The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-26
RACES AT THE TRACK
Meeting of the Puget Sound
Association.
MANY HORSES ON TIE GROUND



Puget sozsn. Facing Association At The
race track. commencing today. promise
10 he the best ever before held on Puget
sound. Preparations have been laasss
isr making this meeting sue
cess IN every particular. The grounds have
been cleaned ap. the track gotteu into
splendid condition. the horses are al af
their best. and al that remains 10 he done,
Is for the crowd 10 assemble. the horses 10
app<aF and the tap given 10 start
The Puget Sound Racing Association
was formed this fail for tise purro~e Ut
holding meeting at the principal cities on
tie Sound and in British GGlambia- The
circui, was begun last Saturday al Port
Townsend Faces we-e held there sa.ur-
day. sunday ard Monday, and proved a
sgccess. some oI The best records tiei and
IN majority OF Eases, the races developed
close finishes. under the whip The horses.
accompanied b. their trainers and owners,
were brought over from Port Townsend
/ Tuesday aud arc now ready ard eager for
the three days struggle. Next week they
20 20 New Westminster, T. &. where sS.sto
III purses IS hang up, and the following
week they go to Victoria 10 contest Tor
s. % in parses Offered by citizens cf that
= The horses starting are mostly from salt
Lake CITY. AogIsaua, oregon and Caiiior-
Ma, where the season has closed. The
purses offered in Seattle amount TO $3.50.
II this season j. successful, /. i the in
teniiou OF the management. To have some
Of The hest horses IN the nited States here
next year Seattle has never had iirst-elass
racing aud an iniilnation that there wlil Re
a. good horses here, as are seen anywhere.
next year. viii he hailed with pleasure by
the lovers eft blooded horses ia this city.
Trains fer the race track viii Leave the
foot Of South Thisd street al = 80. Is and
O'Clock sharp. Friday and saturday
trains Nil leave every twenty minutes be-
tween II ~. ana 5 clock p. ia.
raE PROGRAMME or rAeEs
Following IS The programme for this al
ternoon. First race TO be called promptly
ST O'Clock.
First -Three-eighih mile dash for
Si1 purse each horse to carry lis pounds.
Blue Dick -....--......-H. :. Anderson
Little bscS - ". NcAtee
Sugar IN Barred ...--i-- s clancy
m NE ''aa -e-es-cr'''''' ''-r,' la nsi
At Port ~Towa4enS, Where. the same
horses were entered, The race was won by
Little pitfs m .iI u eecs:xzs, " bic = lies ,he
werlii record male BY e,yc.one. the won
deTiGl California horse who beateverything
he was pitted against. both in the East and
West, at from quarter TO a half mile.
SIX ENTRIES FOR THE TIoT.
Second race-Trotters and PAGERS, a:3,
class, three best in five heats; purse 500.
Nellie D. T. Rcals
hehry Il II. Bunker
e. 4 Billy Egeeri
ko-ie clancy
Dart IT Sh&ws
Fanny irving -- LsngstDn
Three OF these horses Rosie c., Dart
and Fanny Irving, were entered ia a like
race at Port Townsend. Dart won the first
arid second heats, Rosie {. won the third
aud fourth. and the FIFTH was a dead heat
between Rosie c. and Fanny Irving Time,
2:S6. After hard struggle Rosie c. won
the sixth heat and the race.
THE CLOSING CONTEST
Third race Three quarters OF a mile
dash. for a purse of 500. Each horse TO
carry IL pounds.
Little Maud. ......-.... ............HS Anderson
cyclone T. Besls
Murphy ................ ............ NJ Costello
Daisy A. .... \ COVE
Ben /. ........ II Morris
In Port Townsend Murphy won by a
nose. IL is said to have been the prettiest
finish ever seen In the Northwest
BURGLARS on GRANT STREET.
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They Get $500 and Three Bullets Fired
by q. 4. Hattabouyh.
Four burgiaries. only one of which was
renunera,iye To the burglars. and ALI pre-
sIIfrl. hlA. fLa. .l..rE Il Ia