Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
AT THE RACE TRACK.

AT THE RACE TRACK. Tn rec Days of Good sPQyt Promised
 During the werk-Some Horses
 With Notable Records to
 Compete for the
 Purses OneI ed.
 The race track D esents very au- imated appearance these days. There is fine string of horses quartered in the comfortable stalls of the Driving Park association and among the number are some of as lively steppers a. ever entered the territory. From early morning until about noon these are exercised on the track, while during the after noon a score or more of bicycles oc- cupy it. Some of these are ridden by men who intend to compete in the races during the week. Some are speeded around the track ju for the amusement of their riders, while others still are oInamented with beautiful ladies. Between horse and wheel the track is pretty we'll occupied during the day.
 There are at present nineteen horses quartered at the track. A.. J. Houston of Tempe has string of five, four runners and one trotter
 The king of the former Is Mark Daly, thoroughbred chestnut stal- lion. He has never appeared on the track in Arizona but twice and that four or five years ago when he beat Gold Note once and another horse at another time in Phenix. When a two-year-old, however, he won the tobacco stakes at Louisville, Ken lucky in 1:424. Mir. Houston will enter him in one or more of the run ming races during the week.
 Mollie Daly. sired by Mark Daly, is another one of his string. She IS a five-year-old chestnut and runs in the half mile class.
 Hungry John is large dark bay well built and finely muscled animal and looks as if he might be good for a five mlle aud repeat race.
 Hoop Skirts, a pretty little four year-old chestnut lilly, sired by Mark Daly, is another one that will compete with the gallopers in one or more of the events.
 Ramona, also owned by Mir. Hous- ton, is fine four-year-old bay mare and a trotter.
 Colonel Rouudtree, of Phenix, has three on the track, all gallopers.
 F. F. is fine large dark bay. He was here at the July meet but did not start in any of tbe races. In a quarter dash he Is said to be a cyclone.
 King B. is a bay horse thres-vear old and is a maiden yet. He was sired by King Lion by Cape Race by Lexington. He will be given a chance to make record in the half mile dash.
 Tom Corder, a mahogany bay three years old, IS a half brother and will be entered in the half-mile dash or half mile and repeat.
 J. C. Wallace, of Phenix, has five in his stables as follows:
 Modoc, by Pacific, by Sultan, a trotter in the three minute class This horse is owned by MT. Kyle.
 King Pin, by Electro, dam Phebe by Hesperian, and owned by Sturges and Beneer, has record Of 2:42 and is enteIed in the 2:35 class.
 Jack Gibson's Mikado is also under his control. He made his first start at Albuquerque recently where he made a record of 2:374. He is entered in the 2:35 class.
 Ben Bolt, owned by Mir. Wallace, is fine light bay. He was sired by Bacchus, dam Babe by Palme 10 chief. He has a record of 2:204 and is entered both in the 2:2O and 2:25 class.
 C. O. Thornquest, manager Of the track, has two horses, Adjutaut, owned by himself, and Hughey Mul- venon's Monte
 Adiutant is a handsome animal, a fine well built brown stallion five years old. He is by Electro, dam Miss Peacock by Conway's Patchen. He has 2:27 record and is entered in the 2:20 and 2:25 classes.
 Monte is we'll known, being a familiar form on the streets. He is large bay stallion and was entered Tn the three minute class, but as 1t failed to fiji he will be entered for a special race.
 P. l.. Kastner's we'll knowl little black mare Nigger, while not guar tered on the track Is being trained and is entered in the 2:35 class.
 The Albuquerque horses, in charge of Alex Carson, which are on the track. are as follows:
 Eli Almont with a record of 2:22; Leroy, with a record of 2:25, as a three year-old; May Queen, record of 2:344; Nimble Jim, record 2:344; Honest John, a pacer, record 2:329 Maud B, by Electioneer, will star; in the special race. She has no record.
 All of the horses are in good con- dition and will help to liven up things on the track the latter part of the week.
 The entries for the running races do net close until Wednesday even ing October 16th. The following is a summary Of the entries for the trotting races:
 Race No. 1, 2:25, trotting or pac- ing-Ben Bolt, Adjutant, Leroy, Lucky John and May Queen.
 No. f, 2:35 class-Nimble Jim, King Pin, Mikado and Nigger.
 Nc. 2, 2:20 class, trotting or psc- ing Ben Bolt, Adjutant, Lucky