Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24
TURF NOTES.

Joe Ullman of East st. Louis will
manage the betting privileges at the
spring meeting of the Little Rock
Jockey Club.
The spring stakes at the Bay Dis
trict track, California, was won by
Cre3cendo. There were three starters
ana Riley Grannon, the well known
plunger bet Levy, the Chicago book
maker, $4,000 that the Leda filly would
be first or second The latter stumbled
ana fell, breaking her leg, thus finish
ing last, and Grannon scored big los
ing
While the horses We're at the post
In the second race last Saturday at
New orleans, sad accident occurred
which dampened the ardor of race
goers. This was the sudden death of
Harry Davis, the combination book
maker. He was sitting in the grand
stand with some friends when he was
suddenly attacked with a stroke of
apopicNy and died in a few minutes.
He was well known at all Western
tracks.
a fair idea of the class OF horses that
VIII race at Memphis this season can
be CLEANED from the program book of
the New Memphis Jockey Club, which
has just been issued. Among the en-
tries are found such celebrities as Yo
Tambiun, Lamplighter, Libertne, Rey
III santa Anita Nassal, Henry Young,
King Lee. The Ironmaster, Uranla,
Cash Day, Maid Marian, Handspun,
Potentate, Linda, Senator Irby, Joe
Murphy, Imp. Percy, Brendoo, Strath-
meath, John Cooper. Laureate, Leo
Lake, Sport, Ajax Boundless, Oak
wood, Prince Carl, Figaro, Sister Mary
and many others of almost equal note.
Digs, b. g., foaled 1892 by Red Iron,
dam Lille Wright, is, in reports from
Louisville, mentioned as not having
wintered as satisfactorily as desired.
He was an extra good two-year-old
last season, and in recent quotations
In the National and Chicago derbies at
Chicago he is an equal favorite at 10
to l with Lissak.
Clifford has wintered well, and in
the hands of j. w. Rogers should be
one of the great horses this year
Counter Tenor has grown into a
slashing big three-year-old, and
Gotham has recovered from the lame
ness with which he was troubled last
year This couple, barring accidents,
should make things lively in the three
year-old classes.
Rubicon is in fine condition, and has
been spoken of as one of a quartet
likely TO furnish the winner of the
Brooklyn handicap. Sir Walter
Ramapo and Song and Dance are the
other three.
Some big bets on the Chicago derby
are reported as follows: $1,000 to $3.50
Kitty Give; $4,000 to 800, Maglan; $1,000
TO 800, Gotham.
C. Walbaum received his sentence on
Saturday last for his connection with
the Gutenberg race track. An appeal
has been taken and the bail has been
hxed at $4,000, the same as his assoc
ciates,
Isaac Murphy, after retirement OF
| several years from the saddle, win don
| tine pigskln the coming season. He Will
| be Tree lance and says he will be
able to ride at LOG or lOS pounds.
| There are 400 horses at the Kentucky
association track.
| The Oriental pool rooms have been
/ getting hit quite heavily on the i,ast
/ st, Louis races-so heavily that they
have decided TO cease taking those
races.
William Hummell, formerly trainer
for Frank Phillips, the b0okmaller.
sends from two to three winners every
| day to Dave Cox at Dallas. Cox is n
ilrst class tout and has several sports
| besides number of buiness men ON HE
stan, and they play Hummelrs tins ia
a finish. On Monday they took over a
| thousand dollars from the boolslps'
strong box.
W. II. Campbell, the well known Toy
as driver Is located at the Dallas Fair
srounds' lie has about thirty head in
RAINING some of them are very fast.
Several of the horses are owned nv
w. NJ. Hin, the Dallas postmaster.
Ed Geers, the well known driver n,
sensational PAGERS. will train at Terre
Haute this spring.
me owner OF Joe Patchen wants 10
mhtcn MN against Robert j., 2;Oi ~.
/ or John r. Gentry 2.03 "a
=
Nashville about the last OF The month