Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-15
THE RACES,
The Closing Events Prove Quit
Interesting.

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Whether the disappointing result of
Saturdays racing had any lasting effect
upon the sport-loving public or not is a
hard matter to determine, but the fact
remains, nevertheless, that the attend
ance at the Agricultural park, yesterday,
was worse than on any other day of the
meeting, and at the outside there could
not have been more than three hundred
people on the ground. In spite of this
most discoursging feature, however, the
sport provided was on the whole above
the average, and it ia much to be re-
gretted that more were not there to enjoy
it. The track, which but for Sunday
mornings shower would unquestionably
have been very fast, was trifle heavy,
which accounts in great meas ure for the
somewhat mediocre time recorded yes
terday. The talent received severe
blow in the victory of Painkiller in the
first race, but they had opportuni.
ties to retrieve their losses in the
other two events, both of which
we're won by the favorites. An attempt
was made to get up a consolation race,
for all ages, at three-qusrtsrs of mile,
but the purse of $40 failed to tempt the
owners, and it was declared off. The
following is a summary of the days rae
| ing:
First race-One mile. for all ages. at 100
pounds.
J. r. Ross b. g. oro, S (Hazlet) 100 pounds.
Cy. Mulkey's ch. g. rom DAILY. 6(Navice), 100
Ell Baldwin's b. m. winona, 4 tBrown). loo
E. r. R, Denis b. h. otheiio iHennessy), 100
] D. Dunn'ss. h. Four Aces, 8 (Riley), 100
Al Moran's g. g. John Treat (Roach). 100
Time, 1897.
Pools sold: Tom Daily, S11; j. Treat, $40
Oro. Sc; Winona, $5; and the field, $5.
After several breaks, in which Winona
invariably jumped off in the lead, Starter
Covarrubias sent the septette down to
the draw-gate, and, as they turned, let
them 60 to very good start, with Othello,
Treat and Winona in the lead, and the
rest close up and well punched. After
passing the stand, Painkiller jumped to
the first flight and crowded Winona out
to fourth place. This order was main.
tanned to the quarter pole, when Daily be-
gan to close up. They kept we'll together
down the back-stretch to the half-mile
post, when Treat, whose off fore leg WAS
bandaged, went lame and dropped to the
rear, Oro, who had been closing up fast,
taking his place. AS they rounded the
turn to the straight, Oro, Daily and Win
ona appeared to be gaining on Painkiller,
who was still in the lead, but they never
quite got on even terms with him, and
the four came under the wire in the order
named, with half length between them
after rattling finish.
Second race--January handicap. one mile and
one quarter, for all ages.
Kelly & Samuels' b. h. Ed McGinnis, 4, MAR
shall), 124 pounds. ....... ..............
G. A. Davis b. h. Jack Brady, 5, (Navice, 1l2
J. Forster's b. g. Naicho B.. 5, iKoach) lis
M. Storms ch. g. Forester, 5, (Pierce) 95
RGmaas Rime s.i6
Pools sold Ed McGinnis. $50; Brady, $40
the field, $15
They went away at the first attempt, tc
q capital start, Forester making the
pace, with Brady, Naicho B. and Nc
Ginnis prettily punched as they passed
the stand for the first time. At the quar-
ter pole Brady took up the running,
with McGinnis in close attendance, Mai
cho B. and Forester four lengths in the
rear. Down the back stretch, however
sshe terms b safaSa %fS M Mennans na at the half
mile, Brady still leading by length. Or
rounding the turn for home Naicho B
swung too far out, and Brady slipped
into second place; but in spite of his
heavy impost McGinnis came with a
rush at the finish, and landed under the
! wire an easy winner by two lengths from
Brady, who was half q length ahead OF
Naicho B., with Forester six lengths
behind.
Third race-one mile and forty yards, for all
T. Hazlet's b. m. Louise M, (Hazlet), SO
Kelly & samuels' BIN. welcome. 4 (MarshalD
N. A. ,Covarrubias, b. c. Dan Murphy, 8 tClif- .
M. storms b. m Fannie F.. i (Pierce), 1o4
Time 1:4s1a.
field, 81.
After a very slight delay, caused by
Welcome, who broke away in the lead
twice, the flag fell to as pretty start as
could be imagined. AS they passed the
grand stand the favorite led by half a
length with Welcome, Brady and Fannie
F. almost saddle to saddle" Welcome,
however, soon began to sulk and dropped
in the rear, the others keeping in the
same order, but at the half mile Welcome
made squirt and caught up with her
field before the turn was rounded. Com.
ing up the straight for home the favorite
came away and won easily by three
quarters of length, after an exciting
race for second place between Welcome
and Murphy, the former under the whip
getting home neck ahead of her op-
ponent.
After the races yesterday afternoon a
HERALD reporter interviewed majority
of the horsemen at the track, as to their
plans in the near future, with the view
of ascertaining what the prospects were
for the prospective spring meeting of the
Sixth District Agricultural Association.
With one accord they announced their
intention of leaving Los Angeles for the
North about the middle of April next,
whence most of them will take their
stables East for the season. The feeling
among them was universally to the effect
that unless very much larger purses are
offered than have been advertised, none
Of the horses now here will be brought
back from the Blood Horse and Fresno
meetings, but at the same time, we're the
spring meeting here to be held prior to
those just mentioned, say at the end oi
March or the first week of April, almost
every stable now represented at the track