Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-14
THE RACES.
a Good Attendance and n Lively
Day at the Park.

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Day at the Park.
The attendance at the Agricultural Park
races to-day was much larger than that OF
yesterday and the events programmed for
the day fully justified the generous public
patronage. All available space in the
grand stand was taken up long before the
hour Sc. for the calling OF the speed bill,
and from till o'clock an unbroken stream
OF people poured in at the gates, swelling
the throng to something in the neighbor-
hood of five thousand visitors.
The crowd was not an impatient one,
however, for enough OF interest existed In
the stalls and coops and pens to occupy
their time and attention till the gong
sounded for the fret event of the day.
This was a seyen-eighths mile dash for
three-year- for purse of 5000 The
entrees were b. P. Hills grey ally Mollie
Capron Charles Thomas, Jr's sorrel geld
ing Oliver Twist; Hid Cries bay filly
Allie Hill, and NJ. A. Forsters black flly
Fleet.
All carried lI5 pounds but Oliver Twist,
who ran under 10. Capron was the favor
ite in the pools, selling for $40 to s. for
Twist and s. for the field.
Twist got the pole in the toss up, Allie
Hill second, Fleet third. the favorite on
the outside.
An incident took place at the start in this
race which resulted qnite unfortunately
for a much admired Jockey and will doubt
less be subject for turf gossip for some
time to come. After several Intellectual ef-
forts to get start, the racers came up to the
post in a most favorable position, save
Fleet, who became unmanageable and
plunged off to the side of the course, refus-
ing to join the others in the run for the
start. Notwithstanding this, the hagman
siOnAlad than 500 ~ and n oct
away in neck.and. neck order. leaving the
unfortunate Fleet behind. Peppers, the ri
der of the tardy flyer, at once recognized
the hopelessness of an attempt to catch the
others and quietly withdrew from the race.
The favorite had. perhaps, a half length
the worst of the start; at any rate this much
of a gap showed between her aud her com
penions as the three fairly flew along the
back stretch Capron's hackers were un-
able to contain their enthusiasm as they be-
held the wiry little mare gradually closing
up the gap which divided her from her
competitors, and wild burst of cheers
arose as she shot into the home stretch side
by side with the others: The struggle up
the stretch was an exciting one, especially
between Allie Hill and Capron, Twist hav-
ing dropped full length behind. Hero
Capron showed the mettle that was
In her. She had suffered in the
start and had run the longest mile,
(being the outside horse); bat her rider
lad cut out the work for her, and she
seemed to understand the situation thor
Oughly as he stood up in the stirrups and
encouraged her with whip and spur Her
squirt for the home goal was a phenomenal
one and she shot under the wire good
half length in the lead, Allie Hill second,
Twist third; time 1:3012.
Immediately after the announcement of
the result the judges called the rider OF
Fleet to the stand, and ordered that he he
suspended from all United States race
courses for one year for refusing to start in
the race. An effort is being made to induce
the judges to reconsider their action.
In this race the Mutuals paid 1880 for s..
The second race was free for all trot,
best three in five. the starters being C.
Hastings bay gelding, Lot Slocum; E. NJ.
Roses bay. stallion, Stamboul.
Stamboul was the favorite, selling in the
pools for $50 to $25 for Slocum, and Sc for
Como.
The latter took the pole, Stamboul the
middle, and Slocum the outside. The trio
got away in good shape, Slocum taking the
pole shortly after the first turn and reaching
| the quarter post in 34la, Stamboul length
behind, and Como good third. The same
order was maintained at the half, which
! was reached in 1929; and at the three
quarters in l:453a. The gelding kept up hi:
lick 20 the wire, finishing in > 2l1s, stambou
/ sec ond, Como third.
| This was, by second and a half. tn,
fastest mile ever trotted by Slocum IL
public
Mutuals paid $3.50 for S.
In the second heat Slocum held the pole
| and worked his way to the quarter in 35, to
the half in ILL, and to the three.quarters IL
146. On nearing the half post Siamboul
who had crowded the leader hard all the
way down the back stretch, left his feet anC
would not settle until he had run nearly a
sixteenth, when ne was pulled down. only
| to fly off again at the home turn. Como cu
little figure in the run for the wire, being
tVn 1pnpths from tha nthara N
strained every nerve in a head and head
| struggle for supremacy. As they passed un-
der the string the stalli on had nose the
best OF 1t, but on account of his "bobble"
on the upper turn, the heat vas given to
Slocum, who had performed his work hon
estly from start to finish.
Time, 2:23.
Mutuals paid $lS Is for So.
Notwithstanding that Slocum had won
two heats. Stamboul was still the favorite in
the third, $50, SIS and SO being the figures.
This was attributable to the fact of Slocun's S
reputation for being "quitter" after the
first two heats. His next performance
proved that he had not been slandered in
this respect, for, though he had the pole, a
shade the best of the start, and was the
first horse all the way to the three-quarters,
he weakened at the home stretch and his
rival went TO the front. Slocum had passed
three-quarters in AS. Here he was forced
to yield the palm, and Stimboul had things
his own way, finishing in 2;25; Slocum sec
ond; Como third.
Mutuas paid $3.50 for s..
Stamboul refused to relinpuish the lead
from the start to the finish in the fourth
heat He made the quarter in 3612, the half
in 1909, the three-quarters in las. and I'M
ished in 2;27 Como second. Sloeum third.
Mutuals paid 81 10.
In the fifth, Slocum made one final effort
and managed to hold the lead to the half.
Here he "let go" and the spectators were
surprised 10 see the hitherto insignificant
Como spurt to the front. He fully main
tanned his reputation as a slayer" and
when he passed under the string STAN boul
was four lengths back and olocum away of.
Time 2:29.
The speedy Stamboul had reckoned with
out his host in this heat, and he had it dem
onstrated, supposedly to his entire sa.isfac.
tion, that 1t was necessary for him to attend
strictly to business in order to take another
and badly winded Stamboul had only
warmed the Como up. The driver of STAN
bouI understood this and by dint of his best
efforts steered his horse under the wire first
in the next heat, winning the heat race and
purse. Time 2:29.
The third event of the day was a mile
dash, free for all, weight for age. purse $50.
Dublin Bay, Adam and Jim Polk starting,
Allie Hill was excused from this race by
the Judges.
The three starters got good send off aud
Dublin Bay and Adam went to the quarter
and half in neck and neck order, Polk a
the home turn, however. the latter made
one Of his famous dashes and struck lead
which he held to the wire. Time, 1:45A,