The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-04
READY FOR THE RACES.
An Attractive Field of Flyers at the San
Pedro Grounds
The Best Lot of Horses that Ever Met in
Texas to be on the Track.

Because of an error in the advertisements
the fall meeting of the San Pedro Jockey
afternoon at | o'clock. The advertisements
were to the effect that the first day of the
meeting would be Tuesday, December 4, and
the association has decided to postpone the
commencement until tomorrow, the 9Th
inst, although the original intention was to
commence to-day. The races will last three
days and three races will occur each day. The
entries for each race can be- made up to
O'Clock of the day previous. The wisdom of
this departure from the usual practice of turf
associations. which commonly restrict the
time for entries to Il period ending ten days be-
fore the commencement. is shown by the fact
that it allows several stables from Houston to
enter i'm the contests which would have been
barred had the customary rule obtained.
Maj. j. f.. Barclay one of the most noted
turfmcn in the circuit, said yesterday that in
all probability the best field of horses that ever
met in Texas would be at the San Pedro race
course tomorrow. Although no additional
purses have been offered several good strings
have been brought here from Houston by the
gentlemen with whom Col cay, the supern
regarding additional purses, rs reported day
or SO ago by the LIGHT. Some OF the horses
have good records and all are known by ire
uuenters of race courses. The running horses
working at the track are:
Bachelor and Barclays EArgentine, aged,
$. q, by War Dance, dam Miss Gray. Record,
mile, 1:4l1@.
Bachelor and Barclays Asia Minor, b. e., 4
years. dam Asia by imported Australian.
Davis Hickory Jim, CHI. T., aged, by Dasher.
dam unknown.
Mike DOnahuc'S Avalon, b. c,3 years, by Ar
anus, dam unknOwn.
Kings Laura Tuna b. H., years, by Long
fellow, dam unknown.
Kings Turin, ch. g, years, by War Dance,
dam unknown.
Besides the horses mentioned Friday the fol-
lowing named are on the grounds and will take
part in the frce-fOr-all trOt:
Lew Glenn'ss $. X. Big Soap; JOhnsOn's b. IN.
SinIl. Rnrhpllnr t.ll Lillian.
All the abOVe-named horses are in good con-
dition and wi makea good race. John Bach
ellOrs Lillian has Il 2}1a record.
Horses expected to arrive to-day or tomorrow
from Houston, are Lone Jack, Charles H. Bay
Jim and West Mount which have records of N
and better. 1t was thought that several pac-
Fand others-but he was apprehensive that the
association would not offer any purses for pac-
ing and so decided to leave them in Houston.
All H neas to be Is eof
make the slope greater on the corners to
steady the horses when they are turning. A
fence is in course of completion around the
track and will be completed by Tomorrow af-
ternOOn.
Among the well-knOwn TURTLES in attend
ance are Uncle Johnny Bachelor and Maj. j.
Ma KnS Of Of MssSnr Dan lie Massy of St
Paul, the owner of the fleet horse, Wild Moor;
ssks sna Of hn cnsn sS Of fnf Penus NaxwS
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During the races pools will be sold ut some
central place by j. b. McCray and Frank l..
Herdic of Philadelphia All the gentlemen
named, including Uncle Johnny Bachelor who
has been on the turf 30 years If he has Il day,
and knows what he talks about, declare that
the stakes are very fair. Mr.. McCray says the
Dallas meeting was u success and that so would
have been the Houston meeting but for the
bad weather. In Dallas pools of the value of
$4,000 were sold. Most of the visiting turf
men will start for Gainesville as soon the
races are at an end.
Many persons took advantage of the agrcCa-
bic weather yesterday and visited the race
course The grounds were flooded with sun
shine and balmy breeze could be felt. On
the track Phil Del Sam Bennett, Willie Weiss
and others worked their horses and as they
sped around they were followed by the admir-
ing chances of score or more OF ladies
Among the ladies and gentlemen present
were +. ID. L. WickeS Charley Minor, Byron
Van Raub. Charley Campbell, Paul
Asher John -, stephens, j.: f. Tuttle
and Mrs. futile. p. Sgd Jones,
DR.. August Ncttc and his family, l.. a. He'll,
family. a. W. Clifford, Miss Perkins, WIN. May
field, Henry Breeding, Miss Fahrenberg, Ben
Mauermann, &. +. Klein, Ed Hertzberg and
Mrs. HcrtZberg, Henry Beckman of the Inter-
national railway and W. w. Robbins of Pleas
ton. Two society young men were also notice
able: indeed, they made themselves very con-
spicuols by making u disgusting parade of
their intimacy with several of the dclni mon
dame.
Frank COlemans mare is troubled with
tlcuS. Because of that he will not enter her i'll
any of the races.