The morning call., 1891-10-16
F0GGY RACING.
Third Day of the TrOtting.Horse
Fall Meeting.
Vida Wilkes Easily Wins the Stanford Stakes
and Frank NJ Has Everything His Own
Way in the Big Trot.


wheel-of-fortune men screamed until they
were hoarse before any trotters made their
appearance yesterday afternoon.
1t was the third day of the fall meeting of
the Pacific Coast Trotting-horss Breeders
Association aud the attendance at the Bay
District Track was anything but extraordi-
nary. Perhaps the fog that blew in from
the Golden Gate over the track and made
the men turn up their coat-collars and the
ladies wish they were at home. the impossi-
bility of winning anything without wager
ing odds of nearly ten to one and the noise
and confusion at the gambling stands caused
dollars at the box-of1ice to be almost as
scarce as hens teeth.
Judges II. /. Thornton, Jesse Potter and
I. &. Snider were in the tower and rang the
bell, announced winners and times as cheer
fully as though 10000 persons had been
present.
AS usual there was wak-over, j. A.
Goldsmith's chestnut FLY Serena being
driven by the owner around the track for
the 2:3O class for four-year- ods.
No pools were sold for the first event,
which was the Stanford stake for 1891, ag-
gregating some $1,000. The conditions were
three heats out of five and the contestants
Whitney's chestnut FLY Vida Wilkes and
the San Mateo Stock FARMS chestnut FLY
Anna Belle. No one was willing to gamble
On the contest and no pools were sold be-
cause it was certain that Vida Wilkes
would have every thing her own way and
so she did in three straight heats.
After half dozen scores the filly driven
by Goldsmith took the lead at the turn and
kept the rail TO the close, winning by
length in 2:274.
The second heat was a repetition of the
first with the exception that Anna Belle
went up on the homestretch and lost by
thTee-fourths Of lergth. G0ldsmith's FLY
covered the mile in 2:2SA, just second
slower than in the first heat.
La the third heat Anna Belle came very
near being shut out and the speedy Vida
came under the wire about six lengths IN
the lead. Time, 2:23A
SUMMARY.
Bay District Track. Thursday, October To-; 1881
Third day OF the fall meeting of the Pacific Coast
Trotting horse Breeders Association.
First race, Stanford stakes for 1891, three heats
San Mateo Stock FARMS CHI. I. Vida wilkes. 3.
- Ell, /. Anna Bsile, 8, by Dawn:,.....
Time, :;3a3;i4.2:2Sa.
There were four entries in the trotting con-
test for purse of $500 HorSemen crowded
around the auction pools and wagered freely
in this fashion: Frank NJ $40, Una Wilkes
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heat still greater odds were given. Franz
NJ going for $50 against $50 on Una Wilkes
and $50 on the field. Wanda and Frank NJ
were driven 10 cart and Una Wilkes and
Cupid to sulky.
The first heat was sandwiched in between
the Stanford trotters. At the start Cupid
broke, aud at the half post Wanda led Frank
NJ by length. When the three-quarter
post was reached Cupid was struggling
away in the rear and almost out of sight
l. al nnl-
as thLy turned into the last quarter. Before
reaching the wire the Iayorite forged ahead
and won by three-qnarters of a length in
2I7A. Una Wilkes came in third:
When tie trotters we're started for the
second heat Frank NJ gained the lead at the
turn and maintained 1t to the close, win
ming in 2:l9A. Backers of the fayorits
looked happy when they discovered that
Frank NJ had an easy time and was sure
winner. Una Wilkes broke badly several
times and came in at the lailend OF the pro-
cessOn.
Frank NJ won the third heat and race in
2:20 by length. Wilkes came under the
wire second and Wanda third.
SUMMARY.
Second event, trotting for a special purse of
r 7: Keating's oh. 2. Frank NJ, by Priam, dam
by General Dana ito cartl...-.T + Heating L l l
La sie.ta Faneho,s b: m Wanda by Eros, &,
J. - A. Godsmith's B. m Una Wilkes, BY
Guy Wilkes dam Blanche 60 ed haraess1 ~
j. jo6nsons .. S. Cupid, by Sidney, dam
''''' time 2:i7 H-3:isl1-2:2o
The days festivities ended with the spe-
cial pacing contest for purse of $780, 1t
was rather uninteresting affair, and made
very dismal by the fog that at times rolled
up so heavily as to shut out the horses from
view. Then the mist descended as thickly
as rain, and those in the open air reiterated
to place of shelter. The entries were DR..
Swift, a hot favOrite, HaYilan, Savannah
Boy and Plunkett Odds at S2j were given
on Dr. Swift against $40 on the field.
The fayorite won the first heat in 2:2lh
Hayilan was second, and Savannah Boy
was distanced. In the second heat DR..
Swift and Pluhkett ran side by side to the
Before be could regain his feet Punkett
forged ahead and won the heat by Two
lengths in 2:23. Havilan gained the place.
The third heat was won by DR.. Swift by
length. Time, 2:20A. Piunkett was Sec
ond.
SUMMARY.
Third event, special pacing contest for purse of
C. H. Cnvey's CHI. e. Dr. Swift, by haywood
dam by 5. NJ. Patchen Jr.........,C Fl. Cnvey
D.. R. Miners b. h flnnSett, by Stra,hern.
G. Laphsm's B. 9. Haviian, BY sterling dam
L. j. Smiths b. G. Savannah hoy, by Little
A0A yam Tine rim 2:2iiI.2 :2s@2 :2oI4
Final heats postponed on account OF darkness I'M
til to-day.
The final heats will be trotted off at 10
o'clock this morning. At the Oakland Track
to-day the Oakland Jockey Club concludes
its fall programme. and at the Bay District
tomorrow the tr0tting events will close for
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