Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-23
A DIRTY JOB.
An Unprincipled Gang Is
Showed Up.
They Fix a Race to Job the
Public.
Sensational Incidents at the Park
Yesterday Afternoon.
Action Taken by the Judges on the
TrottIng Race Which Is Post
poned Until Today-The
Days Events.


As dirty job as was ever put up by
an unprincipled gang of racing sharps
and robbers developed yesterday in the
special trot at Agri cultural park, and
the result of the thing will probably be
the disqualification of several parties
who are known to have lent their aid to
deliberate attempt to rob the public.
Luckily the judges got wind that
something was wrong and were prompt
in taking measures to protect the
patrons of the association, and it would
be we'll for the fancy gentry who were
in the scheme to take cognizance of the
fact that their dirty work will result in
disaster to themselves alone.
The job was to defeat Miss Monroe at
all hazards, and judging from develop
ments after the second heat the scheme
would have worked to charm but for
the prompt Intervention on the part of
the Judges. The pool box was worked
to nicely. Jud Wilkes was favorite
before the first heat, the others selling
in the fields Miss Monroe won. Waldo
McGregor was then made favorite and
again the. mare won. Miss Monroe
started favorite in the third heat and
was duly beaten by McGregor. A change
OF drivers was made before this heat
without the judges consent, but they
very properly took hand Themselves
and put Delaney behind McGregor in
place of johnson.
Doyle, who drove Miss Monroe, was
called to the stand and told to drive for
-. IL H. l0.k
when he had no excuse for doing so, as
he won the second heat in walk in
2:271s, while the third heat was made
by McGregor two seconds slower. After
the heat the Judges took him down and
gave Miss Monroe to Connolly. Doyle
went up in the stand before the heat
and begged the judges to let him drive,
SAYING he would guarantee to win the
heat and race. They refused his request,
and repeated the order giving Connolly
charge OF the mare. The last heat was
trotted in darkness. Miss Monroe came
in ahead of McGregor, but the judges
gave the horse the heat on the ground
that the mare ran along the backstretch.
For the sake of everybody concerned
the race should have been postponed at
the end OF the third heat, and it would
only be fair in the face of the circum
stances to declare the pools off on the
heat.
Connolly said they ran him all over
the track so he could do nothing with
the mare, and it was too dark
at the time to see what was
being done on the backstretch and
the upper turn. Such work as that of
Yesterday is condemned by every right
minded person, and if the judges do not
make an example of those whom they
detect in such jobs, the association will
suffer for lack of patronage. A detailed
account Of the race is given below.
The balance Of the programme was ex-
ceedingly interesting. The bang tails
had their innings, and there is no doubt
but what the running races are the
most enjoyable to the general public.
FIRST RACE.
The first race is the Los Angeles
futurity, fve-eighths dash for 2-year-
olds. Pescador, Capistrano and G. P.
are the entries. Pescador goes to the
post big fayorite at 500 against the
field for So.
Captain Merry catches them well to-
gether and drops the flag after several
breakaways. For some reason Andrews,
the colored boy who rides @. P, pulls
the colt up after the flag falls, and is
left way in the rear. Sullivan sends
Capistrano to the front, and has the
race won as they enter the stretch.
Roach, who is riding Pescador, sends
his mount up with Capistrano, and IN
swinging his whip accidentally strikes
Capistrano over the head, causing the
mare to swing clear over to the outside
fence. When Sullivan gets her to going
again, Pescador has lead that can
not be overcome, and the colt romps
home several lengths ahead in :O21s.
SECOND RACE.
The second event ON the card is the
Citrus Belt handicap, running race at
mile and quarter. Moses B. and
Gladiator are the only horses to sport
silk in this event. Moses B, sells favor.
ite in the pools at $50, Gladiator bring
ing $l2. After the horses come on the
track Moses B casts plate and the race
is delayed while new shoe is put on.
When they finally get to the post
Moses B. acts badly and it requires con-
siderable persuasion to bring him up fol
the start. Captain Merry drops the flag
to a good start and Sullivan at once
sends Gladiator out to make the run.
ming. Moses B is at his saddle girth as
they pass the stand. Gladiator increases
his lead on the turn and at the quarter
has a full length the best of it. Both
are going easy up the backstretch. On
the upper turn Sullivan let's Gladiator
out peg and increases his lead. As
they swing into the stretch Moses B.
gets the whip and closes up. 1t looks
like a sensational finish when Moses b
spoils his chances by swerving half way
across the track and when he gets back
Gladiator has the race won easily. he
comes under the wire good two lengths
ahead without having felt the rawhlde
The time is 2:09M.
THIRD RACE.
The third event is also q running
race at mile and sixteenth. Guada
loupe, Ben H., Rube and Washington
Bartlett go to the post. Guadaloup'
carries ali the money the talent can ge
on him. Ben HI. is in at $l5 agains
$40 for the favorite, the others goint
begging in the pools, finally bringing
$40 in the field. !,
Not one of the quartette acts well a
the post, and it is some time before
start is made. When they finally ge
away Rube has slightly the best OF it
He leads by half a length at the stand
with Ben II. second and Guadaloup
third. Washington Bartlett makes |
run around the first turn, and at tn