Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-29
THE RACES.
The Fair Opens With Some Fine
Contests.

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When the afternoon freight train
arrived in Carson or Sunday the 10 e
string OF cars began to dumping their
luusey contents on the platform.
Abot fifty or sky hcrses, ranging
from the skates to the thoroughbre.is,
were soon prancinR about and ac-
~companylng them was the regular
pharapaualia of the stables, sulkies,
bike wheels, blankets and bedding,
bottles of leg wash, gallons of lini-
ment-some of which m oh, have
been Old B~ourbon-all sorts of Jockey !
costumes in the various colors Of the
rainbow and the long, lank and lean
"j"cks," with the camp followers and
horse walkers and ruhhers down, tuat
tumble out of IL freight car that car !
ries flyers over the r, R. Several
hundred people who are interested in
turf events were there TO size az the
nags, ascertain their condition AID
see the fun.
Dan Dennison was about the first
one 10 make his presence known by
d long string Of profanity when bis
crackerjaek 'Zaragosa" went through
the rotten platform of the Dept and
injured Itself beyond hope of ;setting
to the post for som months. Dan got
, his string in their stalls and then
~ent No town ON a brisk canter hnht-
ing alawyer to sue the ' L. II N
for the damages sustained.
At the track there was a SCI ne OF
extraordinary activity as the horses
were put in their stalls and the train
ers were culsiug the hay and straw
men, who of course were unable to
serve everybody first. The wave of
blasphemy that surged up aud down
the yard until 10 O'Clock vas tidal in
its character.
Yesterday morning opened cool and
pleasant and the officers Of the track
were out in good season arranging
everything for the days sport. They
were as follows:
Ticket Office, Mrs. c.. Thompson
ticket gate, A. Nj. McCabe; drive gate
Paul Thompson: quarter stretch gate
> w. l.. Taylor; weigh clerk, George
d Cowing; starter, T. J. McCullough
assistant starter, James Tweedy
whipper in, Matt Brannan; marshal
John Ullrick track gate, Jane:
O'Hare; night ~watchman, Mix
To- rn1. Grand SforI so thnnI /
Lo~ngabaugh grand stand, northend
l. Hastings; patrolman. north. J
Q. A. Moore.
The speed program was two run
ming and one trotting and pacing
G and the eveLts went Off without
'r hitch.
Drummer, Mackay, Billy Aver
W Santa Marie, Iron Heart and Lille l
h faced the flag for the half-mile an
4 repeat for a purse of 800.
30 Mackay ooh the first heat in 4
- with lion Heart second, and Mar
third. He came back in the lea
Ut again in so, Drummer second al
Fy Lille R. third.
II The trotting and pacing mate
ey brought Lille r., Ell Primero al
Stanford tO the score with Lac
Bath and PEG scratched.
Stanford took the first heat in
Lille R. broke badly at the turn al
" although she made d game effort
pick up the lost ground was distance
Stanford then to0k the leXt two hea
in 80 aud 80.
The quarter dash was really t
:" event of the day. Ten horses ridden
~ as many gaily ~bespangled jocki
paraded up to ;he post and were the
one hour before they got the flag. NJ;
Branpan the whipper in got kick
,er several times in the stomach mea
lei while, aud there were a dozen ia
starts. The pools sent Susie D, the f;
Oregon Splinter, as favorite agair
the field. The people on the stand
ten or fifteen bushels Of peanuts VIII
IT. the horses scored and scored and sc,
les ed. Whei finally the cry went
* There they come" and a mass
les color showed at the head Of the stret
.ng and struggled down toward the sta
as every whip in full play and eve
$40. jockey fighting for the lead. Midget a
Kathlene were in the lead and conf
like a-house atire "Katheleen win
shouted everybody. At the gate s
l"i was two lengths ahead Of Midget wi
Neo the fast Oregon mare Susie ID
Who down to her speed and came in will
for rush winning al the finish by a sc
,oi- length and running easily, Kathle
second and Midget third Time 23ll