Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-22
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and Emma II were me starters. lin
sold for $50, Thady for Sl7 and En-
ma Il. 81. Emma Il. got the best OF
the send-off. Trix took theDlead and
made the running to the three-quartei
post, Then Thaddy made play for
| first place but kept his shoulder till
within six lengths of the wire when
by an extra effort she got in her work,
winning the heat by q neck from
Trix, Emma Il. third. Time, l:4si.
Second heat-Thady now sold lav-
orite two to one over the field. Trix
played for the front and got IL, though
Emma Il. had the best of the send.ofl.
Thady was held in pocket TO the
eighth pole, then pulling on the out
side and passing Emma Il. she got TO
the tail Of TriX, and held this position
to the finish, Emma f.. length be-
hind. Time LII.
Third heat-TriX was now favorte
two to one over Thady. He got the
best lof the send-off, and never was
headed. He made the race good one.
Thady made brush and reached his
neck at the half-post, but he quickly
threw her off, got length ahead at
the head of the home stretch, and
came under the wire two lengths
ahead. Time I;oOi
THIRD RACE.
The third race was trot for the 2:23
class: purse $500. The starters were
VIII Benham, Francis Alexander and
Big Soap.
Benham sold favorte. He took the
lead and kept it with ease, Alexander
second; Big Soap third. Time 22Sl
Second heat-Francis Alexander got
good send-ofl' and took the pole at
the turn. The others breaking he
opened gap of twenty lengths and
kept it to the half. The others then
began to close in, and gained to the
wire, but Alexander came in two
lengths ahead of Benham, Big Soap
eight lengths behind. Time 2:27l
Third heat Alexander got off first.
AT the wire he led, followed
v W At the "'''' hall '''' Big
Soap had dropped back to the rear.
This order was maintained to the
three quarter pole, two lengths show
ing between each. Down the home
stretch there was hard fight, Alexan-
der winning by length, Big Soap
second, Benham third. Time 2:2S4.
The conclusion of Tie race will be
had to-day at ! o'clock SHARPE
FOURTH RACE.
This was n three-quafter dash for a
purse of 500. The starters were Glen
dover, Princess, Matrimony, Malvolio,
Miss Yates, Alcenie Earl of Beacons-
field, Gilt, Emma w. and Adventure.
In the pools, Miss Yates sold favor
lite, Gilt and Princess alternately sell
.ng for second choice, Malvolio fourth,
Alcenie, Adventure and Emma w,
selling FOR half as much, while the
others brought about 81 each in pools
of $50. Miss Yates ana Alcenie got off
together in front, the others even up.
The front positions We're retained to
the home stretch, the others string
ing out beautifully in the dusk. En-
tering the home stretch Alcenic and
Miss Yates were making hard fight.
Half way down Miss Yates
apparently had the race, but now the
green jacket of of Gifts rider shot out
rom the bunch, and a mighty effort
was made to reach the flying little
favorite. A yard from the wire the
race was that of the favorite, but at
the very wire Gifts nose shot ahead
and he had the race by "A nose, Alec
ME good third, the others badly
beaten off. Time. All.
To-DAY's RACES.
To-day is by all odds the day of the
meeting The unfinished trot of yes
terday is first on the programme This
will he quite tXciting. Then comes
the first regular event of the day in
which the great and uneq ualed Rich
ball will pace with Westmont and Ful-
les for an $500 purse. This will be an
event te attract visitors from "a dis
lance, and hepeople Of this city should
not miss the opportunity. The
second race is asmile and ha dash, in
which several iirst-class runners come
to the start. The third race is n trot
for the $40 class, which will afford
good sport The fourth race is half
mile heats for all ages. In addition to
these several events, the association
race between the celebrated euuestri-
ennes. Myrtle Peek and Madame
Marantette. This will he run some
time during the afternoon. In order
that all the clerks mag get to
take their sweetlearts to the races,
the business houses will clSse TODAY at
noon. The banks will close at III, sa
that parties Wishing to try their
chances should gauge themselves ac-
cordingly. The races will begin
promptly Mt ] O'Clock. Everybody
should go, the ladies especially. They
need not fear having n plenty of com
pany. All the pretty young ladies
will go. and all the young married Ia
dies. Special attention Will be paid to
their comfort.
POOLING.
Pooling at the Cattle Exchange WAS
active last nighv, especially on the
half-mle heats. The rates were ms
follows.
Pacing -Richball $50; field West
mont and Fuller $40; total $50
Running, one-half mile = Oliyette.
so; Mollie NJ, Sl5; Rebella, $40; Callao'
RIO; Princess, $50; Mary $, 81; Brigand
Belle, $40. Total Sl59.
Trotting, 2:SS class-Whirlwiud $50.
Field Jack Fletcher, Joe Morris,
Belle o., Pirie, The King, Fred Neil,
$25, Total $75.
Running, half-mile heats - S,rrel
Dan, $50; Alcenie, s.; Queen Esther,
y; Big En-, Sill; Mort Barham. Sl3;
Emma W., 81; Gilt, SIS. Total S6j
Unfinished trot-Will Benhan. sac |
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