The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
HEAT AND DASH.
One Sensational Incident
at the Track.
DEXTER THORN'S UGLY FALL.
Bruno, Silver Bee and Senator L
Capture Trotting Races-Loupe
Wins the Pace.

Chilling winds swept furiously over the
Bay District Track yesterday afternoon
and perhaps accounted for the slim at
tendance during the third day of the Pacific
Coast clearinghouse Breeders Associa-
ton summer meeting. The turfmen
huddled around the auction poo-boxes
and literally backed their favorites. But
1t was bad day for favorites. one being
distanced and another almost shut out.
The most exciting incident Of the day
occurred while the PAGERS were scoring for
the second race. C. Griffin. who was driv
ing A. B. Spreckels' Dexter Thorn, came
very near being seriously injured. Thorn's
bit was checked or tied up in such way
that it made him mad AMI unruly. AS the
PAGERS were turning for the seventh score
Thorn reared up and fell back on the BIZ
cycle sulky. Griffin threw himself to one
side just In time to escape the horses
weight. but his legs were caught under the
sulky and he was badly bruised. Inc
shafts of the sulky we're smashed and the
wheels bent. The dilapidated vehicle
was carried from the track and new one
substituted. Thorn was not injured In
any way, but Griffin was too sore to drive
and Andy Mcdowell took his place.
Bruno was the favorite In the first race.
which was for the 2:30 class Of four-year-
olds. In tia auction pools he sold at $40.
as against Sc on Princewood and 81 on the
fiald. consisting of Sadie Benton. Fallacy
and Hero. On the fourth score the trot-
tiers were started for the first heat. Bruno
took the lead and TIE others proceeded in
a procession as follows: Sadie Benton.
Princewood. Fallacy and Hero. The IA
v0rite held the pole and the positions did
not change until the stretch was reached.
Then Fallacy made squirt and ran 10 the
wire two lengths behind Bruno. Time.
2:26R. Sadie Benton was third. Hero
fourth and Princewo0d last.
Before the second heat Bruno was
hacked at $50 against SIS on the field.
From the start he had everything his own
way and won handily by length in 2:241hs.
Fallacy was again second, Hero was third
and won third money, Princew0od was
fourth and Sadie Benton last.
Notwithstanding his bad fall, Dexter
Thorn was the favorite in the second
event, a mile pace for 2:25 class. Thorn
was freely backed at $40. with Sc on
Mabry. Matte B. Whapple. Pascal and
l.. A. Dick. l.. A. Dick got off in the lead
and Whapple was at least two lengths in
the rear. Dexter Thorn soon took the
lead and the pole. and won the heat by
length in 2:23 LOupe was second and
Whapple third. Mabry. Matte Il, Pascal
and L.. A. Dick were distanced. and the red
the stable.
In the second heat Dexter Thorn went to
pieces. ana ''broke" so often that he was
shut out bv LOupa, who won the heat by |
length in 2:24. Whapple had the place.
Loupe led all the way round in the third |
heat. and finished three lengths ahead Of
Whapple, winning the heat and the race
in 2:25h. This gave Loups first and third |
money. and Whapple second.
When nOplR WRFa first sold IN tho m i1a |
dash for two-ypar-olds. Genevleve was the |
fav0rits and went for $40 against SIT for |
Silver Bee and 81? for she field, consisting |
If Soubretts and Josephine. Then Silver |
Bee was backed at odds Of $40 against $40
on the entire field.
Genevieve took the lead, but went sup"
and before she regained her feet Silver
Bee was ahead and Soubrette was second
Silver Bee increased the distance and won
by at least three lengths in 2:39 Sou
brette was second, Geneveve third and
Josephine fourth.
The most Interesting event on the card
was the last race, Il three-mie trottng
dash. There were only three starters. but
they were all backed heavily. Daylight
was at first the favorte and sold at 800 as
against S42 on Sunrise and $40 on Senat tor
l.. Every one but his owner had over
looked Senator LIS speedy qualities. Day
light and Sunrise frequently "broke" and
often changed places. But not so with
Senator L.. During the three miles he
never went "up" nor on his ''toes." He
just maintained graceful trot from start
to finish and won the race by fifteen
lengths in 1889. Sunrise was second and
the favorire was left in the dim distance.
Following are the events 10 detail:
SUMMARIES.
BAY DISTRICT TRACK. July 27, lS93.-Third
day. summer meeting Pacific Coast TrottinQ horse
Breeders Association. Weather fair. track fast.
First race-For four-year-oids: 2:3O class. trot-
ting; mile heats, two in three: purse $500
G. H. Herbert's b. &. bruno. by JUNO 81.
H. W. Mesk's br. g Faliacy g. Grey .....22
A. L. Kinds B. m. Hera (HindS). .............
W. o. Bowers b. M. Sadie Benton On. +.
L. j. Smiths blk. G. Princswood (smith)..,.,.. %
Time, 2:2o1a-2:241a.
Second race-2:sb class. pacing: mile heats,
two in three: purse $500.
Z. J. Co1's Blk. g. Loupe, by John sevenoaks
(P. McCartney)... .........................2 11
A. l.. Kinds ch. b. Whappie (Hinds) ...... 323
A. Is. Spreckels' b. s. Dexter Thorn a. Nc
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