Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08

ing ring shows was unusually large,
but at l O'Clock the real crowd was
there. The grand stand was
packed and OF course the fair sex
was more than well represented.
Starter Creveling vas prompt in
calling the horses and at half past
one the first heat in the $50 race
was trotted. Unusual difficulty in
getting a start was experienced,
but when the horses got off they
went well In a bunch, Hunter, the
pole horse, leading. The horses
remained we'll punched to the quar-
ter pole, where they began break
ing away, the favorite, Dick Smith,
forging forward with Romeo, the
latter in the lead. Romeo was first
at the half mile, Smith pushing
him hard. The other horses were
now out of the heat. At the 5-S
mark, Smith and Romeo still led,
with the the former losing ground
Smith continued to lose and on the
home stretch he went up, giving the
heat to Romeo. Time 2:33 ga.
In the second heat, the favorite
showed some excellent speed and
when the boards were hung up he
was given an even place with
Romeo. The heat, aside from the
good work of the leaders, was
devoid ofinterest, the other horses
stringing along the track like a
funeral procession. Time, 2:;31 IL.
In the third heat Romeo leadthe
bunch from the start, which was
not obtained until after a dozen
trials were made. Dick Smith was
a good second however, while to the
eighth pole the others were well
punched couple oflengths behind,
At the quarter a bad showing was
made by all but the leaders, who
forged neck and neck to the front,
They passed the judges stanc
together, with Billy Bolton at the
tail of a long and uninterestine
procession. Romeo lead at the
three-quarter pole, where Smith
lost his feet. The heat easily be-
longed to Romeo. Time, 2:34 IA.
In the fourth heat Dan, the
colored driver of Dick Smith, was
taken off his sulky and a new mar
put up. 1t was claimed the darkey
was not getting the worth of hi:
horse. The moment the trotters
got off, it was plain that the new
driver didn't know his horse
Dick Smith behaved miserably ane
when the boards were hung out h
was shown to have got fourth place
Romeo did poorly too, getting onl,
third place. Curier Bell, b,
beautiful work, won the heat
Time, 2:31.
In the fifth heat, Dan was agail
placed behind Dick Smith and tn
darkey was loudly eheered by tn
spectators. When the horses go
off, however, Ikck Smith was last
with Curier 3ell leading AM
Robert L. pushing. Robert broke
Curier Bell got the heat. Time
2:34 ga.
The sixth heat passed to tn
credit of the favorite, Dick Smith
Time, 2:37 IA.
The seventh heat found tn
horses tagged and the spectators in
terested and eager for a finish. A
ter a slight contest in a slowly trot
ted heat, Curier Bell won the hea
and the race. Time 2::4O.
Wilkie Mont got the 2:35 stallio.
stake trot. Monitor Prince capture
: the first heat, but by superior wor
the next three passed to the credi
of Wilkie. Best time, 2::4O.
Miss Cleveland, the tavorite in
field of eight, won hands dowr
/ The other seven horses were dis
r tancedi in the first heat.
In the 5-S dash, running, Lev g
E the money by hard work. Blac
3 Joe was second, with Jack o. Dis
. monds, the favorite, a poor thire
The four year old pacing race
e which was sandwichsd with tn
t $50 trot, was easily won by Pres
dent Wilkes, in three straight heats
Northwest second; Wilkie Russo
:. distanced in the first heat. Time
2:34 IL; 2:30; 2:29 IL. Wilke
showed himself to be a great hors
and his friends claimed that with
out the strong winds of yesterda
C and with dust laid, ne would cove
the mile in twenty-five.
Every mothers son of 'em Wa
!, there. The kids swarmed til
grounds, they got over in the trac
in the way of tine horses, the
bothered the booth men, they trie
to see the big COW and the octop,
4 and the bearded lady without pa,
ing, they guyed the losing hors'
a and scared the wits half out
nervous folks by footing on tho
1 abominable little squeakers-i
J short, every kid in this section W;
ON the Fair Grounds yesterda
! But the children were not alon
Their mothers and fathers and
. their relatives were there. Such
! second day was never known in Il
! history of the association. II
ring shows of the morning We
excellent, animals having DO