The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-12
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0oha weather, oapsrb Ifaek nna fast
stock Csnblne a. Male the Oooa.
sion n suooess-Iho Races In
Dotall--Tho Fine stoch
and Poultry show

opoutd to-day, IN c1nntotion VIII
tho races sho management alzo offered
liberal premiums on displays OF live
stock aud poultry, thus making tbs
oeoasion TO some e1lent akin TO o
county fair, whore stock show 4,
ono Of Tho features. The weather was
everything that could DO deslrod foi
an opening dRy-briaht, dry and
Pleasant. Tho course WAS IN supsrb
condition, Up 10 nOon tbs attendance
was very smAl. There were plenty OF
yisitors In tho city, bus they were IN
town aEd dill not sock the driving
PARK. In tho aft0rno0n, however, tho
crowd grew larger aud BY 3 p. ~. WIS
large enough to b9 Satisfactory 20 the
management.
Tho oxhiblta OF sheep, swine aud
poultry will not ha filled until to-mor-
row. In tina way OF cattle There arc
several hno lots OF Jerseys, Durhatns
and H0lsteins, with hero and there Q
specimen of the Texas long horn.
Hancock IL Harper, 81 this county,
show y Tonnessoo jack that Ia much
admired, 4.year-old. Thsy also
eater mulo colt, only | year old
and 49, handB high, that IL d Hag-
niiiconL animal. All the live stock
were lad IN 'front.' OF the grand stand at
noon and carefully inspected BY tho
judges. Tho awards on to-day's eN-
sibit nave not boon announced yet.
Going TO the stables, II IN plain 10 see
that the line of horses ia nc once the
largest and best We have over had
here. Many OF these are fine animals
that havo made sploudld records and
won numerous victories on tho turf,
all the way from Chicago to Texas
The crowd of sporting mon Ia also very
large, and tho gambling fraternity Is
unusually VOL represented. There
seems to he an understanding that
gambling Will not be interfered with
py the local authorities, st least "noi
10 hurt" Tho recs&did not open IN.
Til $3.50 p. IN. AT that hour the grand
stand contained fair audience, and 8
brass hand and the ciangor of the poo
sellers voices coubiGod TO IN ske
noise, Il not sweet harmony. The
judges wero Major Wiley Jones. Cap
tain NJ. u. McLarow aad Johu w. Ba-
ker, all of this county. The reporters
wdra well provided for la the judges
pavilion,
There wsr0 tour r4oss on tho pro
first was tTOttiug 3-lninutt
class, for purse OF $3.50, hes
two ia three. The entries wers Libby
Il; stiff Dude, ." "i b. g., S,
Jobnaton; Monitor. b. s., s. J.
Ltngstreet. Libley s. drew tht
pole, with Monitor next, In tho first
heat they sill got oil well together. Lib
bic S. held har position, and 30 the
quarter pole led Dude by half q length
Tho Same relative positions were held
at the half and three.qusrter, bat on
the homo stretch the marc mads {
squirt, going under the wire z length
ahead OF Monitor, who broke, AS did
Dude also, tho latter losing by two
lengths. rimo-2:34H.
In the second heap they got good
start, LIBBY $. taking the lead on the
turn, leading Monitor ut the quarter
by u length, and slightly increasing II
at tho half, Dude being about the Same
IN tho rear or Monitor. At the three
quarter pole Monitor closed with Libby
s. but broke and lost his ground. Or
the turn Dude closed in with Monitor
who arain broke, both goin'
homo abreast, With Libby S. two
lengths In the load. Monitor recsivoc
third place. Time-2:f5.
The second race WIS q pace, iree FOL
all, for q purse of $3.50. Thore were
six entries and four starters, Patsey
Clinker, e. e, Honesty, b. e., Abar-
deem, W. e., Little En-, b. IN. Pools
sold: Little EN-, $40; field, 81. Thi:
race was won by Honesty in the first
sscond and fourth heats. Honesty
drew the pole.
Little En- gotta slight adYa ltage IL
| the start over Honesty, eecood. The
former on tho turn took the lead
Thsn she broke, but held her pieee
AT the quarter she led by n length
over Patsy. Honesty hroke and wen
ts the rear ut the half. AT She
three quarters Aberdeen broke
as did Little En- and Patsey
Honesty going to the 'front.' on the turi
ard paasing uEdcr the wirs 10 lengths
ahead Of Patsey, Little Em breakinG
again, Aberdeen almost dis5anced
Tine-2:25L.
In The second hsat they startad OF
tho eighth score, Patgay breaking re-
peatedly. Little En- led, with Esnestl
second. AT the turn En- broke, giVlus
Honesty the lead at the half. PsEsey
gained rapidly and at the three-quar
tor was half a length behlnd Aberdeen
who was third. Ga tho turn En- broke
asd Honesty won by four lengths oval
Patsey, Aberdeen a nose behind
Tima---2:23,
in tho thira heat Aoer4een and hon
esty had slight advantage OF the
start, tho former taking the lead 30 the
quarter by q longGa over
Honesty. At tbs half, the
same with PatseV third, though
TAR in resr Of the leaders; but
passed Honesty AZ the Jhree-qnarGer
orowdlng Aberdeen clone on the turn,
Honesty breaking, Aberdeen won by
9 half neck over Pstsey, Tho was I'M
der whip; Honesty thitd, but many
tanced. Tinae-2:23L,
In the fourth heGt, Honesty led,
Aberdeen second, PataeY broAkinE, AT
the quarter AhsrdeeB led Honesty .
half loDgth, Em breaking, and tae
same was the case sgs!n al the half,
with Honesty gaining on Aberdeen.
At tie Lbrec.qunrter, Honesty closed
tho gap between hingslf snd AbOr-
eou, Ps55eY 5sk ns api-d. On the Las t
stretch Honesty passed and won over
AbsrdoenIby three lengths, Patsey half
length behind. Time, 2:24H.
The third race was for two in three,
running, mile heats, for o prize OF $500.
The entries ware Top Sawyerssb. e,
lDuE D6 illss ISOC ~ w
each carrying ITO pounds. Pools sold,
Top Sawyer $40; Fleur Do Lis 81, Bob
Swim,S5.
Much trouble was had in making a
start, Bob Swim displaying character
istic tricks. Fleur de Lis got the pole
and lead, with Top SswyoE next. The
same positions were held at the quar-
ter and half poles. AZ thethe three-
quarter pole Top Sawyer, gaining on
Fleur do Lis, ran with her neck and
neck at the turn, gaining more on tho
last stretch. Top Sawyer won over
her by q nose. Time:-1:4319.
In the second heat Bob Swim lrd at
the quarter, with Fleur do Lis q good
second. AT the half Fleur dc Lis was
half length behind Swim. On the
turn she overhsuled Swim, under
whip, losing at the clone, how
ever, by half "a neck,
Swim doing some fine work. Time
:44L,