Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-24
AN AFTERNOON OF SPORTS
INTERESTING EVENTS AT
CARRIERS TRACK

Auendance-Th he winners Hn
The Races-A Bit of a Hail Game
Fourth of July sport.
The general interest in sporting mat
ters at Carriers track moves upa notch
as the events succeed each other; and
Yesterdays races raised the fever a full
degree by the good running in the marked
out program and just enough of the un-
looked for to give an added zest The
perfect weather of the day moved out
better than average attendance with
more than the usual number OF carriage
parties along the quarter stretch. The
Judges, W. z. Blanton, Jno. A. Williams
and DR.. ]. w. Rollings, captured the
crowd by their promptness with the
program, and the refreshing absence OF
tedious waits was favorably commented
on. H. Reynolds was the starter.
The first race was put down for best
two in three half mile heats, between
Sewers Prince Lenoir," Phiter, and
StikeIeather's "Fannie," Hollirgsworth.
prince Lenoir" is the Gallagher horse OF
last season, a handsome mahogany bay
of 14a4 hands, with the clean and sin
ewy limbs OF a buck and fighting full OF
speed and pluck. In the three races
run against thoroughbreds at this place
last summer his owners colors were
landed first and the season closed with
prince" as champion and record be-
leved bv many to be two seconds faster
than .54.
Judge Blanton's bell brought out the
speedy pair and Fannie" drew the rail.
They got away at the first start, and t he
mare under the w hip spun out the faintest
lead for an eighth, when Phifer cut the
pace and before the turn was reached
the gelding was way ahead and shot
under the wire in SO, the mare three
lengths behind.
The free-for-aH, like distance and heats
as in the first event, had four entries,
Simpsons bay Bob REYNOLDS sorrel
"Minnehaha," Rolling's bay Bessie,
Doctor Starnes' DANDY Jim," and the
uuartette got off in the poorest kind OF a
start. AT the grand stand the horses
punched but past the curve strung out
with Bob" in the lead, and Bessie" a
near second. The run between the
leaders was a good one, and the heat
showed Bob Il winner by lensth
from Bessie" in 81. "Minnehaha
third and Dandy linn far enough away
to get the laugh
The grin on Phifers face made the
top OF his head an island when the bell
rang up the arlstOCrats tor their second
heat and Prince" got the inside. The
start was on pair ot noses, but only
for an instant. as the grinning darkey
had his mount we'll before the front
when the first turn was made and kept
HIM there to the wire, which he made III
.54, winning the heat and race and a
bunch OF beautiful crimson roses.
A halt mile dash of the ponies presented
Charley Hare's ''Fannie' and Dick
Sewers well known 'Bceswax." Al
- tenn MI
PEELED the use OF the rawhide tor a time
and Doggett after much persuasion
brought the little fellow around. The
first attempt to get off was failure ano
the starter called the boys back, but the
boys were doing their own starting ane
kept right on tor all they were wortl
with Fannie" ahead all the way around
The judges read the boys a lesson, prop
ery declined to accept the run for race
and called them again. "Beeswax
showed up sick, however, and the race
was declared off.
The second part of the tree-tor all saw
the horses off at the first try, Bob tax
ing his former place i'll the lead to tn
home turn with Bessie" hugging hi
neck, when suddenly the leader was seel
to stagger into the grassy edge OF tn
track and go down to his launches II
the field. The rest of the string cam
home like the wind and the sorrel Jumpe'
ahead and handily won the heat in 81
Bessie" second and "Dandy Jim" in tn
dust. Bob was led in and the surgeol
said "a Cranp."
"Minnehaha" won the final heat an
the race in .5912.
While the boys settled their ittl
differences bet ween the running Charlie
Banton and Harry Richmond speede
the trotters Prank" and Thistle" TO
the entertainment of the crowd and til
horses did pretty work.
The last race was half mile go bs
tween Ceph Blanton's Smoky Mour
tain" and an Unknown" the latter
CALLED brute requiring the free use of tn
whip the entire round OF the trac
ana putting up but a sorry run w1tha
smoky" won without credit.
After the races a two-inning game {
ball was PLAYED between "We-Uns
and "You-Uns" combination with til
happy result Ia to l. The game ha
many features, but the plays OF distinS
ton were Glib Merrimon's wicked cury
pitching and McLoud's Nightly muff.
Fourth of July is to be gala day q
Carriers track with bicycle, foot an
sack races and a match game of ba
between the home and a visiting team.
ANNUAL ENTERTAINERS ENT.