, 1889-10-17
A DAY OF FINE SPORT
Little Dick Wins the Half
Mile and Repeat,
THE SPECIAL TROT UNFINISHED
Alta and Fantasia Each Have Two
Heats--The Programme
for To-Day.

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pelng the large number of ladies present
The first race was the half mile and
repeat, for which the entries were Daisy
Az Little Dick, Lady Duffy, Roly Boly
ana Fred ii. A sample pool was
Little Dick sl5, Duffy $40, Roly Boly
$40, field So.
Aiter dozen Intellectual attempts the
horses got Oft TO a bad start, Daisy hav-
ing little the best of Little Dick,
while Fred H., Lady Duffy and Roly
Boly were strung out in the order
named. Daisy led to the head Of tho
stretch, when Little Dick passed her
and came home an easy winner by two
lengths, Lady Duffy beating Daisy for
lengths behind, while Fred Fl. failed to
get inside the distance flag. Time 90
seconds. Paris mutuals paid Sl3 so.
Second heat--Pools sold, Little Dick
| 50, field So. After three or four attempts
at start the flag went down and
the horses left the score with
Little Dick two lengths ahead Of Roly
Boly, who was about the same distance
ahead of Daisy and Duffy. These posi-
tions were slightly changed coming up
the. stretch, Roly Boly gaining slightly
and Daisy outfooting Duffy for third
place, the horses passing under the wire
with Dick an easy winner Roly Boly
second, Daisy third, Duffy fourth.
lime a9M. Paris mutuals paid SS 10.
THE SPECIAL TROT.
For the special trot. three in five, mile
heats, the starters were Antelope, Fan
TASTE, Alta and Bishop Hero. Antelope
sold iavorite at $50, Fantasie SIS, field IS.
First hoat-Antelope drew the pole.
After scoring for nearly half an hour the
horses were sent away to good start.
Alta drew away from the bunch on the
ahead, Fantasia and Antelope following
neck and neck, with Hero three lengths
behind. Before reaching the three
quarters Fantasie drew away
from Antelope, but broke and
ran for 200 yards. Coming into
the home stretch Hero closed up and
passed both Antelope and Fantasia.
They passed under the wire with Alta
leading by three lengths, Hero second,
tantasie third, and Antelope last. Fam
TASTE was given fourth place for running.
Time 2:2sA. Paris mutuals paid $3.50 30,
there being but one pool on Alta.
Second heat-Antelope continued fav-
orite at $40, Fantasie SIG, field $S. Alta
drew the pole, Hero next, Antelope
third and Fantasia on the outside. They
were tapped oil on even terms, Alta
taking the lead, closely followed
by Antelope, with Fantasia
two lengths behind and Hero
bringing up the rear. Alta drew away
from Antelope before the three-ouartcr
pole was passed, and Fantasia passed
Antelope by running. The horses
passed the wire with Alta first Fan.
TASTE second, Antelope third and Hero
bad fourth. Fantasie was placed third
for running. Time 2:2715. Paris mu-
tuals paid $27 %.
Third heat-Pools sold field $50, Fan.
tasie $l2, Antelope "a. Fantase drew
Hero outside. Fantasia took the lead
from the start and held it all the way
round, Alta finishing second, Antelope
third, Hero last. Time 2:27A Paris
mutuals paid S12 o.
Fourth heath-Fantasie sold favorite
at ,S2o, field $40, Antelope SO. Fantasia
stretch Antelope, Alta and Hero punched
and as they rounded the turn into the
home stretch Hero got right down to
work, finishing only length behind
Fantasie and two lengths ahead of An
| telope, Alta last. Time 2;3l.
1t was now almost dark and the race
was postponed until 1 80 p. NJ. to-day.
The time made in the race was not so
fast as expected, and both Fantasie aud
Antelope have beaten the best time
made yesterday by several seconds.
To-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The first race to-day which will be
called promptly at 80 p. NJ. will be the
unfinished trot, in which Eantasie and
Alta each have two heats.
The second race will be the 600-yard
dash, for which the following well-known
flyers are entered: Cyclone, b. e., by
Il. Starkey; Yellow Rose, yellow M, d.
s. Fountain; Funny, br. m, j. Swag-
CART White Cloud, VIII. g., Sid Coyle.
| The second race will be a three. quarter
dash, for which the following entries
| have been made:
Roly Boly, b. M, by "A. Phelps; Re.
petta, b. m, by Mattack Bros. Little
Dick, C. g., by J. Swaggart.
The next event will be trotting race,
2;2s class, purse s400. Entries: @. A.
Lewis, $. g. Blonde; Alex Lewis, blk. m.
Coquetta; Jas. Miner, $. m. Maid Knox;
w. A. Mclvers, +. G. Bishop Hero.
TRACK TALK.
The management are much pleased at
the generous support accorded them by
the public and promise that to-day there
will be no vexatious delays at the post.
Secretary Tody will do the starting, and
| the resolute manner in which he he's
handled the flag heretofore will be suf-
iicient guarantee that there will be no
delays or jockeying at the post.
Alex. Lewes, one of the best known
drivers on the turf and the driver of Ore
gon's fastest mare, Palatna, Coquctta
and others, arrived yesterday. A. O.
Brcy, the owner of Athena, Little Joe
and Raven Boy, arrived last night. &.
A. Lewes, formerly of Michigan, arrived
yesterday with the strings Of A. q. Brey
and Mayor Van b. De Lashmutt Of
Portland.
The track is getting in splendid condi.
ton, the late rains having made il very
springy and at the same time very fast.
There will be gentleman's road race,
owners to drive, ON Friday for which the
| following entries have been received: |:
Horace l.. Cutters Major, II. Angus.
tines Nil Desperandum, w. Brock
ways Foxey, j. w. Glover's Belvidere
II. G. Stimmels Sancho, Tom Jefier.
sons Belle, and Ralph Clarks Sarah
Pigott. Possibly no race ever
interested the public more than
the race on tho first day, and as
the same horses start in this race
| with three new ones to make il still
more interesting an exciting contest may
be expected. And besides great many
| people are anxious to see Foxey, Belvi-
dere and Major have another trotting
duel.
| j. w. Cox, the we'll known pool seller,
was in the box yesterday.
Failed for $50. 900.
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