The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12
CLOSING SCENES.
Last Days Races at the Driving
PaIk-A small Crowd
Present.
Four Very Interesting Events.
and Coed Time
Made.

Those VINO went 10 thc arriving PARK
yesterday were surprised AT the small
crowd which was present. The spring
meeting has clearly shown that
| Wncu people are not fond OF
seeing horses run, trot and pace.
They had rather spend their money
some other way, and no doubt they
are better OF for 1t. The races have
not proved financial success to Mr..
| johnson. Sanford has worked hard
to get up amusemcnts for our people,
and il they have not seen iii In patron
| iln him, he cannot help IL. lie told an
| EXAMINER reporter yesterday that he
intended to have IL stock fair next fall,
aud have everything in the stock aud
cattle line on exhibition, and Try Ia
make the park IN interesting resort
for everybody. Mr.. johnson has
spent IA great deal of money, and tried
very hard to deal justly with
every body. and he deserves II
better patronage perhaps, than
lac has received. lie takes his mis-
said yesterday, if he had not made
II great deal of money he has Ind lots
OF fun.
While the crowd yesterday wa.
smaller than any daV ~ ine wees. the
ErciSg- was better. The track aud
horses here in line condition, aud
promptly at the time announced, the
drivers are up, ready for the
FIRST RACE.
Trotting. tree for all; purse $500; the
entries were Dexter, Myrtle, sleepy
DO, Phyllis. Phyllis was the choice
against the field.
In the first heat Dexter led TO the
first quarter post; Phillis passed all
at the half mile post, and kept II until
the wire was reached. Myrtle, sec
ond: Dexter, third. Timc-2:25 81.
In the second neat Dexter lead OIL,
Phyllis second, but she passed him at
the second quarter, and at the three
quarter post all trotted together, and
in coming up the home stretch made
beautiful race. Myrtle cominO under
the wire first; Ply lis second; Dexter
third. Time 2:31.
| Dexter having cut himself with a
shoe. was Withdrawn, and the three
started together. Myrtle taking the
lead, and holding it until the half
mile post was reached, when all trot-
ted together, Phyllis, coming in first,
Myrtle second Time ;2S.
Sleepy 10 won the fourth heat:
Phyllis coming in second. Time
2:3l.
The fifth heat was INTEREST," 2, as
each driver sought to come out ahead,
and the three kept together all the
way round, but the faVOIite won by
II half length; Myrtle second. Time
2:29,
SECOND RACE.
Running. three-fourtl's mile dash,
for thrcc-year Olds; purse, 800. Three
entries, Nat Kramer, Eva BrittOn,
| l'illager. In the start oil Kramer
made the first jump ahead, but Eva
lead to the first quarter, where all
were together, but Kramer spurtcd
shcad Just before the wire was reach
ed, ana came out first; BrittOn second.
Time 1918 l-2.
THIRD RACE.
| Trotting. 2:32 class: purse ,S20Othrec
entries, scott Parker, Red Light and
| syndicate. Syndicate lead to the first
pos; the Light coming second; at The
third post the three closed up, hut not
close enough, us syndicate came out
first, Red Light second. Time, 2:36.
In the second heat, syndicate again
came out ahead, and Scott Parker was
distaccd. Time, PAL.
The third heat was easily won by
syndicate. Time, 2;37.
FOURTH RACE.
Mile dash, all ages; purse 800 -Four
entries, Gold Dollar, Miss Ward, Her
togas, Gaudaloupe. The latter was
the iavorite aud more money changed
hands on this race than any OtLcr OF
the whole week. A beautiful dash
was made. and ms the four passed The
different quarter posts il was hard to
tell which one was in the lead. A,
the turn was made and all came NJ
together, loud shouts went up from
the crowd, as it was seen that the ia
vorite would lose. Gold Dollar won
Gaudaloupc, second; Miss Ward
Third.
This closed the races for the spring
mcctmg.
Every iirst-class dealer sells Opcr,
Puff cigarettes. VIII not stick to tn,
lips
DIED.