The herald., 1894-10-21

have been, the hope of seeing Silkwood
beat fast field.
The crowd was eminsntly for Silk
wood. Besides his solid Orange county
following, there are many local admir-
ers of the great Santa Ana horse. So
when Judge Newton called for the
horses to be brought out. in voice that
showed that the prevailing excitement
had penetrated the stand also, there
was great cheering.
Wood, with Sanders up, was the first
to appear, looking as he had never
looked before and moving beautifully,
but he received little applause, not be-
ing recognized. Waldo J. followed and
was enthusiastically received. Every
time he passed the stand in his warm
ing up, Mack, who drove the gray geld
ing, was compelled to take off his cap
and bow to the cheering crowd. Lady
H.. being comparatively unknown, was
allowed to pass with only a oompli-
mentary recognition. Silkwood had
been logged up and down the back
stretch for some time, and when he
came past the stand, pacing swiftly and
easily, the crowd gave him rally sec
ond only to that given the popular
Waldo J.
All the horses warmed up we'll,
especially Wood, who seemed tit to 60
the race OF his life. Silkwood's coat
seemed tco long and quite unkempt. but
the magnificent black cannot be judged
always by the way in which the old
gentleman Willis gets him up.
The last pools. sold before the race
we're at $50 for Silkwood to SIP for
Waldo J. and SO for the field.
FIRST HEAT.
Silkwood drew the pole, Lady II.
came next, Waldo ]. third and Wood on
the outside.
The scoring which preceded the start
was q revelation to most people. Silk
wood came down. each time in busi-
ness like fashion, but either Wood or
Lady II. would be back or breaking,
and it was not until it was thought that
the patience OF the judges was no longer
to be tampered with that o start was
permitted.
When they went away to q fair start,
of which Silkwood had the long end.
from the wire it was race. Lady H..
wanted the pole, but Silkwood went like
a cot from fourth story window, to the
quarter, Lady II. second, Waldo j. third,
he having made short break at the
quarter and W. Wood last, going easy.
Lady H. didn't get the pole, and fell be-
hind. Then Waldo j. started in to drive
Silkwood out. The great black was GO.
ing fast and easily, but the game gray
lacked the experience ON the turns. He
showed the most wonderful speed on the
straights and Silkwood seemed to feel
that he had at last met his equal, but
on the turns. Waldo would go off his
feet If pushed to keep the pace. He
broke at the half. but did not lose, and
around the turn again, Silkwood led in
TO the stretch with the gray doing well,
but two lengths behind, second, Lady
II. an unimportans factor, third, and
Wood filed away for future reference,
last. And 40 they came down the
straight. At the sixteenth, Waldo broke
again and the black drew away easily.
lie won by six lengths. Waldo ]. second,
w. Wood third, and Lady III. fourth.
Time, 200. equivalent to the perform.
ance OF Santa Ana OF 2:07.
The quarters were done in 30M l :01 q,
2:031a gait, l :35 and 200.
The most interesting part OF this heat
was the terrific burst of speed with
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half from the quarter. In that quarter.
done in 81 seconds, Waldo j. made up ct
least seven lengths on the leader. 1t
showed plainly that when Waldo j. be-
comes used to the turns and gets to
understand that the race is not always
to the strong nor often to the swift, aud
can keep from breaking, he will make
Silkwood do something lie has never done
before or go to plowing Willis corn
patch.
SECOND HEAT.
It was known that some other horse
than Waldo J. would be Silkwood's com
.pettor in the second heat. therefore il
was no surprise that Wood got little
the best of the start, commenced the
grand march. But Silkwood did moi
propose to let that pole get into Woods
possession, and be went out at terrific
pace. But the brown gelding stayed
with him. They went like team to
the hall, the others well back, especially
Waldo j., who had broken badly
Around the turn Wood had little the
best OF it, but hot enough to prevent
Silkwood from carrying him to the outer
edge OF the track as they came into the
stretch. Waldo ]. and Lady II. were far
back. Wood and Silkwood made des
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