The herald., 1894-10-13
KLAMATH AN EASY WINNER.
The Great Free for All TrOt
at Santa Ana.
Ottinger Lowers the Trottiug Record
for the Track.
The Free for All Pace Todny-Siikwood
ahs FAvorits-Yesterday's Big
Eynt and Thoir
Wlnncrs.
Yesterday was an exciting day at the

Yesterday was an exciting day at the
Santa Ana races, and it was day in
which the favoritss ruled. The attend
apce, brought out, no doubt, by the
free forall trot. wss larger than ever
before, and excitement was tho order of
the day.
The chief event was the free-for-all
trot, in which there was $1,000 purse.
Klamath figured heavily at 20 to 65 on
Otiinger and on Waylaud W. Ray
mond's. horse, in losing. the frat heat.
placed the betting st 80 on klamath. S5
O.tinger and 3 on Wayland.
Klamath won the heat and then it was
90 on the favorite against the field for Z,
ind he won out easily.
In the irst heat Ottinger established
nav trotting record for the Santa Aua
track, making the mils in 2:l21s. The
former record was 2:l5. The others
we're all good and were very spirited
throughout.
THE FIRST RACE.
The opening go|was the finishing heat
in the trottiug 40 clsss, two heats hsv-
I'M bean Il lished the day before, when
Thompaon had both heats to his credit.
with Ell Molina second, Sir Gird and
Eta Wilkea being distanced. Thomp-
Bon led from tie start, passing the hrst
post in 0:341a, the half in :0914 the
turn in l :45 aGd the wire in :2l14.
Thus Thompson won first money, with
three straight hsats 70 his credit.
PACING-2 YEAR-oLDs. 2:40 CLASS.
The feature OF the first heat of this
event was tho wonderful pacing Of w.
w. Foote. 10 struggling start Foote
was tho last to get away. bat from the
half the animal annihilated distance
until crossing the line. Bette Gentry
led to the quarter in 0:35, and when
the marking post was reached Foote
was gaining rapidly. The turn wac
reached in :424, and very pretty
race was run down the stretch. Foote
won by full two lengths. with Harvey
Nc next and Gentry away behind.
Time, 2:1714. This was wonderfully
good time ior the CO In the next
heat Foote was ths fayorite in
we'll together. but Foote get tangled
up at the sixteenth. His break
ing threw him in the rear two or three
lengths. Bette Gentry profited by the
happening and forged ahead, leading at
the half post in :08. The three-quar-
ters was passed in :45, Gentry leading
down the stretch at q remarkably pretty
psce. To the surprise OF everybody,
Foote came up, closing in ahead Of
Harvey Mo for second place. Time,
2:2214. The third heat wac very excit-
ing. Gentry led out and retained tho
front to the quarter post in 0:3514.
Fooie broke badly and fell six lengthe
behind The hall was clipped of in 10.
l. L.. f<. E~~k x1lA 80
the halt Dstween Gentry and Harvey
Nc. Foota was eight lengths behind at
the three-e' tbs pole, where he broke,
bat soon closed up, aud at the last quar-
ter was showing signs OF winning. The
time at ths three quarters wGs :471s.
Foote and Bette Gentry struggled hard
for the hrst place, but the first named
passed the line two lengths ahead, in
1922 Harvey Nc was at least four
lengths in the rear. Foote was given
frat money. Gentry second.
RUNNING ONE AND oNE-FoURTH MILE DASH.
In this event Nscho B., Polasky. Santa
Fe and King Daniels came up for a start.
N1cho B. WAS an overwhelming favorite,
with Polasky distant second. PolRsky
was first when the flag iell and 70.
mained in front until the quarter was
passed, with Santa Fe next and Nacho B.
and King Daniels close up. On the
hack stretch Nacho B. forged up, lap-
ping on Polasky, with Santa Fs and the
King in the order named, neither not
two lengths ahead. 1t was almost neck
and neck, with Marco Forstsr's horse
slightly ahead at the mile. Down the
stretch they punched huely, with half
length between the three and King
Daniels The favorite won easily by q
length, with polasky aecond and gecond
money and Santa Fe third and third
money. Time, 2:11I.
TRoTTING--FREE FOR ALL.
The fret heat OF the big race was
called Immediately after the running
event. klamath was the favorite in the
betting, with Ottinger close second,
AMI Wayland W. scarcely in it. Ottin-
ger drew the pole, with klamath in the
center. 1t was nearly 5 o'clock when the
gong was eounded for the opening 10.
The trio of swift trotters scored up aud
were of on the third trial. Ottinger
started little ahead. with the favorite
60 q stragg.er The black horse led to
the quarter in 0:334. klamath gained
two .eugths and Tapped Wayland w. on
the half post, which wac reached in
:0s1a. klamath pulled away from
WkyiHnQ On tHc OteaD6Ot iO@Nth6
10 the tnree-quarter post III $50 y.
Great excitement prevailed when the
swift coming horees started down the
stretch, and every body was waiting to
see the favorite pass the struggling OF
finger, and came near doing it, but
broke when within half furloDg of
the wire. The happening lost klamath
the heat, for Bnrke's fno animal took
advantage OF 1t aGd went In by two
lengths in q jog. Waylsnd was four
lengths behind. Whom the time Was
announced. great yell went up, for the
tack record for trotting WAC lowered
nearly three seconds. the time baing
1:l2ia. Ths track record OF 2:l5 was
hv.d a tie by Gossiper and General
Wilsa. The honors in bstting were shout
ev ally divided on the asoond heat,
which WAS run immediately after heas
Z, The 2:20 class. Judge Pieasants got
Gpplause by announcing to the drivers
that this heat ''nnst bo horae race,
and no monkoyipg." He cautioned
them tc keep within the rues, when
Driver Raymond. cwner OF Klamath
protested That be haa beer crew9ad in
mo start OF the first heat. The trio
started well together. and ct the quarter
poas passed in 0:334, Otiiuger led kla-
nath by sxo fall lengths, with WaTland
w. fully TO Yards behind or account oi
bad break. The three-eis htils post