The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-11
THE RACES.
The Third Days sport Well At
tended and the Track in
Fine Condition.
Some Fine spOrI Promised For
TO-Day-ssThe Free-Of-Atl'
m Il Othcr Pointers.

VINO BNhhN'h
both for racing purposes and recrea-
tion. AS u result the attendance was
much larger than OH tie previous
days and there was decided increase
III the number of ladies present. Bet
ting was more brisk and the pool
sellers were kept busy attending to
the wants OF their patrons. There
was less delay in the scnd-ofls than
on former days aud the horses APP
pcared to be in fine form but for
some occult reason the time made
was not MS good as on the other
days.
The favorites were in most instances
the winners, though "Alcey" in the
novelty race disappointed her iinan-
cial admirers.
THE FIRST EVENT
of the afternoon was trot, three
minute class, for purse of 800.
rhe entries for this race were Char
ley NJ, Reno Defiance, Mollie w, and
Golden Rule, the last two dividing
the honors at the pool stand. The
send of was good with Golden Rule
ut the pole. Reno Defiance seemed to
find it difficult to keep on his feet,
and was evidently afflicted with the
idea that that the race was running
one to sulky. Mollie w forged well
ahead for the first half mile, but after
that Golden Rule closed up on
her and at the last turn passed TO first
place, which she held to the. finish.
Time, 2:52 l-2. The second heat was
in no wise different from the first,
Golden Rule passing the wire the Win
ner in 2:49 81. In the third heat the
iavoritc was considerably held back
aud lost the.pole in the first quarter,
Mollic leading from that TO the home
turn, when the Rule again forged
ahead coming in an easy winner of the
heat and race in 2:iS l-2.
THE SECOND EVENT
ofthc day was a match race, best two
in three, for "A purse of $500. The COLI
tcstants were Maggie Knot and Joe
Bowers, aud from the start it was cy-
ident this was to be hard
fought battle. The horses sold
even in the pools and each was llber-
ally backed by their respective adj
mircrs.
Bowers won the pole, and though
the little mare pushed him hard, kept
il and the lead to the finish, winning
the heat by . length. in 2:45. In the
second heat both animals were evil
IDENTIFY driven to win, but though
maggie" kept right down to her
work "Joc" passed under the wire
first. winner by n neck only, in
2:35 l-2, and thus won the race.
THE THIRD EVENT
was the running race for all ages, half
mile heats; purse $3.50. The flyers con
testing this were llelianthus, carrying
l07 pounds, Little Bnrt, 92 pounds and
Blue Bird, carrying 10 pounds. In
the pools Blue Bird was the fayorite,
the betting being ten TO four on her
against the field. The send-oif was
good, out il was evident from the
start that the race would be an easy
one for the favorite. She took the
lead at once and maintained IL TO the
finish, which she made IN SO seconds.
The second heat was as easily won,
and the time was the same.
THE LAST EVENT
of the day was Il one and half mile
novel y running race, between Alcey
and Lady Morton, the former being
the favorite. The first half mile was
won by Alcey in So seconds, but after
that Lady Morton took the lead and
kept il TO the emo, making the mile in
l:52 and the finish In $50.
This ended the sport for the day,
and in ten minutes the grounds were
deserted.
There were two little skirmishes
between different parties over small
bet, but the "scrappeis" were quickly
removed from the grounds, and no
great harm was done beyond the
spllling of a little "claret"
The Judges were the same as on The
previous days, and none of their rul-
ings were questioned.
RACES TODAY.
There will be four races at the
driving park to-day-two trotting
heats, aud two running, one mile
and one-halt mile dash.
The first is the free for all race; the
entries are, Dexter, Myrtle, Phillis
Sleepy Joe.
The second; 2;32 class; entries
Scott, Parker, Rocky Mountain Tom
Red Light and Syndicate.
Third-mile dash; entrics-Herto
gus, Gold Dollar, Gaudaloupe anc
Miss Ward.
urth-three-fourth' mile dash
Eva Britton, Nat Kramer and Pill
linger. =.
To-day the price of admission viii
he 80 cents, aud the races will be yer!
interesting.
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