The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-08
DALLAS BLOOD HORSE ASs0CIA
TON.

GrouuWS OF tho sprinS Meetiug-A
Good card and sOme most Excellent
.sport for IA Appretiative CON.
course.
The spring meeting of the Jockey Club
races under the auspices of the Dallas Blood
Horse Association, which commenced on
May Oath, we're necessarily twice postponed,
ON account of continued rains af.sr the first
day, and yesterday the card for the second
dsy was carried out. The weather was
beautiful the track was in tip top condition.
and the attendance was fair. The Queen
CITY Guards brass band discoursed
aue music at intervals, until the mount was
called for the first race aud bet Seen the races
and heats. The first race Was
ONE MILE AND HALF
with two entries, Bachelors Bessie
Davis and Lilly's R,:ebui, two Is
beautiful ana as blue blooded flilles rs ever
passed uader string. The spirited young
inaidens were the exposures Of all eyes AS
thew were led up and down in front OF the
stand preparatory to the mount, and BY their
every action, BY tho intelligent LOOK from
their eyes the side long glsnces they gave
each o,her and the eagerness they mshtestei
for the contest, they showed conclusively
that they knew what was up and what was
expected of tn m. The riders being weighed
and instructed iiom the stand, they each
mounted and proceeded to the half mile post.
Rosebud had the pole, and the send off was
splendid one, not half neck's difference
between them rs they passed the starters and
received the word, and that difference 10
favor of Rosebud. Thus at good pace
they went both under strong pull around
10 the Judges stand, Rosebud leading by half
length. On they went thus together until
passing the first quarter post Bessie
dropped back to length
in tbs rear, in which positions they contnu, d
until we'll in the back stretch, Smith eased
little on Bessles bit, and she shot ahes /,
tapping Rosebud at the half.lnile post or at
the ,Dd of the mills. Up TO this point the
running had been an impatient process to
both the young ladies, for they were kept
we'll 10 hand and not allowed to have their
own way. Ente.ing on the last half mile,
however, the strain on the bits of both of
them was relaxed somewhat, and they began
10 make the air whiz. Nearing the qusr
mile post, Bessie began to force the pace, n d
she was in the lead with daylight between
her and the grand daughter of Lexington.
AS they turned INTO the home.stretch, Bessie
had it all her own way with fully two lengths
to her advantage, and coming home she did
some pretty running, Though under pull,
and passed under the string a winner by
well, five lengths. Both horses showed 20 cd
bottom, for neither of them was distressed
although the thermometer must haye been
up ia the nineties in the shade.
SUMMARY.
First race, running, Tompkins stake, fer
three year olds, Entrance $50, half forfeit,
$40 added. 200 to second horse. One and one
II mile dash,
Her, Bache.o r's S. f. Bessie Davis by Rebel
cam Jennie Gamble, lO2 pounds, colors blue
and blue and white. (Smith). ..........
Frank Ii iy'sb. Rosebad by 81 ent Friend
dam Texas Rose by Lexington, lOi pounds,
colors white blue and white tClarkJ- ...... .
Time 2:54.
The second event on the card was q trot-
ting contest between double teams. There
were three entries but only two teams star.
ted these being Cook 8 Myrtle Thompson
and Golden Ru e, and Davis Tom Moore
and Sam; Bakers. entry withdrawn, Clarence
Il. and Dick DeWy, After two trials the
contestants were gotten off fairly together,
Cooks team leading slightly. Sam
in Davis team, broke badly,
almost at the start of and much distance
was lost which was never made up, rs
Cook led by four or five lengths all the way
around, winning the first heat on these
terms and without any great effort. Sam, 10
Davis team broke badly thres or four times :,
thus losing all show for the heat. The sec
ond heat, 1t being mile heats, best three In
five, was but repetitiin of the first, except,
Sam, in Davis team, acted much worse than
he did In the first one. The third heat was
the same thing over only Golden Rule, IN
Cooks team, broke once, and Sam decided,
preferred galloping to trotting, although h.
did not do it near so gracefully as he trotted.
SUMMARY.
Trotting Contest. Double teams. Extra
purse, Mil heats, 3 In 8.
W. S. Cooks b. In Myrtle Thomp-
son and b. m. God n Rule. .......... ILL
John Davis blk. h. Tom Moore ani
Time, 2;oO LIZ, IAN. 2;iS'
This completed one-half the card, and the
people had been SO well entertained that they
eagerly looked forward to the other half
The next feature was three quarter dash,
and it can very appropriately be headed
AsLIPIN.
Although the favor.te in the pools on the
grounds, Pilgrimage WAS the winner. There
were three starter, Llly's Pilgrimage, Col
Marion Martins Bob Mooy aud Bachelor
Frank Austin. Frank Austin, in making Il
brush before tho mount to get up perspira-
ton, handled himself so easily and gracefully
and manifested 30 much .tyle that he created
rather ripple of excitement in his favor.
Pilt rimsga, however, splendid-looking
daTk-bay large and bony and with the heit
about HIM to carry weight, was the centre of
observation and prime favorite from the
lime be made his appearance on the quarter
stretch until the finish. The start was a
perfect one; Frank Austin having the pole,
Bob next and Pilgrimage on the outside.
There Was no. foots difference between
Them in the getaway, and thus they ran, SO
Gloss together that blanket would have
covered all three of them, until they reached
The turn ut the head of the home stretch,
when Bob showed his head in front and
Frank Austin had fallen behind Pilgrimage,
with good dash OF daylight between. On
ON the' came into the quarter stretch and
numbering homewsrds NJ u pace that would
nave aslonished locomotive. Bob had his
mead and he was showing the country what a
thoroughbred could do, and Pilgrimage had
MS head TOO. and Clark was giving him the
TIMBER TO lively .une. Within a hundred
PAGES Of the winning post Pilgrimage
showed to the 'front.' and ho pass,