Arizona republican., 1899-01-01
SOME EXCITING RAGING
Successful Matinee of inc GenfIe-
 mems Driving Association.

There were fully 800 people at the
 driving park south of the city yester-
 day afternoon at the matinee meeting
 of the Gentlemen's Driving associa-
 tion. The large auditorium was filled
 with people and there were hundreds
 in carriages and standing about the
 grounds. The weather was favorable,
 the sun shining during the afternoon
 with the warmth of a summers day.
 Some of the best trotting, pacing and
 running horses of the valley were en-
 tered in the races. One of the chief
 attractions was an exhibition of MT.
 T. w. Pemberton's Boydello, one of the
 best trotting horses in the valley. Boy dello has a record of 2:14A. The beau tiful animal was brought out and
 warmed up' by several quarter mile
 dashes and as the horse passed the
 grand stand the people felt as much interested as though there was an ex
 citing race being witnessed
 The programme of races included one trotting race, a pacing race and two running dashes, all of which were participated in by horses Of the city and valley. There were favorites of course, and there was some batting, but on the whole the nesting was conduct ed with great credit to the driving as- sOciation, and the people were well pleased and highly entertained. The track was in good condition, although then3 was more dust than is usual on the track. This fact, however, was not noticed by those who witnessed the races. It was the complaint of the drivers and owners of horses. Out siders who have seen some of the best tracks in the country were pleased with the track and the excellent time made by the horses
 The judges were Bob McCleary, J. A. Plattner and Charles Sterner, MT. McCleary also acting in the capacity of timekeeper The first race was called at 2:15. It was a pacing race in which there were three entries. Jack Gibson's Frank F., Billy Cooks Surprise, and A. Goodin's Black Faddy were the horses entered. The race was a half mile one, as were all of them, with the exception of the run ming races, which were one-Quarter mile dashes Considerable of the in terest was lost by the scoring taking place on the opposite side of the track from the place where the crowd was | congregated. A white flag was lowered | when the horses started from the | scoring place, so that the spectators | were advised of the start. In the first | heat Black Paddy came under the | rope eight faet ahead of the little gray | owned by Billy Cook, Frank F. having | lost his place in the race by breaking | toward the end of the heat Black | Paddy was the favorite before the start, and when this horse took the first heat it's stock went up consider able, although the speed of Surprise cooled somewhat the ardor of Black Paddy's supporters. The time made by Black Paddy was 1:09. In the second heat there was an exciting race be- tween Black Paddy and Surprise, un- til the former fell back by breaking Frank F. and Black Paddy came in to- gether with the latter in the lead when the rope was reached. The time of the second head was 81a. Thegreat gain made by Surprise ill this heat made the third heat an exciting one. The scoring was watched w-~h intense inteIlcst and when the start was made cheer after cheer went up. The race was an interesting one for the first eighth, but Surprise disappointed her admirers by breaking and allowing the other horses to take the lead in the