The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-17
At the Fair Grounds Looks
Promising,
As THERE Is 4 GOOD FIELD OF HORSES
And Many More IRE Expected ior the
Meeting.


ing decided Interest in good horse
flesh in this vicinity and the month
ly race matinees at the track of the
Waco and McLennan County Fair
association are very encouraging in
this respect.
Approaching the fact that there
il a good course in Waco, with ex-
ceient accommodations in every re-
spect these gentlemen, prominent
among whom is Mr., John w. Baker,
who has always taken lead in the
matter, conceived the idea of hav
ing these monthly matlnees and are
determined TO make the progra nmes
az attractive az possible.
The next matinee will, be held
Saturday afternoon, commencing at
one O'Clock sharp and considerable
interest is being manifested in these
races.
There are good many stand
ard and thoroughbred horses out
at tho track now, most of
them belonging to turfmen who
are training and working out
for the meets Of the Western Texas
circuit, which commences Septen.
Der 9Th and embraces Waco, Nc.
Gregor, San Angelo, Bolton, Lam.
pasas, Greenwood and Comanohe,
the races beginning at McGregor at
the time stated.
1t is a pleasant and animated
sight these cool mornings TO drive
out to the track aud see the young
sters in training and the well known
animals working out.
OF the stables now on the ground
a few may be mentioned, AZ they
are pretty well known in the south
west.
g. lIalssll id popular trainer
from Bowling Green, Ky, who fills
the sulky, whilst his brother, j. M.
Halsel, we'll known Kentucky
preacher, fills the pulpit. Mr..
Hal'ell has just returned from Ohio
and Indiana, where he attended the
spring meetings with a string Of
horses. lie has charge now of the
two-year.old X. H., by Larry w.,
dam by Enfield, yearling by Bed
fern, owned by Howard Mann, and
Larry Golding, by Larry W., dam
Golden Rule. This pacir 6 horse,
owned by Dabney, of Cleburne
Then he has Sprague, by Round
Sprague, he by Governor Sprague,
dam Gold Dust, with a record of
2.2st. He only started once at
Lims, O., coming in ju-t behind the
money in 22t. Mike l. is a
promising year-old horse, owned
by Judge Leland, a trotter by
Obstacle, by Onward. The black
mare Kittie G. is 2.year-old Of
promise, owned by Shell Sparks;
Billy Conger, a standard bred stall
lion, an aged horse, owned by w.
I. Watt, can do forty clip; Clay.
tonian Chief, year-old filly, bids
fair to make good trotter; this is
good strong colt, a clean.limbed
animal of beautiful shape and color.
There is a yearling, half-brother
to Ben H., owned by j. N. Harris,
very promising trotter; a two.
year.old filly by Redferp, first dam
by Dictator, owned by Howard
Mann. Ben Mitchell is a pacing
horse of unknown origin, owned by
McMsnus, that is expected to do
something; Jerry L., whose get is
unknown, has a pacing record of
1881, and belongs to Bob King.
In Alec Holders stable is Annie
Ossian, owned by "Cos" Berry,
sired by Ossian, dam Phsllis mare
whose dam was by Phsllis. This
is a two year.old trotter who has
done miles in 2:40 and halves in
2;2o. Pip, by Durango, first dam
Legal Tender, second by Egbert,
with 2:2s mark, he having done q
half mile in last, is worthy of
especial notice. There il a fine three.
year-ld stallion owned by Ben
Hatch, of lGolindo; . two.year.old,
Yankee Girl, by Arkansaw Tray.
eler, with 2:27 gait, pacing, dam
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