San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-13
FALL RACE MEETING OPENED.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE IN AT
TENDANCE THE FIRST DAY.
Five Exciting Races Yesterday and
Good Program for Today.
Notes on Persons, AMI
mails and Things.

Two thousand people yelleu
themselves hoarse at the Jockey
club grounds yesterday afternoon
at,the opening Of the fall race meet
for '94. The day was an ideal one
for outdoor sport and joy and mer-
riment reigned supreme in the
grand stand. Many ladies' were
present and the first days attend
ance gave evidence that this meet
ing will be a most successful one
in every particular.
Betting was not very heavy, al
though on the way home sad
voice could occasionally be hear to
murmur: "ThIs just cost. me five
dollars; never did win on a horse
race. l am going to quit betting
on horses" OF course, everybody
can't win, and therefore for every
sad soul departing from the race
track there is always happy one.
The winners yesterday were
Howell, Eovelace. George. Miller,
Jardine and Get There. The first
race, which was the 2 40 class, for
purse of $3.50, was won by Howell
in 2:25t. The entries were Howell
Lena p, Lady Clinker and Dora ID,
and they finished in the order
named.
The second race was won by
Lovelace. This was trot in the
2:25 class, best three in five heats,
for $3.50.
The next feature was running
race, five furlongs, for 5000. George
Miller finished first, King Craft
second, Galen Brown third, Ben
Cannon fourth, and Maud ID, fifth.
Time, l:024.
A four and one. half furlOng run
for 3.year. olds and upwards, for
5000, was the fourth race. The time
was 56t and the finish was as fol-
lows: Jardine, Blakemore, Cent?
nells, LongfellOw, Bertha Kinney
and Satinet.
A mile run for 3-year-olds and
upwards, for $3.50, was the fifth and
last race. The entries were Get
There, Orrick and Nacho B, and
Get There got there in 1:454.
The track was not as good yes
terday as usual, but is in fine con-
dition today.
Mr.. Will J. Scott, of Denison, is
acting as presiding judge during
this meet, Mr.. Harry Lopez, Of
Wellington, kas., as starter, Mr..
Warren Nix, assistant starter, and
Mr.. l.. A. Cohn, OF Dallas, and Mr..
P. H. Wentworth, OF San Antonio,
as judges. The time keepers are
Messrs. G. l.. Passmore and II. j.
Kelly. Mr.. August w. Frasch is
filling the position of clerk Of the
course and Mr.. Walter Franklin,
clerk of scales. Mr.. j. III. Riley Is
the distance judge.
NILE HEATS.
Tips were freely gwen at the
races yesterday.
Pikers surrounded the bettOrs at
the booths, and, Of course, charged
nothing for a "tip."
Look out flor Little Hunch-
back" he is a piker of the first wa
ter, and without solicitation told a
great many honest citizens how to
bet CD on the losing horse. The
LIGHT is onto him, and many
others, and would advise the man.
agement to watch them closely.
All the thoroughfares leading
to River avenue should be we'll
Isprinkled. The dust on Avenues c
and f was very annoying to Pc
destrians and vehicles yesterday
The boOkmakers We're strictly
Sin it" yesterday. They picked the
winners in all five events, and the
losers looked sad indeed, but said
nothing and sawed wood"
| The favorites were backed heavy
and carried of the dough, giving
odds in every race.
| Howell, sorreI gelding in the
40 pace, and Lovelace, in the 2:2I
trot, had it all their own way, the
first named winning two and the
latter three straight heats.
Keep your "eyes skinned" for tn,
great surprise Jake S is going II
spring on the race course Thurs
day. Old Dunn has a record of his
own and gives promise Of giving il
out to the public that day.
The school children were out il
force yesterday, and their merr.
chatter rang out through the CRANE
, stand.