Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-09
JOE PATCHEH WON IT EASILY.
THE TINE MADE WAS NOT coysIp-
Erred GOOD.
uatines Races at DaIin. Were Well
Attended--Itaoes ut Madison Park,
New Orleans md Frisco-The
Varsity Boy. Heat New Orleans.


Dallas. Tex, Dec, s--Henry Exail
starter. Judges, NJ. l.. Crawford, Frank
Dorcmus and ]. s. Armstrong.
rimekspcrs: j. d. Martin. r. NJ. No
Gnrvy and w. IL. Dewy.
The winning horses were ]. W. WI
big. Aunt Delllnh. Joe Patehen and Sal
lie z.
About 1900 people assembled at tho
race track to witness the program ar
ranged for today. Among the attend
ants were many visitors OF whom fig,
ured largely In the majority the Fort
Worth sports. An admission fec OF 81
was charged.
The track was very heavy and at
least six seconds slow.
The great drawing card was the adj
yertlsed one mile race between the fam
Gus horses Joe patohen ana Ryland r.
Tie trst race WIS a gentlsmen's road
race. the horse being designated by the
name OF the owner Ali OF the entries
were driving horses familiar about the
streets OF Dallas, The prizes were; For
first winner, a set OF hurncss; second
winner, whip third winner. lap rug.
j. w. Nilbig won FIRST prize easily, q.
schadowsky won second and Frank
DorHn third.
The entries were A. L. Hodge, Jake
Ranch. j. w. Vilbig, j. Spiers, Frank
Dofnn. Ben Cabell and q, schadowsky.
The second race waa a 2;1g trot Tor a
purse OF $500, best three out OF ave
Aunt Delilnh won all three heats and
FIRST money. Strnntld won second money
and Election was diBtaneed.
The third race was the great event
OF the day. The racers were no less
horses Than Joe Patchen and Ryland
7. Joe Patchen appeared nrst on the
track led by hlp driver Patchen
Wilkes. When tho famous horse was
recognized a loud applause went up
from the grand stand. Soon after tho
contrasting horses were lead out upon
che track the driver OF Ryland 7. came
before the Judges and said that tho
agreements OF the race had not been
compiled with, from the fact that joe
Potchen was 10 have pulled bike
wagon and Ryland Il. "a bike sulky;
that II was impossible TO obtain bike
wagon In the town. but that as the
crowd had come mostly In the cNpecta-
don or seeing this race. he would not
withdraw his horse; however. BE- had
no hopca OF winning under tho pre-
valling conditions. and didn't feel dis
come.
This announcement to the grand
rlhnu very naturally Distracted from
the Interest Of tile race aud made It al
at any odds.
At a.SO o'clock the word "go" was
given to the two great horses. Ryland
" got the hrat aud the best or tho
start Every one on the grand stand
rose 20 his feet and stood on tip toe,
~ the quarter post Rylhnd r. was In
the lead, and PAtchcu coming hard be- /
hlnd At the hair Ryiand r. sull led, |
but Il whH seen the horBps were making !
slow timo. They were picking ~ q lit |
lie when the thrcc.uunrtcr wna reached !
and Ryland r. strn held the lend or I
the stretch all held their breath and /
there was the widest scrambilng for .
positions on the grand stand. patcbcn [
gained steadily from the three-quurters.
nut ny they noared the wirn Rylnnd n /
was gtlll well IN the lend. when she
broke and Joe Patohen swept BY and
past under the wire about half length 4
ahond. Time. 212,
There was nothing OF interest In the
ssq on, vent. Joe Patehcn got the bost
q ule start al once tdnk the lead and /
held u throughout. sweeping under tho /
Wire eight lengths ahead IN 21s.
more was complaint from the p1,nbd
rtsnd about the slow time. and tho
qpNcr OF Joe Patchcn said he couid mai
iNRke better time unless he had come,
wing TO race against II was conge-
quSntiy agreed TO let a saddle horse run
W th9 side OF Patchen IN the third
.tsb Irls proved great invigorator
70 me Famous PAGER. Bylhnd r. gave nm
tRg race az the hair. Joe pntchen he.
iAh ABOUT htteen longthR IN the lead
ttohen passed under the wire I'm g,Oa
track, =" "a s'ou