San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-14
THE BOSS DAY.
THE LARGEST CROWD EVER
GATHERED IN SAN ANTONIO.
Fully 10000 People Pass the Gates
MILITARY Parade--Baby Show
--RaCaS.-RalInnnA ASCENSION


MILITARY Parade--Baby Show
--Races--BalIoonA Ascension
merchants and Clerks.
! As prophesied yesterday when the LIGHT
! reporter left the grounds, little after
noon, the gates opened to receive over 10000
people before the afternoon darkened into
| into evening. The day was perfect and the
atmosphere grew more balmy and genial as
| the hours wore away. The military drill just
| forming as the reporter left the ground, was
| the first feature. There were four cavalry
| troops appeared on the ground yesterday
b. G. l.. & c., under command of Major l.. T..
| Morris The drill was on the open space in
| front of the grand stand which is roomy but
| the ground sOmewhut rough. The compa
| commaI ders wee Captain johnson, company
d. Lieutenant Ripley, commanding l., Lieu
| tenant Hardee, commanding G, Lieutenant
West commanding C. Lieutenant Mackay,
commanded first platoon. The grand
stand was well Ill ed, many ladies
among the thousands who found great
delight in witnessing the military
evolutions. The spectac W svery exherat-
ing and their daily exhibitions have done
much to add interest TO the daily proceedings.
For this, as for much else the fair manage
ment and the citizens owe no small thanks to
the Commander OF the Post and his officers so
ready at all times to minister TO the plea. ure
and entertainment of the crowds brought TO
the city on any public occasion.
AMONG THE LIVE STOCK.
Considerable live stock has changed hands
at the yards and at times the ding has been
q lite spirited. AS usual when the day is ex-
ceptonally pleasant as was yesterday, the la
d ire very numerous among the stock pens
and seem to take deep interest in watching
the animals, noting their peculiarities, asking
questions and commenting upon the general
appearance of the stock.
Awards were made in several classes yes ter
day as foil VS.:
Class No 3. Herefords, grade, lot Gunter
took in the entire bakery the blue and the red
ribbons and $3.50 in cash.
Glass No. q. ShOrthorns, Jot Gunter took all
that offered here as well as in the Hereforu
grades, and his premiums were Identical with
those in Class No. 3.
Glass No. 10, Polled Breeds-The only exhi-
bition in ribs class was lot of nineteen poll.
ed aberdeen Angus, from the Cable Ranch,
nine miles west of San Antonio. They W, re a
fancy lot, and no finer animals of their class
were ever shown on the grounds. They
were specially mentioned in the report of yes
terday, but the award was not made at the
time the ring was left. The first prize was
taken by T fliy's Duke as the best bull of any
age: best bull three years old and over, and
head of best herd. Duke was covered with
ribbons, and his premiums aggregated SS'
Prince, of Kansas, got red rib on and $40
taking second in all that Duke was first in.
Zeno as best bull under and over year got
blue ribbon and $3.50.
Claude, blue ribbon and $3.50 as best bull
calf
Bella Third of Angus Park. got Slj and tn"
blue color as best COW of any age and best
3-year old COW; and Lady Carskll the Third
to- second premium and $50 for the best COW
three years old and over and best COW any
age.
Model Third of Angus Park and Pride of the
Breed took first and second premiums for best
heIfer years old and under The first re-
ceiving the blue and SO, the latter taking the
red and 50.
Glass No. IOH Galloways The Powens of
Fort Worth showed all that was exhibited in
this class and took all the premiums. These
were $50 and the blue for best 2-year-old
COW: $3.50 for best bull calf under one year
and $500 for best heifer calf under one year.
In he horse department H. b. Sanborn
of Houston was awarded silver medal for
hest mare showing two or more colts,
THE RACES.
The races were quite successful Yesterday,
the track being good, the time in the run
ming races excellent, and the betting at time
fast and spirited.
The first event was the unfinished half-mile
heat real race between Mabel and Missouri
Chief. There was some bad feeling between
the hackers of the horses at the manner in
which Chief had been pockeIed in the second
heat of the day before and the betting on tn,
mare was noisy, quite spIritedly responded to
by the hackers of the horse Missouri Chief
took the lead when the flag fell and Mabe
kept quietly in the ear until the first eighth
was reached when the rider called on her to
come and the pace was as fast as the jockeys
could make 1t. Into the stretch they came
the mare tapping the horses quarter both
under whip and spur with no more go in
either of them until just as the wire was
reached the mare showed her nose in front
and won the third heat and race by a nose in
the fast time OF As, the fastest half ever run in
the state.
The second, a three-quarter selling race. was
won by the favorite Saa w in the very cred.
table time of LII. The winner halls from the
Prairie View stables and was entered at $500
The third race was a trOttng event in the
2:30 class for $780, There were three entries
Madge Hatton, by Willhite, of Sherman. VIM.
Hill, by Campbell of Dallas; Atlas, by Carson
of Kansas City Madge took the LIST, Ord, and
4th heats, winning the race in 2311s time.
Tudor won the one and one-sixteenth mile
race in the very fast tine of 1.52A, in which
he was pushed out by Vice Regent to the very
end of the race.
A five-eighths special dash, selling, with
twelve starters completed the races. This
event was won by Friendless as she pleased
in 1:0lh.
LIST OF ENTRIES.
The entire list of entries with weight and
ages, are:
NAMES YT. Mo. VT.
Carmin Hewitt. Observation-Disclosures. . 6
Lucil" Stinnett. Observation-Disclosures. %
Katie DAVIS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Anna Cally, ro.. .................. l4Is
lda NILS. ..................... ~
May hoppe. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. = 20
Milton Cohen. ............. ....... 2 50
Winni red Wemer. 6 %
Alfred Jonas observation-disclosures. q. > y
Fred Stanley Benson. ........2 D 40