Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-21
DUKE CITY NEWS.
The New Mexican Correspondent
Treats of the Races and Other
MatterS-SOme Grim
inal Items.

Correspondence New Mexican.
Albuquerque, May 19.-.This city closed
a season of gaysty this afternoon, to-day
being the third day of the meeting of
the Gentlemen's Driving association.
The races during the entire three days
we're very successful and unusually good.
Santa.Fe was we'll represented both in
the races and in the grand stand.
Much credit is due President Weaver
and Secretary Crawford, of the associa-
ton, for the success of the meeting.
Despite the hard times, the races were
better attended than any previous meet,
the receipts of the first day alone being
60 per cent greater than those of the first
day last year.
Santa Fe was represented in the races
by two trotters and one runner. Nimble
Jim, trotter, owned by F. M. Jones, prov
ed himself speedy animal, but he has a
bad habit of breaking frequently and of
which he must be cured if his owner OK
poets to win any races with him, and
again he must have a better driver, one
who understands him. Mr.. Jones has
heretofore used him as buggy horse
and this, combined with his poor training,
defeated him, for he is certainly good
horse.
Johnnie Wilkes, trotter, owned by DR..
Andrews, was entered in too fast a class.
He secured nothing better than third.
The surprise of the meeting was Joe
Bale, runner, owned by Sheriff Cunning
ham. Joe is not quite years old, but
proved himself great race horse. Santa
Fe sports need never be afraid to put
their faith in him. He ran his maiden
race, half mile heats, and easily beat such
cracks as Grey Face, Badly and Della j.
He won the second heat in fifty-two
seconds.
The only bad thing about the meeting
was the manner in which Joe Bale was
robbed of the s. mile heat race this
afternoon. There were four entries, Joe
Bale, Ben Cannon, Grey Face and Kate
Claxton. After several breaks the horses
got off, Joe Bale getting the worst of the
start rs he was fully thirty feet behind
the rest when the flag fell. He would
easily have beaten Grey Face, the winner
of the heat, had he gotten off well. In
away three times before a start WAS made
and even then the flag fell when he was
some distance behind the rest. The
horse tired himself out by running away
and consequently Ben Cannon won the
heat and subsequently the race. Even
the owner of Grey Face admits that If
Joe Bale had not been jobbed he would
have won the race.
Sheriff George Curry, of Lincoln cour-
ty, accompanied by VIM. Riley, Elmer
Price, Hon. J. F. Hlnkle and Deputy U
S. Marshal G. G. Perry, arrived in the city
tonight. The gentlemen have been in
attendance upon the United States court
at Socorro.
Deputy Marshal Perry states that
Deputy Marshal Phyllis arrested Mex.
lean at Sierra Blanca yesterday charged
with the murder of the two peddlers on
the Delaware river, forty miles below
Eddy, few days ago. The Mexican
whose name could not be learned, was
placed in the Ell Paso Jail for safe keep.
ing. An account of the murder was pub
lished in the New MEXICAN at the time OF
the discovery of the crime.
Some section hands working on the A
& P. road found the dead body of an
American about six days ago at place
called Bluewater, in this county. There
was bullet hole through the head of the
man. The men who made the discovery
built shelter of ties over the body, and
it is said, reported the matter to thu
sheriff, but up to this evening that oflicia
had done nothing toward recovering thu
body. Another report brought in to.
night gives the startling information that
the body has been half eaten by coyotes
The mans identity remains unknown al
we'll as the motive for the crime.
Great preparations are being made by
the fire ladies of this city for the tour
nament to be held in Las Vegas.
The hotels and saloons have done q
thriving business this week, the races
having attracted many visitors.