Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-16
AGRICULTURAL PARK.
A Good Attendance aud 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 II
which Geronimo had walk over, he beins
the only starter. He made pretty exhibi
tion trot in the specified time GAO and re
cetyed the entrance money for his perform
ance. Two other entries had been made
but the horses were not started.
The programme next called for a mate ell
trot, mile heats, $3.50 side and an addition
| al $500 added.
The starters were J. N, Gardiner s bay
mare, Lady E., and c. A. Durfee's black
stallion, Del Sur.
The stallion was big fayorite, selling for
20 to 7 for the lady.
Del Sur got the pole in the first heat and
led to the quarter in 38, Lady Il. a length
behind. Both trotters worked evenly to the
half post in .lis4, aud from there in the big
black led away 70 the wire. He passed the
three quarters in .55 and finished in 2.32.
The mutuels paid $40
In the second heat Del Sur was a bigger
favorite still, the figures being 20 to s. He
again had the pole, but 1t took him 40 Sec
him hard to that point. He spurted on the
back stretch, however, and was a leader by
three lengths when he passed the half-mile
post in .1s%, 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 233.
The mutuels paid sG.75.
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
do, Toll l..
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, JOSE. Dominique; fourth
$40, Joseph Thomas.
The fourth race was a IA dash for three
year olds, purse 1850
The entries were Mollie Capron, Oliver
Twist, Allie Hill and Fleet. Mollie was
fayorite at $50 to $40 for Hill and So each for
TIE other two.
Twist ad the pole, apron second place
Fleet third and Hill the outside.
From the juno Twist took lead of a
length, and maintained 1t at the quarter aud
half The idea of his winning the race
against Capron and Hill, however. was the
farlhest thing from the minds of the spec
tators.
Down the back stre'ch 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.quarters 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 lawful
good horse" on the last quarter. Oliver had
come to stay though end 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 mutucls 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 a one-half mile dash
special running race, purse 5000. Minnie
Stratton, Amazon and Billy Johnson started.
The last named was the favorte at $50 to
SIS for Amazon and 81 for Stratton. Amazon
took the first heat in 49H. Johnson taking
the second and third in 501a and 5iN. Mu-
tuels paid 80 in the Amazon heat and $500
and Sd. 10 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
usual annoyance Of chasing about for point
ers. Mr.. Kennedy is gentleman, scholar
and good judge OF horse-hesh.
PROGRAMME FOR EAcEs-sATURDAY, OCT. l6'-
First-Free for ALL trotting; Hunter, Co
mo, Stamboul, Valentine, Lot Slocum.
, Second-Mile, and one-half. for all ages,
Manzanita, weight, IS; Galgo.
weight, lis; Jim Polk. weight, l2o; Adam.
weight, lis.
Third-Conso' alton purse, $780, mile dash,
Following eligible; David Cop
perfield, rs lbs; Allie Hill, I06; Fleet, 1o6;
Adam, 115. and Dublin Bay, lis.