The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-09
AMONG HORSEMEN.
Some Fine Horses In and Around
Waco.

Waco.
eyes, ~e are going to have some
fine rscing this season. 1t is little
early for action Just now for us down
here, but Its little late for planning
Nevertheless, we are going to wake
up aud give Waco some of The best
races she has ever had" remarked the
secretary Of the Waco and McLennan
County Fair Association to q NEWS
reporter today.
Director SeIey will call meeting
of the association shortly to consider
plans for the spring races "
'Our association, financially, is In
better condition now than it has
ever been, aud we are going to put
our best loot foremost this season, and
give the public what they have been
longing for for a long time-strictly
first class races"
The secretary was quite fluent, and
showed decided love for fine horse
flesh.
SIT is a fact he said, "do you
know, that the Waco aud McLennan
County Fair Association has actually
raised tie standard of horses through
out this whole section. The ten dol.
lar COW pony is now thing Of
history; fine bred ANIMALS have taken
their place When a man buys
horse now he wants to know what hi
pedigree is. Just what stock he comes
from and lis record for running, trots
Ting, pacing, ETC.
ave have some magnificent ami
mails in and around Waco. Alloy
Wilkes, owned by the president of the
Falls county fair association, is an
animal with as royal blood as any that
steps on earth Then again, Charles
Dunning, OF Eidy, owns a Fench
coach horse that is a beauty. He is
worth $4,000 of any man money"
Bob Leonard owns magn 6cent
animal, worth full $4,000.
Frank Hinchman has just purchased
fine stallion in St. Joseph, Missouri,
that goes in Pr
"F. w. Emery. of China Springs,
owns fine Percheron draft animal
that's as pretty IS you ever saw, he
has magnificent name and tail--hs
name, by actual measurement, is five
feet, ten inches. He is lovely"
John Baker has some OF the bes.
running animals in the south. Tin
Sinner heads the list, and stands an
unrivalled beauty
"The Davis boys, Lee and jeff
have fine animals hard to beat
"S-ley has pair of coal black
match horses, one of which, is a grand
trotter. Laso year he took first prize
here as gentle mans roadster. They
are magnificent animals"
"Howard Mann has just brought
eleven mares from Tennessee that are
all as fine as split silk"
"Dr. W, r. Clifton drives pair of
bay mares that are of royal blood"
Geo. w Griffith has a coal black |
saddle stallion that goes all the gates
known and he's beauty, too
IN. L. Winans has a number of
fine animals. He was the breeder Of
Belle. Mora, who eventually won
trotting record in Chicago of 2:29"
John Munroe has 1 year,old
stallion of royal breeding that's away
up ame ug the trotters.'
"H G. Wilson owns 2.year,old,
sired by Tom Hal, that's sure to
come to the 'front.'
"a. w. Grizzard and brother
brought in some fine animals lately
and SOLD them at good prlces.'
"All around, Waco owns animals
that would be credit to any city,
and many of these horses will be on
tho turf before the peop.e in a short
while"
1t might be added that Mr.. Massey
owns little year.old, Ossian, half
brother to j. |. c., that is a perfect
beauty aud sure to rank among the
best animals of the south.