Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-25

meeting was the seven mile contest be-
tween Madame Marantette and Miss
Myrtle Peek. the celebrated eques-
triennes. IL was an event worthy to
close the very successful inaugural
meeting of the Fort Worth Driving
Park association. Madame Maran-
tette wore red habit
and Miss Peek one of purple.
They started Off well together, but
Miss Peek took the lead on the first
turn and kept good gap between to
the turn in the home stretch. From
the three-quarters Mndsm Marantette
came up rapidly, and continued to
gain nearing the wire. Miss Peek
however was not overtaken, making
the mile I'm two minutes exactly. Miss
Peek lost only three seconds in chang
| ing horses, while Madam MGrantctte
lost twenty. Miss Peek got Off ten
| lengths ahead, and continued To gain
After passing the half, Madam Maran-
was still thirty lengths he
hind entering the home stretch.
! Twelve seconds werel lost at the
mount. Mr.. Harris held on TO the
horse too long and it turned around
| the wrong way. Madame obtained
the lead by two lengths and Myrtle
lost gradually. Madame won easily
in 2:10.
Eleven seconds were lost by Madame,
while Myrtle lost sixteen. Madame
took the lead bat Myrtle gained lost
| ground on home stretch and came in
winner in 2:25.
The seventh mile started with loss
OF ten seconds. Madame rot of six
lengths behind but at quarter was
ahead, and at three-quarters had in
creased lead to eight lengths. The
finish was made seven. lengths
ahead in 2:05. This closed the days
sport, at an earlier hour than usual,
everybody getting home before dark.
This distance was shortened TO five
lengths Mt the finish of the mile, which
was made in 80.
There was delay of twenty sec
onds, and then Myrtle was of like
flash ten lengths ahead and continued
10 gain. After reaching the three
quarters, Madam began going up, but
could not recover the lost ground.
Myrtle beat her home thirty lengths
in Dos.
There was three seconds lost on
slower and Myrtle started out an
eighth of a mile ahead, gaining grad
ually, but Madam almost catching up
in the home stretch. Time go.
TURF TRACKS.
Deputy Jim Maddox sits in a saddle
as if he was raised in it. He spurred
the trotters to their best lcks by gal
Looping alongside in the outer course.
lie is an enthusiastic horseman.
Tho home boys got in their work
yesterday. 1t was their last chance
but 1t Is the home stretch that always
tells.
Come again, turfmen, and bring
your crack animals to the spring meet
ing. 1t will be long ways ahead of
this, for 1t is not the fashion in Fort
Worth to let "well enoughn alone, but
to give it succession in still better"
Fort Worth is destined to be the best
racing point in the country. The man
that starts farm for the breeding of
fine blooded stock in Tdrrant county
has big fortune assured. The writer
has seen seventy-iive yearling colts
sold at Belle Meade in the spring for
an average of over $500 each With
the finest country in the world for
raising horses, Texas should supplv
the whole country with racing stock.
II is said that n well-known resident
Of the city took in over n thousand on
Whirlwind yesterday. He gave the
driver two hundred.
There was no good reason for Queen
Esther to sell nearly up with the field
yesterday, while Gilt was second
choice. There was II smell of some
thing rotten in the matter, but Princess
came in handsomely for the home
boys, much TO the disgust of some of
the foreigners. Did they hear any
thing fall? Else why that stiffness in
the atmosphere just after the race?
President McCart says the associa-
tion Will have grand meeting here
next spring. He feels highly gratified
at he results of the weeks meeting.
The foreign talent got badly bit on
Isaac for winner yesterday, backing
him against the field Mt ruinous odds,
despite the fact that he had not scored
u heat. Changing u driver is generally
n poor remedy for suspected crooked
ness, but it gave the race to Whirl-
wind yesterday when he had not
shown any aptness in hat line in the
previous heats. The home talent
backed the field against Isaac, and
came in beautifully. They were only
getting back what they had dropped
on the astonishing and unaccounta-
BILE l?) losing of Richball.
The Dallas hackmen did "A smashing
business here during the week. Hav-
ing learned what grand opportunities
are afforded in city it is probable thai
our suburban village will know them
no more.
Christmas day the racing at New
orleans VIII begin under the manage
msnt OF Ira n. Bride, and last four
teen weeks: There are already n large
number of horses there now. and
many will winter there.