The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-23
PRICE TWO CENTS
A GREAT RACE FOR $4,000.
THE TURF Event THAT ExCIrE1
THE PACIFIC SLOPE


Fosters Easy Victory over All HOthers-
A Fuss over . Distapced Nas-Bost~-s
en- the Inst Mile Did the Business.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-The attendance
to-day at the Bay Race Track TO witness the
four mile and repeat race for a purse Of t30,ooe
was very large, numbering fully 1900 persons.
Tho track was In nne condition, and the weathss
fair, with light wind.
rutherford was tho favorlte in the pools a
$1,000, with Foster $500, Golden Gate ts35, Kstss
Pease tl5, and the field $780, selling very lively.
Katie Pease drew the polo, Rutherford
second, and Foster, Hook Hooking, Chance,
Revenue, Jr, and Golden Gate in the ordss
named. The horses got away at tho third at
tempt well together with Chance a little ahead.
On the back stretch Hook Hooking got the load.
passing the half-mile pols in one iiinute,
but Tell behind at the turn. Chance loacins ID
the score, Foster second, Rutherford third, and
scsS. sSs others well together little Oen'nd' Tine
In the second mile Rutherford and Fostes
drew ahead of Chance, the rest punched, and
1857. Chance now began to nag, and on the
third mile was pressed by Katie Pcase. Ruther-
rd maintained slight lead, closely pressed By
Foster, and zane under the string In LIE, Fostef
second, Katie Pcsse third. On the fourth miis
Hook hooking, who had been running
easily with the Held drew ahead Of Pease. aud
Foster pushed Rutherford throughout, passing
him on the homestretch. and winning the hesi
Hooking apparently tair third, the rest being
well H. the rear, getting the distance naa
whole 6ssenlblags Hook Hooking was alss
Sdjldged distanced. The ruling In his case ex-
cited universal dissatisfaction. Much unfavor-
able comment was made on the judges, ii being
claimed by many that Hook Hooking had run .
waitinG race and was good to run a second hest,
coming In very trim, and was shut out purpossi1
to prevent suoh result.
The backers Of rutherford now began ~
hedge Foster having the call In the pools at I've
to one.
At 3;45 o'clock the horses were c He'd for the
second heat. They made false start. running
entirely round the track. At the second az
TEMPT they, go, 9s together. FOst.s
mile led by half length, whios
Position was maintained to the score. Time.
Gre sed hts lead, passing tho half. mile polo ons
length ahead. On the home stretch rutherford
closed on him. and they went under the string
10 l:53, Foster half leneth ahead. The
but on the homo stretch of the third
mile Rutherford made fine burst Of speed, and
ter; time, l:% Rutherford's last effort seemed
to tel on hin, and on tho fourth mile he fed
ste dily behind. His rival was two fun lensths
ahead at the half pole, and came In easy win-
ner of the heat and race by six open lengths
time, 2:0l
PACIFIC JOCKEY CLUE SAN PRAScIsco. Feb. es. 1874
Of S5oOoO IN gold coin $1,000 to tho asst td3Oo e
he srco d 5000 20 ne thru aud H0OO 70 oourtAs
NJ A. Lttel =. en- h. Foster. aged by lexington,
T. j. Baldsia'; ci. Rutherford year, old ~
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en- n Yos5 SSS faeSIISs years OLD A
josef II. Daniels b. (. golden Ca years old,
A; 3 Gagrs b. N. Kaiic r ssc years old, ~
PANT cam Minnie Manineld. ...,....,.......DA
NJ. walien's cn; h. Revenue. Jr.. ged Oy Revenue,
H. weisa. e6 c. Chance year. od. BY Venture
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