Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-20
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 10Th
Among those best Informed regarding
Pinney's whereabouts the impression
prevails that he is IN South America.
When he left here his baggage con-
sisted of four trunks. each one so
heavy that it required two men to
handle it. 1t is whispered about that
Government vessel had been sent on
an important mission to South Amer
lea; hence the belief that the autbori-
ties are taking steps to capture Pin
ney. No confirmation of this report,
however, is received from the naval
officers. The detective duty of work
ing up the Pinney case was originally
entrusted to Capt. Lees, who is favor
ably cooperating with Government
detectives in Washington.
The Eastern Star.
VALLEJO, Oct. 10th.-The Grand
Chapter of the Eastern Star met yes
terday with ten Chapters represented
and about forty Delegates. Reports of
officers were read, referred and con-
sidered. Charters were granted to six
Chapters. At the session this morn
ing several amendments to the Con-
stitution were adopted, one changing
of representation and another reduc-
ing minimum initiation fee to So. The
election of Grand officers was made
special order for this afternoon at 9
o'clock.
The Chapter will finish its business
and adjourn sine die this afternoon.
A Grand reunion under the auspices
of the Vallejo Chapter will be held
this evening.
BAY District Races.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 19th.-At
the track at the hour set for the open
ing of the races-2:30 P. M.-appear-
anees indicated spare attendance for
the first day. Less than three hun
dred were collected in front of the pool
sellers, and these were chiefly persons
peculiarly interested in the races. Two
hacks were noticed in the park, and
less than score Of ladies Were on the
be lcony of the club house, the grand
stand being almost entirely deserted.
Pool selling commenced about an hour
before the calling of the horses, and
the chances were taken moderately
brisk, but at comparatively low fig
ures, the choice of favorite vacillating
between Chance and Bradley. Ia the
aggregate of the pools sold the invest
ments were even on each. The ave-
rage range was Chance $50, Bradley
$50, to the field $40 An occasional
double pool went off at 1920, but most
of the pools were on the basis first
noted. The field, as will be seen by
the entries given, numbered eight
horses. In seme of the pools sold the
chances of one of these eight winning
the race was taken as low as So to $50
each on Chance and Bradley. These
two three-year-olds have already es-
tablished crack record, Bradley hav-
ing won the race at the State fair at
Sacramento, and Chance took the
three-year-o race on this track last
Spring and again at Sacramento.
When called to the track, buvers of
the field were slightly appalled, by the
absence of less than six of the horses
which the racing cards called for in
the race for the Stanford plate, the
raft comprising only Chance, Bradley,
Newhall and Sherman. This state of
affairs indicated an indifference of the
knowing ones as to the chances of the
field in the pools. In the draw for po-
sitions Sherman took the first place,
Chance the second, Newhall third, and
Bradley outside. 1t was ten minutes
past three before the quartette were
off on the two-mile dash. Bradley
took fine lead at the start, Chance
second and Sherman third, all four
running about length apart. At the
first mile on passing the score Bradley
led by half length, Chance second,
the other two length behind, neck
and neck. In the second round Brad
ley held his advantage and came in
ahead by five lengths, Chance second
and Sherman third.
Later-The Stanford plate was won
by Bradley, five lengths ahead of
Chance. Time, 3:403.