Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-22


and Lady Fleet tho Mia and Rep,at-F Fin
Stock Display.
A fairly large and fashionable
audience gathered at Agricultural
Park yesterday for the opening day
of the races. These proved to be
of unusual interest. About 2:30 z.
NJ. the bell rung out the colts fol
the three quarter mile dash fol
two year olds. The youngsters got
away after q few false starts and il
was soon apparent that superb
time would be made for two year
olds. Armeda, who was steadily
the favorite in the pools, forged
well ahead in the first quarter and
came in winner in the eXtraordi-
nary time of 1:l94. This was the
time hung out at the Judges stand,
but private timers placed it as low
as 1:16A. Accepting the official au-
nouncement as the correct time OF
the race, it was wonderful per-
formance, especially when the fact
is borne in mind that our Agricul.
tural Park track has the reputation
of being slow course. Wild Idler
was second, Klipspringer third and
Minnie Gray fourth. Armeda's
friends supported their favorite
right heartily in the pools and her
owner is understood to have peck.
eted neat little $500 rs his win
nings on the dash.
THE TRoT.
The second event Oh the pro-
gramme was q trot, mile and re-
peat, for two year olds, Len Rose,
Annie Laurie and State of Maine
being the entries. The odds were
largely in favor Of Len Rose, whose
recent splendid performance at
Sacramento gave him great pres
tige. The pools generally ran Sic
on Len Bose to Sc on the mare,
with State OF Maine filling in the
gap at anywhere from ST. to $1.50
Annie Laurie, driven by Newton,
took the pole, State of Maine,
driven by Gus Walters, second,
and Len Rose, driven by Charley
Durfee, on the outside. The heat
was thoroughly well contested,
even Mr.. Mabury's State of Maine
coming in in capital style. Len
Rose won the first heat in 2:473.
The pools showed their apprecia-
ton of Len Roses splendid action
by ruling still more strongly in his
favor.
The colts got off finely on
the second heat, Len Rose,
as he neared the quarter
pole, breaking and losing some
distance. He was nervous and
broke at intervals during the Sec
ond heat, the mare occasionally go.
ing off her feet. 1t was apparent
that better time was being made in
this heat and the Judges announced
that it was won by Annie Laurie in
2:4i, Len Rose second and State OF
Maine shut out.
FIRST HEAT OF TIE RUNNING.
The judges concluded to sand
witch q heat Of the running race
mile and repeat, between the Sec
ond and third heats of the trot. The
only contestants who appeared on
the course were Lady Fleet, Butch.
er Boy and Eileen Allannah. Maid
of the Mist, the other representa-
tive of Capt. George A. Johnson's
stables, having been withdrawn on
account of lameness. Lady Fleet
was largely the fayorite in the
pools, Butcher Boy second.
The heat was a tolerably even
one to the three.quarter mile pole,
when Lady Fleet forged ahead. with
Butcher Boy making a gallant
struggle to put his nose on bel
flank. The favorite won the hea'
in 1:463, Butcher Boy close sec
ond, Eileen third.
THE MARE WINS THE TRoT.
The din about the pool box as the
colts were ordered out for the thirt
trot was simply deafening. Len
Rose and Annie now sold even, anG
the money ratified into the pool box
at lively rate. The colts go
away on an au early start and 81
they passed the quarter pole the
mare was seen to be in the leat
by several lengths. The gap wa
kept up to the halt mile pole ant
down the mestretch, the mar
winning the heat, after Len Ros,
had made splendid effort anC
nearly closed the gap, in the won
derful time of 2:424.
LADY FLEET WINS THE RUNNING
RACE.
The second heat in the mile an(
repeat running race was almost
duplicate of the first heat. Lady
Fleet proved the winner in las.
RECAPITULATIoN-
Len Rose-1, 0, 0.
Annie Laurie-0, l, l.
State of Maine-0. Distanced.