San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-09
THE RACES.

Between two and three thousand people
Sweltered in the grand stand yesterday
and witnessed which to be the most in
tereSting and exciting days racing Of the
season. Everything went smoothly and
the card was disposed of in one, two, three
order until the last race. This was field
of eight youngsters. Starter Sherwood
kept them at the post nearly an hour be-
fore he sent them away, threatening the
little jockeys, who refused to come back
of the line, with dire punishment. Davis
was favorite with the sports. The
Dougherty was heavily backed.
Daughty and Lockwood finished (aS
appeared to the spectators nose and nose,
though the judges decided that Lock
woods nose was the largest.
Askey again displayed his satanic tenn
per, but was forgiven by his hackers as
he pulled off first money in the third race.
Giveaway surprised every one by the
bottom and running qualities she dis
played, and run like streak" finishing
a good second. She will no doubt come
again today and come first" Gull won
the second race, Mary Sue finishing Sec
Ond. Cavalier, WoodfOrd and Bonner
named.
TO-day'S program:
FIRST RACE.
2:4O racing. Purse. $3.50.
No pools were sold on this race last
night.
Patsy d, TX. H.. entered by Campel.
Reflector. b. c.. entered by BoStc.
Handy Brown. 5. G., entered by HalSel.
Probable winner. Patsy d.
SECOND RACE.
Seven-eighths mile, handicap DASH
Purse, 500.
Joe Hovis, Oh. $, 100, entered by How
ell.
Blazetta, b. f. 95, entered by White.
Governor Ross, D. s.. rs, entered by
Porter.
Eva BrittOn, b. m. 100. entered by San
ford
Governor Ross sold favOrite in the
pools last night. 1t is probable that Gov !
ernor Ross and BlaZetta will get place |
money in the pools.
THIRD RACE.
Purse selling 800.
Joe Bottom. b. :. 1OO,entered by Howell. |
Belle Starr b. f. 81 entered by Cation.
Bob Purday, b. 5. 0i.entered by Batche |
Or.
Giveaway, b. f. 81, entered by StuOe.
Whizzer, b. c. 100. entered by Harie,
Bob Purdy sold favorite in the pools
asst night. Belle Star scratched. Give
away ard Purdy will probably make the
ace. Those who saw Giveaway's race
With ASkey Yesterday will not be slow in
packing the little boy. A fourth race
will be made up at the track today, and
POOLS will be sold on it at the grounds. 1t
S not yet known whether the race will be
arranged in time to be printed on the
,fficial programme. The LIGHT only
alled three in four yesterday.
The Corpus Christi Camp Meeting"
The sea side camp meeting at Cor
Jus Christi begins October 18th. Bish-
Fps Rey, Galloway and Rev. John
Dye the most eloquent methodist
livinss in the South, will be in at
endence. The mammoth tabernacle
located on Corpus Christi
Bay is announced completed. IL is
he Intention of the management to
orecede their next camp meeting
With a months. Chatauqua course
n the tabernacle, q large number Of
ents have been purchased and can
% rented by visitors at . modest
price, the culinary arrangements are
propose to furnish meals "as cheap
Is they can be purchased and pre-
pared at home,n street cars run from
The depot direct to the ground. s.
and A. P. r. will begin selling tickets
to the meeting from all points on its
line October 18th. good until 22nd
1t four cents per mile tor the round
trip, there will be a public sale of
camp meeting lots on 18th to 10th,
by Armstrong & Cole, agents.
We have q complete line of the
finest quality of best brands of csis-