Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-28
YESTERDAYS RACES.
A Large Crowd and an Exciting Alter
noon at the Track.
Joe Morris, Sam Bass. Maud u. and
Roe 6uiDu the Winners.

surprises, and considerable excite
ment over the outcome of two events,
FIRST RACE
The opening race of the day was
the trolting for gentlemen roadsters,
one mile. For this event there were
three entries: Thos. Witten's 8. &.
Joe, :. f. Hearn's %. <. Billie H., and
| Root McCart's $. 2. Joe Morris.
First heat--A start was made after
three attempts, Billy II. leading
around the first time In go-as-you-
please style, followed by Joe In Il bad
! break, and Joe Morris about six
| lengths to the rear. At the quarter
pole, Joe had settled down aud Joe
Morris had passed him, Billie II. still
showing the way. AT the quarter
Joe Morris closed up aud collared him
and gallant little struggle for fur
/ long resulted in McCart forging ahead
with Bile II. When they entered
the home strech, the heat was evident
! " won ~ the gallant
sorrel, who took his ca. e,
permitting Billie II. TO trail up within
four lengths, Joe barely saving his
distance. Time, 3:0il.
Second heat--A start w9s had at the
second attempt. When the drum
tapped Billie III. had slightly the adj
vantage, Joe Morris being second and
Joe alongside. AZ the first turn Billy's
feet flew up and he, by half running,
then racking, kept along side of Joe
Morris around the back stretch. Joe
Morris trotted along al his ease, win
ming the heat with less labor than the
| first, Billie II. and Joe barely saving
I h.t al iatu
I Third heat-Joe Morris led from the
90, winning at ease, Billie IL. second,
Joe third.
| SECOND RACE.
! The second race was n half mile dash
| for two year Odds. The starters We're
J. j. Wclden's b. f., Lizzie batchelor,
; X. Tomlin's br. 81, Sam Bass and c..
b. Hollands b. e., Big Rebel. Sam
Bass took the lead and kept it for 200
yards, when Big Rebel collared him
and they went at II rafting rate to the
| head of the home stretch, the favorite
Lizzie Bachelor at their heels. Turu-
| ing down the homestretch blanket
could have covered all three. II was
hot work even to the string, but Sam
Bass came under first II half length in
front of Big Rebel aud the favorite at
the latter's flank. The winners vie
tory cost his owner great anxiety,
as he dropped just after pass
ing tie string and 1t was
thought orawhle that he had killed
himself by over eXertion. A protest
was made, il being claimed that the
favorite was pulled ali pools were de
clared off. Time, 0:54l.
| THIRD RACE.
The third race was trotting race
three minute class. The starters were
G. q. Brownlee's b. III. Maud. b. G.
Lees blk. m. Bess, Wilkes ~ Causes
b. Z. Roderick w. In the first heat
Bess got the best of the start. but at
| the turn Maud Il. shot ahead length
and increased the intervening day
| light along the back stretch TO some
ten lengths, holding her position to
the head OF the home stretch when
Bess drew nearer and both
trotted beautifully down to the dis
lance Ilag, when Maud b. drew away
and came in under the string about
eight lengths ahead. Roderick w
was shut out. Time, 300.
The second and third heats were
won without trouble In 800 anu 3:05.
FOURTH RACE.
The last race of the day, and the
most eNcitingly interesting was the
thrce-quarter mile dash for all ages.
The starters We're j, M. Browns b. m.
Zig Em, :. j, Charles =. m. Lila Bos-
ton, j, Il, Barkley's b. IN. Phetna,
j. j. Weldcn's b. m. Nirgie Hearn and
$. 5. Roe Quinn, Nat Kramer :
b. $. MalvoliO, and Chas.
Mullins ;. IN. Queen Esther,
This race was sandwlched in betwet n
the first and second heats OF the three
minute trot. Malvolio drew he pole,
aud after several attempts the horses
got off, Malvolio in the lead, followed
by Queen Esther, Phetna aud Lila
Boston bunched with Roe GUM ut
least twenty yards behind. Malvoio
leu all through, but after passing the
flag Roe Ciuinn drew up TO him, and
they came under the wire SO, the heat
being declared dead. Time, l:lSl.
This dead heat being run OFF, resulted
in victory Tor Roe tuinn, Mulvolio
quitting NJ the head OF the home
stretch. 1t was claimed TINT in run
ming of this dead heat Roe Guinn's
rider pressed Malvolio to the fence,
thus louliug The judges, after in
yestigation, decided that there was no
foul, and awarded the race TO Roe
Quinn.
rO-DAYls RACES.
Again to-day there win be good
races, beginng promptly at two o cloo1.
The pooling last night was fair For
! the first race, "Nohbyn Ia the favorite.
selling against the field. For the sec,
| ond, "Spurt Is the favorite; for the
/ third "peXas Bilr' Is barred as dead
winner, Ralph aud "Pniep being
sold out The favorites Ia the fourth
are Lizzie "Batchelor' and Emma
| W. The entries are as follows:
First race, pacing, 2:40 class II. T..
MaddoX's r. 4. Nobby; Il, y, Lofts y.
&. Button, Cause d Wilkes d. g. Buck
skin; II. h. Turner's y g, Billy Turner.
Second race, milo dash all ages j
+, Barkley's b, M, phe na; J. j. Wei
denis 5. s., Roe Quinn; J. j. Weldenis
b. M, Nirgie Harris; Charles Mullins
b, T., sport.
Third race, trotting, free for all.--R.
n. Brows's 4. y, Ralph; :. =. Cause
z, T., Texas kill; j. 4. Wilkes %. M.
Flora f.; G. q. Brownlaes h. s., pirie'
Fourth race, one half mile dash for
saddle horses n. +. BarlIiey's u. M.
Emma w; n, 0zee's $. m, Nellie
Ozee; James Ogle's (. e, Blue Dick;
j. j. Welden' 5. f.. Lizzie Bachelor.
iohn Peters hr. s., Rupee: G, b. Hol-
| lauuis IA : Rif, nabai. n III.