The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07
FORT WORTH.
YESTERDAY AT THE RACES
A Small Attendance to Soc Some Very
Fine Sport-ihe Management Dis
osnrsged-Big Payments In
Co1ton-A stabblng Az
fray-0ther Tid-Bits.

wa NOnkiif AfONa SHCGlAls
The attendance at the races to-day
was very small, there not being more
thsn 200 people present, showing
lack OF appreciation on the part OF tho
public. The managers of the park are
greatly discouraged, aud will make no
endesvors 20 obtain this next spring
nesting here.
FIRST RACE,
Efse'for-all trot TOR IL purse OF 5000:
Ga the Start Joe Davis led; Sleepy
joe, aecond: Plora p, third. A. the
hSlt mile Flora p, closed and passed
Sleepy Joe, Joe Davis being three
ngsns in the lead. On the home
stretch Sleepy Jeo aud Flora p. closed
onto Joe Davis, And they passed puaar
The wire with Joe Davis half u length
ahead; Flora p, second; Sleepy Joe,
third. Time-2:32
In the second beat Joe Davis lead by
y length, with Sleepy Joe, second;
Flora p, third. AZ mo quarter pole
Joe Davis had increased mis- space to
four lengths, and about the
game relative Positions We're
held until the laatguerter was reached,
when Flora p. passed S eepy Joe and
took second place, joe Davis leading
easily, aud passing under the wire
eight lengths ahead. Time-2:25k.
III the tnird heat Joe Davis led by
two Lengths at the start, Sleepy Joe
second, Flora p, third. AT tho quarter
Joe Davis hsd increased hiu lead, and
at tue half he was eight langtns
aaesd. Fiorn 2. passed Sleepy Joe as
this point. All interest," was lost in the
race, nv IL WAS Gil ona-sidea, the only
question being, woold joe Davis dis
tance the other h0rsos? But, breaking
badly ON the home stretch, ts is,!td To
distance, though hA came in RI easy
winner. Time-2:20.
SECOND RACE.
This race was u one mils dasfi, for
S-Year-olds, or u purse of $3.50. 3
Nat Kramer had y slight start from
thr first apdled all the way. The race
WAC hotly contested, The other horses
being almost punched, On the home
stretch Hertoees presseG Kram er::hsrd
toat horse only winning by hatf 4
length; Herioses, second; Moonlight
third; Miss Higbey, fourth. Time
1:4SH.
THIRD RACE.
In the third race tue following en-
tries were made: Alice, Adve nturer
Tom Berlin, Jim Britton and Fletcl
Taylor. In the pools Alice sold for SlC
against the field fog $40, barring Tom
Berlin.
la III frat hoat, after y number OF
false starED, final was made, with
Fotch Taylor in the lead, Tom Ber-
La second, the others punched. o.
tbs home'Etrelch tho horses ran we'll
together, coming under tbs wire a.
| f.ltlNa. Al
end, Fleteh Taylor third. Time-l.ls.
Agond start vas IN AuG in the second
beat, Fletch Taylor inIths lead, c .osely
pressed by Alice, with Adventures
Ghird. The pame positions were hello
np t. the home, when Alec succeed. d
in tskiug the lead ard they passsa uu
der the string ny follows: Alice frat
Fetch Taylor second, Adventure
third. Timo-l:22.
FOURTH RACE.
The entries for tho fourth race were
Hyder AbAb. Amanda Brown, Lad,
Morton and Frs Button. Iu tho pooi,
Amanda Brown sold for So against thu
flald at $50.
| Hyder Absb had q slight advantage
Ia the start, Amanda Brown pushina
her close all tho way around, but bp
vigorous use ot this whip Hyder Abnb
caule la hall length ahead OF Aman-
dA Brown, vita Era Britton third.
rim9--l:l9,t.
| LARGE PAYMENT
Ia tho last two days Mr. Smith
cashier Of the state National bsng, ha,
pAid out s36400 for cotton brought IN
ny he Fstmors' Alliance. rhia, TO-
gather with other shle., show thnt ths
Fort IL doing a good cotton business
Although nOg claiming 60 DO cotton
market, nsr trade In that iins has IN.
creased fuliy % per cont. over last
year.
STAINING ARRAY.
Tn. morning q d difficulty occurred In
vac Iuri ESchang. saloon, on Main
street, between John STRICKLAND and
CHARLES Gay In wnish tho latter WAS
severely but not dangerously stabhej
by thD former, The cause of tho din,
Gully 10 not positively known, but n is
said that Cav Was considefabiy unSsr
.he iu1uinco Of liquor and disposed q
DO qusrre.somr. Gao ct his wounds
was IA NV hand, QUO Ia hia arm aud An.
other Ia his breast. A fourth cut wen,
through his clothes aud " meu1orap.
aun book ~ his pocket and scrs;ched
the skin jnat over his beert. Had 1,
not besn Tor Tho book probably y dea.n
nonrd would hsyo psnn ipiIiciod,
81 icNisud Was arrested by Officer
IuoSor nnn lodged IN jall. The
Wounds VI GAY were attended TO by n
physician aud he was ssni home.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
un'y ono trahsirr uf real estate was
,sft tor record to-day: Mnllln Willie 10
u, l., Willio. ~ sorug out OF tho vii.
iisn Hndscn 3@-scro survey; cous,d-
GRAFTON, $500.
pRRAoNAL
Marshal j. Z Arnold, %, Dallas, was
In tho burg this mlrning.
william Campbell, owner of Sleepy
Joe, was It tue races to-day.
Nd. l., Cradiock, OF Dallas, pssssd
,nronys thg Fort today on his way