Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-15
THE RACES.
rh,se Thousand People in Az
n tendance Yesterday
i pooss a Nile in the Remarkable
y" Time Of 2il4 3d.
!. Mountain Tom, spinella, John
''s snllivan, Ben Thompson and
little Jake the Winners,

La be DIlDbo 49,
IN Yesterday. for at $3.50 p. m.
~, - ssre over 5000 persons at the
"a mark. There were five events
,bs programme and the unfinished
,ss,ot made six races for the day.
"a we're many ladies' in the grand
IA and over hundred vehicles
ere in the Enclosure.
The sport was the besteve seen on
t,ack and when Richball and
~ .ssit were brought out and
,'cticed before the start,
l.'"', excitement grew intense.
H. first heat between these two
asers created the widest enthusiasm
M when Mr.. McCart announced
nm the Judges stand that Jewett had
,O5 the heat in 2:l4f a loud and pro-
orred cheer went up from the crowd.
There was dispute over the match
40 for $500 between Moonlight
"A Little Jake, on account of the
IN OF Little Jake Disappointing
SIRE he was recognized by the judges
mi after winning the race. This dis
mte will be settled by the judges.
THE UNFINISHED 2:3S TRoT
rss then settled In one heat, Rocky
Mountain Tom winning IL and the race
b2SS,
" FIRST RACE.
~ The first event on the programme
AZ the 2:26 trot for "a purse of $500
]. Johnson, Creston Iowa, entered
Rk m. Gean Smith, II Armstrong,
In. a. II. ~ Il Iat
Al ] Coldren. Bradford, PA enteren
\. &. Allegheny Boy.
10 the pools Spin,lla sold q strong
iavoyite at $2Oto IS agai lst the field.
Flns heat Allegheny Boy led under
the wiresnd at the quarter was half a
length IN front of Spinella with
Geau Smith away in the rear. The
race down the backstretch was very
hok Allegheny Boy broke but re-
gained his feet without losing the lead.
They rounded into the honestretch
and had hard struggle to the wire.
a The driver Of Allegheny Boy was seen
running his whip up and down his
horses back and cOaxed him under
. The wire winner Uf the heat ia 2:3lj
+ spnella, secoud; 4ean smith, third
Second heat Allegheny Boy bad
thebest oft when the Il ,g fell, but
f Splnella took the pole soon after pass.
4 igg under the wire Gean Smith trot
tel a splendid heat after passing the
quarter. Going down the back
Stretch she was many lengths in the
resr but ss they rounded into tht
komestretch she was close up to Spi-
BELLA and they had q terrific finish
fghting for the lead clear under the
wire. Spinella won the heat; Clean
smith, second; Allegheny Boy, third
Tine, 2:2Sl.
Third heat-Spinella had the besr
tine start; Allegheny B ", second
Gean Smith, st veral lengths behind
these positions we're unchanged
throughout. Spinella won the hea
With ease in $50; Allegheny Boy
NeOnd Gean Smith, third.
Fourth heat-Spinella went off witt
he lead Allegheny Boy close TO he
until they reached the half, when h
made break and lost a couple o
kHgths. Spinella won all the way
lQming up the stretch, Smith out
hqlted the roam aud came in second
the, 200.
THREE-QUARTER HEATS.
he next race was the three quartz
hAAfor a purse of $500 ] s. Camp
~ gainesville, Tex, entered CHI. G
hhba, years, weight lis pounds
CpRley Bros. entered Helianthus,
laR, weight los pounds; r II Mad
eez, Fort Worth, Tex, entered blk. !
BackfellOw, years, weight III
4 pounds; II. Askey entered b &. Be
thompson, wears, weight no pound'
b, Elmon entered b. Pop Sawyer,
yeAIy, weight 40 pounds; Ma, Krame
entsfed b. IN. Cygnorl, 4 years, weigh
llo'pounds; H. #. Bachelor enttre
ga m. Flora Benge, 8 years, weigh
ITO pounds.
The pool selling before the first hes
Sss spirited. Ben Thompson brough
~, Hellenthus Sl7, Nohba Sl7, feel
hFirst heat-CygnOra had the best
ne send off. and the pack went dow
Tue stretch in bunch. BlaokielloN
Who seemed to he the favOrite in I'll
grand stand, was seen stealing up Il
WARD the front They were strung oil
Iound the turn, and as they came u
we homestretcb, ID looked as thong
Blackfellow would win, and ''Blacl
yellow leads, ? went up from q hundrt
lprosts. Ben Thompson had the be
n 1t, aud when Blackfellow's Joke
Piled the whip, the horse failed to T
gsp0nd. Ben Thompson came in 9
Easy winner half a length In front
ni.,,sse,kfellow, Cygnora third. lin
After the fret heat the pool SO
with Ben Thompson a strong favori
az $40 TO $50 against the field.
second heat Ben Thompson hi
lhe best Of the send-ofl and led all q
way around. AZ they came into 4
nome.stretch II was seen that he hi
tue race well IN hand. He won Ii
snierinllS; Kiohba, second; Sawy'
~, FREE-FoR ALL PACE.
Inc great event OF the day was I
l.ee-ior-all pace for purse OF $1,000
p Campbell, Dallas, Tex, entered
e Mchball; Peter SchotE, Robellai L
entered b. & Jewett.
IN the pools Richball sold = stro
iANorite At So, Jewett 50.
FIRST heat-Jewett ted under
Mlfe with both horses working 4t
me pace around the turn VAS ve
ssst and the quarter was reached
40 with Jewett about a length ahei