Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-02


was delightful to-day, track fair and at
tendance very large. The feature of the
day was the lakewood handicap. One
race after another was faster and faster,
and all in all 1t was remarkable days
racing.
First race, three fourths Of mile
Starters: Fanehette, Luna Brown,
Dualy, Oak, Wanderer, Alice, Estella,
Hilsrlty, Skobeloff, Boomerang, Nora NJ,
Revenge and Sam Powers. Betting
Boomerang, SIS; Hilarity, S55;
Skobeloff, $50; field, $50; Hilarity
and Luna Brown close together,
made the race from the start At the end
of the three-eighths of mile, Skobelof
Joined the leader. 1t was close race to
the end between Skobeloff and Hilarity.
Skobeloff won by six inches; Htlarlty,
second; three-qual tiers Of a length 10 front
OF Estella, third. Time, l;l5f.
Extra race, three-quarters of mile
Starters: Sequal, May Williams, Mlss
Higbee, Pat Daily, Parnell, Eugene, Hor-
tenze, Probus, Cyclone, Alemada, Anna
Wann, Prairie Queen and Hertoges. Bet
ting &c rtenze 500, Pat DAILY sos, Sequal
S65 field S35. AT er several breakaways
Hortenze broke wa. She did not start,
but all money bet on her was lost. AT
the start Sequal went to the front by one
length, Cyclone second, Pat DAILY third.
On the lower turn Cyclone was beat and
Probus took the third place. Sequal held
his lead well into the stretch, but one
eighth mile from home he quit and Pat
DAILY took The lead and was not headed,
winning easily by one length, Probus
second Lead in front of Miss Higbee,
third. Time, 1:l61
Second race, five-eighths Of mile
Starters: Allegheny, Duke of Bourbon,
Asfaltus, Laredo and Lilith. Betting
Duke of Bourbon, 500; Laredo, $90 field,
$50. Laredo at once went to the front
and was not headed and won by four
lengths; Allegheny, second; Asfaltus,
very bad third. Time, 1924. Duke of
Bourbon bolted all over the track and
would not run.
Third race, one and one-sixteenth mile
Starters: Fnallty, Lizzie Dwyer, Pearl
JenDing, Gray Cloud, Cleaner, Spald-
ing, Phillips, Jouquita, Garland,
Eloise, Mamie Hunt and Hardfoot.
Betting-CoITlgan' entry, $780, Spald-
ing, S95; Cleaner, $40; field, $l5.
Finality led, followed by Hardfoot and
Cleaner AT the end of three-eighths of a
mile Hardfoot took the lead by one
iShf. WI anu PiHuiAtyI OphHuivh Sho 'opalN-
ing went to the front. He was not headed
and won easily by three lengths; Lizzie
Dwyer, second, two lengths in front
OF Pearl Jennings, third. Time,
] :5S4. The best on record. Garland
broke down.
Fourth race. one le-Starters Cuban
Queen, Topsy, Warrenton, Listand, Tax
gatherer, Handy Andy, Miss Goodrich,
Bibby, Bowling, Cooper. Betting-Tax-
gatherer $l05, Topsy 800, Handy Andy
$50, field SIPS Cuban Queen took the
lead closely followed by Topsy and Miss
Goodrich. At the half mile Miss Good
rich was done. Topsy held second place
with lead of stretch. Cuban Queen
was not headed and won easily by half a
length; Handy Andy second, length in
/ front Of Taxgatherer, third. Time, :43d
Fifth race, one-quarter mile--Starters
Pure Rye, Leman, May Lady. Betting
May Lady $3.50, Leman 800, Pure Rye
SIS. Pure Rye led for three-quarters OF
mile; Leman second. On the lower
turn Pure Rye quit and Leman led from
that point to the eighth pole, where May
Lady came with rush and won handily
by one length; Leman, second; Pure Rye,
bad third. Time, 2:094.