Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-01
SHERMAN.
wind.Up Of Week Of Splendid Sport,
Pine Exhibits, Big Crowds, ind
General Enjoyment.
Yesterdays Races list Of the Premium
Takers Hooded Cutlie-s shipping the
stables TO Fort worth.
special 10 Tho Gn,etfe.

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gramme to-day began with best jack o.
= any age, with six entries bdore Tho
Judges. Powers OF Fannln took FRS
prize, and J. NJ Collins Of Graysot
! second.
Mules over two years old cane next
with I'VE entries - NJ Holloway oi
I Whitomound Grst premium, and j. G.
, Montgomery of Bells second.
Best pair Of work mules ID harness,
four entries-J. G. Montgomery first
prize, Wharton OF Seuthmaydc second
Best mule Hendricks Ohaulon,
first prize, DeBerry of Wbtemound
second.
The sweepstake show OF best bull OF
! any age or breed brought out Ten entries,
Of which two were Ierefordsi one Jer-
scy, and the remainder short horns.
This exhibit was one Of which tie county
ought to be proud, for Il showed that we
are not only getting considerable guam
tity Of fine cattle distributed among the
breeders bat the quality Of thsItock is of
a very high order. The entries made by
Joseph Clymer, Gunter & Gunte Of Gray
son, and Mai Montgomery Of Eliot Point
would be hard TO beat in any state, while
all the others possessed fine merit.
The judges took deliberate measures to
decide the ring and at last tied the blue
ribbon just where II belonged on Joseph
Clymer's two-ycar-old, one of the finest
animals ever brought TO Texas
The swcepstake COW ring had splendid
| lot OF stock before the Judges. There
were ten shorthOrns and one Hereford
a, II. Montgomery Of Pilot Point took first
| premium.
| Cali under one year old--Prmlum, A.
/ II. Montgomery.
| Texas steer over three years Old-Frst
/ prize, Charles Newton.
/ The afternoon session was introduced
| by a show for the best horse. mare or
I gclding of any age or breed, with eight
entries; first premium Dick Riddle
Best horse, mare or golding for all pur-
| poses-Wm, Ryan of Pilot Point pre-
MUM.
The special ring for weanlng colts,
which came next in order brought out
eight beautiful contestants; VIM. Ryan
of Pilot Point, first prize; j. " white
second.
The show for the best calicoquilt made
by farmers family in Grayson county
Mrs. w |. lIaswell of Martin Springs
took first prize, SGj Fayoritc stove,
offered by Roberts, Iardwick & Taylor.
aud Mrs N. $. Dumas of VanAlstyne,
second prize, s35 stove of same make.
Il. II Davis, hardware firm.
gave $50 Early Breakfast
stove to the first 800 persons
registered at their headquarters. The
numbers were drawn by lots, and j. II.
llironlmous of Pottsboro was the lucky
man on No 1856. These special prizes
OF stoves were announced from the
judges stand after the colt show was
over.
THE RACES.
The llrst race of the evening was the
match OF 40 yards between Red Fox and
Red Buck, which resulted in a victory for
the Fox by FIVE lengths Time, O.26.
Inc one mile selling race was called
next with Nat Kramer, Moonlight, Belle
Maude, Billie Smith, and Our Friend
Billie Smith took the lead nj
the turn and led down the
back stretch to the half Here Nat Krap.
or ana Moonlight moved up and the three
ran on even terms to the middle OF the
turn, when Billie threw up the sponge and
lett the race 10 Kramer and MOONLIGHT.
who ran tapped to the head of the stretch,
where Kramer drew ahead and won by
three lengths; Moonlight, second: our
Friend, third Belle Maudp and Billie
Smith, distanced Time l.l5I.
The special trot made for the following
entries, George II, Bryan Brue. Monitor.
Gov. Wood and Tramp, started next and
was sce-saw most of the way around
but George Il landed under the wire first.
Bryan Brue, second; Tramp, third
Monitor fourth; Gov. wood, last Time.
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