Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-03
MANY HORSES IN THE pADpocks

N
AS the time approaches for the
spring races the enthusiasm increases
and that the event next week will be
a most successful one, weather per.
mitting. ever held in THIS section there
isn't the slightest doubt. The racers
are nearly all here and there are
certainly some beauties in the bunch,
To view them Is enough to make a
lover of horsenesh wish he were a
billionaire so that he could gather
together the equine beauties OF the
land Just for the pleasure of lookin s
at them.
There ls quite a colony of men at
the fair ground paddocks taking care
OF the horses that viii furnish excite
ment and enjoyment for lovers of
sport. They eat and sleep there and
do not trust the horses to any one
outside of their own crew.
The horses are all in splendid con
dltion. and are being tried out every
day. They are rubbed and brushed
until their sleek coats fairly glisten.
They are petted and fed until one
would think they would become lazy
and unable 10 perform the muscle
straining task imposed upon them
when they line up before the judges
stand awaiting the word to "go" and
pit their speed and power OF endur-
ance against that OF their opponent,
hut . L.. D 4
parently appreciate their position and
their high strung nerves are all a-quiv
or for the contest
There are now thirty-three racers
many familiar to Durango people. Sew
eral more are expected to arrive to-
day or tomorrow and there will be
in the neighborhood of fifty horses on
the grounds when the races open next
Tuesday.
The association merits the generous
patronage of the people for the efforts
to make this years race met one OF
the best and most successful of any
held in this part of the state. The
opening follow:
Sunday, Steel Dust horse, Z years
old, raised In the Blue mountains. He
Is running horse and has won many
races. Jesse Haller Is the owner and
he expects some surprises from Sun
day.
Rags Is another one of Haller's
horses His racing experience has
been mostly on local tracks. and about
nine times out of ten he crosses the
wire first. He pulled down a mum
Der OF first prizes at the Montrose
races While his name is Rags there
is nothing tatteFed about his record
nor his performance on the clndei
path. He is 7 years old
Fanchion and Pearl are thorough
bred Kentucky mares. Fanchion Is
years old Pearl was sired by tn.
celebrated Sumner. They are owned
by Haller.
The Rabbi morse, belonging to Hall
er, is able to make good at one-half tc
| one mile.
Lena, aged T. Haller, Is n bom'
racer, but she has pulled down on'
| $500 purse and several smaller ones
| Winogene is a bay mare from th'
| Montezuma valley and Is touted a
i being one of the fastest and pretties
steppers in the business up TO a hal
n mile This Is her first appearance
before a Durango audience, but IL 4
not likely to be the last one. At Man
cos she ran a dead heat with Joe
in 400 yard stretch apd In coupl
OF more jumps would have beaten hin
to the wire. In the opinion of thos
who know what old Joe d can d
that was going some. She is owne
by Johnny Duncan.
Miss Majors is 3-year-od col
owned BY Andy Majors of the Monte
yuma. We didn't have the pleasur
OF knock down" to the young lad
but there is no doubt she will be we
received when she makes her debu
before a Durango audience.
Music. 10-year-old mare from RI
| ton, N. NJ, is owned by L. c. Martinei
and Is said to be one OF the fastes
little ponies from that section. II sh
, is as fast as she is handsome she
! conner. and that's no josh. Sh
: should have been named Hermosa.
Joe d. who. II is claimed by h
: owner, Ed Couch. has them all ski
I. ned a mile. II is years old and hf