The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-30
SPORTING SPUDS.
What the Turfmen are Doing at the San
Pedro Race Course.
Probabilities that the Approaching Meet
ing Will be Well Attended.

An interesting scene may be witnessed at
San Pedro park any morning and afternoon
when the weather is clear and horses are in
training for the races to be begun next Tues
day. Yesterday afternoon some eight or ten
horses were exercised and small how'd of
spectators noted their eNcrtions. Among these
spectators were p sgd Jones, Capt. story, Col.
Short, Maj E. ID. l.. WiCkCS, and COL llOrd and
Il company of ladies. Mai. Wickes came to the
grounds behind his sorrcl gelding Ned, which
is supposed to bc able to gOa forty gait for Il
mile or SO on common rOnd. Although Ned
is rcputeq to be one of the best horses in the
city Maj. Wickes will not enter lin for any OF
the purses.
Frank and George Coleman speeda bay mare
they will probably enter for All the trOtting
| races, 1t has bottom but is not exercised
enough.
&. X Brcnneman drives IA gray mare rather
speedily that will be entered for the hotel
stakes.
p. HeverIy has bay mare Laura, he will
enter for the half-mle race. She Is i'll good
condition and working we'll
r. b. Knapp is training Il sOrrel horse years
old from Williamson county. 1t flies around
the hat-mlc track in something less than
three minute gait, and occasionally gives PM
Del the dust. He cuts his quarters somewhat,
however, and is a little of MS feed.
Phil Del drives Il gray mare that would make
Il racer if it were properly handled 1t moved
at about .:55 yesterday.
\ clean Iimbcd bay ,geIding called Little Dan
will he entered for the hotel stakes and the
gcntlcmens purse by Joe Foster. 1t has met
tie and, unless some unforeseen accident Oc-
ours, will make good record. Foster also
drives a gray mare ) years old which he
brought from Kentucky. He may enter it for
the gentleman'S rOad-w;gOn purse.
Sam Bennett wont take anybOdy Us dust with
his mares, which he drives both single and
double Mr.. Bennett is going in for the gen
A fast bay morse is in training by Dan Lewis
but it is i'm bad condition and will scarcely be
able to get place in the race for the livery
purse.
Willie Wise excrcisesa large bay that appears
to he fleet of foot and in good trim.
DOnuhue, the cutter for PancOast rides Il
brown running horse he is sure will come under
the string away ahead Of all competitors The
animal is i'm excellent condition \ few days
ago it pulled a wagon on Il rough country ROAD
II miles i'm j minutes.
sgd. Jones, by all odds the best gentleman
jock on the track, gets an excellent rate out OF
Il fine gray horse from Davis ranch.
The bay horse Jock, owned by George Red
mOnd, is said to be one of the best in town as II
gentemanS rOad-hOrse. 1t can trOt in about
three minutes. It's beauty and Redmond.
when he is driving it, seems to know it.
No entries have yet been made for any of tn,
races. Most all will probably be made on the
last day for entering, the day before the meet
satisfaction, as it is believed that man!
of the horse-fanciers will learn by Oh
serving the practice before the races just
what their animals are capable of doing H.
comparison with the others. OF course, II they
see chance of winning they won't make ali
entry. lSnt the most experienced turtmen sa!
with IL growl that if anybody withdraws for
such reason he hasn t got Il horse worth en-
tering.
A lew of the knowing ones declare there is !;
ringer on the grounds. The association viii
make an investigation ana act according to tn,
evidence.
several running horses in Houston OwneG
by Townsend OF Little iOck. will probably
come here. They are Hickory Jim, Avaan
Wedding Day. Jim Brown and Barclay anu
Bachelors stables may also come. BROW
owns the fine racer known as Jim Browls
Hardy and the mare Mary Barclay.
Col, X W. Pcay, superintendent of the meet
ing, yesterday rcc"ivrda communication thus
wOrdcd:
HOUSTON, Nov 26, 1852.
Col. II. W. Pcay:
Seeing that you give no 30 or pacing races
at your meeting write toask if your club viii
give purses for them. You can have the fol
lowing legitimate entries:
| have Maggie +, record 2:H, in my stable;
Mr. Neil has Charley i. record 2%29l4 and Ba!
Jim, record 2:2l1i, PAGERS; Maxwell has John d.
record 2::2j4 and Charlie II. record 2:2l, pa
GERS: Mr.. Johnson has West Mont, PAGER, recOru
Ill, 4; Campbell has Lone Jack, PAGER, record
-; making four PAGERS, all equally matched
and three 29:3J horses, closely matched, cnSuring
uneXccllcnt race Horses Tor the free for ali
trot offered by you are connected with the
above stables, making it almost an impOsSibili-
ty for us to get there unless we can make cX-
pen>es with our horses, for which you offer no
purses
The meeting was postponed at this point I'M
til the coming week and would be glad if you
would interest yourself in the matter and
write me. Very truly your friend,
LEW GLENN.
Col. Pcay wrote in reply that he would con-
fer with the director, ANA notify Mr.. Glenn of
the result. He added that he thought the
purses requested would be furnished.
The track is very heavy and needs Sclaping
and rolling. The turns are very short and
breaking to II horse ut full speed. ANY horse
that turns this track in 30 is going to win, said
X napp yesterday as he contemplated the
ground.
\ fence is being constructed around the
track. Stables are now finished. They are
now occupied by thirteen horses of the CapOte
Farm stock, including the Norman stallion
q guadalupe Chief, valued at LOO. The Chief
is six years old and thoroughly acclmatcd.
Col. Peay sold one m"mber of the group day
before yesterday. 1t was an English coach
horse purchased by Major Moore which took
the first premium at the Centennial eX-
position. The present owners are the Texas
Cattle and Land association, for whom it was
bought for 500 by Col. +. T.. Wilson of Kansas
city. Besides the horses mentioned Col. Pcay
is cndeavOring to sell some 80 colts and mares
owned by Maj. Moore.
A handsome bay mare owned by Joe Foster,
and which he used 10 cut dash with year
ago. Is now in Missouri, with iUal 10y Cana
dian stu. iiOn, but will soon be- here.
kellog's chances for Citing into congress
look rather slim since his seat is to be contest
ed in Il democratic house. The grounds set up