The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-12

The races today were warm numbers
The truck was fast for the runners an'
in very good condition for the harness
stock The weather was a little warm
but the drifting cloulo altcrnated sun
shine and shadow. so that there was really
no ground TO kick against the weather
clerk The flyers were al their best an4
some good records were scored.
The first race on the programme, a
$50 class pace. having fatl,l to MI mad
| to be scratched and the first race called
/ in five. for n purse of $500. The entrioe
| for this event were Smiths Rilma. Folk
x Bostick's Wort, Foors san Medium
and Jewctrs Augustine a. ozanne WAS
| scratched and the Others went 10 the
post with Vert a. tho pole. Augustine SOC
ond Rilma third anu san Medium ON the
outside of the bunch.
Bcforc the nrst heat the post odds
| were i to ! on Rilma 10 on Medium. &
10 ! ON Augustine aud even money on
Vert against the field. The horses got
Off weH together and Vert. the tavoiite
in The he, ting ring. went to the front. At
the quarter post, Vert s'ili hIa 'he lend,
followed closely by Augustine ana the
dunn had put the dust between himself
aul Augustine AMI was following the
pace set hy Vert. they maintained these
nos tons down the stretch and Vert won
in a walk with san Medium second ana
Augustine hird.
me summary al lil~ neat lpllbNSs
First race. 2:l1 class trot, mile heats,
best three in I'VE nurse 800.
First heat: Vert irst, San Medium sec
ogd, Augustine third lime 225
Rhine TO win. with greater odds and Of
Tered 10 / on than animal 70 win agains.
The field They also offered 10 10 ! on
Rilma and Augustine ard 10 on Me
dium Tho horses got off in u bunch ana
stayed well together until at the half.
when Vert went IA, the front san Me,
the race At this point They came down
the stretch Wer. Rilma and Augustine,
Second heat Vert first Rilma second,
Augustine third Time. 2;sd.
The third heat was pcnlc Tor Vert.
The bcl1ing ODDS were about the came
as in the previous heat. and not much
money was risked. The spectators seem
ed to think that they knew what they
We're doing when they offered . to on
The horses in this heat got off together
ANA won't tn bunch 10 the quarter. wien
| Wert parted company ana kept her nose
| 10 the front White the race was in prog
rrss the books pasted %, 80 and 80 respect-
! lively, to l. on Vert 20 win against the
field. but There were no taiiers: >, ,,...
| second san Medium third. Time 2:22.,
The secoad race was Gorker. There
We're some good herses N II An, ana , hey
mems men sean aho on " rack < T. n Says encred
| bay marc Ernestine Fredericks. NJ. Shields
| the hay horse Siyx. T. J. Couch the hay
ild;ne Warwick and Z. Slaughter the
bav gelding Ferris Hartman.
| Ferris Hartman was the prime favorlte
! In the betting ana che bookies backed
| Kin, 70 win againut the field. They lai1
| n IN / on Valentine, FrederiCks and War
| wick. and TO on StyN. The. course was
| dve-clghths OF mile and Ferris H@rt-
! man ia The van over the track, winning
In "a walk. with Ernestine Fredericks seq
! AMI and Valentine >hinl,
| Summary Of the race follows; 80,
! Seccnl race runain1 iiNe furlonss. pufse
! si9i-I'arrls Hartman. Ernestne frel"f-
| irLs. Valt nt.ne Time lasA.
The third race VIZ rhnrs Vas no need
~ NOR horses In this race. There were
| Ssv,sn of Them that went to the post ana