Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-16


my admiration changed to awe.
looked at Roger and Roger looked a
me. Yes. 1t is wonderful, isn't it |?
he seemed to say. But it's reaIly
So" didn't doubt it. Then ther,
was Dell. a pretty iron gray. Wher
the door of her stall was opened Il
seemed to please her immensely. Az
ter little visit with her when Mr.
Mcdowell attempted to close the dooI
she simply wouldn't have it. No sir
for at least ten times she pushed II
| open with her nose. gently but very
decidedly. 1t was SO funny.
Then we took peep at Pres. Nc,
Connell's Eagle, bay horse he in
tends to enter in the trotting race.
The famous Dutch" owned by L.
II. Milton of Utah. who is in the care
of Joe Mcdowell well known race
man and a crack shot. came next
1t was pleasant to learn that Dutch
Is getting along nicely now He Is .
handsome fellow. brown with a blaze
in the face Everyone is very much
interested in the proposed match be
tween Dutch and Silver Dick.
Fred Ortez and Tom Hart are the
owners of Aryan, n pretty brown. anf
Posey. light bay horse with a blaze
in the face.
Clark Mosler and A. G. Blair of the
San Luis valley have string of five
horses. Tanglefoot is the cutest sor
rel colt, a 2-year-old. Then there IL
m h,Dx
white feet and blaze in the face
He is the one who made Silver Dicl
hump himself at the Mancos races the
other day. The latter won by hal
a length. Joe Baker came next an(
he is beauty. real bright bay
Coon is dear little black pony will
two white feet. He has distinguish
ed relatives-Silvcr Dick is his hal
brother.
There Is no doubt about 1t, this viii
be the best meet ever held In this par
OF the state. We shall have thor
oughbred horses with the finest of rec
ords-in fact, they're here. and NOR,
on the way. There will be racin.
that you can bet on. sure. The fast
est lot Of horses that ever came to
gether in southwestern Colorado will
be present Then think of the mum
ber--fifty OF them--enough horses TO
a fifteen days meet.
Everything is going to be done IL
fine style. There will be no scor
ing to wear the spectators patienc
threadbare by waiting an hour or two
The association has taken care OF thar
President Mcconnell has secured
starter who konws his business ant
will use a rubber to set the race go
Ing, thus avoiding any delay.
J. Fl. Feeny. assisted by two men
has been busy for over month max
ing improvements on the track anf
buildings. 1t was found that the
former was too long by 202 feet Thai
has been shortened, so that at presen'
it is regulation distance. exactly one
half mile. 1t has also been careful
ly graded to give every facility 70
attaining the highest speed. An in
side fence has likewise been added
the track thus being enclosed on botl
sides. A wire netting six feet high
extending fifty feet on either side
the grand stand, has been pat u
along the outside fence Of the tract
to keep the people away. In thu
same manner wire netting extendf
along the inside fence for one hun
dred feet on either side OF the judge'f
stand. The steps leading up int
the judges stand have been remove.
and trap door entrance proyidef
in order to keep people out Of the
stand. except those entitled to bo
there, the judges. Below II has beer
boarded up. forming scale room II
which the jockeys may change thei'
clothes. With the improvements late
ly made we have as good track az
any association in Colorado. and that'i
no josh. It's straight goods. AS
said before. Durango's all right II sh,
only knew It. Here's chance foi
the people to find it out.