, 1891-09-10
4 LIVELY DAY.
The Racing Season Proving an In
cressing Success.
People TumbIing Over Each Other
to Buy Pools on Some Events.
The Polo Match Failed to Come Off
and the Balloon
Didn't Go Up, Much to the Disap-
pointment of Spectators.

The attendance at the races Yesterday
was increased by about a third over the
previous day. The grand stand. while
not filed to o~verfowing. contained a large
audience which included man hand
somely dressed ladies. There were a great
many more vehicles end at times the
crowd and excitement in the neighbor
hood OF the pool sellers was almost as
great Yesterday as has ever been known
on the Cheyenne race track. On the
opening day the betting was usually quite
apatbetic. Very little was generally
known OF the comparative merits of the
contesting horses and bets were therefore
placed at ~hsphazard. Yesterday every
body seemed to loosen up with the result
OF adding greatly to the interest and ex-
element.
ROADSTER RACE.
The opening race was limited to Chey-
enne roadsters. best two in three, half
mile heats. The entries included j. w.
Stoker's b.. 9. Charley s.. A. D. Kclley's
Oh. e. Rocket and b. m. Lucy and the
Royal Horse Associations b. z. Postofice.
1t did not prove a very exciting contest.
Rocket winning easily in two straight
heats. A third heat was run between
Lucy and Postofice for oecond money,
each having won second place. This heat
was won BY Lucy. the most interesting
feature in connection with 1t being the
the beaminR countenance of Sheriff Kel-
ley, whose horses had captured first and
second moneys. The race was run in
1913.
MILE DASH.
The next race called was a mile dash,
for which there had been six entries.
Three were, however, drawn, leaving
Buale. ch. g., owned by AL. Shores; Par
nell, b. e., J. H.. Temple owner; Hark.
r. g.. E. V. s. Pomeroy owner. Bugls
sold ~favorite IN the race. but PArneli had
many admirers. The horses got a beau
tiful start and kept punched for the first
half, with tho advantage in favor of no
single one. On the three quarter stretch
it was very evident that the roam was no
longer in it, although he kept up a rat
Ting pace close to the heels of the other
flyers. Coming into the turn of the home
stretch the advantage was clearly with
Bugle, but the rider of Parnell piled whip
and spur, gaming inch by inch until the
wire was reached, when Parnell was but
a bare neck behind his victorious rival.
The race was a very pretty one. Time,
1:50l. Judges, Col. Hardin. Mr.. Hovt
and Mr.. Brooks, with John Mccormick
as starter.
SIX HUNDRED YARDS DASH.
The betting IN this race was probably
as lively as any ever seen on the race
track. Everybody seemed to be in 1t.
The pool booths were jammed full of PEG
pie and money seemed to be lavished
about in reckless ~profusion. Cactus
Blossom and Quicksilver were clearly ia
vorites at the commencement of the bet
ting. The latter had done such good
work on the previous day that he had a
host of admirers among the multitude
who were prepared to back him to a very
liberal degree. There were many others
who banked heavily on Cactus Blossom
because of that horses beautiful appear
ance and breeding. The genuine dark
horse" Of the race was Chico, and proved
a disturbing element IN all calculations.
1t was known that he could run a lively
clip and it was suspected that if he
jumped in at the start he might destroy
all calculations and come out a winner.
lust before the race the Joker came to
the front in a lively manner IN the bet
ting booth and the odds against him
changed very radically in his favor.
The Pirate, Belle NJ. Judge and Chico
sold in the field against the stronger
favorites. The race proved a really
magnificent exhibition. The horses got
off in very fair shape with Joker in the
lead, Quick Silver second and Cactus
Blossom fifth. Quick as a flash Cactus
Bosom spranG to the front and the bunch
Of horses came tearing into the home
stretch. 1t was then a beautiful sight 10
watch them, straining every effort to reach
the goal. Cactus Blossom was slightly in