Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-18
THE LAST DAY.
Close Of the Association Races at tho
Driving Park,

0tVlnE fatk.
The sun shone out yesterday In all
the splendor OF an Indian summer. In
the evening q gentle breeze nellowed
Its fiery rays into luke-warmnees as
pleasant as tepid bath In February.
1t was day moulded for the occasion
the finale OF the spring meeting in
Fort Worth OF the Driving Park asso-
citation. The management reserved
the best programme for the last day,
and Heaven seemed to smile on their
endeavors. In the city the occasion
was duly appreciated, and hundreds
OF people oeaeed their business and
wendell their way 10 the driving park
10 enjoy the eport. The attendance
was the largest of the season, some.
thing near thousand, and the crowd
was very enthusiastic.
The first race was free-for-all trot
for purse OF 500. or four entries
only two started--5lespy Joe and
PHYLLIS. The latter won easily In
three straight heats, coming In under
pull each heat. Time, 2:273 2.35; 2:38
second race, eeven-eighth mile dash
for puree of 800. Entries: Blackfel-
low, Little Sam, Guadalupe, Little
Joe, Santa Claus and Gold Dollar
There were OF least two dozen false
starta, but the hoNes finally got well
off, with Santa Claus In the lead and
Guadalupe In the rear BlAokfellow
fell behind nc the first quarter and
maintained that position to the end.
The Others kept together, coming
down the homestretch In a bunch
Gold Dollar won, Little Sam second
and Santa Claus third Time, 1881
Third race, trot, 2:26 class for
purse ofSl00 Entries; Syndicate, May
II Executor and Grand Duke. In
the fret heat May ii went Ia the front
from the start and wa. never headed.
Syndicate followed with Executor
and Grand Duke several lengths Ia
the rfar. Time, 2:2S The second
heat differed from the first chiefly In
the change OF positions OF May III
and Syndicate. Executor came in
third and Grand Duke barely escaped
being distanced. Time, 2:3li. In the
third heat Sy Indicate got the advan-
tage In the start and pulled Off several
lengths ahead OF the others ON the first
Quarter. May III preserved about an
tqui-dlstance between S. Indicate and
the others, who were Far In the rear.
On theho stretch May II. spurted for
| first place, and gained rapidly on Syn.
dictate, coming up within u neck OF
| her aa they passed under the wire !;
Executor. third; Grand Duke, fourth.
| Time, 2:3ll
The Last heat was simply walk over
for Sy Indicate, who pulled up To slow
| trot on the homestretch to keep from
dlstsncing the others. May III. start
ed several lengths behind but did
magnificent work on the homestrctch,
almost passing Executor and gaining
third place. Her performance here
led many 10 believe that she ought TO
have won the race. Time, 2:33l
Fourth race, three quarters OF mile
dash for three-year olds, for purse OF
$lOO- Entries: Nat Kramer, Eva
BrittoD, Gov. Roberts and PilIa.
| ger. The horses were well
punched all the way round,
but passed under the wire In the or
der named, Pillager three lengths
behind the winner and the Others
proportionately distanced. Time,
1875.
To.DAY's PROGRAMME.
Three races have been arranged for
to-day, TO be composed principally OF
home horses They are as follows:
Flve-hundred-yard dash, for sad.
dle-horses OF For Worth-puVse, $40.
Entries: Eureka, Victor, Bald Hornet,
Black Girl, Sport.
one.halfmile dash, for two-year-
olds purse, $40. Entrles: Lady Wo,.d-
ward, Luna Brown, Luke Short, Miss
Higbie.
Three fourth mile dash, catch.
weight--purse, $75 Entries: Blue
Bird, Gov. Roberto, Little Sam.