Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-09
A MILE IN 2:15.
StambOul Defeats the Cele-
brated Arab.
SOME MAGNIFICENT RACING.
Laura Gardner Comes Within
Quarter of Second of the
Ia Mile Record.


The Association may we'll be gratified
at the success which has attended their
efforts to secure the people of Los Ange-
les high class sport, and as the week ad-
vances the crowds which gather on the
track grow larger and larger. Yesterday
afternoon not less than 5000 people con-
gregated on the track, and more enthu-
siastic concourse never graced race
course. They went out with the hope OF
seeing their favorite horse, owned by one
of their favorite turfmen, carry otf the
laurels, and their hopes were realized. as
Mr.. L. j. Roses handsome stallion
Stamboul easily disposed of his solitary
opponent, Arab. in the free-for-all trot-
ting race.
The first event on the card, three
quarter mile dash, brought four to the
post, and of these w. L. Appleby's ch.
filly Carmen was hot favorite. This
racing. looking filly looked as fit as hands
could make her, and she won hands
down by five lengths. There was
a short delay at the, start
ness of Welcome, and when the flag
fell Carmen was in front, and with
Welcome and Serpolette in close attend
ance. The second favorite, Heliotrope
was slow at getting off. Carmen made
the running followed by Serpolette and
Welcome in the order named. AT the
half mile Carmen led by half a length,
Welcome second and Serpolette third,
Heliotrope some two lengths behind.
This order was unchanged at the three
quarter, where O'Neil and Heliotrope
began to move up, and at the seven
eighths took second position. In the
stretch the favorite was still in the lead,
and after stalling off vigorous chal-
lenge from Heliotrope, Carmen went on
Serpolette length away, third. The
the daughter of Wild Idle as very fast
lilly. Helotrope was slow in getting into
her stride and could never really be con-
sidered dangerous. Her display hardly
warranted the confidence placed in her
by her owner.
The second event, "a mile race, for
all ages, brought out for the second time
during this week, that charming mare
Laura Gardner, and she added fresh
lustre to her past achievements, by win
ing a magnificent race in wonder
fully fast time. Opposed to her
were Idalene Cotton, who ran third to
her in the mile dash on Monday last,
Moses B., who ran second to her on that
occasion, ard John Treat. who, it will be
remembered, defeated Ed McGinnis in a
mile match on the Los Angeles track last
fall, and was disqualified for foul riding.
Nothing was backed in the pool box but
Laura Gardner, spectators looking upon
her as practically invincible, those few
who invested their money on 1dalene
Cotton and the field only doing so as a
forlorn hope. How near these sanguine
expectations were to being upset may be
Judged, when it was only after most de-
termined and desperate finish that Laura
Gardner beat the second choice, ldalene
Cotton, by short neck. They got away
to magnificent start, John Treat in the
lead, Idalene Cotton second and Laura
Gardner third. At the stand John
Treat, whose jockey had orders to force
the pace, led by a length, Gardner
being still second and Idalene Cotton
third, Just in front OF Moses B. This
order was unchanged at the quarter
where Gardner began to move up.
Gardner and Treat raced at the head Of
the field at the half and at the three
quarter the favorite was half length to
the good. Entering the stretch John
Treat was beaten and Idalene Cotton
coming on the outside challenged the
favorite.
A DESPERATE RACE
Ensued up the stretch, although at one
time it looked as if Idalene Cotton would
win; Laura Gardner answered gamely to
the call of her jocky, young Hitchcock,
and won all out by short neck, John
Treat two lengths away, third. An un-
fortunate accident happened at the finish
of this race. Moses B., unable to 60 the
pace after entering the stretch, swerved
all across the course, from distress, just
opposite the tank and ran down an un-
fortunate man who, in his eagerness
to witness the finish, had run
into the center of the course.
The unfortunate man, George Howson
bv name, and an ex- jockey by profession,
was rendered unconscious by the colli-
sion, but was not dangerously Injured.
The time for the race, 2:0714, is simply
wonderful, and when it is considered
that it is within quarter of second OF
the record, it says great deal for the
good condition of the Los Angeles track
and of the quality of the horses compe-
ting here.
The three-year-old trotting stake in
troduced to the public, very smart
bay colt by Director out of Echora, who,
under the able guidance of his driver,
Andy Mcdowell, easily disposed OF his
solitary opponent, Mr.. G. A, Durfee's
Gossiper. Gossiper is somewhat light
but very good looking colt, although no
match for his opponent, who is one OF
the prettiest trotters ever seen in South
ern California. The race was fore
gone conclusion and needs no descrip-
ton, as the Pleasanton Stock Farm colt
led from start to finish in each heat and
won anyhow. There were no pools sold
on this event.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
The next race, the free.for-all trotting,
was the event of the day, and Stamboul
and Arab were the cynosure of all eyes
when they appeared upon the track. In
the pool-box prior to the first heat, Arab
was a strong favorite, his connections
literally piling the coin upon their
horses chances. That the sympathy OF
the crowd was with Mr.. L. j. Rose g
magnificent stallion goes without saying,
and their enthusiasm was unbounded
when the handsome bay took the lead,
and. keeping it throughout, passed under
the wire three lengths ahead in the fast
time of 2:15. This is the. fastest time
.aver made on the Los Angeles track, and