Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-17
THE RACES.
A Heavy Track Makes Blow Time But
Some Fine Squirting Enlivsns
the Occasion,
The Tayorites Make Clean Sweep
Golden Rule, Blue Bird, Alcey
and Gold Dollar.
A Brilliant Programme To-day, in Which
Some Of the Fastest Flyers in the
South Will Participate.

lei many 10 DelleNo tuat puc A"Sinb
programme would be abandoned yes
terdsy, but the rays Of an unclouded
sun, assisted by breeze almost
amounting TO gale, dried the track
sufficiently TO admit Of use, although
rather heavy. The attendance was
equal TO that OF any previous day
about six hundred-and the pro-
gramme was very good, although but
slow time was made on account OF the
track.
The first race was trotting, class,
500; purse, 500. There were five en-
tries, but only three started-G Golden
Rule, Reno Defiance and Charlie M.
Golden Rule was the favorite, selling
$40 TO IS against the field in the pools.
In the fret heat he led well Oft at the
start, closely followed by Reno Deli
ance, while Charlie M. was almost
dstanced on the first quarter. The
latter made q gallant effort ON the
home stretch, and pulled up rapidly,
but was too far behind to profit by the
squirt, and the horses passed under the
wire In tie order named. Time, 2:40.
in the start, but this time Charlie M.
did not drop an far behind. Gradually
he gained on the others, and finally
passed Reno Defnace on the third
quarter Down the homestretch
both Golden Rule and Charlie M. did
splendid work, the latter coming
closely up to the favorlte and barely a
neck behind az they passed under the
wire. Time, 2;i2
The third heat was almost an exact
duplication OF the second, and resulted
the same. Time, cal
In the running race, one.half mile
heats, there were three entries-Blue
Bird, HeliRnthus and Santa Claus.
Blue Bird was the fayorite, giving
double odds against the field. An
effort was made to withdraw Helian.
thus on the plea that she had been
grazing on grass all the morn
ing and that her back was
very sore. The Judges insisted, how
ever, that under the rules she was
bennd TO start, the application being
made too late, The horses got OIL we'll,
with Blue Bird in the lead, closely
pressed by Helianthus. Santa Claus
dropped several lengths behind and
never succeeded in recovering position.
The little cream struggled bTavely to
pass the fay rite, but never got beyond
her shoulders and thus passed under
the wirel Ag)Dd second Time, 52t.
The second heat passed Off la about
the same manner rs the first, He'll.
anthus spurted for first place on the
home stretch, but was led by Blue
Bird. Time, 6lI
The novelty running race, one and
n half miles, for purse of $3.50, $50
TO the leader at each half-mile post,
elected great deal OF Interest. The
entries were Gold Dollar, Alcey and
Lady Morton. Alcey sold in the
pools az favorite tor the first half
mile, and Gold Dollar for the balance
OF the race Alcey pushed ahead on
the start, with Gold Dollar second
and Lady Morton third. As the
horses swept around the first
curve Gold Dollar began to gain, and
up to the grand stand tightly pressed
Alcey, who won, however, in 55.
She then dropped out OF the race and
Lady Morton and Gold Dollar were
left to contend for the balance of the
purse. The latter passed the mile post
about length ahead Tune, l:50. On
the homestretoh Lsdy Morton made
desperate effort 10 win, and the
crowd broke into hearty cheers as she
lessened the distance between herself
aud the favcrlte. However, she failed
to overcome II and passed under the
wire neck behind. Time, 2.4bI. II
was almost sunset "a this race con
cluded.
TO DAYS RACES
embrace the best programme which
has yet been presented, and some fint
running is anticipated. A clear sky
all day yesterday and last night leaves
the track In magnificent condition
and unless II showers this
morning 1t Ii expected that tn,
association will be eclipsed. All tn,
banks have agreed to close up for the
occasion and quite number OF bust
ness houses win follow their example
AZ 1t Ia the closing day of the associa.
ton races tho best purses have beer
reserved to make Il the most interest
ing day of the occasion, and the en-
tries show that they are to be hotly
contested by the best flyers ON tn,
ground.
The following 10 the programme
Free for all trottlng race; pursI
500. Entries: BY Il. j. Johnson O
Dallas, black gelding Jean Smith by
L. ID. Craig Of Paris, bay stallion DeX
ter; by A. w. Campbell OF Dallas, BAY
geldlng Sleepy Joe; by Charles Wag
goner OF Dallas, bay mare Phyllis,
Trotting race, 2:26 class, purse $l00
Entries; BY IL. r. Palmer OF Dial
las, bay mare Syndicate; by l.. j
Bartlett Of Galveston, sorrel mare
May H.; by ], NJ. Harlln OF Sherman
hay stallion Executor; by q. II, Abbo
of Dallas, bay gelding Grand Duke,
Running race, seven-eights of
mile dash, purse 500, Entries
by It. ID. Crunn of Dallas
bay gelding Santa Claus; by II. Il
Maddox of Fort Worth, black stallion
Blackfellow; by j. r. Turner OF Ter
rell, chestnut gelding, Little Joe; b,
J. Nj. Brown OF Fort Worth, ba,
stallioni Guadalupe, by Laueherv !
Bell OF Kansas City, chestnut filly
Gold Dollar; by O Askey OF Gonzales
chestnut gelding Little Sam,
Running race, three-quarter mil,
dash, for three-year-olds; purse, 500