Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-09
Interesting Speed Trials at
Bay District Track.
Palo Alto, Stamboul and Sunol
TrOt Against Time.
All Three Signally Fail to Lower
Their Records.
Bad Breaks Made by Each at the
Critical Moment-Other Speed
Contests.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN Francisco, Nov. Sat the Bay
District track today Palo Alto failed to
break his record of 2:121a. The first
eighth was passed in sixteen seconds.
Around the quarter Marvin took him
back little, and the pole was passed in
331a. The three-eighths was reached in
fifty seconds. About the middle of the
back stretch, Marvin called on the stall
limo, but he seemed to be unable to re-
spond. and left his feet and indulged in a
fifty yard run before he steadied into a
trot. The break was disastrous, for the
horse lost much ground, and when the
half was reached the watches registered
1:07A. Upon striking the lower turn
there was a slight improvement, and,
uuder restraint, the three-quarters was
negotiated in Al y. The drive down
the stretch commenced with Marvin urg-
ing the horse to his utmost and Dustin
cheering him up with runner along
side. All efforts, however, were futile,
and he finished the mile in :1434 time
proving the victor.
Stamboul's Effort.
The great event of the day, the trial
of Stamboul against his record (2:11%),
was next on the programme. Five
times Goldsmith came up, and FIVE
times he took the horse back without
beckoning for the word, but on the
sixth attempt he nodded and was sent
away, going under at full speed. The
first eighth was reached easily in sixteen
seconds. On the turn Goldsmith took
hold of the horse and he shortened his
stride, but was at the quarter in thirty
three seconds. Down the backstretch
Dustin came within couple of lengths
of Stamboul, and Goldsmith made a
call on the latter, but the request for
more speed was not kindly received, the
horse answering by leaving his feet and
indulging in long continued break.
Goldsmith kept the stallion moving and
was at the halt in 1.061a. The third
quarter was the fastest of the mile, it
being covered in 321a seconds, making
the three-quarters in l 39, three-quar-
ters of second faster than Stamboul
trotted the same distance in his record
breaking trial at Napa. Down the
stretch, however, the clip was slower,
the horse not responding in his accus-
toned style, and slowed up the route,
finishing the mile in 2:13.
SunOps Trial.
Time again proved the winner in the
third event, that of Sunol against 2 :10H
Marvin was at the eighth in 161s Sec
onds, and at the quarter in 331s. The
half was passed in :064; the three.
quarters in :4O34, and the mile was fin
ished in 2:l21s.
soudan, Murphy's black stallion by
Sultan, failed to lower, but equaled his
record, 2:271a.
A Record Lowered.
Vida Wilkes lowered her record
(2:2234), trotting mile in :2214.
The following speed exhibitions were
given:
Match race between Amingo and
Directa, best two in three-Amingo won
first heat in 2:29; Directa second in
2:28, and Amingo third in 2:201a.
Match between Crown Point Maid and
Maraquita-Maid won, distancing hei
competitor in the first heat; time :3114
First heat, special between Maggie E.,
Lee and Wanda, was won by Maggie
with Wanda last; time 2:25.