The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06
RACE MEET FOR HOUSTON.
footc Bros. Propose 1t and that
Mems Assured Success
MANY GOOD HORSES SHIPPED HERE
Two of Thcm from Connecticut and
Two Others from Mississippi.
I.arac stable IN TrntniWn.

! Houston has received another compliment
Footo bros. yesterday received two iinc trot.
! tcts from Now Haven. Conn, TO DO wintcrcd
here, They now have u string of about
| tweuty-ivo hotscs at their training quarters
at the race track. and they are working the
youngsters RICH; along Those received yes-
terday we're Mary Butord. with mark OF
2sss, and Rcnic. another fast mare, but who
has not yet act a mark. Both horses are
good ones, and the first named will probably
be included IN the string taken out by Mr..
Foote for next summers campaign, He will
leave hero early In Juno with half dosen
good ones. the stable to be headed by Rlima
the star of the turf last summer. Tho mare
is In good shape and viii be In primo form
for the coming season.
Governor strong viii 10 kept in tho stud
this year, hts Injured lea Is coming around
all right and MIR, rootc believes that hc can
IL sound again--or maybe little faster than
any of them. He viii be put IN training
again for 1922 II his lex continues to I'M
prove as II has since he has been Ia iious-
ton. tis
Two OF the horsea which have. recently been
added to the stable are u half Seothcr aud a
half sister to Rilma, MIsshsppi horses. and
both OF them give promise OF good things III
the future. though much viii be expected OF
them from their kinship TO Rilna.
IT Is proposed TO have a race meet hcrc this
fall and tho outlook is very good The idea
is u get guarantee fund for tho payment
of purses; this VIII he au onsy thing. us Mr.,
Footo Is an experienced man and knows the
bonu,y Of economy and the value Of adycr-
Using MIR Lock Of Lake Charles, nnc OF the
principal owners OF tho track, likes tho tdcn
and VIII 80 down FOR good sum- aud other
guarantees viii not be necessarily heavy; the
meet viii probably last fonr days, With PURSES
aggrcgating SS1n0 Tho Texas racing circuit
will be made mp nj Dallas February ~, and
Houston VIII be- represented there; the dRtca
wanted are frat or second following tho Dali
las meeting, which viii De best, because
there Will probably be good weather and n
good lot OF horses foote Bros, Will have a
number of horses In the ToNas circuit this
year. and these VIII be trained here The
success OF the meeting concerns Texas as
we'll MS Houston, for there Is n strong effort
being made just now to demonstrate the adj
-yantages of this section Tor brooding and
training good horses, and Foote ilros. are
doing II.
Their string OF trottcrs " carried To every
big harness race meet IN the United states
and Canada md their stable ear h placnrded
in large letters Houston, Texns" That's
good advertising, hut the firm also makes II
speciality Of being successful. and II not only
advertises Footc Bros, but Houston, Texas
Is also impressed MS the place from which
they come. It's tho hest Kind of advertising
With the assurance OF u good meet here. uu-
der the management of Footo Bros, with
their hard and well earned reputation OF be-
Ing successful business men. would easily
induce the shipment OF hofaes 10 Houston,
Tcxns, by people who would never haze
thought OF Houston otherwise.