The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-06
Time SOB, 3:oI12, 3:ooh, 2:54.

Kate, Dan and Jock tOed the scratch for the
iirst heat Ihcy were all Texas horses amt
without pedigrees. Kate was driven hv sam
BENNETT, Dan 10y Foster, Roscoe by AdOlph
Pcay and Jock by Lew Glenn. After numer-
onS false starts they got of in good STYLE Dan
slightly in the lead Kate second, Roscoe and
cnt that the race for the first place was be
tween Kate and Dan. Dan continued to lead
FORA hun''ed yards when Kate pushed for
ward and ran him neck and neck but grew too
ambitious and broke, again dropping behind.
Kate gained on the turn and passed the half
mile post but half length II the rear of Dam
ltoscoe third Jack last; time, l:'5. Dan con-
tjncl on an even trOt and led by il length at
the thrce-IartcrS stake. Kate again broke
and Bennett could not get her on her feet She
sped 10y Dan, who kept up winning gait, and
came under the string on run, Il eek in adj
vance, but lost the heat because of her break
ing. Roscoe pulled in several lengths behind
Jock was distanced. Time: BIOS
After the first heat, while Kate was being
rubbed down, her owner, Sam Bennett, was
approached by B'iy Johns, IL Pennsylvania
VINO has handled the ribbons on Il score of win
mare, an offer being mace III the slime time to
make good his losses if Kate should lose. Ben
nett acIIilcsc"d in the proposed arrangement
and at the tap "l the drum Johns was i'm II
Sulky. The horses started evenly. Dan took
the lead and maintained il the first half mile,
Kate second, Roscoe several yards behind
Kate broke but recovered and crowded the
favol'tr. ON the last turn Dan broke and
Kate gained Slightly but pulled away from
Johns, running down the home stretch. When
but ten yards from he string she was lifted on
her feet by an admirable effort and brought in
on tr't head or more in advance of Dan,
but this heat was also decided against her
Roscoe was distance,i. Time: 30L.
In the third neat Dan got the better of the
start but was pasted the first turn. Kate
broke but retained her position. She was kept
DOWN to work by Johns and in the lead Dan
broke i'll coming to the last turn and, while be
ing pulled down. got 50 far behind that he had
to be let go his own gait to save his distance
He passed the string on IL run and. if strict
rules had been enforced, would have been
barred and the race decided Rates. An i'm.
prOvcmcnt in the time was noticeable. 1t was
,:0O15.
For the fourth heat the horses came up ncr-
vously Dan looked as il his ind was about
gone They got Il good S'lrt but Kate soon
broke. She quickly recovered but not soon
her and the bay gclling. In turning
to the last qllaI Ter Dan made bad break. He
was gotten on bis feet again but he drOpp, i bis
gait once more and ran altogether several
hundred yards. Johns kept the little mare -
her work and ratified down the hOme-Strctch at
- rate. Dan went by the JUDGES stand
slightly ahead, but he was declared distanccd
because of bis bad conduct, and he therefore
lost the race. The time was better than that
made in any prey .OlIS heat: y:
In the pools Dan sold for $40, Kate for ST and
the field for s. After the S, uond heat Nat IS
stock rose and she sold for s., after the third
she was run up to even money with Dan and
finally her admirers pinned their faith with ten
ncrs against, 5, and ST..
SECOND RACE.
Running horses. Purse SI7s. HalEm;le heats,
best two in three. To first horse ST. j. second $50
third S25.