The morning call., 1892-07-05
RACING At OAKLAND.
Three Tr0ts and a Running Race
Holly Contested.
Tippoo lib, Pegasus and Mollie Patchen
Capture the Harness Events aud Folly
the Five-Furlong Dash

The races at the Oakland Trotting Park
yesterday attracted quite crowd, although
the counter attractions were so numerous.
The new ladies' balcony was thronged with
the fair sex aud their escorts. while the
members stand was we'll filled. There were
five events on the programme, three trots
and two running races, but the half-mile
dash and repeat did not fill. The four
events, however, gave the judges all the
work they could do to get them through be-
fore dusk and when the last heat was
trotted it was past 6 o'clock.
In the free-for-all trot. three heats in five,
A. 9. Dietz's gallant little bay gelding
Tippoo lib had the foot OF all his opponents
and he won the race under big pull In
three straight heats. He sold fayorite in
the few pools disposed of.
THE $50 TRoT.
After the fve-eighths running dash four
competitors were driven out for the $50
trot. The purse produced five well-con-
tested heats, Pegasus taking the last three
heats and race. It seemed clear to the
spectators that the little brown mare Leta
May Possessed the greatest speed, but her
chances were spoiled by the unmerciful
dose of the whip given her by I.aferty, her
driver when scoring for the fouth heat
She Is a high-mettied animal of fine breed
ing, and never thoroughly settled down in
her gait after the punishment she received.
Harry took the first two heats, but could
not keep his feet afterward, Pegasus beat
ing him bandily. The time made was very
fair for the class.
The purse for the three minute class
attracted three starters. s. e. Wright'S
Earthquake won the first heat under
drive from Con Brio, but p0lled up dead
lame and his owner was compelled to with
draw him. Il. Il. jennings brown mare
Mollie Patehen then captured the next
three heats aud race, always having the
measure OF Mansheld's stallion, who. how
ever, made horseraee of it in the con-
cluding heat. The following are the SUM-
maries OF the harness races:
SUMMARY
OAKLAND Cal, July 1. lse2. Trottlng; free FOR all
A. c. netz' b 6. TIP. Observation-Disclosures.
A. L. HinQs D. m. Laura Is ............... 2 2 3
oakwoOk PARK stock farms b. g. Charles
Derry Time :5s-2
Same day. Irotting; ESQ class
W. MeLean's b. $. Pegasus. ........... 23IIl
+ : JsnPing'; . Seattle.
oaewood PARK STOCK FARMS br M Leta :
%f Time. g:55.a:52 3:is-a :i5-ali
same day. ~ i1ottlns; , I'm $migste 1a Class
o. MaHsfedt's b. S. Con Brio ............... 2
) B. Wright's b. &. Earthquake ....... -. wthd
Time, 2:56-2:5l1 l1@-2:54-2:56.
There were three starters in the running
race, fve-furlong dash, Folly, Mount
Coils and Relay. each packing lis mounds.
The first-named sold favorie ana justified
the confidence reposed in her by jumping
eff with the lead and keeping it, winning by
a length and half in l :C6 from Mount
Coils, who beat Relay for the place by half
a length, The half-mie heat race only
secured one entry ard was declare off.
The judges of the day were w. X. Birming-
ham, A. G. Cohen aud L. Lappan.
L; WAS announced during the day that Mr..
Wright had made arrangements with sew
n
their strings of horses after the Eureka
meeting. and there will then be regular
running meetings held every Saturday on
the Odkland track.