The herald., 1893-10-19

w. Wood fell behind and was passed
by Our Dick. Wood soon caught up and
at the half passed Our Dick, leaving
Silkwood a good two lengths in front.
By the three-quarters Wood drew up
again and caught Silkwood the two
turning into the stretch with the black
animal slightly in the lead and with the
pole. Down the stretch they came,
both drivers using the whip, but Silk
wood kept his lead and won by a neck
in 2:0s14, Our Dick coming in third.
Instantly the track was crowded the
people f1ocking around the judges stand
TO learn the time. Others took after
W,lletts and his horse who were sur
rounded by big crowd for some time.
In the second heat they got off with
w. Wood slightly in the lead. Silk
wood went ahead However and led at
the eiRhth.s He kept lead of about a
length until the half When W.. Wood be-
gan to draw up. Dur Dick being good
third. They furned into the stretch
with Silkwood Heading w. Wood by
about half length.
The Santa Ana animal, however, drew
away and increased bis lead, winning
easily from w. Wood in 300, Our Dick
capturing third.
Again did the crowd whoop and cheer.
Things looked very roseate ior Silk
wood.
The judges, evidently, did not intend
to give the slightest cause for COM
plant 30 tried repeatedly in the third
heat to start the animals before they
could be satisfactorily punched. Finally
the word "go" was called after the
ninth trial. The three passed from un-
der the wire with Silkwood slightly
behind.
Silkwood, however, went forward and
lead at the eighth by nearly length,
w. Wood second, Our Dick third. w.
Wood soon began to draw up on Silk
wood, but just by the quarter he broke
badly and Our Dick went after Silk
wood. Laffsrty finally got w. Wood on
his feet aud started after the leaders.
At the half Our Dick, who was length
behind Silkwood, also broke badly. and
before he could catch ground again Silk
wood had gained lead OF abort 10
lengths, and kept on ahead.
W. Wood tried to catch Our Dick, but
the formers break had been too much,
and Keating's animal kept his lead.
Silkwood came down the stretch alone
and amid great cheers, winning in 2:11,
with the rest away behind, Dick second
and W. Wood poor third.
2:l7 CLASS. TRoT.
Ottinger was the favorite in this race,
Edenia being the only horae who could
finish near him. In the draw for posi-
tion for the fret h1at, Challenger Chief
got the pole, Edenia second, Ottinger on
the outside. Ottinger took and kept the
lead from the start, Edenia being good
second. Ottinger had increased his lead
at the half to one and half lengths,
but the little mare drew up on him in
the third quarter, and they turned into
the stretch with Ottinger slightly in the
lead, which he increased. winning by a
length, Chief coming in poor third
time, 2:l51a.
The second heat was very similar to
the first. Ottinger led from the start,
and at the fiye-eighths went ahead again
and got q lead OF 21s lengths. Edenia
second, Chief way back. At the three
quarters Edenia crept up on the leader,
who beat her out by length and half
in 2:15le.
Ottinger took the third heat and ace
very easily. He got away slightly in
the lead. which he had increased to sew
eral lengths by the eighth. Edenia
broke badly after starting. and allowed
Ottinger to gain a lead that she could
not overcome. The mare, however,
passed the Chief and came in second to
Ottinger's easy first. Time, ZIG.
MATCH RACE.
The match race, best two in three,
between L. J. Roses Comrade and Wal
ter Mabin's Florence B. fell to the for
mer.
Qomrade took the lead in the first
heat and won easily in 2 :2424.
Florence B. got the second heat. She
had a slight lead on the start and in
creased it several lengths to the half.
In the third quarter Comrade began to
close the gap, but Florence B. had too