Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-19
SHERMAN.
The Weather all that Could be Desired
and the Entries More Numer-
Gus than Ever Before.
Awards OF Premiums to Fine Cattle
First Days Races Programme
for the Week,
special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tx, Oct lS.--The day has
been propitlous one for the opening of
the fair. The temperature from O'Clock
a. in, to O'Clock p. M, has shown an
average of about sixty-1ve degrees with
the weather clear aud pleasant; hence, as
regards the weather and temperature
nothing could be more conducive to the
success Of the fair or the pleasure and
happiness Of all who attend The fore
noon was spent Ia the work OF thorough
organization in every department, in the
placing and registering of exhibits and
making entries In the stock departments.
There was good attendance OF visitors,
considering that it was generally known
that the forenoon would be spentin making
preliminary preparations. The Grayson
Rides band was at the grand stand at
an early hour, and furnished excellent
music during the day, eliciting the uni
versal praise of all visitors.
In the various exhibit departments
every available space is crowded to It's
utmost capacity, and the stock entries,
which are double that Of any previous
season, are said to be as fine as any ever
before witnessed in the state.
The following is the programme for the
racing department for the remainder OF
the week:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10.
Trotting 80 class. $3.50 90
Three quartet mile heats, all ages ....... 200 90
One ana one eighth mile dash, all ages 200 90
Sc ling race, horses entered to be sold at
$500 90 to carry weight for age, one
pound of for every $4,000 down TO
$500 90, two pounds off for every 500 90
less down to $500 90; horses bringing
over entered price one-half to aesocia
tlon and one half TO second horse.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20.
P PaSiiil9S siss s sis'' $500 500 90 60
One and one quarter mile dash for three
and up weight for age, .......... ...,. 200 90
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81,
Trotting, 2:35 class $3.50 90
Mile heats, all ages.,..........,...,.... 200 90
One and one fourth mile selling race $500 200 90
Half mile dash for Texas bred year olds 100 90
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22.
TIottlng, 2l7 class .,..... ",... ,... $3.50 90
FREE tor an rae, 3SO 90
Conso alton pace "a mile. ....,....,.. 200 90
Horses having run once allowed 8 pounds
twice 10 pounds, thrice 10 pounds.
Conditions-All trotting and pacing TO
be governed by the rules of the National
Trottlng association.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80.
The last day will be consumed in award
ins Of premiums in all the departments.
The following cattle premiums were
awarded. Best herd Of short-horn COWS,
Gunter & Gunter. Sherman; best one
and under two years-old heifers, first
premium Sam Lazarus, Sherman; second
Jot Gunter, Sherman; best heifer calves |
under one year-old, Gunter & Gunter, |
first and second premiums; bulls two
years old and over, first premium, Dr.. |
Turner, Pilot Point; second, Mr. Edgerly |
Of Sherman; two-years old and |
under three, first premium, Sam Lazarus,
Sherman; two-years old and under, first |
premium, Gunter4 G. Gunter; second,
Joseph Climer..
The races were as follows; Fastest
racking, pacing or trotting horse, mare
or gelding bred in the state, one mile;
won by Risse d. Time 3;42g,
Horses owned In the state that have i
never beaten three minutes, owner to
drive wagons; entries, Harvey w and AL
vim B won by the latter. Time, $3.50.
Half mile dash for COW ponies; entries,
Rather, Dust, Jennie, Cleveland, Bay
Bill, Charley 0verhouse and Jim Creason;
won by Jim Creason; Rather second,