The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-30
THE SHERMAN RACES.
A SPLENDID DAY AT THE FAIR.
The Running. rrctting and Pacing Races
Enjoyed ~ Large ard Enthss,as,ie
Crowd sherman Business
Houses-kersosAi Nsnuon
AND Other Matters.

fhces, are u nlost pronounced success
and have passed or TO the perfect sat-
isfscticn of most everyone, aud par.
siculsrly stockmen, who are uuqusll.
ned in their words of praise. The
management and officials generally OF
she fSir have bsen most indefatigsble
In their efforts TO accommodate ylsi-
tors, and particularly stock exhib-
itors, and ie is most pleasing TO them
TO note the general satisfaction given
ana harmony prevailing. In this con-
nection 1t Is also he pleasant duty of
your correspondent to speak OF the
many courtesies eX ended 10 the press
by the officers OF the association, and 20
Nckno Wedge the many tavcrs 10 THE
HERALD, which is the paper OF the fair,
aud 40 appreciated by every one, hsy.
ing the only newspaper headuusrters
upon the ground its facilities Tor gath
ering and coils,ing the latest news are
ahead OF anything at the races, and IN
keeping with the weli-known enter
prise of the old reliable HERALD.
THE HERALD headquarters ara Wis
itad by hundreds daily, who ara un-
bounded in their words Of praise and
best wishes for THE HERALp's sue
cess,
We call the attention OF our readers
In North Texas TO the handsome dis
played cards Of representative Shsr
tnan houses, which appear upon tnia
page, and among which are such
stspnch, extensive and weli-knovn
Institutions as the agricultural imple-
meDt house Of Byers Bros, Pitimsn,
hsrrison IL Co, tho most extensive
&rsin house OF North Texas; the old
reliable wholesale grocery house OF
Cullers u Henry, Sherman's furniture,
carpet and musical merchandise house
lott u Bro, st. J0seph's Academy,
under direction of Sisters Of ST. Mary,
than which Sherman, or in fact the
State OF Texas, boasts no more resrs.
tentative educational institution, and
the Merchants' and Planters National
bank, which is well-knOwn rs one OF
the stauncbest institutions in the
Southwest--suthorized capital, 81 ,000,-
COO; paid-in capital, 5000, 600.
Iu the report OF yestoi day the COR
respondent il made to say that this
would probably be the last day OF
the races, when he said that this would
probably be the best days races.
And again, in connection with the reg
istrations at HERALD headquarters,
We wrote, among Others, L.. b. John.
aon, OF the Binkley house.
The forenoon was consumed with
the optinuation Of yesterdays untin-
ished programme, in the awarding Of
prizes on grains, In the farm-product
department., "a follows: Best corn,
five bushels, white, j. M. Isbell, frat
prize; second, /. IL. Hunnmas.
Bsst five bushels, yellow, j. IA. Is-
boil, first prize.
Best wheat, two bushels, red, w. ID.
Davis; no second.
Beat two bushels Medit-
oransan, w. d. Dsvis,
and In tue regular days programme,
which consisted In several awards
upon hogs and grade SNORT horns.
Ia the latter Gunter l. Gunter took
tho premium on the best bull, 2 and
under 3 years. Hendricks L Cunning
ham, OF Cooke county, took the prom
ium on best COW, 3 years and over; and
Q. w. BstSell, diploma, In beat cows
under years, Hendrlcks & Cunning
ham, OF Cooke county, TOOK the prem
lam.
In hogs there have bseu to date 30
awards, with awards to-day as f0ilow
pNau $3.50 S"N4 Nv Hub oNu'i IS9u
bon Oft.
Best boar nudsr year, B. E. Clark
first prize; w. T. Potter, second.
Best Cow, year and over, G.. C.
Fugss, nrst prize; Reuben Oft, second.
Best sow under year, W, Y. Pot
ter, hraS prize; b. +, Clark, second.
Best porker, any brand, under 2
years, Charles Newton, first prize; b.
Z. Clark, second.
In tho unfinished 2:25 trot from yes
terday, tho starters usIo Flora z. nrd
Billy Boy. Pools sold, Flora F., $40;
Billy Bov, So The heat and race was
won by Flora p, Billy Boy breaking
twice and coming in on ran. Time
2:3ll5.
In the running race, one and one
eighth mite, handicap, for purse q,
500, tho fastest timo ever made in the
state was recorded. Entries:
Amanda Brown, owned by jake John
son. Fort Worth; Fleur de Lis, i
ID. Weir, MsgUon, Illinois; Blackfel-
low, II. u. Maddox, Fort Worth; TOP
Sawyer, s. i. Rogers, kansss
City; Chsntilla, W. Il. CAmp.
hell. Top Sawyer selling Sill;
Fleur dc Lis, Sc; field, S.. Chsntilla
took tho lead ana held u for sovop.
eighth of o mile, when Feur do Lis
came up, and by the free uso OF the
whip, g.sdually pushed to tho front,
winning by half u length. Chauiilla,
second; Amanda Brown, third,
Timt-l:5S.
In tho first heat OF the $50 pace, for \
purse OF $3.50, entries: Honesty, Patsy
Ciinker, Frank Reed, Aberdeen, Oxy-
gen, Little EN-, Belle Davis. The last
named was withdrawn at the start
In the pools Little EN- sold ut SIC
against 81 for tho field. Oxygen took
the lead at tho quarter pole, Little En-
broke and went to tho front. She wa,
held In and gave place to Patsy Clink.
or, who held to the finish oyor Little
En- by two lengths; Aberdeen, third
Frank Reed, fourth; Honesty, fifth
Oxygen, sixth.
| Time-2:22.
In the one and ono.fourth mile sell
ing race, Tor purse of $500
the ontries were: Gold Dollar, Bot
Swim and Hsyder Abad. Bob Swim
sold mt sic, against 81 for the field. Bob
Swim won by four lengths, Heyder
Abad, second. Tlme--2:l3.
After The race, according to agree
ment, the winning horse was put VI
for sale. He was bought In by bis
former owner.
In tho second heat OF tho pace the
horsos got of well. At tho one-eighth
post Little En-, with a fine burst oil
speed, took the lead and
maintained IL 90 tho flush, pressed
hard by Pstey Clinker, who
broke before the finish and foil behind
coming In fourth. Little En- won by
three lengths: Honesty, second, Ab9r-
deem, third; Oxygen, nth.
Timo--2:23.
In tho third heat Little
Ern took the lead from the start, and
maintained 1t TO tho finish, without q
break, making tho beat timo Of the
evening, with Patsy Clinker two
lengths behind; Honesty, third; Frank
Reed, fourth; Aberdeen, iifth.
Tlme-a:2lA.
The fourth neat was very late, and
closed the day. There was eonsidere.
bio trouble in tho start. Little EN-
took n length tho lead and maintained
a. Ia. n.