Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-24

plays her temper at the post and causes
long delay by her ugliness. When
they finally get the flag the mare bolts
and jumps the fence. The other two
are making a great race of it and are
even at the end of the first quarter.
Duffy comes very fast down the stretch
and is a good length ahead in the last
sixteenth. The favorite is coming with
a big squirt, but can't catch Jim Duffy,
who romps in a neck in the lead. Ida
Ferguson canters across the field. The
time was :4S19.
When the boys come TO the stand to
weigh in, Cook, who rode Tim Murphy,
protests the race, alleging that jim
Duffy fouled him in the stretch, and the
judges give the money to the favorite,
disqualifying Duffy.
Tue decision meets with great deal
of uniavorable comment. and tits the gen.
eral opinion among the spectators that
the alleged foul could not have occurred,
as Duffy was good length in the lead
when the foul is alleged to have taken
place. From the reporters stand it did
not appear that there was any ground
for the protest.
THIRD RACE.
The third race is also running event,
in which Gladiator, Ell Rayo and Wash
ington Bartlett are the entries. Gladi-
ator is big favorite in the betting at
$50 to $40 for Ell Rayo. El Rayo has to
pack 121 pounds, Jack Clifford, who is
to ride him, being three pounds over
weight.
A better start could not be wished for,
and there is not nose between them
as they race past the stand. Washing
ton Bartlett drops out on the first turn,
but the others are making great race
of it to the half-mile mark. Ell Rayo
shows slightly in the lead at the five
eighths pole. On the turn Gladiator
closes up and takes the lead. Down the
stretch they are head and head. Sulli-
van is riding Gladiator for all there is
in him, while Ell Rayo has not yet felt
the rawhide. Ell Rayo has the
race won at the drawgate, but
Clifford is laying back for grand-stand
finish and is caught mapping by Sullivan,
who rides like Garrison, and sends his
mount under the wire nose and nose with
the chestnut. 1t is the best race of the
week and as sensational a finish as has
ever been seen here. The crowd goes
wild with excitement and cheers loudly
when the judges decide dead heat in
l :50M and announce that the race will
be run off at O'Clock.
Second heat-Gladiato and Ell Rayo
are brought out for the second heat of
the mile and a sixteenth running race
after the first heat of the trot. The start
is again beautiful one. Clifford is after
the race and does not propose to take
any chances. He sends the horse out to
make the running, and leads Gladiator
by head at the quarter. Clifford is
riding Ell Rayo, while Sullivan lays back
with Gladiator on the backstretch. Ell
Rayo is length in the lead at the half,
when Sullivan begins to ride Gladiator
and closes up. Both are using their
whips on the upper turn, but Gladiator
fails to head the chestnut. 1t is great
race down the stretch, with Ell Rayo
in the lead. Gladiator responds
nobly to Sullivan's call and makes a
game effort to win but is beaten out by
less than length in / :49M. Gladiator
sold for $40 in the pools against $40 for
Ell Rayo.
FOURTH RACE.
The fourth event on the programme
is the 2:25 class trot. Leon, Dick Rich
mond, Kate Castleton and Danger are
the starters. Leon is favorite at 500,
Dick Richmond second choice at $40,
the field selling at 81.
First heat-The word is given after
half dozen breakaways. Leon and
Dick Richmond go right away from the
others. Leon breaks on the first turn
but soon RECEIVERS and is ahead of Dick