Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-27
THE TALENT UPSET.
Mr.. James Duffy Proves a
Surprise Party.
An Eight-to-0ne Shot Defeats
Acclaim.
Oregon Eclipse and John Treat
Also Win.
Good Racing Witnessed by Slim
Crowd-Ths BoOkmakers Hit
Very Hard-John Treat
Runs Good Race.

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afternoon was not good. The sport was
frst-class, however, and the best horse
won in every race. Those who at
tended went home satisfied, except per-
haps, the men who invested on the
wrong horses.
j. G. Newton. r. r. Brown and Cap
tain Barrett were in the judges stand.
The timekeepers were Charles Durfee,
Tom Mott and L. ]. Rose.
The first race on the programme
brought together a capital field. The
quintette to sport silk were King George,
Request, Ben H., John Treat and Idaho
Chief. The talent plunged on old Treat
and he was installed big favorite. Con-
siderable place betting was INDUCED in,
King George carrying whole lot OF
money. Qnite q contingent played
Idaho Chief, Notwithstanding he was car
rying 1875 pounds. The trainers of Idaho
Chief and John Treat wagered several
hundred dollars as to which horse would
lead at the three.quarter mile post. In
consequence the riders exhibited too
much anxiety to get off and
delayed the start. After a number OF
breakaways, good start was effected.
Down the stretch the racehorses came
pretty much bcuched. The order pass
Ing the stand wa, John Treat, King
George, Idaho Chief, Ben H. aud Re-
quest. Idaho Chief and King George
began to improve their positions. The
boy on Idaho Chief urged his mount
along but old Treat was first past the
three quarters. Rounding the bend for
home Treat bad increased his lead to
length aud a half, and the race was
never afterwards in doubt. Idaho Chief
came up with rush and secured second
place, King George firing near the fin
ish. The time 2:09ls was especially
good for this time of the year. Treat
ran the first three-quarter mile in L 10,
and the mile in :42. The summary:
One aud one-quarter miles, all ages:
w. II. smith. 81. Z. John Treat by Shiloh,
lit no Inls (McIntosh) ..... ........ L
Ed. Williams. b. b. ldah Chief, by Partisan
Msry sSG 4 kias G.orse By king Boil
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Ben II. lO3 and Request 1o3 also started.
Pools sold: John Treat, s2o; field. 81.
Books-John Tr ,st z TO 10, Idaho Chief to
1, King Gsorse to 1, Ben II. l5 to and Re-
4u bt IL 10 L.
THE SCOOP OF THE SEASON.
The next race surprised the talent,
and few shrewd observers who reside
in San Bernardino and Los Angeles got
into the bookes. Eight to one was OBJ
tainabls against Jim Duffy, and the way
the San Bernardino horse defeated the
cracks from the northern part of the
state was quite surprise. Acclaim was
made terrific favorite. The majority
thought chat she was invincible. They
did not stop to consider that Acclaim
was running in sprint race, and they
overlooked the fact that Jim Duffy only
a few months since beat Tim Murphy,
one of the fastest half-mile horses in the
state. The starter experienced consid-
cradle difficulty in getting the quartette
off. The horses were at the post half
an hour.before the flag dropped. The
start was not a first.class one, Jim
Duffy getting the best and Ac-
claim the worst of it. Cook, on
Jim Duffy, took advantage of the good
start and had an open lead at the head
of the stretch. Whips were piled vigor-
ously, but Jim Duffy could not be caught.
Acclaim was coming very fast at the
finish. Hercules finished third and Ida
Glenn was last. Inls was the greatest
upset of the meeting, and the few who
cleared $50 for an investment OF $40 we're
very much elated. There was not the
slightest doubt that the race was on the
square. Jim Duffy was uncorked yes
terday. The owner and trainer were
congratulated, as they have been play
ing in hard luck during the year. The
race WAS worth $340 TO the winner.
Summary:
Hollenbeck hotel stakes, four and one-hali
fur Ongs:
j.. F. Beam. gr. g. Jim Duffy, by Wood
berry. dam by sacramento, IL Cook ....
Kennedy Bros, br. + Acclaim, by Three
cheers-R sette, Ito (Sulllvan) ..'......
James Forster, CHI n. Hercules by Joe Hooker
Lula Riggs, l1S (Bel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Ida ecu. llb pounds. also ran.
Time 55 seconds
Ponls sold Acclaim, $50: field, 50.
Books: Acclaim, to q; Jim Duffy, to
Hercules, 10 to i and Ida Glenn l5 to 1.
OREGON ECLIPSE WINS.
The welter race brought out Hind.
Dwyer, Bridal Girl. Oregon Eclipse ant
Rube.
Notwithstanding that Oregon Eclips'
had to pack The crushing weight Of ID