The morning call., 1892-06-26
THE OAKLAND RACES.
Brilliant Success of the Opening
Days Sport.
A Large Crowd Enjoys the Running, Trot-
ting and Pacing COntests-Fine Weather
and Lively Speculation.

The Oakland races proved quite an attrac-
ton both to the sporting and general pubIlc,
the ladies' stand was well filed, and as
speculation was lively and the weather de-
lRhtful. Ben Wrighfs opening day turned
out great success. Only one fault could
be found, and that was the length OF the
programme. four harness races ana one
running event being too much to attempt IN
8 single afternoon in order to get through
at ANYTHING Ike a reasonable hour. The
consequence was that the bulk OF the spec
tators left the track before even the pacing
race had been commenced, and the last neat
of This event was paced through the gloam-
ing.
In the first race for named horses the gray
Eelding Sport. who sold short eud before Inc
inaugural heat, had no difficulty III trottng
away from his four opponents and taxing
the rulse in three straight heats IN very
fair time.
The purse for the three-mnute class
furnished quite a race, five heats being trot'
ted. Grand Moro won the nrst TWO ID
drive. but Steinbrdge outstayed bis Held
aud captured tie mex, three meats ana AtsV
money 10 handy style.
Nv hitehat' MCCarty made MS appear
aDce IN the suiky in tie 80 trot behind MS
bay geldIng Our Jack, and drove hln 10
victory in three straight heats. Tom ana
IpiuB. his opponents, lad not ghost OF
show with HIM, as McCarty's horse could
have easily beaten 2:30 if he had liked. As
II was, in The last heat Dan Vas ~ lengths
In the lead at the drawgates and pulled up
10 standstill ten yards from the wire 10
let his opponents get nearly up, ana tneh,
amid the laughter OF the crowd, logged INN
under the wire length winner
The pacing purse was the last OF the mar
ness competitions, and II was growing so
very late that the Judges decided 10 make IL
Two in three instead Ot three in i've heats
Laura got all the good money IN TWO
straight heats. he following are the sum-
mares Of the harness races;
SUMMARIES.
First rsce-Trottiug purse FOR named horses.
A. Smiths ST. &; Sport; .-...''...'.'.'.
o. Mzusfeidts Dr. 5. Con Brio.....,....,.......Z
D. c. Browns b. :. Signal
?. w BeuDgsiS gr :. E.etIro........ .
Tine. got! 2-2 :49l2-2!5l12,
Second race-IrotJlng purse. Three minute
x Johnson's b. s. Steiubridge. ............2 2l1I
j. GroOm's Dix 5. Grand MOro...........,.-l : z
\ AeLean's D; Fesasu' .-..''.''.''.'-.S
Time, 2.46l4-Z;46I -2:44-2:+Bl2 -Z;431a.
Third race-lroJtlng purse z;5O class.
y. j. McCarty's b. e. our 5ack--.s....'.....'.. / /
John COdy's b. 6. Injun
W. 'oh1sg TTa 81 & i2l - as
Fourth race-Paclug purse.
A i. Kinds D. n. Laura ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
7. Reese's b. E. sam
j. D. Stouts ; &. oakland Prinee.....-........,..
Time, 2:3Il5-2:3312
The half-mile running dash was sand
wiched in between The heats of the $50
trot. 1t attracted three cOmpetltors-FOlly,
Annie Lewis and Relay The fTst-named
was favorite al SO for SIS the other two.
Very little time was cut to waste at the
post. Dick Ward rushed Relay 10 the front
as the flag fell, aud be raced two lengths
In front Of Folly round the lower turn to
the; stretch, where the latter joined issue
and soon had Ne, dhRm's colt in trouble. Ii
looked dollars 10 cents on Folly 100 yards
from home, but the little eOlUrsd jockey on
Late, the Joe HOoker4eelding, brought him
NJ on the inside win lightning run and
snatched an exciting race out II the IRE by
a neck.
SUMMARY.
Purse s. 100: running. Hali mile dash.
G. HoWsOn's ch 3. Late 3, 10y Joe Hooker, dam By
BAKERS Hercules, 10 pounds.
G. A Browns ch- I. Folly, 3, by Wididle, dam
FOstress, ll5
Dan Needhan's ca. C. keIay, 10y Big Sandy......,.
lime 50.
Before racing CONNIE need, Ben Wright
presided at d recherche breakfast IN honor
OF the opening of the track, and very
pleasant hour was passed Among the vari-
GUS toasts drunk were: Success TO the
Oakland TaCetTack under the new manage
ment, ana winter racing"