Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-29
SHERMAN.
Description Of the New Race Track
1he Work Nearing Completion.
Catalogue and Pedigree OF Local High
flyers.
.peeIal correspondence or lhe Oaketto.

special Correspondence OF tho Gazette.
sherman, February 27-The Sher.
man race curse is fast nearing cun,-
pl-tlon. The two most prominent
evidences OF there being life In she old
land Yet are the rate track and the
splendid public school building here
the latter now receiving It's last exter-
nal touches.
THE RAcE.TRAcK GROUNDS
cover 10 acres inclo,ed. II ever
economy aud wisuum mcandeter
Siamesetwin like. they have ambled
all over this Sherman course. You
see the effect of 'h.ir supervision In
the fence surrounding the grounds.
Not n post has been USED but what Il
Of the thoroughbred bois dare family.
placed only SIX teet apart aud set III &c
h.art.pipe lnmn.r, shiagles. etc, have
any where been USED, aud repairs will
not be- necessity of the near future.
am told that already the fence
around the Fort Worth track Is pull
Ing down, although only about twenty
months old. "These associations
"a n I afford toput up new fences every
three years; they had best not lie pen
ny Wise and pound foolish NJ the
start, said hor-einan
THE GROUND SELECTED
for the Sherman track il beautifully
situated, The particular locality oiios-
en WAS very desirable, although the
| conformation OF the ground was such
us to n.cessitat., as much work In the
| way of cuts aud ILL., as Ave miles OF
railroad track would require. But
carte blanche was given J. IA. Dllls,and
with judicious expenditure lac has
produced what Is now Ia be seen.
Enough OF the forest has been removed
tor all racing and base hall purI ,osl F..
There remains n flfIeeD-acre grove of
large trees, amid which will be erected
n tlrst'c class dancing pavilion, l3oSl3o
feet; thi, is AN old time picuic ground.
Ranged la hind the grand stand and
extending some distance are the sew
eniy stalls, each l2xl4 feet. Every
post and staDchion III these stables Is
cut of ut the ground and there IRON
bulted 10 u block OF bois d'ac sunk IN
the ground; this for two ieasuns: To
prevent decay aud Withstand any
havoc from wind storms.
THE JUICES STAND
Is almost fiuishrd. 1t IL n pretty,
round tower, probably with enough
room, but looks cfaiup.d. The fiOOf I'll
the grand stand l. laid and seats " III
be provided for about one QUE thuu
sand. Upon the grounds are good
springs uf water. A contract has Just
been let fOra wind and steam punIp
an elevated reeeivoir will br put W
and un auundant supply of good WI.
ter will lie distributed by ppe'
wherever H. edcd
THE MAIN TRACK
is q mile long, fifty feet wide at the
uarr0west puiut, aud from sixty !,
eighty feet on the home stretch. 1
is IN ended tc also make quartz
. track on the base ball grounds. Tn
track Is IA parailelogrsnl and Undula
ting, the difference In level ut opposite
pants being US much NJ ten feet a
noticeable upgrade ends at IN. judge
stand not fisiDg abruptly but quite
apparent. | have heard this various
" commented upon. Good authori.
ties stay they consider such rack
better than IA dead level. AS IL brings
iuio play muscles otherwise inactive.
The ground has been very thoroughly
prepared, dragged and r"IIed until IL
il in hr-t-class shape, and pronounced
| fully equal Ia either tie Fort Worth,
Dallas or Gaiursviile tracks. The
ground will Lot bake as III Gaines
/, vile, and IL therefore easier
on the horse. 1t Is not
probable that any course In the state
IL superior 10 VIVA, this will I've when
finished THE promoters OF tins eli'
teTprse deserve praise for giving 10
the city Sd attractive u resort. i met
ME-. y. w. wILHirE
on the grounds; he is The superlniend-
eilt, and thuruugh 'horseniano aud
gentleman. He Is Tin animated cat;.-
logue; M least he has by heart the ped
igree OF the fine animals now stabbed
on the ground, animals which Will yet
ast.mish the natives. These number
ten; some OF them have IA rrcDrd,
others are rec. niy broke, aud prom
Use finely. All Uf them are owned
here In Sherman. The fist pointed
OUT by Mr.. White, aud probably The
finest, was
ENTERPRISE,
a splendid dark hay, now In the stud.
He Is by Goldsniilh's Abdn,la, 10y
Volunteer by Ryshik's Hambie-
tonian. Dam by rarqnln; 2ud
dan by Alrxander's Abdaila,
and back 10 Anr rictn Eclipse and i'm.
ported Hambieloninn.
jim rRuMBULL
PAGES with "a record Of 2:35. Pedigree
known III Missouri but not yet obtain
ed here. Color white.
KIsA D.
Bay mare. Ave years old, by Ken
tu,ky by Joe Downing, by Euwin
forrest; dam Nora by Shakespeare.
This Is u handsome Texas raised AMI
nal, OF fine sly and action. Trotter.
coyiNoTvN.
Three years old, by Cay ier..by Ham
Ileloniau. Dam 10y Princess rrotter.
Was matched for rsct last year ~
tiutn -sviil, but the other parties drew
out unu paid the forfeit. No'rceoiu
yet.
Four year animal just broke. Dark
brow !, color. By auditor by Rysdik'-
Hauibletvnian. Dam fall sister 10
Princess ate
Chestnut sorrel four years old; re.
Gently unke. BY Cn3 ler. Dam ny
Menibrino's Palcnen.
BY Cuyler Dam Goiddust. Two
years old. Brown.
FLASH.
Brown fillv. sired by son OF Nolun-
teer. Dam Volunteer. Two years oiu.
PHIL.
| ~. s.nhorr,s pm sheridan. Dam