Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-26
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.-Wm.
Smith and Charles Howard, the two
Eastern burglars who were recently
convicted of attempting to commit
burglary, were sentenced to-day to
seven and a half years respectively.
The citizens committee appointed
by the supervisors to arrange for
holding mass meeting to discuss the
Chinese question, are in session to-
night, maturing their plans. 1t is in
tended to make the demonstration
first-class. Gov. Irwin says he will
preside. Frank Pixley, Sam Wilson
and others, will speak.
Three shocks of an earthquake were
felt between 1:20 and 1:30 PM. to-day,
besides one in the forenoon.
The Spaulding court martial met to-
day, but adjourned till Monday.
Langley, the directory man, esti-
mates the population of the city at
100000; that 92 deaths occurred in the
city last week, of which number 50
were males and 40 females.
William J. Taylor, alias Mushhead
Bill, was sentenced to-day by the
Fourth District Court, to ten years in
prison, for killing Doc. O'Neil.
Result of the Race.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25th.-At
the two mile and repeat running race
to-day, at the Bay District track, many
people who desired to witness a really
fair trial of the mettle of the four
horses entered have looked forward to
this event as likely to give them the
opportunity. Among turfmen proper
the race has been the chief topic of
conversation for fortnight past. The
withdrawal of Foster was disap-
pointment to some, but the insiders
were generally aware that it was never
intended that the horse should start.
The race was essentially betting one,
and the result has left many a horse
man minns a large bank account.
Last night at the pool selling Golden
Gate was hot favorite, bringing more
than the others together, but to-day
at the track Hook Hooking was put to
the fire and in the pools brought S400
against $3.50 for Gate, $40 for Reve-
nue., Jr., and 5000 for Chance. The
confidence of betters was not dimin-
ished by the fact that the favorite had
a weak and swollen ankle, which his
owner, j. Cairns Sampson, made no
effort to conceal. When the bell
tapped the horses came to the wire in
the following order: Hook Hooking,
ridden by Fred Carrillo, next to the
pole, ia pounds; Revenue, Jr. rid den
by Perry Mckinney, second, ia
pounds; Golden Gate, ridden by VIM.
Delaney, third, los pounds; Chance,
ridden by John Reavy, outside, los
pounds. The track was in excellent
condition, but the attendance meager.
there being less than 800 present,
y strong cold wind prevailed, making
everybody uncomfortable, and there
was no enthusiasm whatever. John
Wise, E. K. Eyre, and Captain john
son of Los Angeles were judges At
three o'clock the horses got off we'll
together, with Chance in the lead,
Revenue second. At the half mile
pole, Chance was still ahead under a
strong pull, with Revenue close be-
hind. Chance passed under the
string on the first mile length ahead
of Revenue and three lengths ahead
of Golden Gate and Hook Hooking.
He maintained the lead on the second
mile and won the heat in BAH, Golden
Gate second and two lengths behind,
Hook Hooking third and Revenue
last. After the first heat Hook Hook
ings condition was so bad that he
dropped to the bottom of the pools,
Chance selling at about 800 to $50 for
all others.
Second heat-After two false starts
the horses got of evenly, with Revenue
in the lead. At the half mile pole,
Chance took lead, Golden Gate loping.
The mare passed under the string a
length ahead in 1852. On the first
quarter of the second mile Chance
again took the lead and maintained it
to the end of the heat. winning the
heat and race by three lengths; time,
3:462. Hook Hooking was second,
Golden Gate third. Revenue was dis
tanced, having sprung tendon at the
half mile pole in second mile and had
to be led home.