San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-07
1T WAS A SUCCESS.

The Spring meeting OF the Jockey club
Just closed, can be considered sGccess
considering all the difficulties, anC
stumbling blocks encountered. One en-
couraging feature was the spirited kick
ing of some Of the members, who are be-
ginning to take genuine, live interest Ia
the management of the affairs OF the as
ISOLATION. If everything does not run to
suit your ideas, why just kick, and kick
hard. Lay your grievances before the
Stockholders meeting, and let the major
ity decide what is best to be done to fur
Their advance the interests OF the associa-
ton, and then let's put our shoulders to
the wheel, determined to make the next
meeting the grandest ever held In Texas
In order that 1t may be more generally
read in the city, the LIGHT republishes
the following from the Sunday mornings
Express.
THE JOCKEY CLUB MEETING. "
The Spring meeting of the San Anto-
MO Jockey club closed yesterday, the sue
cess OF the event being far beyond the ex-
pectations of those having it in charge.
There was much to discourage the club
in advance. Added to the scarcity OF
money among the people and the fact that
a spring race meeting is seldom financial
SuCC6SS tN6u III ROOu " % buO lui
Their encouragement that so many other
places in the state. fearful OF the
times, declined to hold Spring meets, and
sending from other places direct to north
ern circuits large number Of fine horses
that were expected to be here to enter in
to the competition for premiums, but
whose owners would not come so far out
of the way for the few opportunities for
racing in Texas left by the default in
MI 70 hold I'm no
directors having put their hands to the
Jockey club pillow with a determination
to carry out the original program of fall
and spring meetings, refused to look
back. They faced the disbursements
and cannot help but feel gratified at the
success attained, though on account of
the scarcity of entries In some Of the
races they may still fall a little short of
complete financial success. Though the
number of horses fell little short of
what was desired, the racing was spirited,
often very exciting, and in that respect
made up in what was lacking in numbers
TO go, and were enjoyable almost without
exception. The increased interest in the
races and all pertaining to them. as com
pared with the opening meeting last fall
was very marked, atfOrding still another
assurance that the future success of the
club under proper management is beyond
Next fall the whole Texas circuit will
be open and premiums aggregating one
hundred thousand dollars have already
been offered and this will attract horse
men from all over the country. The $50
stalls already provided by the Jockey
club are certain to be inadequate to &C.
commodate the horses that will be here
to the fall meeting, and the club will
have to increase the number. Those who
haN int . ,1fn
the subject, and express great confidence
that very large number of horses will
be brought down from the north to pass
next winter on the Jockey club grounds,
so that the Express feels confident that
all the promoters of the enterprise hoped
for will be accomplished at a much ear
lier date than they expected at the out
set. Even the little meeting Just closed
brought thousands Of visitors TO the city
and they made themselves felt in the
places of business il they did not attend
the races"