Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-09
YESTERDAYS RACES.
Fast Time, Good Fields,
Close Finishes.
All the Events are Well Con-
tested.
Some Remarkably Fast Time
Made.
Incidents of the Day-Gaphic Account
of the Races-Large At
tendance.

The success of the summer meeting OF
the sixth district Agricultural Association
both as financial and sporting venture
is now fully assured and the directors
will in the future be able to look back
with pride upon the result of their eff
forts in go. Yesterday was the fifth of
the meeting, but there was as large an
attendance at the Agricultural park as
upon any preceding day and the sport
provided was excellent. Fast time, good
fields and close finishes being the order
of the day.
The first race on yesterdays card was
horse race. 1t was the Sierra Madre
steak for all ages, half mile heats, with
Ida Glenn, Comet, Gambo, Serpolette,
Jackson, Lady G. Seattle as starters.
Ida Glenn sold and a favorite..over the en-
tire field. Gambo was strong tip and
sold out of the field at liberal price.
The starter wasted but little time at
the post, but sent them away in the first
heat to struggling start. Gambo jump
ed to the front and carried around the
teme with Ida Glenn at his shoulder and
thepack two lengths away, led by Comet.
At the head of the stretch it looked like
Glenn or Gambo, but Glenn shut up
when half way home and Comet sudden
ly shot out from the pack and under q
drive he snatched the heat by a nose
from Gambo in :4S1a, terrific clip and
at least second faster than any body sup
posed it would be. Ida Glenn finished
third.
OF course there was a big chop in the
pools, Comet selling favorite over the
fold Io l.
off in front and went around the turn
two lengths back at the head of the
and entered the stretch length in front
drawgate where he tiredand Comet made
another rush and took the heat by two
lengths. Jackson got second by head
from Gambo. The time was 0:4S34, a
cracking repeat race.
Ia miles, had in it Carmen at 125
pounds, Naicho B 12O, Captain AL at 112
and Marigold at 112. Carmen was made
a hot favorite over the field at odds of 8
to 2 the moment the pool-boX opened,
and her hackers never weakened, al
though she was giving Marigold and
Captain AL thirteen pounds. The race
had few features. Marigold went away
at the fall of the flag and set good
pace to wind Carmen with the heavy
weight, until they got to the middle of
the second turn the order was Marigold,
Carmen, Captain AL and Naicho B,
length apart. Then Carmen began to
move up, and when they entered the
home-stretch she was on even terms
wit No Mo- ho
clip to the end of the mile, but then she
tired and Carmen came on and won
handily by length in :55, Captain AL
third, two lengths from Marigold. The
first mile of the race was run in ALI.
The third event was the 2:50
class district trot for purse
of $780, for which there were five
starters, Victor, Pope Leo, Nc
Kinney, Duchess and Orphan Girl. On
the form he displayed on Wednesday
last, Mckinney sold against the field in
the pools at 500 to $15 for the opening
heat; but strange to say he was beaten
easily by Duchess, who won in q jog by 3
lengths. In spite of this, however, he
was still favorite at $40 to $40 for the
next heat, and as he won three consecu-
tive heats with the greatest of ease, there
was good deal of kicking done by those
who backed him to win the first heat at
such tremendous odds.
During the interval between the first
and second heats Walter Maben drove
Redondo, remarkable two year old, an
exhibition trot up the stretch.
First heat: The quintette was sent
away to very fair start at the second
attempt, Mckinney who had the pole,
having little bit the best OF it. At the
draw gate Orphan Girl and the gray
broke, throwing the others out at the
turn, when Mckinney drew away several
lengths. Duchess was the first OF the
others to come to the front, and at the
quarter she was within two lengths of
the favorite. Going down the back
stretch she passed Mckinney and was
full length in the lead at the half. AS
ther turned the corner Duchess was rap
idly increasing her advantage. and
when they turned into the stretch she
was fully six lengths ahead of McKin-
ney, who was 10 lengths in front of
Victor, the other two being strung out
to the 20 mark. Coming up the stretch,
Duchess easily maintained her lead,
and as Durfee was evidently nursing
the favorite, she was Stacked up and
passed under the wire with 3 lengths to
spare at a jog. Victor, Pope Leo and
Orphan Girl finished in the order
named, the last pair narrowly escaping
beine shut out. Time 2.361a.
Pools sold: Mckinney 500; the
field SIS.
Second heat-The horses scored twice
before being sent off, with the gray
length behind. Duchess at once went
to the front with Mckinney close up,
Victor, Orphan Girl and Pope Leo strung
out in the order named. At the
quarter Duchess was in the lead with
the favorite at her wheel, six lengths
ahead of Victor, and in this order they
trotted to the half, when Mckinney
moved up and got on even terms with
the mare. Duchess again went to the
front, but broke at the head OF the
stretch, when Mckinney passed her be-
fore she recovered herself, and without
any apparent effort won easily by a
length. Duchess was two lengths in
front of Victor and the same distance
separated Orphan Girl and Pope Leo.
Time 2:29. Pools sold, Mckinney 500;
the field $40.
Third heat-McKinney was so strong
favorite for the third heat as to shut
out all his opponents in the pools and
field tickets went begging at any price.
At the fifth attempt the quintette went
OFT all together to as pretty a start as
can be imagined. Mckinney took the
lead of tho rur, with D,,obacr at hic