The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-08
THE OPENING DAY.
tair Weather and ENcellCa, Sport at
The Fair Grounds Yesterday
Afternoon.
The Dallas Jockey Club Association
Score Decided Victory.
Coed Races and Much Enthusiasm at
the Fair Grounds
Yesterday, Notwithstanding Elections
The Programme For To-Day,

great fall meeting of the Dallas Jockey
Club association, at the fair grounds a mile
or so east OF the city. The only fear OF the
success OF the present meeting was bad
weather, as heretofore invariably the meet
ings have been intcriered with and practi.
cally prevented by the Indictment weather.
| Though the skies looked threatening in the
fore part Of the day yesterday. by the
| afternoon all had cleared away and over.
head and under foot everything was as
NICE rs could have been desired Asa con.
| sequence the attendance ut the fair grounds
on the opening day was unusually good
| Notwithstanding the fact that an exceed
lngly exciting election was in progress over
| the whole country. Some six or 81 ght INN.
dred people we've present to viii
ness yesterdays races. The programme for
the day consisted of two trottiDg
and two running races, the first two
IOr ihe 5OJ and 80 class, respectively.
| In the 300 class, there were eight entries ns
follows r. Armstrong, b. M Achsah, col
ors blue; W. X. Cause, &. g. Texas Bin
colors blue and white; c. w. Barradell, blk
m. Mollle, colors brown; j. b. Wilson, br.
$, Dick Dewey colors black; b. C. Patton.
b. J. Cow boy, maroon COlOrS; w, w.
Irotter, b. m, Hope, colors drab: r.. NJ
Jones, b. &. Fred oolors purple, and j. r.
| McConnelrs b. e, John ID. After several
attempts, at about $50 o'clock good start
WAS obtained, and the trotters started
on Mt a fine gait, Texas
BIN Leading. He continued TO keen
ahead throughout the heat, but was ushed
hard by Dick Dewey, who came in MS sec
! ond. Fred, though indicating fue speed
continued to break and behave badly
through the heat but succeeded in going
IN third, with John ID. fourth, Uchsah fifth.
Hope Just managing to get in and Cow Boy
distanced. When the horses came nm for
the second heat the Judges, who Thought
that Fred had not been driven properlv
requested Mr.. Jean Howard, his driver to
hand over the reins to Mr.. Andy Mcdowell
aud the latter took charge Of the horse for
the remainder of the race. In the sec.
ond heat Fred took the lead and
Kept 1t throughout, winning easily, Dick
Dewey, second; Texas Bill third: and The re
mainder bringing up the rear, Mol!ie being
distanced. Time; 2:3l. After the second
heat Achsah was withdrawn, and the two
concluding heats were won by Fred and
the race; Dick Dewey winning second
money, and Texas Bill third Time: 2:3Ol
The purse was $3.50 S2l0 to first, 1877. 80 To
| second, and $3.50 TO third.
SECOND RACE-Two-THIRTY CLASS.
Entries. Mcdonald n Anderson, b m Maggie
F., colors blue cap aud Jacket A. X ARM
strong, ch. $. Mambimo, colors blue. ] \.
Davis, b. Dick Shan cOlorS black, and A
Neil, CHI, 4. Charley \ Purse $500; $40 To
first Slc0 10 cond; $50 third
The contest between these horses was cX.
ceeding spirited, though not so good time
was made as in the preceding race. From
the start Maggie +. went of smoothly in
the lead, but followed closely by both Dick
Shain and Charley T. Mambrino trotted
badly aud behaved badly from the first,
and kept behind around the track Maggie
f. was ahead at the quarter poles, and
came in winner with apparent ease. Time
23l; Dick Sham second, and Charley +.
third. In the second aud third heats the
positions were not changed, with the eXcrp.
ton that dead heat on the third was de-
clared by the judges rs between Dick
Shain and Charley r., who were strug-
cling Tor second place. Time, 2;36l and
2:S3, Maggie F.'s trotting was very pretty
and she won the race with apparent ease.
