Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-30
SHERMAN.
Yesterdays Splendid Sport at the
Races-Thc Way Little En- LETT
Her Yellow Flyers.
To. pays Entries-Thc iipht-Fingere,l
Faker Gets In His work--.Arrestcd
In the Nation.
special to the Gazette.


The blue ribbon was awarded Ia John
Garner aud certificate to c. c. Jackson.
After this decision was made, the un-
finished 2:25 trot OF yesterday was called.
Flora Z. and Billy Boy appeared and on
the second score got thel send-oh with
the horse two lengths in the rear. They
raced around the track without the
change Of a yard in their positions and
landed under the wire in 2;3l1, giving
the heat and race 70 Flora T..
The one and Gne-eighth mile handicap
was next on the programme. Amanda
Brown, Fleur DE Lis, Blackfellow, Top
sawyer and Chautlls The starter cX-
perienced the usual amount OF trouble in
getting them off. Chautilla took the
lead, passing under the wire and held IL
all the way 90 the head of the home
stretch, where Flgur de Lis came up and
gradually drew TO the front, passing I'M
der the wire a length in the lead, with
Chantilla second, Amanda Brown third
and the others right at their heels. Time,
l.5S.
The time made aud the close contest
from "c'end 20 c'cndn shows that the
handicap was wisely laid on and resulted
in one OF the most beautiful contests of
speed ever witnessed over this course.
The track was In splendid condition and
the day bright and pleasant. BY far the
largest attendance yet here was on the
course and the ladies' stand was crowded.
At three o'clock the 2;20 pacing race
was called with Honesty, Patsey
Clinkcr, Frank Reed, Aberdeen, Oxy-
zen aud Little En- as starters
Little I'm was the fayorite in the pools,
aud had the pole. After several efforts,
they were sent away, and on rounding
the turn En- left her feet and was clear
behind the lot, when her driver got her
down TO work again. There was
general mixing Of positions down the
back stretch, but, after passing the half,
Patsey Clinkcr showed up In front, closely
pressed by Frank Reed, and, on rounding
into the home-stretch, En- made gallant
brush TO the front, and IL was hot race
home between her and Clinker The
gray had too much left In him to be
caught and after vigorous application,
reached the wire first by two lengths
Aberdeen, third; Frank Reed, fourth;
Honesty, nth, and Oxygen barely inside
the Nag. Time, 2;22.
In the second heat Little En- took the
lead at the turn, and was never headed.
Going down the back stretch, Aberdeen
and Clinker had u sharp contest for the
second place, and Clinkcr caught and
passed him on the turn, with the evident
purpose of tacklingt the leader on the home
stretch lie succeeded in reaching her
>ullsy about the eighth pole but the race
was too hot for him aud he lost his icct
and gave place TO Honesty and Aberdeen,
vino came in second aud third, Clinker,
Frank Reed and Oxygen all pretty well
up. Time, 2:2S.
The mile and quarter selling race
was sandwiched between the second
and third heats of the race,
with Gold Dollar, 100 pounds,
liydcr Abad, 90 pounds, and Bob Swim,
I0j pounds. Bob took slight lead from
the start, aud held It at ease all the way
to the half-mie pole Abad's rider made
rush to the front, but Swim shook him
off easily and came home well In hand
with Abad two lengths behind and Gold
Dollar four lengths after. Time, 2tlS.
The winner was entered ut Sl2OO, and
was sold In front of the stand at $3.50.
The owner, James Quinn, became the
purchaser,
The third heat of the pace resulted in
Hu easy victory for Elm, with Clinkcr
three lengths In the rear, and the
tlcld trailed out nearly TO the distance.
stand. Time, = :23I The Judges placed
them thus Little En-, first; Ciinkcr,
second; Honesty third; Frank Reed,
fourth; Al crdccn, uith; oxygen, sixth
The fourth heat was started with I'm
two lengths In the lead; Clnker, second,
and Aberdeen pressing him close to the
threc.quarter pole, From there home,
Clinkcr ost ground, aud Aberdeen, with
Honesty In close company, made it hot to
the wire, but the mare had too much
speed, and came in one length ahead Of
Aberdeen, with Honesty n close third
CliuEcr fourth; Reed, nth; Oxygen
sixth. Time, 2;2S
This ended the day sport, and 1t was
generally recognized as the most success
tul ever held on this beautiful course.
the attendance was estimated at $500.
Tomorrow the business houses viii close
ut noon, and the whole city take u hoh-
day.
The starters for tomorrow are: Half
mile heats owners handicaps, Blue Bird,
80 pounds; Pamela, IS pounds; Mollic
Thomas, 50 pounds. Pools sold tonight,
Blucbird, $50; Pamela, 50; Molic
ThOmaS 81.
Frcc.ior-all trot Joe Davis, $40; Ex-
ecutor and Sleepy Joe IN the field, IS.
Consolation race, one mile, Top Saw
yer, SlG; Adventurer $40; Fletch Tay-
Tor, $50; Chantilla, $40.
products and live stock at the fair this
forenoon, as follows
For the best i've bushels of white corn,
/ NJ, lSbell was awarded first premium
and J, II. HcrOmlmus second.
Yellow corn, w. d. Davis took first
premium; no second given.
In the show of cross-brced hogs, Rube
Offutt took first prize on aged boar.
Bears under one year old, b. T.. Clark
first and w. j. Potter second.
Best sow one year old and over, &. C..
fuqna first and Ruhe Offutt second,
Sow under one year old, W. j. Potter
first, b. +. Clark second
Best porkcr any age or breed, ChaS
Newton first aud G.. w, Fawcett second,
Graded Short-horns--a aged bullS--W
II, Waldorop Of Home, best bull. Under
three years, Gun;er s Guntcr first, V. II
Montgomery second
Aged COW, Hendricks 4 Cunningham of
Cooke county first, G. w. Bateshcll of
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