Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-04
THE RACES.
Excellent Sport at the Race Track
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
There was but small attendance at
Agricultural Park yesterday afternoon,
but those who made the journey to the
track were amply repaid by witnessing
some close and exciting finishes. The
extra race, offered by the management,
did not fill, but as Estrella and Blue
Bonnet each won a heat in the
mile and repeat, third heat was neces-
sary to decide the race, so that patrons
of the sport had virtually four events pro-
vided for them.
The track was in very good condition
and the slow time in the repeat race was
due to the fact that neither rider was
willing to make the pace too hot, prepar-
ing to make their efforts in the run
home. Poolselling was very light, but
had the short-enders any inkling of what
turned out to be the result of the one
fourth handicap, they would doubtless
have invested their money with more
| freedom.
Estrella won the first heat in the mile
and repeat, somewhat easily, hence it was
a great surprise when, in the second heat,
she succumbed to her solitary opponent
by short head, after close and excit-
| ing finish. Her rider came right away
in the third heat, and very soon having
Blue Bonnet in difficulty, won easily.
Grisette greatly disappointed her sup.
porters in the mile and a quarter handi-
cap, as everyone thought that she would
have no difficulty in giving away four
pounds to Dave Douglass over the course.
Dan Dennison's gelding, however, found
his most dangerous opponent in Con-
suelo, who stuck to his quarters through
out, and was only beaten after hard
finish.
Handicap, all ages, mile heats. E. j.
Baldwins' b. M, 5 year old, Estrella.
1lS pounds, /, 2, / E. Dennison = ch. III. i,
4 year old, Blue Bonnet, l13 pounds, 2,
II, 2. First heat pools sold Estrella 500.
Blue Bonnet $l2. Estrella made the
running followed by Blue Bonnet till en-
tering the stretch where Estrella got the
best of the run home and won handily
by one-half a length; time, Al.
Second heat-Estrella made the run
ming for three.quarters of mile, when
Blue Bonnet joined issue, and the desper-
ato SCTuSSlc uOIu0 Tcbulbcu III tlc VlCtOIy
of the outsider by short head; time,
:471a.
Third heat; pools sold, Estrella $40,
Blue Bonnet $10-Estrella made all the
running, and having her opponent in
difficulties at the home turn, won easily
by length time, ;541s.
Handicap sweepstakes, one mile and a
quarter-D. Dennison's b. g., 6-year-old
Dave Douglas, 116 pounds, l. f. R.
Denis b. g., 5-year-old, Consuelo, 80
pounds 2; f. J. Baldwin's b. m. 4-yea-
r-old, Grisette, 120 pounds, 3. Pools
sold: Grisette $40, Dave Douglas 81,
Conseulo ~.
Consuello made the running with Dave
Douglas and the favorite in close attend.
ance neck and neck. At the three.quar.
ters Grisette threw up her tail and was
no longer dangerous. Douglas raced UP
Consuelo, and the race was confined to
these two, Douglas finally winning with
little to spare by half a length, Grisette
bad third; time, 2:13.
This afternoon Miss Myrtle Peek will
give an exhibition of her powers as a
rider. She will race against riderless
horse, will ride mile standing to beat
:54, and will race in skeleton wagon
with prominent driver.