Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-17
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THE RACES

SlSNOR LlDhRAEi.
THE RACES
Az o'clock the race season was opened
by the Dallas Driving Club, ana the
grsnd stAud and quarter stretch were
soCn packed.
The first rsce was tro:ting contest in
the three. minute class; BEST three in five,
mile heats, for purse OF $500. Entries,
Annie L ,Beuls1 xnd AImorah. Acnie L
won three straight heats. Time, PAS,
2:4l3, 2:40
Second Rice-Trotting, $3.50 clsss, best
three IN i've, for purse OF $500 Entries:
Deadwood, Lena Wilkes, Johnnie 2,
RICK Island Maid, Dick Dswy. This
WAS fne contest. Johnnie P won the
first heat, closely pushed by Leps Wilkes.
wilkes won the second easily, sLd John
ME P won the third and fourth. Time,
2:34, 2:324, 2:Sl.
Third Race-Pbree quarter mile dash,
all sges, weight for ege, purse, $500.
Entries: Mabel, Bankrupf, Kemp Dil-
lard, PrObus, Geal Along. M1bel fgst.
Time, l :l5.
Friday will be childye1's day, and
parents in sll parts Of the stse are invited
to bring their children. Everything pos
sioIe will be provided for their entertain
IneHt. Children under twelve years OF
age will DE admitted free.
The csttle Fcpiug contest did not come
of yesterday as advertised, owing to the
fact that the wild cattle and COWBOYS hsd
not arrived. This feature will possibly
come off next Monday. There are plenty
OF entries for the contest which will be
al Interesting one.
Next Saturday will be "Drummers'
Day." AMI the Angels will take posses
sion of the fSir. They will march to the
grounds in body and view the whole
business. They will tskS luncheon at
O'Clock, sad in the city at night they will
close their festivities By grand banquet
aud ball. They have rs sed SlS0G for the
Gay, and they propose to blow i.-ia &C.
coraing to Hoyle.
The Saturday following "Drummers'
Day" VIII be "fexas Day." and the
greatest of the fair. A large Lumber Of
distinguished men from 81! psrte of the
Union will be preset. Mr.. Grady will
deliver In GRAFTON in Exposition Hall on
his fsvorite theme, VIZ 1.-THE South"
Every citizen of Texas should attend the
fsir on "Texas Day"
Mesers. John T. Dickinson and
Charles e HICKS, Of the San Az
tonic Iatern stloaal Fair, Gre meet
ing with great auccess in the way
Of securing exhibits for :heir enter
prise. a CREST many OF the ex1iti.s OF
tas Dallas tSir viii be moved bodily to
the Alamo City st the Gloss OF this tsir,
Mr. Dickinson says thai from a&Vices re-
ceiveG by rim from San Antonio epace IS
being rtp.dIy lSsen and the gr. Gnds are
being put in frst-cisss condition. Every
indicS!ion is that the attendance Will BIS 4
large one.
Following are the names Of parties
visiting The GAZETTE headquarters to-
day: j L Boyd, DenisoN; I L CsperF,
D snison; S C, Cot!ieE5 Dallas; Rchsrd
SChweic&hsTdt, Dallas; Oscar Sanosiz,
Austin; S. Alexander, Dslls.; E E,
Ccmmsck, waco; J. D. Ts1ley, r .irhaft;
J. 8. Moody, Fort worth; j, P.
Mitcham, Dallas; Stark West, Waco;
james +. Maria ana Mtse Cors
Z Martin, r yce City; James q. Stew
srt, Dillae; ". E. BJwep, Dallas; John
NJ. Cliiou, C!eburDe;sJ Wilks Hill sud
V. 3. Hslssu, Fort Worth; R. W.Tufuer,
Dallas; Willie Swift, For. Smith; jerry
Csson, Dallas; 4. C King, Buff Spring :;
Gustav C. WolF, Cnlcsgo; Mrs.
Sarah J BXrrows, NIvasots;
j E Bsrrows, Nsvssots; T. q. Ssarcy,
Rsy's Mills; John 81. Cunnif, NsW
Orleans; George 2 Cslder, Nav o leans !;
w. M. Carter, RAYS Mills; Thompson,
Pitssburg; K K Legett ana wife, Dsllas !;
Mrs. s. S. Bussett, Nsvssot.; K. L.
mosely, Fort Worth; F p. Pfuet!, FsrI
Worth; Il. L MoIloyt CoIsicsns; j. A
Collins, cditcr "D,xie L,ad," Dallas; c.
G. Haocsrd, Ssn Antonio; D. ] Neal,
Waxshaca!e; Joe Spivey, Dallss; 3
hitler and G. Rodgers, Dsllas; W. O.
Neal, J. l.. H!ckson and j T. Cfozler,
GainesyilIe; J.H. Crawford. Corslcana.