The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-13

upon hastily and the arrangements for the
success of the occasion are not as elaborate
as they would have been had more time
been taken, but as it is proposed to form a
regular jockey club, with charter, etc,
and have spring and fall races
every year hereafter, it was deemed
advisable to take tie initiative at once. The
gentlemen instrumental in getting up the
races for next week only ask subscriptions
to the amount of 5000 from the citizens of
the city, as they feel assured that the sale of
privileges and gate money will supply the
balance necessary and pay the expenses in
CURED. The committee soliciting subscrip-
tons have met with fair encouragement and
success so tar. The track is given free and
has been put in order by few gentlemen, SO
that all in this particular is In readiness.
Jocky club racing for purses is sport in
itself innocent, and that m cts with the
hearty approval and endorsement of the bet
ter classes everywhere. The first gent emen
in every country engage in it, and by their
encouragement, cOuntenance and participa-
tiOn, elevate the sport to geuteel amuse-
ment, free from the tricks and frauds
peculiar to mere gambling schemes where
the unwary and unuitiated are at the mercy
of the sharpers. This species of speed con-
tests encourages, too, the improvement
of horse stock, and leads to the breeding of
pure, thoroughbred animals, and the devel.
opment of the horse 10 the highest state Of
perfection. FIR centuries the horse has
been man mo t faithful, most serviceable
domestic animal, and has added no little to
| the advancement Of tho world in civilization
and in material prosperity. In Holy Writ
| the war.horse is spoken of as smelling the
battle from siar, and in every decisive bat
! tie between nations, in every age, the horss
has played conspicuous part. Horse-rac-
/ ing dates back to the times of the early
Greeks and Romans, who We're devoted to
the pastime. Beginning with the reign of
Charles l., in England, horse.racing has been
a tavorite amusement of royalty and of
the nobility in that country, until now the
stakes run for each year at the different
meetings aggregate, in money and plate,
Sl,000000. The thoroughbred horse Of this
day owes his origin to the barbs of the
Mo)rs, whence they get their feetness,
and the high-metted coursers of the Arabs,
from which they get their bottom and game
Full of courage and with an intelligence
that is marvellous, the race-horsa naturally
mration that borders on enthusiasm. Since
the day that Surena, at the head Of his Par,
THAN hordes encirclei the beeagured iegions
of Crassus, sweeping around and about the
doomed hosts of the Roman ex-triumvir on
the splendid chargers bostrode by his fierce
barbarians the horse has figured in the
worlds history prominently, has lived in
verse and has filled many page of romance.
Every city of prominence in this country has
| its race course and jockey club and its semi
annual meetings, and every year some new
name is added to the list of this countrys
noted racers. Why should Dallas be behind
in this matter? There are a number of gem
tlemen in Texas devoting their attention to
the breeding of thoroughbred horses, and
we have in our state some rs highly bred ami
mails rs can b9 found in the world. There is
no section Of this union bet
ter adapted to the development
Of the horse than Texas, and
this line Of stockraising should be encour-
aged and fosterel. Dallas ought to have
her jockey club AMI her races twice year,
in the spring and fall. The citizens of this
city can aft I'd to give good purses, for good
purses will bring noted and fast horses here,
and noted and last horses will bring to each
race meeting thousands Of visitors who will
spend far more money in the city than the
amount of the purses,
A HERALD reporter yesterday alter
noon went out to the race course
and took u LOOK at the horses that have ar
rived TO take part in the races next week.
The first stable he came to was that of MIR.
Phillips, Of Austin. AT tn head Of this stu
BILE is lila g., entered in match against
Barkley u Bachelors Maggie May for
| 900 side, amile and quarter dash.
Lila q was sired by Bulletin, her dam being
by Brown Dick. She WAS bred and raised
by DR.. Phillips on his stock Hrm in Travis
county. she is five years old, fifteen and "A
half hands high, isa chestnut sorrel, with her
lett hi.ld foot white up to the hook She is a
beautiful animal, rs gentle and As aifeetionate
as kitten, and when she goes on the track she
is hummer. Bonnie Lee, trim. linhed
two year old, deep bay in color, comes next
in this stable. Her sire is Silent Friend by
! imported Australian, and her dam Nep Hall
! This FLY at the Austin Capital State fair last
month, made the fastest time one mile, ever
made by two year old III Texas. Oar
| Friend i the third animal in this stable. He
is a three year old sorrel colt, sired BY SILENT
| Friend out of Belle by jim Allen. He is
fifteen hands high, md as handsome neat q
built colt Ms ever eye was laid upon. b ukiey
u Bachelors stable was next visited where
was found Wild Moor, n dark brown four
year old horse, by Longfellow, GU! of Flor
ence Wallace by VAndal. He is fifteen aud
u half hands high, and has already made
Il reputation for himself in Texas.
Maggie May, who is TO encounter
Lila g. ia the match race, came
next. She is bay mare, four years old,
sired by Asterod, her dam being Louisa by
Yorkshire, She is fifteen and half hands
high, full of spirit, speedy ard long wnded,
and when she aud Lila &. start around the
track, there will be music in the air. The
pet OF this stable is the pretty two year old,
Bessie Davis, by Rebel, dam Jennie Gamble
by jack Gamble. Bessie is sorrel, fifteen
hands high, and is one of the sprightliest
two year ODDS that ever split the wind over n
race course. This beautiful animal is fS-
vorite here in Dallas, for she is named for
one Of our most elegant town ladies, and if
she fulltils the promise she now gives, she
will make name and fame for herself on
the turf that will add lustre TO the racing
calender of the county. She is as full of
mischief rs a spoiled child aud like all
spoiled children when company comes, tried
to show eff before our reporter by kicking
up her heels and tossing her head
coquettishly, as much as to say, "Am | not
Just too sweet for anythingp
, Frank Austin is alsl in this stable, taking
bis name from one of our most popular