The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
STOCK ARENA.

thoroughbred stations years and
over, first premium to Incommode,
owned by the Messrs. Weissiker sec
ond to Silent Friend, owned by L. T.
Porter.
Among the awards were the fol-
lowing:
Best stallion. years and under g.
To DR., Phillips Judge Walker.
Best stallion ] year and under 2
First to MeSsrs. WeiSSiker, and second
to A. p Blocker.
For best mare, 8 years and over,
there were eight entries-First prize
to j. NJ. Browns Hatiff; second to L..
L. Porter.
For best mare year old and under
First prize to Messrs. Weissiker;
second to DR.. Phillips.
For best mare under one year,.
T. Porter.
For best stallion with his four colts.
there was only one entry; and prize
awarded to Weissiker's Incommode.
For best pair carriage horses. dou-
BILE teams, entries were made by J. L.
Driskill, Col. Searight, G. E. Ander-
son, Monroe Miller Doc Day and Mr..
Carothers. The first premium was
awarded to Col. Searight, and the sec
ond to Col, Driskill. Monroe Miller
sent in his pair of black roadsters
simply for the purpose of showing off
new and beautiful carriage, of the
latest make and lined With blue satin.
For the best bunch Of fat cattle,
Mr.. Ellington took fir { and Mr.. John
Dillingham; the second Prize.
SPEED RING.
The racing was exceptionally fine
yeste day, but the people had their
patience tried to considerable extent
by the delay and waiting. The man
agement promise that this shall not
o. cur to-day, and say that if horsemen
ara dilatory they must take the con-
sequences.
First running race, three-fourth
mile heats, free for all. Purse $175;
$3.50 first, $25 second.
B. j. johnson entered b. m. Miss
Goodrich, four years Old, by King
Bird; dam Betsy Branch.
j. E. Wilson entered g. m. Alice.
live years old, by Grindstone; dam
Unknown.
Crowley Bros. entered ch. m. He'll
anthus, three years old, by Hyder Ali;
dam Sun Shine.
j. M. Brown entered g, IN. Blue
Bird ,dye years old. Unknown.
This was decidedly the prettiest and
most exciting race of the week. Some
trouble was eXperiencedin in getting the
horses away, but finally good start
was effected and Blue Bird and Alice
went to the front about two lengths
The horses maintained this position,
running in pairs, until the home
stretch was reached, when Alice drop
no III 1-s1Nf I'll lrr fNf fIi1 00f
save his distance, caused by his saddle
turning. The other three horses went
under the string all in bunch with
scarcely neck difference. The heat
was given to Miss Goodrich. Blue
Bird second. Helianthus third, ALICE
distanced. The second heat Heiian-
thus and Goodrich got the start of
Blue Bird and kept it to the home
stretch, when the latter closed up and
went in second, with Helianthus first.
Blue Bird having failed to win either
heat went to her stable. Miss Good
rich won the third heat after a close
contest.
Miss Goodrich I:2:l
Reliantnus ............... Z
Blue Bird. .2:2:
Time-1:201s, 1:20, 1:2015.
Second troJJing race-Mile heats,
three in five; for horses that have not
beaten 2:40, winning horses to make
each winning heat within 2:5O. Purse,
81 30; first, 81 rs; second, $50 f; third,
S25.
W. 7. Campbell eneterd b. s. Reno
Defiance.
w. NJ. Forrest entered b. h. Grand
Duke.
Jack Carlin entered b. h. Prince
Orloff..
race, Grand Duke taking three and
Prince Orloff one. Each heat was
sharply contested, and some of them
were very pretty.
SUMMARY.
Grand D1ke. e............-.... I'll
P[lncs Plno 1eiionce OIioII; I;:.'.''.'. 3-S3 ~ 8S8
Time-2:4311ss; 2:3S1l; 2:38; 2;32.
Third-Running race; two mile
dash; free for all. Purse, $3.50; first,
$2C0; second, 500.
J.S. Campbell enters b. g. John
Sullivan, = years, by Aioncrotf; lam,
| Gourvelle.
J. M. Brown enters ch m. Hatef, 6
years, by Lelaps; dam, Hazem.
| III. L. Batchler enters b. IN. Virgie
Herne, 4 years, by Fellowcraft; dam,
Bonnie Kate.
B. j. johnson enters b. IN. OiliVette,
4 years, by King Alphonso; dam, Bet
tie Ward.
The horses got a beautiful start
and ran for some distance very close
tog, ther. at the first half-mile
Hateff took the lead, and when the
first mile was made she was full two
lengths ahead OF Virgle Hearne, three
up the rear. Hateff was never headed,
passing under the string two lengths
ahead, Sullivan and Hearne making d
dead heat and Oivettelast.
SUMMARY.
] Sullivan ........-......-.. z
Vlrgle Hearns 2
OlIVette Observation-Disclosures. 4
Time, 3:41.
! One of the most interesting features
of the day was the baby show. The
prize, a handsome stove, donated by
Mr.. Geo. A. Brush, was awarded to
Lillian Patterson, two years old.
OAAOW1l1 WC1O tl1C CLAO'ASo. W.. W .
Patterson, James Arthur Cnrfman.
George Arthur CuIfman, John w.
Brown, Eugene Curry, Mamie Brown,
Lillian Patterson, lnez Henderson,
John ChenneviIle, Henry Elmer,
Fannie N. Maddox, Laura Weed,
Bobby Holman, Hanning G. Cloud.
Rutherford Grant, M. Warren. Ruby
, Caperton, Bessie A. Moore, 4 r. Nc
Connell, Bun Brown, Afford S .ider,
} Laura &. French, Francis CaYanangh,
Ruby Jones.
SATURD NY.
,turday closed the tenth ANIMAL
exhibition Ct the Capital State Fair
association, and in so far rs It's merits
are concerned, as we'll as the measure
of its success in the way of an exhibi-
tion, the public is left to draw its wn
conclusions It is needless here 70 re.
fer to the many adverse circumstances
under which the fair has been held.
) They are familiar to the pubi!c. and
whole columns of comment would not
change the result. The whole truth
; is, the people did not want any fair
and car ID little for fine racing; there
! fore, the exhibition. in q financial
sense, has been most dismal +. lure
The sport in the speed ring WAS tbs
best ever seen in Austin, and the dis
play of fine stock Was very credi able
but the attendance was not ii any
sense what it should have been, and
what such racing programmes ought