Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-06
Dick drawing the track, Tom Ryder
second, w. Wood third and Silkwood
outside. And with nearly 10000 people
hushed into breathless silence, up they
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| second, w. Wood third ana SllkWoOd
outside. And with nearly 10000 people
hushed into breathless silence, up they
/ came lor
THE FIRST HEAT FOR RICHARD.
The old gentleman's outside position
was really the second best in the race
had he been highly practiced driver,
but he drove wide all around the turn
and never sought to head off either
Ryder or Wood by short cut to the
segment, Still he soon outfooted both
of them, and lay alongside Dicks wheel.
| in which position they went to the
quarter in 33 seconds. As soon as they
Strengthened in the back stretch
duel for the lead ensued,
and Our Dick and the stall
lion paced the second quarter in 81 y
seconds, reaching the half mile in
:0414. 1t did seem as if something
must give way at this immense strain,
for Wood now began to close up as they
cleared the lower turn, and Willetts
was away on the outside of the course.
The three-quarter stake saw Silkwood
locked with Dick, and Heating was
using the persuader very freely. Roars
of applause went up as the stallion
gained, inch by inch, but he had trav-
eled too far and Dick won bv throat
latch in 2:10M, the Pacific coast record
being fairly beaten. Wood was third
and Ryder fourth in the fastest heat he
had ever paced in his life. Volleys of
cheering greeted the old man as he
came back to weigh in. The betting
now took turn and Dick advanced in
public estimation, Silkwood bringing
$50, Our Dick $50 and the field $32.
THE PRIDE OF ORANGE GETS THERE.
Mr.. Willetts's face bore look of in
creased confidence as he came up in the
second place, feeling that it was now
impossible to run him out wide on the
turns. Several Intellectual attempts
were made, but at last the old gentle
men gave them the word on perfect
alignment. Willetts set the pace so hot
that the hurricane rush carried the bay
horse completely off his feet, but Keat-
ing rallied him in a mastery manner
and held second position as they reached
the quarter in 32H seconds, where they
parted company. Going up the back
stretch Silkwood increased his lead and
touched the half mile again in :041a,
nearly four lengths in advance of Dick,
who was more thin that much
ahead of Wood and Ryder. At
the head of the homestreach
in l :37M, Silkwood led by over 60 feet,
but Dick was game as a pebble, and
came along like cyclone. In their
exultation over Silkwood's big lead, the
Santa Ana boys did not see that he was
tiring very fast and had been made too
much use of already. They cheered and
flung up their hats like wild men as the
handsome black fellow darted to the
wire a good neck in advance, in 2:101a.
Here was the Pacific coast record beaten
for the second time in the same race.
No doubt now about where was the fast
track. Wood was good third and big
Tom Rider dropped cleverly inside the
flag. All pool selling dropped off to $40
to $1S after this heat. One or two sold
at 60 to so.
THIRD HEAT.
Tom Ryder had not shown up to the
fore in either of the preceding heats, but
now he came up very boldly as they got
the word, but Dick set sail for him at
such clip that he broke and fell back.
Silkwood now advanced and challenged,
holding the lead to the quarter in "a
5CSOhUp. hC0biAe AOW ColAO dlOnk db a
wonderful clip, passed Ryder and lay
alongside of Silkwood, whom he passed
just before reching the half mile, in :O6.
This was 30 much slower than either of
the preceding heats that the friends of
Silkwood soliloquized that the old stud
could grab him whenever he liked. Just
as they began to round the lower turn
Dick broke, and Ryder passed Silkwood,
but his triumph was short lived, Tor the
stallion left him him as the reached the
three-quarters, in 1 :39. Suddenly Keat-
ing drew his whip and gave Dick cut
that brought him alongside of the fast
firing stallion, but it was a desperate
fight home. Dick was full of powder,
however, and would not let 90. AT the
drawgate the stallion went all to pieces,
and Dick won in 2:14.
HITCH AND KICK.
Mr.. Willetts now went into the stand
and entered complaint against New
ton, owner and driver of Tom Ryder,
whom he accused of crowding him out
on the lower turn. Mr.. Rose at once
summoned Newton and cautioned him
against doing anything more like that.
This occupied all the time allowed by
rule for intermisslons, but still no Silk
wood appeared. Mr.. Rose called up
the horses and Mr.. Willetts asked for
permission to draw his horse, as he was
satisfied he could not win. Mr.. Rose
said the horse could be withdrawn if
sick, but not otherwise. A veterinary
surgeon was then taken to the stand and
said another heat was liable to result
fatally to Silkwood and on this show
ing the judges permitted a withdrawal.
A few pools now sold with Our Dick as
favorite over the other two at 500 to $6.
THE FOURTH HEAT
was something of surprise to the bet
ters on Dick, as it was then looked for
him to put up the shutters for the other
two. But Lafferty got Wood to the
front at the start, only to be passed by
Ryder at the quarter in "a, with Dick
in the rear. These positions were soon
upset half way down the backstretch by
Woods getting the lead, which he had
at the half in :05L and thence won all
the way home in 2:17, Dick coming
very strong on the outside and barely
losing by head. An attempt to make
Wood a favorite was now essayed, but
Heating assured his friends that Dick
was as good as ever and had broken
without being tired. He cautioned
them not to hedge as Wood was s'all
out" when he won the heat.
THE LAST EFFORT
was made as the expiring rays of the
sun gilded the purple clouds with a