Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
SHERMAN.
The City Does Itself Proud in the
Entertainment Furnished visit.
orS TO the Races.
\ Long List of Winners Races for To
Day-Three Men Play the Pistol
Act for Four bits.
Special to the Gazette.

day OF the fair opened with oninouS
clouds still hanging over us, but the va.
riations of sunshine encouraged the peo-
pie to venture out, and the crowd in
creased slowly until afternoon. When
the show commenced there were perhaps
one thousand people in the grand stand.
and as many more about the pool-room
and on the ground along the track. The
harrow was kept busy stirring the track
all day until the races for the evening
were called, by which time 1t was still
heavy, but safe 10 drive over.
The show of the day began with the
Jersey class, left over from yesterdays
programme, followed by the other classes.
as reported below:
Jersey bulls two years old and over.
first premium, T. II Parker, Sherman;
second premium, j. l.. Nothalf, Dcnison.
In the class for draft stations there
were ten entries. First premium, j. +.
Evans; second premium, q. r. Garner.
Draft mare or gelding, first premium,
Gunter & Kelly, Sherman; second
premium, q. Il. Kimbrough, Pottsboro.
SHEEP CLASS.
First premium on aged eve and eve
lamb, both taken by Nat Smith, Esq, of
Basin Springs, Grayson county.
Best racking, pacing or trotting horse,
mare or geldiDg bred in the state was
started with six horses in the race. j. w.
Whites Rissa ID, first; Houston Stiffs
Noucle Jock, second. Time, > 49,
Exhibit OF Swine-Berkshir boars, one
year old and over, first premium, ID. II.
Stroud; second, James Marvil. Boar
under one year, first premium, ID. IL.
Stroud; second, X. w. Champion. Sow
n M al W ~
S5ott; second, James Marvil of Howe:
under year old first premium, II. w.
Champion, Pennington; second premium,
Ed. Stiff, Colin. Best SOW and pigs, first
premium, James Marvil of Howe; sec
ond, w. NJ. Scott, Sherman,
Best non-registercd short-hom bulls,
aged, Hendricks & Cunningham of Cook,
first premium; Gunter & Gunter, sec
ond.
Best COW, A, II. Montgomery, first pre-
MUM; John Jennings, second. Best
bull under three years, John Jennings,
first premium.
Best COW, two years old and over, A
IL. Montgomery Best COW, two years
and under, first and second premiums,
\. II. Montgomery of Denton county.
Best non registered bull, under two
Best herd of non-registercd cattle, A.
II. Montgomery, first prize, only one
cniry.
Then came the first race purse, 5000;
iive-eighthS mile heats, with six entries.
our Friend los lbs. Mollie Thomas,
ITO lbs; Chantilly, no lbs; Fetch Tay-
lor, 10 lbs; llelianthus, 10 lbs; Tom
Berlin, ITO lbs.
Second Race-2;3s trot, purse $3.50;
Houston Stiff of Denton, +. IN, Libbie s.;
j. W. Mitten, Corsicana, s. e. Bryan
Brue; w. @. Foot, Grand Rapids, b. G.
I. George r.; James Langtree, blk. 5.
Monitor.
Third Racc--One and one-cighth miles,
5000; w. l.. Benson, b. g. Hydcrabad,
l04 Us; II, 7. Bachelor, Adyenturer,
l0I lbs; MattoN, b. &, Jim Britton, 96
lbs; Crowley X Co., b. m. Lady Morton,
l02 lbs. Butler, b. z. Bob Swim, 10 lbs.
The hve-eighth mile heat race resulted
in two straight heats for Tom Berlin with
Chantilla second in the first heat and
Taylor third,
The second heat Chantilla was second
aud Helianthus third. Time, ;O64 and
l;063.
The mile aud one-eighth dash was won
by Bob Swim easily, Ilydcrabad second
and Amanda Brown third. Time, 2:054.
The . :SS class trot was snndwiched be-
tween the running heats. On the first
heat Bryan Brue had had the pole and
George II. next with Charlie NJ, Monitor
and Lbbie $. in positions in the order
named. They rot off at the fifth trial
with BRYAN in the lead and George Il. on
his wheel and the others close up, which
position theimaintained past the quarter,
when on the back stretch Libble
s. took the lead with Charlie
NJ. close after her and the two had Il
hot race home, but Charlie NJ. passed
under the wire a neck ahead; George r.,
third; Monitor, fourth Bryan Bruce,
filth. Time, 2;SGa.
In the second heat the horses got off
after one false score ON pretty even
terms. Charlie NJ. kept the pole, closely
pressed by Libbic S., with George r.
close on their heels till they reached the
quarter pole, where Charlie Nj.
made Il break and left the battle TO Libbie
and George r., who made n bitter fight
under the whip, but the mare, having
taken the outside track, where she had
solid footing, was able to beat him by Il
head. with Charlie NJ third, Bryan fourth
and Mantou last. Time, 2:3G. At the
third heat the bunch got away on even
terms, but Libbie left her feet within
few strides OF the wire and her jockey
saved her by just dropping inside the
distance, but still ahead Of Monitor
who brought up the rear. George and
Charlie made the pace from the wire and
the latter won the heat by three lengths,
BRYAN a close third. Time, 2:4l4.
The sun had gone down before the
third heat started, and the judge an
nounced the finish postponed until to-
morrow at , O'Clock. There is much
speculation as to the result, but the lit
Tie broncho, Charlie NJ, will have q good
track when the flag falls again, and, being
quite speedy, first-rate chance TO take
another heat and the race. We heard the
knowing ones predict, however, that il a
different driver was put up behind
George II he could win, but Libbie SIS
friends also think her chances good.
The entertainment closed tonight
with grand display of fireworks, with
hundreds from the city out TO
witness 1t. The fiery outlines
of the Goddess of Liberty with hundreds