The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-24
THEY BROKE THE ICE.
The Brown Stockings Win Their First
League Victory.
A sPLENDIDLY PLAYED GAME
The Great Pacing Race Between Rich.
ball and Johnston Won by the
Latter-Buil-Dog whippedby
Wild Cat, Etc.
Tho Race Between Richball and johnston.

The Race Between Richball and Johnston.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.--The match race
between the famous PAGERS, Johnston,
owned by Commodore n. w. Eittson,
and Richboll, owl ed by J. S. Campbell,
for wager of 5000 side, occurred
here this afternoon. The weather was
clear and cool, the track fast, except a
portion of the back stretch, which was
soft. The attendance was 5000. John
ston was the favorite in the pools be-
fore the opening of the race, at
. to 10, and large amount of money
was wagered, the friends of RichbaIl
claiming that johnson could bot 10
three fast heats. The result proved they
were mistaken, as he was never headed,
pacing very close to Little Brown jugs
2:llA, 2:l3A, 2:l2H, which are tho fastest
three heats on record. IL was the
opinion that Johnson, had no been
driven out in each heat, could have
beaten this. Campbell, the owner of
Richball, says his horse was out of con-
dition.
First heat: Johnston drew the inside
| position. After both horses had been
warmed up they came down even and 20
ing well and got the word "go'' ut the
| iAlGb htbbbiHbs ~ viz bAot lAiH OOitH-
| ston began to draw away and increased
the lead to two lengths at quarter post,
in 32s4, and to two open lengths along
the back stretch to the half mile post, in
l:W34. Around the upper turn Richball
drew up with an open length at the
three-quarter pole, which was reached
in l:39h. On the homo stretch
Johnston began to draw away
and AZ it became evident
he had no chance of winning the heat.
| Richball was pulled inside the distance
stand, and johnson finished in jog in
2:l3.
Second heat: They were away well
together at the second attempt. At the
quarter post in 32l5 seconds, johnson
was an open length in front, and the rel
ative positions were unchanged TO the
half in :05l3. At the end of five fur
longs, Johnston responded to the call OF
his driver, and quickly opened the gar
| half a dozen lengths, and coming In
won in jog by twenty lengths. Time
-2:l4sI.
Third heat: They were given thS
send-off at the first trial. Johnston sho
half q length in the lead and increased
it steadily, going to the quarter post il
:34, to half mile in l:0SI, to the three
Al and finished in 2:l3l.. Nearly dis
tancing Richball.
Following this event was an oxhibi
ton by the pacing mare Minnie r
hitched to wagon with the the run
ming horse Fire Brand, which accom-
panied the PAGER Westmont when h,
paced over the course in 2:0lh. Th
exhibition was to beat 2:05.
First heat: First quarter, 'S9t; hal
mile, l:0in; three-quarter, 1885,; tn
mile, 2;07.
Second heat: Just as the word wa
given the mare broke was pulled u
and returned without going round.
Third heat: This was began wit
much promise. The quarter post wa
reached in 30 seconds, at the ritefoi tw
minutes; the half in minute the sami
rate. The next quarter was 81 pwer tn
three-quarter post being regfned II
1900. Coming home the msre tire
very percoptibly, completing the mil
| in 2U7l..