quarter
stretch, coming down which Belle ii. collared
Maggie c. and to the score it was pretty and
a game contest, Belle crossing about half
length ahead Of Maggie, with Ashley several
lengths behind the second mare. Time, 2;2o
In the second heat Belle II. and Maggie &.
broke near the first turn, Ashley going to the
lead but the mares got quickly down to the
legitimate. Belle H. collared Ashley before
reaching the half mile pole, and they went
nose and nose into the quarter stretch, Maggie
c. holding third place. Ashley crossed the
score a half length ahead of Belle H., Maggie
C. several lengths behind. Heat given to
Ashley in 1854, Belle II. second and Maggie
G. third. Complaint was made by the owner
of Belle H. against the decision, on the
ground that Ashley should have been set
back for running.
The next heat, and the third of the race,
tended to complicate matters more than they
were already complicated. At the first turn
Belle H. made bad break, by which she drop
ped considerably behind Ashley, who followed
several lengths in rear of Maggie G. At the
half mile pole Belle Fl. was to all appearances
out of the race, but she commenced gap
closing, collared Ashley and passed him be-
fore reaching the three-quarter pole, and
made gallant dash for the heat. Coming
down the quarter stretch she made brilliant
burst of speed but went up, and Maggie g.,
who trotted squarely and honestly throughout
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