The morning call., 1894-11-03
William Lowers the Coast
Record.
HALF SECOND CLIPPED OFF.
Gentlemen Drivers Make Very
Good Time.
SOME SWIFT TRoTTlNG EVENTS.
Edwards Makes a Good Wheel Race
as a Diversion From the
Regular Events.

SAN JOSE. Nov. 1.-THE race programme
offered by the Pacific Coast Trotting
horse Breeders Association was in every
respect arranged to delight the general
public, and the attendance was much
larger than on any previous day of the
meeting. Two of the events were out of
the usual line OF harness meetings. but
took well and proved to be as interesting
as any of the regular harness races. Will
bur j. Edwards of the Garden City Cyclers,
the winner of the wenty-fve-mile bicycle
race at Los Angeles, raced to-day with the
noted tandem team, Tony Delmas and
Bob Long. Edwards was in excellent
form, and when he rode in front of the
grand stand he was cheered literally.
The tandem team and be took one cir
Gle of the track before the race to warm
up, and when they passed under the wire
for the second turn they were sent off on
the mile. Edwards wanted to lower the
competition record for the State, which is
2:15, held by himself and made at Sacra-
mento. and also went in to go faster on the
last half than Ziegler made the half durin G
the fair, when racing against W. Wood.
the PAGER. To DO the latter he would
have to make the half in less than l fat
He trailed the tandem all around the mile
until within twenty yards of the finish.
and then shot out from behind and made
rush to come in first, but lacked the
length of wheel 1t had been arranged
for the timers to take his time instead of
the tandem. They took his time durin z
the first half. He went to the quarter in
"a 3-5, and to the half il :06 3-5. From
here he came home in / :01 So. making the
mile in 2:08 10. Otto Ziegler's time with
the PAGER was 2:14.
W. Wood went mile to beat the coast
pacing record of 2:0812 held by himself.
Sanders drove him and the speedy PAGER
was gated by a running mate. He sue
ceeded in lowering the race record one and
quarter seconds and his time record half a
second; making the mile in 2:07A.
a special race arranged for members of
the San Jose Driving Club was a popular
affair and created more than usual local
interest because Of the prominence of the
drivers. James W. Rea drove Our Boy
Harry Agnews. Benton Boy; John Carroll.
Belle; William Hobson. Ella W; F. 81.
Burkholder, Wait a Little, and George
P0lhemus, Surprise. All of the horses ex-
ceDt Ella w were in the 2:20 class. Ben
ton Boy won the first two heats easily, but
in the last heat Our Boy was the victor,
although Rea and Agnews drove nearly
the whole quarter with sulkies Locked
together. The race Will be finished to-
morrow. HorSemen were greatly surprised
al the fast time made by the drivers.
Tho regular races of the day were ex-
ceptionally fast. Abdell had 10 trouble in
winning the yearfng purse in 1856.
Rio Alto was played strong favorite
for the two-year-old trot and won the first
two heats. but sacrificed the race to John
Bury because Of being worn out in the
first two miles.
Laura NJ was backed as favorite in the
2:14 pace throughout, though Fred Mason
and Tom Ryder had Won the first three
heats. The race was very exciting, Laura
NJ giving the first horses close finish In
all except the last heat Corey, owner of
Laura NJ, had the satisfaction of driving
Ryder and Mason out in 2:1312.
Free-for-all yearling trot; purse $500.
Palo Alto stock farms bl. c. Abden by Adyer-
Beautiful Bell (Msben). !
Rosie woodburn Colbert. ....................... 3
Douatrine (Csrk)
Time, $50. '''''''''''''
Second race, threeyear-old; free-for-alI. trot-
ting, purse $1,000.
yendome stock farms b. s. John Bury,
by Antinous- MuIdoon (Bunch)...... 22lll
Silver Bee IT. Keating) ..,,.-... dist
Time. 1922 :2312-2:231z.
Third race, 2:I4 nomination pace: purse $500
La Siesta ranch's b. G. Fred Mason, by Bob
Mason Uaferty)..- Observation-Disclosures. AIN
Laura NJ (Corey) 2 2 8
Fresno Prince (Smith) ..................... A 2
lime. z:l31a-2:i$iz -2:i2is-3:i6A.
Special race, for members of the San Jose DrIv-
ing Club (unfinished).
IL A: Agnews G. Benton Boy (Agnew). -. l 6
our Boy d. W. Rea) ...--......................2
Ella w (W. HobsUn) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2
Belle 81. Carroli).
surprise e. b. Polhemus).. Observation-Disclosures. q
wait Little (F Burkholder).. ..........-....6
Time, 2:1S-Z:I6A-2:22.