The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-10
DALLAS BLOOD HORsE AssoClA.
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DALLAS BLOOD HORSE AssoClA-
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rourth Day of The spring Meeting
An Immense Assent age Of People
10 witness tpa sport Pair Women
and ColerabIy Gallant Men Have an
Afternoon of Rare Sport.-Ihe Fa-
yorites True TO Th-ir BacAers Each
Tiiue'
Ysste, day was the fourth day Of the spring
,,oo,in. q, the Dallas Blood Horse assocl.
alton at the fan grounds course. 1t was the
gala day of the me- ''ing, so far. Al! the bus
mess houses were closed up and pro-
prietors and clerks turned Out
en- masse. There were bapk>'rs and mer'
chants, rich people and poor; those Ia exalted
positions aud in the humber stations Of
life. They went in carriages, and bugg,"s
and wagons, on horseback and atoot. The
old and the young, strong men and beauti-
full women in one mighty throng, poured
out of the city, 10 enjoy the exhilira!ir g
breeze sweeping over our prairie stretches,
and soc the mighty struggles belween the
princes and princesses OF tho turf The
Srspd stand, which has seating capacity of
sight hundred, was crammed and jammei
with the people, while long rows and tiers of
carriages were filed, and the grounds
contiguous TO the stand packed with
people. The dsv was fair and
bright rs dream of Elysum with an Italian
h. IA Al hrna V.t rnp hn fro III
from the banks of wild flowers, and laden
with the soft cadence of fla hing waters. 1t
was a Texas day in its hsppies. mood, smil
ing upon Texas concourse Of besuteous
women and brave men, como together to
Wi.pe.s the trials of strength between Texas
thoroughbrods and trotling horses. The
first race was
of the trot!ng contest of the day before,
bstwesn Golden Rule and Dick Dewey, best
three in five, between whom there WAS de,d
heat, and two heats for Dewey. The bay
mare, Golden Rule, won three straight
heats and the race, the two being well
matched and neither heat taken
by over half length, the last one by only a
boad.
SUMMARY.
TRoTrlNG CONTEST; Mile heats, 3 In 3.
$50 class purse el5O. Second horse $40; third
horse $40.
A " CampNell's b. m. Golden
Rule Observation-Disclosures. ......, 2-2-l-l-l
W. >. u oh's b. Z. DICK Dewey. l-l-2 =.
T Y D,yi,' G. g Sam..,,,..... 3-3-;
No time.
The first race on yesterdays card was the
mile and an eighth dash 10 which there were
three starters. Col. Marian Martins Bot
Molloy, Mr.. Stones Narrow Gauge and
Henry Bachelors Thorn. NJ lloy was the
tavorite in the pools AT $50 to $50 on the
field. The result of this race was
A GENUINE SURPRISE,
and one that delighted everybody and
created immense enthusiasm. This surprise
was the gallant and indeed wonderful
exploit of the two year old, Narrow Gauge
Nothing but green colt, awkward, and il
but slight tanning, no one expected him tC
do more than make fair half mile sho wing
but he opened the eyes of oil who saw hin
by showing that he is race horse If he hal
got still his milk teeth. He WAS splendid
second in distance twice too great for hi,
age.
At the send off of the seven-eighths of {
mile post, the youngsters were in bunct
neck and neck, MollOy at the pole, Marrow
Gauge in the middle and Thorn on the out
side. They passed under the judges stsnt
with Molloy leading half length, Marrow
Gauge next to him and Thorn at tho rea
half length. Thus they continued to tn
back stretch, as between Narrow Gauge ant
Thorn, while Molloy had increased his dis
lance length. Nearing the half mile
poss Ahoru P"sseu N"iioV
Gauge and everybody though
the daby railroad had made his exhibit ant
wou,n dron oracafnllv mt IF tho raca I'm
,Mof uop ;.',o.,; ~:
he hau no sucu 'hten'iohs, uus hops up III
pace with Trailing Thorn, who was making
a dash for Molloy, Opposite the hote
Tborn ba "A narcant;blv lesuaned Molloy,s loo,
.u go 'o"'
ana oY tne ciuo mouse WAS reached IL oegai
to look as though Tnorn would prove thor
in Molloy's side sure. enough. while Mario,
Cauoo Ma hocor,a tho oynosnro of oil avo
n"u ueeoo w y "oo W "n ~
anu every Wnere expressions were neafu u
MS praise, ana eXciaua!iohs Oh wohder a' ~
Li'Su'ucehs s'rs"Ssu anu piueh' H.'er."S vi
nome stretch Malloy began 10 get MS iiea
good and laid off the pace at terrific speed
Narrow Gauge let out reef too and Direct
passed Thorn, breaking right at Molloy, bu
he couldn't make it, AS Molloy passed undo
the string winner by two lengths, Narro'