Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-16
SECOND DAY.
Six Hundred People at the Raoe-Track
Yesterday.
Buck Dickinson. Eva Britton and Black
fellow the Winners.
The Programme for To-Morrow an Ex'
cellent One. 4..iilI

Yesterday was all that horseman
could wish for, and the bright day had
the effect of increasing the attendance,
at least six hundred people being pres
emit. 1t was late before the horses
which had been entered for the 1926
pace We're called to the track and only
two of the four entered started. for
some reason Black jug and Daisy o.
having been Withdrawn. The race
was pretty one, however, the two
horses being well matched. Buck
Dickinson had sold favorite in the
pool-rooms Tuesday night and contip-
ued so on the grounds yesterday. The
start was q good one In the first heat,
Buck ID. taking the lead by head
and maintaining it throughout, COM
ing under the string half length
ahead of his competitor, Joe Bowers.
Time, 1884. Both horses got Off well
the second heat, but Buck ID. won
easier than before, leading Joe Bowers
by length and half. Time, 2:36.
When the horses came up for the
third heat some money was bet that
Joe Bowers would win the heat and
he made gallant effort, being side by
side with Buck until the home stretch
was reached, when Buck forged ahead
. half length, winning the heat and
the race. lime, 2:40.
The second race, mile dash, was
very exciting contest, and well repaid
those who had gone to the park.
There was great difficulty in getting a
start, Eva Britton and Lizzie b. be-
m foAffAno l,l
prime favorlte until the horses were
ready to start, when bets were freely
made that Helianthus would not win.
When the horses finally got off He'll
anthus soon took the lead but seems to
have been pushed too hard at the start,
for at the half mile pole Eva Brltton
asup to the favorite, while Little Sam
was only head behind. AT the
three-quarter pole Helianthus had
dropped behind both Eva Britton and
Little Sam, who now had the race be-
tween them, making a magnificent
squirt to the finish, Eva Britton com.
ing in winner. Time, 1851, with Little
Sam second, Helianthus third and
Lizzie B. fourth. Considerable money
changed hands ON this race, Helian.
thus having been backed heavily.
The third race was the one-and-a-
quarter mile dash, with three entries
Blackfellow, Lady Norton and
Hertogis. Blsckfellow was at all
times the favorite, selling in
the pools ut $40 and $40 to
S12 and SIS on the field. A few min
utes before the race Blackfellow's
trainer went TO Maddox, the owner,
and asked that a change Of riders be
made, which was done, boy who was
notfamiliar with Blackfellow being put
in the saddle. This change was made
for good and sufficient reasons. The
three horses were Off like flash when
the flag was dropped, Blaokfellow at
once taking the lead and keeping 1t to
the home-stretch, when Hertogis'
rider, negro boy, seeing Blackfellow
was bound to win, fouled him by cut.
ting him off, breaking his gait and
nearly throwing him from his feet,
causing him to fall behind and MAX
ing Hertogis first under the wire.
Blackfellow's rider when he came to
the stand claimed the foul, and the
judges, Messers Wiley Jones of Waco.
Thomas Witten and j. O. Richard. on
OF Fort Worth, at once began to inves-
tigate 1t. Don d. Adams, patrol
judge, said Blackfellow's rider was
correct in his statement, aud, indeed,
the rider OF Hertogis did not deny the
foul, but said 1t was an accident. A
lengthy deliberation followed, which
lasted until after z O'Clock, when Mr..
Jones announced that the investiga.
ton had been full, and they found q
foul under the rules of the association.
HertOgis was, therefore, ordered to
be set down as distanced, BlackfeIlow
awarded the race, Lady Morton
second place, while all bets and pools
were declared off. Horsemen say the
judges ruling was correct, could not
have been anything else under
the circumstances. OF course the
decision was not satisfactory TO all the
betters. 1t is probable that the same
horses will run again Saturday for a
good purse. Mr.. Maddox was willing
to back his horse against Hertogis for
$1,000, but the other parties did not
come up.
The races for tomorrow are three
minute trot with Charlie NJ, Golden
Rule, Lucy HI. and Ben Fowler en-.
tered. In the pools last night Golden
Rule sold favorite at $50, the field
bringing $40.
Second race, half.mile heats Blue
Bird, Santa Claus and Helianthus en-
tered. Blue Bird sold favorlte last
night at $50, the field S12.
Third race, one and n half mile
novelty--three entries Alcey, Gold
Dollar and Lady Morton. For one
and half mile Lady Morton sold
favorite at $50, the field bringing $40;
for one mile Gold Dollar sold favorlte
at $50, field for $40; for half-mile Gold
Dollar fav0rite at $50, field $40.
To-day the races will be good and so
should the crowd be. The association
has done well, expanding large sum
OF money toget the horses here, and
our people should turn out. LET Ali