The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-26
TEXAS STATE FAIR.
SECONDARY OFTHRGRE AGIsI-
CULTURAL, MECHANICAL AND
ART EXHIBIT.
What Was Done Yesterday Afternoon

What Was Done Yesterday Afternoon.
That part Of the programme de-
voted to the afternoon at the Texas
State Fair was decidedly interesting
to the crowd Of visitors present. Tho
first act was
TROTvTING MATCH.
For stations that had been one sea-
son in Texas. The contest was as
usual mile heats best in three. The
horses were not all in good condition
for the course. The gray horse Casco
was entirely too fat and showed that
he was sadly in need of work. Dandy
had not been handled much and was
green and awkward in his motions.
ENTRIES.
Mile heats, 3 90. Purse $500.
j.. O'Conuor enters b b, Reno De-
1iance.
G. w. Davis & h enters Casco.
John Edmundson enters b Ii Tom
MooreJr..
A. Il. Maddox, enters b II Dandy.
After two or three efforts at scoring
a very fair start was gotten for the
first heat. Immediately after passing
under the string, Reno Defiance broke
into fierce run and being Oh the out
side, took the pole on run when he
settled down to square trotting. lie
soon sped away from his rivals and on
the back stretch was 200 yards ahead.
Casco had begun to do some pretty
work and on the third turn had very
materially closed the gap between him
and Reno, while Tom Moore Jr. came
laundering close behind him and gain
ing ground every stride. Dandy in
the mean time was losing ground. At
the turn into the home stretch Tom
Moore Jr. was only few lengths be-
hind Casco and the contest home was
beautiful and exciting in the extreme.
Neither horse broke his pace but as
pretty square toed trotting as ever was
seen with Tom Moore Jr. forging for
ward, until he finally Tapped Casco
when far inside the distance post and
up to the very wire they came neck
and neck, head and head, nose and
nose, with not hairs breadth be-
tween them, when Casco's driver on
the very verge of passing under the
string, threw him wide open that he
might make the last stride with loose
bit and it threw him off his feet just
an instant too soon and The judges
ruled that he went under the wire on
break and gave the heat to Tom
Moore Jr.
AFTER THIS HEAT ALL THE HORSES
on the grounds, runners, trotters,
PAGERS, draft and saddle animals were
exhibited on the track in front Of the
grand stand.
This exhibit of horses ended the
second heat of the speed contest was
trotted. This time Reno Defiance had
the pole, Tom Moore Jr. next, Casco
next and Dandy outside. Two or three
efforts Mt scoring the horses got off
pretty well together, with Casco a
little in the rear. Ii seems to be q
slick trick with Reno Defiance to
break and go at fearful speed at the
start, whereby he invariably gets the
pole, and he did it on this second heat,
when there was no necessity for il.
The break lasted only four or five
jumps, when he alightcd on all four
feet, trotting as level and as beautifully
as you ever Jaw, only he did no jog
ging, as i'm the first heat. lie meant
business. and kept it up until he passed
under the wire winner by so much
distance it won't read prettily to pub
lish it. The contest betv cen Casco
and Tom Moore was not so exciting
by any means, Casco winning second
place easily.
The third heat was about an aver
age with the other heats, only not so
exciting or interesting.
SUMMARY.
J. +. O'Connore, b. g., Reno Defiance 1 n
9. w. Davis, <. o., Casco ..............3 z
John Edmonson, blk 8. Tom Moore, Jr.. 2 3 8
II. *. Maddox, br. Q, Dandy
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