The morning call., 1891-08-15
SAN JOSE RACES.
Fourth Day Of the Summer
Meeting.
Large amount Of Money Invested on The
Various Contests.
AlIare.ta Breaks DOYl AfteF Winning Good
RaCe-Led0n, an Outsider, Wins
the FiYe-ElghthS Dash.
Epecial 10 THE MORNING CALL

was not pleasant either for the association
or the very large number of people from all
over the country who fully expected to see
the horse do something more than what
in reality was only coed workout The
visitors felt as if they had been brought
TO the track on what seemed Ike false
pretenses. The fair ASSOCIATION claims that
every assurance was given on the preced-
Ing day that Palo Alto would go the
mile for the record, aud the local daily
papers came out in the morning with the
repetition Of the statement, which, it is
stated, they received late at night again by
telephone from the stable headquarters.
To use the prestige of the Palo Alto Stock
Farm and its best horses simply to draw
large gate receipts is surely not wise pol
ley. On the showing made yesterday by
the horse it will be pretty well into the fall
before he will be keyed up to trotting pitch,
and it may be that the ultimate purpose is
10 have him fit at the same time Stamboul is
ready, and then, Just as last fall, give sup
Elementary meeting to the breeders autumn
races, and again clean up the handsome
profits then realized. What between the
running of the leased Palo Alto thorough
breds - Racine, Nero and Rnlax - in the
East. at Chicago especially, this spring, and
the Palo Alto stallion record contretemps
yesterday, the reputation of the Palo Alto
Stock Farm has not been very extraYagantly
enhanced.
COMING RACING EVENTS.
Tomorrow Saturday closes the meeting,
and the scene viii shift to Napa, where a
week of entirely harness events is pro-
grammed. commencing on Tuesday next.
As the different classes are beginning rapidly
to get into good racing condition. much
closer contests Will undoubtedly be had. The
attendance at San Jose has been increasing
daily, and what between the fair privileges,
gate receipts and the big returns in per
centages from the heavy betting, both in the
auctions and mutuals, the association will
probably come out even on their expenses.
The association, however might, with
much benefit &c their finances, show more
hberality toward their visitors. They have
been liberal enough with money prizes for
the harness races, but the purses offered the
runners have been so very small that an
owner. even If he won, only Just got out
about even. Such tiny purses of themselves
almost invite fraud. The accommodations
at all the stands, except of course, at the
private clubhouse, have been of the most
rural character and have caused much
growing, which, by mere nominal outlay,
could have been prevented. The reporters
have all the week had 10 content themselves
with one brOken-dnwn bench to sit on, be-
sides being parbuied by orching sun,
and II was only after three days inceSsant
entTeatcs that dIlapidated piece of linen
ten feet long was furn shed to hang over
the front Of the reporters stand to break
the effect OF the fierce heat. 1he meeting,
besides, has not been properly advertised at
all, and the failure to do SO has lost the
association many dollar.
HEAVY WINNINGS BY OUTSIDERS.
One feature of the racing so far. com
mencing with the breeders meeting at San
Francisco, has been the remarkable success
of those who persistently bought the field
and cheap horses against the faYoriteS.
There has hardly been a day at either meet
ing that large winnings have not been made
by following the system. 1t is very proba-
bic, however, that the tide will turn the
other way soon, but, even if it does, the
general experience of every season will be
again repeated, and the fielders will be a lit
tie ahead when the years racing is over.
That portion Of regular race-goers known
as the talent have lost very heavily, in
deed, the defeat Of so many red hot iay0rites
having cost them lots of money. Some
large losings ara reported, one well-known
Spectator alone being reported as SO, 600
behl! d since the first day OF the breeders
To-day the gallopegs had the track all to
themselves and again the remarkable re-
suits were seen of horses winning who APP
peared to have no chance of doing so. 1t
wss also demonstrated very conclusively
that the only thing certain about racing is
its uncertainty. Those that thought they
knew it all received two and strictly speak
ing three severe body blows when Alfaretta,
Led On and Initiation won, and judging
from past experience in races one has the
best chances to win who buys what every
body else considers poorest.
1t was one more OF the thermometer
breaking hot days at the track to-day, but
while the going was very hard the other
conditions Tor racing were most favorable.
There was noticeable falling off iu the at
tendance, though the betting on the four
events on the card was spirited enough TO
satisfy even those with the best lined
pockets.
ALL-AGEs HANDICAP.
For the all-ages handicap. one and a
quarter miles, John Treat. aged, 122 pounds
Roach jockey, Alfare:ta, years. 10
Ward. and Cheerful. years, 104 (Morton).
came to the post A mistake in Judgment
was made when Treat was installed the
fayorite at $50. against $50 for Cheerful and
$24 for Alfaretta. 1t looked good at the
odds, but appeared very different at the
finish. Treat was thought to have a walk
over, as Cheerful was known to have only
an extreme outside chance, and Alfaretta
was positively stated as being unable to
stand going the distance. She, however,
nuliifed this declaration by winning the
race, and then, unfortunately for her owner
and trainer, succeeded in breaking down,
this time for good, just after passing the
post, and VIII be Withdrawn from racing
and retired to the stock farm.
Jonathan, who again handled the flag
effected n good start on the third break
away. Alfaretta setting the pace with Treat
on her flank 10 the quarter. Then Cheer
tul went 10 the Il ont and sailed along in the
lead to the tllree-quarter. Treat closed up
here, and at the mile, in l :43, there was little
TO choose between them. Up to the wire it
was a hot battle, but Treats weight pre-
vented HIS getting fully up and the mare
lasted just long enough to beat him out half
length in 2:11, Cheerful two lengths back
OF the place horse. The mutuals paid SIG TO-
THE FIVE-EIGHTH DASH.
Five selling platers" sported silk for the
next event, fve-eighths of mile scram-
Bile. Pat Carroll, 115, Bally; Ledon, lis,
Slocnm Sentela, log, Smith; Oracle G, Sc,
Picnic, and Fannie 4. 49, Appleby. were
the contestants. Fannie brought $50 in
the pools. to s45 for Scntella and S45 for the
three others in the field, much money going
into the box. The fl Ig fell on the first trial.
with Carroll in front, the others close up,
Ledon was the leader in the stretch, with
Fannie + in close attendance Near the
wire Sentella made her run, but was so
clumsily ridden that she was pocketed and
obut itaflHe W VIII handsomely
by length from Fannie, Sentella third, a
length back. Time, :04.
The winner is owned by the popular Elm
wood stable, of which Charles Boots is the
proprietor, and his success, the third of the
meeting, was welcomed by his friends.
Ledon is an excessively attenuated quad
ruped, and is sometimes known as the
"grasshOpper" horse. Mutuals paid for
field tickets SIT 80.
THE THIRD RACE.
The seven-eighths dash was hot betting
Al. 4, 11S Uenkins) and Initiation, 113
Ward. At first the figures were Capt AL
S40 Initiation S15 and Mamie sl2; then
the two leaders sold even up at $780, with
Mamie going at $40. The pool-box prices
closed: Initiation $50, Capt. AL $40, Mamie
go. Not any time was wasted at the post
jonathan effecting flying start at once.
with Initiation having at least three lengths
the best of it. The send-off gave the mare
the race. for she led all the way by from
four to Six lengths. and won easily by three
lengths frnm Cant Al who cama With q