The morning call., 1893-10-15
TIME.
Bishop Hero Lowers the
Worlds Record.
BONIBEL WINS THE FUTURITY
Margaret Worth Takes the Second
Money, Beating HiIlsdale-Cyrus'
Victory in the Pace.

There were seven races on the card at
Oakland yesterday, but the most interest
Ing vas the fve-mile dash, which Bishop
Hero won. There were three others In
the event-Anteire, Little Witch and
Robert l.. Bishop Hero had won the
three-mile dash so easily that there was
no betting against him. The association
had offered $3.50 extra should the worlds
record of IS minutes be broken, and there
was some betting as 10 whether this money
would have to be paid or not Bishop
Hero was favorite at $50 against S25 for
time. For four miles he traied Robert l..
Then he went to the front and won as he
pleased in 2:9OA A peculiar feature of
the race was that every horse in it beat the
record, Anteire. the last one home, finish
ing in 1880. Bishop Hero, who is ow ned
by MIR. Rothsehild of Oregon. now holds
the worlds record at three and five miles
and is to-day probably the best distance
horse in the country.
Cyrus won the free-for-all pace in
straight heats and Rosita A obtained the
place from Creole.
The Breeder and Sportsman futurity.
the value of which was S4S15, was gift
for Palo Altos flly Bonibel She was
barred in the betting, and before the first
heat Hillsdale sold favorite over the rest
of the field. Margaret Worth showed un-
expected form, however. and finished sec
ond. Phantom and Mialma were both
distanced In the first heat. DR.. Somers,
the owner of Margaret WORTH has been
peculiarly fortunate in his first year On the
turf, getting $1,000 out of the two big
futurites of the year. besides winning sew
eral good races through the circuit. Ex-
cepting Adelaide Simmons and Bonibel.
Worth is probably the best tbree-year-Old
in the State.
Red Oak won the postponed race, beat
ing Altissimo in 2:26%.
a. II. Cohen's Alfredatta beat r. S.
Browns Echo IN straight heats and Cora
won from Daisy Nc, taking the last two
heats. The long programme was dis
patched with promptnesS and the day was
an excellent wind-up to meeting at which
some magnificent contests have taken
place and number of worlds records
have been broken
SUMMARIES.
OAKLAND. Oct. l4-Last day of fall meeting
Pacific Coast Trotting-horse Breeders Associa-
tion
First e-Yearling dash.
Palo Altos br. C. Glubar. by Eiectricty-Jennie
W. o. Bowers b. C. wcrthwood. by Cornelius.
Time, 1892.
Second race-Breeder and Sportsman futurity
stakes value $4S15.
Palo Altos ch. IN. BonibeI. by Azmoor. by
q GENERAL Z sam.t., Benton (pnippen} ; ~ i: Ill
Button-Adelina Patti (BigeIow) .......... ..222
Vendome stock farms b. C. HiIlsdale, by
Antinous. by Nutwood (Buncn) ............3 333
B. Harris b. (. Phantom m.................... dist
W. Pages b. f. Mialma Observation-Disclosures. dist
Time. 2:24-2:z3-2:2
Third race-Five-mile dash. Purse $500; $3.50
added if worlds record of 9 minutes is beaten.
E S Rothschild's n. &. Bishop Hero. by Bishop
Hero from ThorndaIe (Green) ..................
A. l.. Kinds b. <. Robert L. by Sierra boy ...... 2
f. Simpsons g. m. Little Welch by Director -.
J. c. Simpsons g. h. Anteire, by Anteo. ..........4
Time. IL :30A.
Fourth race-Free-for- all pace.
Meyer & Meyers b. &. Cyrus, by Captain
H. Temmurman's ch. m. Rosita A, by Adrian. 2 8 2
T..Snider's b s. Creole by Prompter ........ 1913
u. II. Harris b. g. Ashton, by Ell Captain. 4
Time, 2:l44-217-2:l7.