Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-16
AGRICULTURAL PARK.
A Good Attendance and AN In
teresting Day.

The attendance at the Agricultural Parl
races to-day was very fair, though hardl,
SO large as that Of yesterday.
The first event was the two-forty trot, In
which Geronimo had walk over, he being
the only starter. He made pretty exhibi
tion trot in the specified time GAO and re
ceiyed the entrance money for his perform
| ance. Two other entries had been made
| but the horses were not started.
The programme next called for mat eli
trot, mile heats, $3.50 side and an addition
al $500 added
The starters were J. NJ, Gardiner S bay
mare, Lady E., and G. A. Durfee's black
| stallion, Del Sur.
The stallion was big fayorite, selling for
20 to for the lady.
Del Sur got the pole in the first heat and
led to the quarter in .3S, Lady K. a length
behind. Both trotters worked evenly to the
half post In .fi34, aud from there in the big
black led away. TO the wire. He passed the
three quarters in 90 and finished in 2.32.
The mutuels paid $40.
In the second heat Del Sur was bigger
favorite still, the figures being 20 to s. He
again had the pole, but It took him 40 Sec
him hard to that point. lie spurted on the
back stretch. however, and was leader by
three lengths when he passed the half-mile
post in .lSsz. This advantage was increased
to five lengths by the time the three quarters
was reached. and in about this order they
came up the home stretch, the stallion
winning the heat and race in 2,33.
The mutuels paid SG75.
The next was an exhibition OF gentleman
hOrsemanship, there being five entries. The
tests were very exacting and the work cut
out for the riders by the Judges was of the
most difficult kind. Among the tasks laid
down was the picking upof handkerchief
from the ground while riding at full speed.
All the horsemen made Intellectual efforts
to lift the wipe, :none, however. succeed
ing in doing SO. Other performances almost
equally as difficult were given and the
prizes were awarded as follows: first prize,
$50. Louis Lopez: second. S25, Santiago Ar
guello; third, SIS, JOS. .Dominguez; fourth,
$40, Joseph Thomas.
The fourth race was a IA dash for three
year-olds, purse $3.50
Twist, Allie Hill and Fleet Mollie was a
favorite at $50 to $40 for Hill and So each for
TIE other two.
Twist-rad the pole, Cipron second place
Fleet third and Hill the outside.
From the jumo Twist took lead of a
length, and maintained 1t at the quarter and
half. The idea of his winning the race
against Capron and Hill, however. was the
farthest thing from the minds of the spec
tators.
Down the back stretch the racers flew
with no perceptible change in the positions.
Some slight calculations of surprise were
heard as the lucky Oliver led the race to
he three-q uarters post, and the crowd
could hardly contain itself as they beheld
him dashing Tor the wire good half length
ahead of everything. Some faint hopes re-
mained yet, however, for Capron was
known to be a slayer and Hill an awful
good horse" on the last quarter. Oliver had
come to stay though and in the helter skel-
ter scramble for the wire he held more than
his own, finishing reck ahead OF Capron,
Hill third, Fleet last The mutuels paid
$50.
There was weeping and wailing among
the misled pool buyers who had bought
tickets on this race without taking the
"sorrel surpriser" into the calculation.
The fifth race was one-half mile dash
special running race, purse $500. Minnie
Stratton, Amazon and Billy Johnson started.
The last named was the fav0rite at S50 TO
SIS for Anna zon and 81 for Stratton. Amazon
took the first heat in 49x. Johnson taking
tuels paid 80 in the Amazon heat and S6.90
and s6.1O on the second and third heats.
This closed the days racing.
The press representatives are under great
obligations to Mr.. J. B Kennedy, whose
courteous attentions saved them from the
ers. Mr.. Kennedy is q gentleman, scholar
and good judge of horse-fesh.
PROGRAMME FOR RACEs-sATURDAY, OCT. 16.
Firs:-Free for all, trotting; Hunter, Co.
mo, Stamboul, Valentine, Lot Slocum.
+, Second-Mile and one-half. for all ages,
running; Manzanita, weight, 49, Galgo.
weight, lis; Jim Polk, weight, 100; Adam,
weight, lis.
TRird-Conso alton purse, 5000, mile dash,
running. Following eligible: David Cop
perfield, rs lbs; Allie Hill, l06; Fleet log;
Adam, 115, and Dublin Bay lis.