The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15
THE COAST COUNTRY FAIR.
The Finai Award OF Premiums for
Exhibits.
STRONG WINS THE FREE FOR ALL.
He Won II Easily in 21s Time-Ofn'
GERS swoopcd Down ON the Gam
blers-Today's Programme.

Texas Coast Fair will close its second an
nual exhibition and race meeting tomor-
row. The programme for tomorrow In
cludes chase after deer with n pack of
fourteen hounds, wild west exhibition
OF riding buoking bronchos, a game of
football between the Galveston team and
the s.. Mary's college team and various
other amusements and sports The foot
BAH game, and the deer and rabbit chases
will take place in the afternoon, as well
as some other sports There Will also lie
five races. two harness events and three
tanning affairs.
The attendance today WIS very good. In
the afternoon Sheriff Difks of Galveston
and couple OF deputies swooped down
upon the men running gambling devices
on the fair grounds and made twelve ar
rests. In making these arrests the of
fcers arrested a Houstonnn who had no
connection with the men running tie
games. and when a couple OF Houston
gentlemen attempted to explain thuR the
Houston man had no correction win the
outfit. one of tho Galveston officers be-
camo highly enraged and threatened 10
arrest the two Houston men also. TIE
Houston people who saw the AFFAIR were
quite bitter IN their denunclation OF sheriff
blrks and his deputies for their behavior
in regard 10 the Houston man. who Is
no, gambler. out business man. The
prisoners were taken before the Justice
OF lhe peace OF this precinct and fined $40
ana costs for gaming. The fine and costs
amount TO ga which nine OF them p4td
ani three who had no money to pay were
taken TO Galveston, to be placed in tan
10 serve out the fines Cons bic GIt+.
OF Houston. who saw the AFFAIR pre-
HOenced II a most hiRh-hdHtcd uroceei-
ing, so FAR as the ofnccts druoanor 20
warn the Houstonians Vas concerned
THE RACES.
The races TODAY were as cooa az ~,
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a.s pther oaF OF the Week The weather
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p Ha'h was I"st Tor running stock and
ia'r Tor harness events. Tie attendance
was good and the spectators, shovel I,.
creased .f,ter..t 4, ra..n, No.,
interesting a,ntn,,'n,,
was the effort of Foote's t7o,ter badger
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