Dick Shain didn't seem to pick up or do his
best work until the last heat, when he came
in with Charley L. The interest of the
spectators, A. first slight, continued TO
grow in both the first and second races, as
the different heats were called and betting
was pretty lively, though on small scale
generally. These two races finished up the
trotting for the day, and though nothing
extra was done the horses were In fine time
most of them performed spendidly, and
their work was enjoyed immensely by the
spectators. The winners, Fred and Maggie
f., were particularly admired Tor the ease
and steadiness al their movements.
THIRD RACE-uNE AND oNE.EIGHTu MILES nAsu
Entries GuStavc Cook br. g. COnSCrpt COlots
scarlet aud green stripes; Bathclor X Barclay.
br, &, Jim Btiiton cOOrS blue Jacket white
u1u .tgl.
III CAPTAIN; Warren Nix, Oh G., Wataugua
coluIS black and orange. So entrance $500
acded, OF which SO to second, Merchants
stakes.
After three or four Intellectual attempts to
get n good start, the horses finally got
away in excellent order, III Captain lead.
ing. For the first quarter II was nip
and tuck, all the contestants do.
ing pretty work. vi Captain, how.
ever Keeping ahead and Wataugua bring.
ing up the rear, Conscript kept along NJ
second until near the haltmic At this
point both Jim Brttou and Marie forged
alongside of III Captain, and when near the
three hundred and fourteenth pole the lat |
ter let down and gave way completely To
the Others. The struggle then commenced
between Marie and Jim Brlton and proved
full of excitemcntto the finish. Marie won
by length or 50, Jim Brtton being second
hAN'A NNAA0NA NV NllllNs Alt lllllt llAlr, now
ever, was very poor being ut the rate OF
l;62 fol the mile.
FOURTH EACy-oNE NILE Dash
Entries I nunOher b & Avalon, cOlorS |
blue, red sash; d Phelps, ch, Y Turin. col
99rs red aud white J, y. Davis, b & Josh III. F.
ding Day, color old gold; A. Anderson. b. g !
Hattie blue and orange and II. T. naichclor
Oh, IN EArgcnliac, blue, white sash
Nearly or quite half hour was consumed I
in getting u start in tins race, and. as A con. /
sequence It was thrown too late to pct n
real good view OF the horses and colors as
they flew around the track L'Arrentinc |
seemed to be the invoritc, but it was cyi. |
dent, after thu first quarter polc had been |
reached, that her chances for winning the /
race were slim. Wedding Day took the |
lead and kept IL around the course,
but was hCtly pushed by Avalon /
and Turin Wedding Day, however,
went under the string about A lcnpth .
ahead of Avalon, second, with Turin third. /
Time; 10. This race closed the days |
sport, Ia consequence of the trouble In /
coming TO the start and the dilatoriness
manifested, u was dark before the crowd /
dispersed The Judges announced there. |
tore that to.day's races would commence nt
| O'Clock sharp, and IL will be well TO bear
this ia', in mind. The programme for this I
afternoon is splendid one, and the cleo. ,
ton being over the crowd In attendance /
Will undoubtedly be very large. The pro. I
gramme is rs follows;
skuONn nAY-riRsr RACE.
Trotling-22 y class parse, yN0
mcdowell Anderson, Dallas Texas b, m |
Maggie 7 by Newry, he by Lexington
by Honesty
y. Johnston, Joplin. Missouri, b. m. sclola.
street Jones, Joplin, Missouri b. = Execn. /
tor, by Administrator, dam by American CLAY
SECOND RAGS.
Trotung-e.2i class purse. eiup
Jesse shain, Mckinney, Texas, b. q. Dick
shain.
Arthur Cain, Dallas, Texas, b. z. Clarence II
by Mambrino Chief. lr
T. l. Craig Paris, Texas, b g. Nomad, by All.
mont, dam by Gtay's Mambrino.
liam T., formerly bulge. W."
=. = sherwood, Houston, Texas, h. Z. John &.
Il, NJ Jones, East st Louis, Illinois, b, =
Fred. Va w.
Tutgn QArr