Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-15
SPORT OUT AT CARRIERS
EVEN III ON THE FIRST DAYS
CARD
RCg ginning OF the hres DayS'
Races of the French BROAD
Fair ana Racing Association at
Carriers Race Track

Carriers Race Track
The August meeting OF the French
Broad Fair and Racing association was
opened at Carriers track yesterday with
representative flyers present from score
of stables whose owners believe that
right here is the place for the summer
work of racing stock.
The association has accomplished
wonders in the improvement OF the track
and many details have been added Since
t he former meeting for the convenience
of the patrons of he turf. Captain ii.
{. Maddux, keen lover of racing mat
tcrs, an owner of flyers of high de
gree, and whose string is stabbed at the
track, was seen by THE CITIZEN and the
jolly owner became enthusiastic as he
dilatcd on the pc ssibilitics of Ashcvillc
as tavoritc racing point. Among other
kind remarks Captain Maddux said:
"If there is good track made here |
S, no reason why Ashevllc should not
bc one OF the best racing points in the
South. have been with my string at
all the fairs and occasions OF racing
sport all over the South and | never re-
ccived MS much courtesy and attention
as have in the short time have been
here. like the looks of the people who
are in attendance here; they arc well
dressed and appreciativc, and if they will
stick up for straight honest racing the
Ashcville association is bound to sue
coed"
Col. W. b. Wray, secretary of the
Rcidsvilc Racing association, has some
runners at the track at the present meet
and the Colonel in r,marking on the sit
uation in this county said: "Nic,st
country in the world; what has been
done this afternoon shows that the
horses can make the finest kind Of speed
and the climate is excellent tor the stock.
There will have to he a better track, in
my judgment. aud better stables are
needed. When these prime necessities
are provided the racing here will be
simply splendid
Beautiful weather plunged on the trials
of the thorGughbrcds and the limbcring
s,,,s b;,e ,.t Tho cn,l n clink inU mace
h"'," ,t"e nm;shaa nn, in .xh;lnrat;ro and
sn"od n r"nS "
'p pTha ,;rst race was q mill. trott,nu q in
: han,n . r,;n,tn horses f,r n n,,rsr nj
So Ths s,a,t.,. were lev h h owned
hrc r p;cLvo( Srurca s Z. Rrckoncr
bay stallion. \. i. Conway. Bristol
Tenn and Lupinc, brown stallion, Is
rhe hrnts and rae, were Irx's pilt III,
h;m t.llnw y;nn,nr with greatest case in
o.no ,rd D.5l Rccknncr won ec,nI
,Iacc ''
Thr ,orv dash o( a uuortcr was riddle,
h, pr,r S.y;cr nm l.x. Aleck U,nric or
T,v,v pr;n,c and Snrors Rrvunlds or
n ,Ilv Tho hnvs emf ont for a drive from
,h :, art and c,,yc,lv worked for the raj
fr'm tha mnncr turn. Little Pete beat
nnt thc cnmn,nv and nassed the wir,
w;un;ru hr nu,se. S15. in 27-1-J. Tcxa
pr;nrc = close second,
The nnvr,tv mile dash. nurse 500
sos pcr uuartcr, had at the post th
b. o. Barauoff, Dan Sewer, A.hcvillc
with Archmaud up: Parapet br. M, n
p Racon. London Tenn. (Brazz!cton
Miss Brss. b m. H,C. Maddux, Mar
shall Va lMoorel. Baranol cantere,
mast the stand in a close recfci hoo,
that to he nulled when the bpas
nnt in thc running. For time the upl
t,mnrrcd brute reared and plunged t,
r;rcus business and as the string line,
m to brcak away the blindtoldcd rur
urr bauced into the rail and in a fa
tore down the fence. tumblcd his locke
and seat tered the crowd to n man In
Iw;nkliur thc animal was ON his fee
hur,,inr the rough guard, lcavin
nnt,hcs of his hide, and finally hrough
M at the bike track where lie stumble
and ;ommed his head half n dnzsn time
in thc ,nrd bank before he was cauph,
The rorc was won b, Parapet in a. 4.
II is and 1.46 Miss Bcss second.
Fave horses faced the starter for III
s1OO nurse of the fiyc.ciphths mile, heat
ms, They were King George. b. g
& s Reed London Tenn. lBuzzard
Gypscv. chm II. c. Maddux, Moore
Old puph. h. O.. Iohu Rutlcdp Gree,
vile. lBost,: Byas. So: l.. Is, Holt, .
|C. lWhi,e): Forest King, $. o., $.
Schulhofcr, Wayncsyillc (Loycl II
horses bunchcd away and camel
fought prctty race that was marred :
the field rot into the stretch at the la.
turn and Forest King stumbled in tt
loose deep sand, throwing his locke
Uuph Love. heavily To- the Ground. Lo,
was carried to the river bank in an II
cnnsc;ous condition and medical assis
oncc was rendered by DR.. L {. Starne
rho lnctor's examination found n bad
stunned narient, Int fortunately wit
nut hroken homes. The race went
E;nr George in .O5. Gypsey sccon
old puph third.
The Sccond heat of thc same race ";
rrandlv won by Moore on Gypse
Moore lost his stirrup length fro
start hut damned the pace with the ra,
hide r;nht into the lonr. tailed sorrcl in
hrou,;iul finish with old Puch no
bch;nd in OG
Seven starters hoomcd the cxcitcmc
,r thc half mile dash. Barpipe, b.
) Gns Corp;ns, Canton, Ga, lIonc.
Gn;ctv i m G. Ferguson, Winchest,
vn lMoorel. Clcnrarry. b, O., S.
Condon Enoxyillc. lHale,; Prince |
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