The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-17
4 THE RACES,
The UonOrs Divided Between Travis,
Collin and Anderson Counties.


Starter-Mr. Cam BrowAlee.
Secretary ". W. Cleveland.
Yesterday was such an ugly, muddy day
that but comparatively few people turned
out to sec the Grst days races at the fair
grounds track. A few ladies grsced the
occasion with their presence and despite the
extreme Indictment weather, were interest.
ed spectators of the speed contests. The
track was IN fearful condition from the
rain Of Saturday night and the horses
plunged over their hooks every jump they
took, in addition to which 3 piercing cold
norther added its weight against the ami
mails entered.
The first race was mile heats best two in
three, free for all, weight to age for which
Wild Moor, at l09 pounds, 8 pounds over
weight, and Our Friend came to the score.
Our Friend was the favorite in the pools and
in the by-betting at about two to one. Wild
Moor, with the pole made the running tor
the first heat. At the first quarter Wild
Moor showed the way by half length, but
down the back stretch Our Friend forged up
to Wild Moor, and to the three-q quarter pole
they ran in this way, Our Friends nose
ab-ut up to Wild Moor's shoulder. Leaving
the three.quarter pole Wild Moor drewawsy
from the plucky little Sorrel, and catering
the homo stretch well widened the distance
between t EN-, until he passed under the
string, winner of the heat by four lengths.
When the signal sounded for the second
heat, both horses came up game, but Our
Friend showed the Boston strain that is il
him by getting somewhat into a. tantrum.
He declined to 90 at all for awhile, except
wrong end formest, but by being gentle
with him he got all right directly. Boston,
distant progenitor of Our Friend, had
most vicious streak in his nature. which he
has transmitted to his remotest progeny,
On the occasion of one of MS celebrated
races when thousands of dollars ere staked
upon him, he star ed in devilish humor,
and when about half way around the track
he stopped and kicking and plunging for n
spell, wheeled and rau back with tremen-
dous burst Of speed to the stand,
thereby, of course, losing the match.
After two false starts, the horses were
gotten off for The second heat. Before reach
ing the quarter stand, Our Frienu took the
track and kept the lead slightly all the way
around to the home stretch, when he cut out
work for Wild Moo, which the gelding
could not do. and won the heat by three
lengths.
The pools and betting after the first and
second heats continued the same AS before
the race. abou. two to one in favor of Our
Friend. Had the track been in good cond-
ton the probabilities are that the betting
would have been even, but the impression
prevailed that Our Friend would out wind
Wild Moore in the mud, though neither
morse showed any distress after either heat.
When the third heat was called, each
horse having heat, they both seemed to
know tnat tne Tug Tor victory had come, and
both were esgsr and excited, though Our
t'ynu was more ore nervous Inan WIG moor
~ o. M =, $3.50 'io' NJ Il, "a a. Is..n
Wild Moor forced the running and it WIS
neck and neck to the home-stretch. Here Our
Friend shook out reef, and began to show
his heels to the brown, and laundering home
through the soft mud, passed the
stand winner of the heat and OF
the race by length.
The second race was dash of three.
quarters Of 4, mile. free 10 all weiVbt a. noe
Thern wcro th,eo en,ries hn, RIsct
NJ, "elo 'h'eo o,'i'es' ou1 p'aGN
Tramp and Bonnie Lee started The
start was mazda at the quarter stand Bnn.
80 oo ,,,,o -. ,,o $3.50 a.; ~ 80,
nio ltee was ta.uor 'hs iNNori'e IN .ue poor
anu betting, ou' IaVors were wen h'gh equa
IN TINS respect Tramp cut out lively worn
Tor the maiden from the start and kept the
lehu Dy ABOUT hneck 10 lne lnree quarter