San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-07
The DAYS RACES.
THE PROGRAM PREPARED
FOR FIRST DAY.
Notes of Preparation and the Inl.
tial Races.

The first day of the races, under
the auspices of the San Antonio
Jockey club, opened auspiciously
The early morning was hay but
| by nine o'clock the sun shOne out
ola cloudless sky, and the weather
clerk had the vane set for
"cool and fair" The horsemen
were stirring early and the track
presented lively scene as one af-
ter another the drivers came out
to exercise their stables.
From an early hour those who
have an equestrian bias in their
natures, and San Antonio is full of
them, began to stroll out towards
the grounds and long before noon
there were hundreds present, look
ing over the premises, inspecting
the stables and taking in the i'm
proyements.
Carpenters Union takes half
holiday today and will witness the
races this afternoon. The schools
and city employees are given half
holiday Thursday an Twill Improve
their opportunity of sampling
speed. There is no question that
the citizens of San Antonio are 60
ing to give all aid and encourage
ment to the efforts of the club, and
will patroniZe the races literally.
rrpnN\-S ENTI-NTS
The ball was set rolling last
night at the Ntenger hotel when
the pools for tOdays races were
sold.
There are four races on the card
for today:
Race No. |. Class, 800 pace
Brown Al, owned by j. F. Kinney:
Prince owned by j. l.. DWyer;
Texas Prince, owned by j. NJ.
Holmessler; Fleeter H. owned by
A. Schunk; Bright Hope, owned
by l.. p. Black; Homestake, owned
by c. Barker.
Race No.2. Class 2:35 trot-Pip
owned by Ben Hatch; Fred v,
owned by F. H. Vollrath; Houston
Boy, owned by ID. w. Mills; Mid
night, owned by A. G. Chamber
lain; Galveston Boy, owned by l..
p. Peck; Wedge Bell, owned by
Sam C. Bell; Gunwale, owned by
W. c. Leonard.
Race No. 3, 81 furlongs-PrimerO,
owned by J. r. Hooper; BlackmOre,
owned by J. Howell; Buckskin,
owned by Johnson & Freddie; Joe
Harris, owned by John wilkins;
Swagilator owned by O. G. Parke.
Race No. /, running, I furlOngs-
Luke Parks, owned by B. c. Bun
berry Light Heart, owned by Nor
ris Ranch; Blue Eyes, owned by p.
+. Garrett; Nellie, owned by j. j..
Smith.
For there, the pools sold last
night were as follows:
First race, , 80 pace:
Brown Al, $40.
Bright Hope, S..
Field, So.
r Total in the pool, $40.
Second race, 2:35 trOt:
Fred v, $40.
Midnight, So.
Field, Sc.
Total in the pool, %2l.
Third race, j furlongs, running:
SwagilatOr, $40.
Field, $40.
Total in pool, $40.
Fourth race, furlongs, running:
Blue Eyes, $40.
Field, $40.
Total in the pool $40.
Competition was lively for the
4th race, Blue Eyes against the field
finding even money ready every
time.
NOTES.
All boxes on the grand stand
have been sold.
The races will be called prompt
~ at 30 p. m. each day.
All the running events are dash
es, no running heats today.
The cars will always be found on
track by postoffice after II o'clock
| noon, this week.
The opening of the races is sue,
cess, and the officers of the associa'
ton are encouraged.
Secretary Hooper was on the
grounds little after 8 a. m, and
has been as a horses narrative in
| fly time ever since.
l.. F. Porter's fine aged racing
horse, Governor Ross, died yester
day, from pleurisy, contracted just
after the Dallas fair, en- route tC