The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-17
FROM FORT WORTH.
THE RACES OF YESTERDAY.
Heavy Netting, aud Money Changes
Hands Freely San Vie
timigea Real Estste transfers.
Lodged In Jail---sersanal
3ention--Other News.

FoRr WORTH, Nov. l6.--Tspeeisl.l- =
Heavy betting continued this morn
ing. Bsts sf all Recommendations were
made, from the silver dollar up TO
$1,000 aide. Mc. jake johnson
backed Blue Bird !oe $1,000 sgainat q
Ike amount OF Mr.. Nit
Holmes. Odds we're given aud
r well known gentleman walked
sroupd with his hands full of
$40 500 aud 800 bills, offering two TO
one on Blue Bird, watch was gresuily
taken. Ills estimated that hA won ON
his bets 81 tho race course, not less
than 81 200 10 $1,000. Good judges and
sporting men say that no less
than $40 900 80 $4,000 changed hands.
Time vas called at o'clock. After
five foul starts the horses got Off with
Blue Bird about half q length in the
l9sd, which at the three fourths pole
she iucrcassd to tive, aud from there
home size had an easy thing of 1t, pass
ing under the wire an easy winner by
three lengths. Tine-49l5.
Everybody was disappointed in tho
race, as they expected to see Romething
closo.
Tho next race was scrub race For u
purse Of $50. Six horses wera entered
DIDO bong the favorite. Bots were
made Of 500 to 500 and $50 to $40 on
htm against tie field, Thess rssn bot
tGrs did not Heem 20 notice 50 little
| brown mare, belonging TO Mr.. Dag
aGir, who camo uuder tAe wire an easy
winner by at least six lsngthB and
went around the track again before
shs could b9 stopped. No time taken.
| ANoTH4R VICTIM.
Saturday nigat o section hand
named Mike Smith came to town and
aomnenced drinking quite freely, snd
oisplayed his wealth. As matter of
course. h0 made Gcquaiutanees nj q
lively rate. About 1880 ono OF the
men MAIDS y dRsh fer the old mans
pocket-pook, nud after tearing
his pants, succeeded in get
ting HIS money, shout $50.
Last night Smith pointed out one will
lam Grant as the party who robbed
him, lie was promptly arrested by
Officers Rea and Caetlebsrry and
turpsd over to the county antberities
He dsnies tbs robbery. His trial will
come of to-&srrow.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
The following real estate transfers
we're filed for record in tho county
clerks Office this morning:
FL. l.. Broilos to NJ. j. Robinson
50xis0 and l00x100 feet ia block s of tn.
William WEIGH survey, In the olty O
Fort Worah; consideration, S0SA.
| w. A. Robinson aud 4. s. Robinson
10 Mrs. IL. p. Snodgrsss, 3 aeras il
the town of Arlington, out OF the Sofa
mon Davis iO.acrs eurvey; coneidsra
ton, slOe.
, u. Il. Rankin and wife 10 w. r
Motkerhead, 4 part OF the John Lang
10y 32O-Scra survey, In Rarrant county
consideration, sl,60C,
, n. X. sud A. /. Smart 10 3.
Tucker, lots ., 4, 8, 81 and 8, in blaoi
. N, Rosedale addition TO The city; con
! sidsration, $1,000,
FOR SAFE KEEPING.
! Last sisht SserIn tom Bell, of III 4
couaty, arrived III the city with 10.
, following prisoners, who have bBpi
, lodged in jail kero Cor sGto keeping, th
: Hilisbgr0 JAIL sinc) the escape OF Ton
Vafnell, no5 being regarded secure
: Lee Lpns'0rd, iudlcled for horse steal
ing; Will Roy, intlc.ad for horse-stesl
, lag IN jack county; Il. V. Tomb
and Frank Manning, indicted for III 81
! OF ever $50.
PERSONAL.
, Mr., III, G. Hnrley, president OF Tn
Fort Worth & N3w Orleans road, r,
: Turned home las. night from Wax
hsohis. He only brought back q cas-
OF dengue.
Ar. George b. L)vlug, OF the Eyer
: lag Mail, leaves to-night Tor Auatin I
0 attend "a meeting OF tho reproaonta
. tives Of the evening papers OF Texai
: to form an association of the afterpoo
= papers.
&. Langford, of Langiord Bros, c
s Pueblo, Colorado, IL ne the Mansion.