The herald., 1894-10-19
THEY WENT BROKE ON PESCADOR
The One-Eyed Horse Again
Fools the Knowing 'Uns.
Starter Benjamin Proves Himself a
Star Handicapped.
,sterday's Races at Agricultural Park
Provo to Be Interesting Events,
and Drew a Large
Crowd.

ous numbers, from 5UUU. Wnen tne
futurity WAS on, to 30 when the last
heat OF the day was being trotted.
There was also racing Of various kinds
and colors, from the closely conteste d
and interesting Sierra Msdre handicap
to the stupid and wearisome trot for the
3-ysar-olds.
The cold wind and threatening sky
which prevailed in the early afternoon,
kept many people away until the warmer
air and clearing sky of the later hours
assured everyone that there was NO
water on tap for the day. Then the
grand stand filed rapidly and several
hundred carriages of all varieties, from
Carnegie four-in-hands to Jim Budd
buck boards, came in to line up on the
quarter stretch.
The track was little allow but better
than on the previous day. A good rain
and the subsequent dry-out would bene'
fit the going wonderfully.
FIRST RACE.
The first race of the afternoon wac the
hold.over trot between the handicap
klamath and the dickly Ottinger. 1t
was called promptly at the sensible
mans lunch hour, $50 o'clock. The
Judges at once created sensation by
calling Tom Heating to the stand. As a
result OF the ensuing confab MIR. Keating,
for some unexplained reason, kept his
fashionable Derby on and Jim Dustin
got up behind Ottinger.
At the third scors thu horses went
away to good start. with klamath
leading. They went like double team
up the back stretch, but were trans-
formed into tandem at the head of the
stretch, for Klamath, although his COM
petitor came fast, was too speedy for
the brown gelding. Dustin drove we'll,
but he could not keep his horse on
speaking terms with klamath, and the
wonderful bay won the third heat, ths
race and first money easily by an open
length in the good time of 2:l434.
SECOND RACE.
TIE next thing on the card was the
LES Angeles futurity, a sweepstake for
2-year.olds, at five furlongs. Five good
youngsters went around to the post at
:35, Pnlhemus, Hueneme, Rob Roy,
Lottie Collins and Red Head. To the
delight af everyone the frat break was a
good one and Starter Benjsmin did not
call them back. Red Head got away
fret, Rob Roy second, Lottie Collins
third, Polhemus on the outside, but
with q move on him, aud Hueneme
back in pocket. Rob Roy and Lottie
Collins made the running around the
turn, but Polhemus came out at the
head OF the stretch. Although he was
neither whipped nor spurred he led the
way down the stretch in holiday
romp. Lottie Collins was way back by
this time, while Hueneme, who ought
to have been making some kind of a
game out OF it, was on the outside and
making slow progresa.
Polhemus won with great ease, Rob
second, hands down. Red Head third,
Huenema fourth, and somewhere up by
the drswgate, Lottie Collins, with her
jockey playing Tara RR-B -Boom-de
on her ribs time, :03.
Ward, who rode Hueneme and Ke-
vsne, who had the mount on the Pallett
mare, weIs suspended at the conclusion
of the race until inquiry might be made
into the reasons for the poor showing OF
their respective horses. In the case Of
Ward the ruling was probably just, but
Kevsne'e horse was in too fast conn pany
and besides was a little sore and eulky.
cumstanocs permitted.
Ii was victory for the talent. Polhe.
mus had sold ct $25 to the field $l1,
Hueneme, sS; on this books it was Pol
hemus, to 5; Hueneme, 2; Lottie Col.
Inns, 3; Rob Roy, 4 /; Red Head, s.
THIRD RACE.
The race OF the day wss the Sierra
Msdre handicap, q eweepstake for all
ages, at three-iourths Of mile. Or the
dozen or 80 entries, only four horses
went around to meet the starter, but ii
cne could have picked out tn. four to
make an interesting race, he would have
chosen those who came out. They were
the veteran one-eyed con of Gano, Pes
cador, Centinella, the winner of the
Citrus Belt handicap; Montalvo, the
winner of the Los Angeles derby, and
the doughty Santa Fe.
1t was Pescsdor, $685. Centinella, $18
Field, $l1. On the books, Pescador and
Centinella, 6 to 8; Montalvo, 8; Santa
Fe. s.
Every one expected long delay from
that notoriously bad actor, Pescsdor,
and when On the second break Benjamin
caught them all moving on even terms,
except Santa Fe, who was length
back, and let them 60, congratulations
were declared in order. Centinella
promptly went out to make the run
ming, Montalvo keeping length away
and moving beautifully, Pescador an
other length back bus by no means out
of the fun. Santa Fe laet. And that is
the way they came to the head of the
stretch. HeIe Kevsne sat down on
Montalvo and commenced to remind
him that he must initiate his famous
relative, the lamented John Treat. Pes
cador, who can never run around, but
who likes to keep his good eye on the
rail, ran up fast on the inside. 1t was a
splendid race from the three-quarters.
Every boy worked for his brackets. Tie
last tiring mare was running for ell she
was worth.
AT the carriage gate, it was anybody's
race but just beyond it the weary Cen
tinella called il quits; the fast coming
Montslvo saw his opportunity. he took
II with both feet. About two yards
irom the wire he stuck his big nose into
the pot and pulled out first money.
Uentinelia had enough speed left TO beat
fescador out by another nose for the
place, Santa Fe length back.
~ was remarkable race. The first
haii was won in the good time of :4S1%,
and the three-quarters in 1;l4ls.
The credit OF the good race properly
belongs to the intelligent handicsppipg
OF Starter Benjamin. A pound mis-
placed would probably have deprived
the public OF some first clasa snort but
kevane, TuenteB, Cleveland and Long
ina L.