Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
AGRICULTURAL PARK.
The Largest Attendance of the
Week

peOplC Delub pISoeut Inc even
OF the day and week was the gran,
free for-all trot, three in FIVE, for purse o
$500 The starters were L. ]. Roses ba
stallion. stamboul; e. NJ. Rsilton's bay geld
ing, Lot slocum: J. II. Kelly's bay gelding
Valentine; J. IL. Hastings sorrel stallion
Como, and r. J. Blees' bay gelding, Hunter
The horses sold in the pools in the orde
named, the figures being $40. $40, ss and s5
for he two ielders.
A great deal OF difficulty WAS had In get
ting a start. At the sixth attempt, howey er
the five came up to the string in fair shape
and got the word. Como had the pole
Hunter second Slocum third, stamb oul
fourth, and Valentine on the outside.
| Valentine had a length the worst of the
start and Como little the best of all. Siam
boul joined the leader on the first turn
though, and side by side they went to the
quarter Ia 81. Here Hunler pulled up and
joined the pair, and Como fell away to third
place. Stamboul and Hunter trotted even =
| ly to the half in IL, and Stamboul reached
the three-quarter in 1859; the order at this
| post being, Stamboul first, Hunter a close
second, Slocum third, Como fourth and
Valentine seven lengths to the rear.
In about this order they came to the wire,
the only race being between Stamboul and
Hunter. Valentine made slight squirt on
the stretch to save his distance, and did so
by a scratch. Stamboul was first under the
string by two lengths, the finishing order be-
ing as at the three quarter. Stambouls
time was 2:24 Mutuals paid $I1.50.
In the second heat Stamboul was still the
favorite, selling at $50 to al for Slocum, Sc
to- Wall fnn nd < for ha oil
took the lead by length from tue start, and
held it to the quarter, which was reached
In .37l4, Stamhoul second. Valentine third,
Hunter and Como trailing half dozen
leng his away. Slocum mai ntained his lead
in the second quarter and Valentine moved
up 10 second place. The time at the half
post was lib. Slocum held his lead
and increased 1t slightly in the trot for the
his wheel, Stamboul good third. In this
order they came into the stretch. Valentine
had been a fielder In he pools in this heat,
and his close squeeze for first place oeca-
stoned much excitement among pool buy
ers. As the leaders appeared at the end Of
the stretch it looked for a moment as though
he would be the first horse in. In the rush
for the wire. however. he left his feet and
good fl We lengths lead, which he held to the
finish. Time, 2:25 4. Mutuels paiI S. 90.
In the tn rd trot Stamboul was only a
slight favorite, the figures being 81 to 500
for Slocum, sll for Valentine and Sc for the
field.
The horses got start at the fifth trial.
Slocum led to the quarter in 373z, Valentine
crowding him closely, the others ia bunch
fifteen lengths behind. Same order at the
nalf in 1:l31a. and the three.quarters In
1851. Valentine broke at the turn for
home, and Slocum logged home in 2:25la, |
Como second, Valentine third. Kelley had
pulled Valentine down at the break and
made no effort for second place. Notwith
standing this the judges gave second to
Valentine. No one seemed to understand
why they so decided, and their action will
probably remain mystery for. all time. Mu-
fuels paid $500.
In the fourth heat slocum sold at $50 to
s23 Stamboul, IS for Valentine, field $6.
At the first trial a good start was secured,
and SlOcum led to the quarter in 36sz, Val |
entine a botbersome second, Como third, |
Stamboul fourth. Hunter fifteen lengths be- |
hind. Valentine crowded Slocum down the |
back stretch by half q length. and the pair |
were about neck and neck at the half In
l:u Valentine fell away slightly before the
three.quarters was reac he'd in lbs, but only
for the purpose OF q big spurt up the
home stretch. No prettier trottins race has
ever been witnessed on this track than that
between Slocum and Valentine over the
last quarter OF this race. The struggle up
the stretch was contest for blood aud Kel-
ly urged his gallant gelding for all he was
worth. Sl0cum was also putting in his best
licks and there was not nose length diff
point within hundred feet of the wire.
Here one final burst OF speed gained for
Valentine a half neck and he finished
winner by that much amid the widest
cheering; Slocum second, Como third, |
Stamboul fourth, Hunter last. Time, 2.2313 |
In the fifth heat Valentine was made |
favorite OF $50 to sl5 for Stamboul, S6 for |
Slocum and IS for the field.
The usual trouble was experienced in |
getting away. When they old start SIAM |
boul had long length the best of 1t. He |
led to the quarter In 36H and went neck |
and neck to the half with Valentine in 1:ll.
At the half Valentine went into the air and |
Kelly could not pull him down till his rival |
had gained lead OF three lengths. STAN
boul passed the three-quarters in 5ss4 and |
came home in 22Sl4, Valentine second,
Mutuels paid $40.
In the sixth heat only Stamboul, Valen |
tine and Slocum started. Slocnm led to the |
quarter in .S7s4, both the Others erowding
him closely. Valentine pushed his nose
past the leaders snlky wheel at the half, |
the time being liz, and struck the three |
quarters onlya neck behind, IN .5934 $40
cum had dropped back to poor tuird at
the half and did not recover, sixth heat |
being too much for his wind. The leaders |
made pretty race up the stretch, but Val |
entine, true to his habit, left his feet and |
allowed Stamboul to win o lead OF three
lengths, which distance separated them at |
the finish
Time, "a.
For the second race, one and one-half
mile dash, free for all,weight for age, purse;
$3.50, which was run between the fifth and
sixth heats of the fr e-for-all trot. there
were entered Manz lnita, Adam, Galgo and
lin Polk. GalgO was the favorite at % to
Sl4 for Manzanita, and 81 for the field. Man
anita was six lengths behind at the start,
Adam leading to the quarter, Galgo and Jim
Polk punched for second place. Manzanita
& adually decreased the gap which divided
him from the leaders, ana when the qnar-
fattA Sad hA nj irn
only two lengths behind At the three
quarters the flyers were in about the same
relative positions, but after that point was
reached Manzanita worked up by
went ~by the mile-post 1t was i'm
possible to distinguish which was ahead or
behind. This was equally true at the mile
and-a-quarter post, and all abreast the four
strained in the rush for the finish. Neck
and-neck the horses came, 10. one of them
being yard ahead or behind his c0mDeti-
tors. Ia this order they reached the wire,
and no one was able to say which vas first,
second, third or fourth horse. Holders of
pools on fav vorites and fielders a like rushed
to the box and offered their checks to be
cashed, and the mighty chorus of disap-
pointed roars which arose when the iudges
announced in stentorian tones that MaDza-
nita had won by fraction of a nose was
truly sad and was equalled only by the
burst of cheers from the holders OF Manza-
niia tickets.
Mauzanita's time was 2;39lS.
Mutuals paid $3.50.
The last race was mile dash, consolation
purse $500, open to all horses not having
won first money In any race during the
meeting.
The starters were Allie Hill, Fleet and
Dublin Bay. Hill was the favorite at $40 to
So on the field.
The little mare had the pole, but Dublin
Bay shut her out before the quarter was
reached, leading all the way to the wire;
| Allie Hill second: Fleet last; time, 1:451a.