The herald., 1895-10-25
THE DAYS SPORT
An Excellent Program of Races in the
Afternoon

Afternoon
| The crowd began to come early for the
races in the afternoon, and they came
fast. When the first race was called there
must have been over 1000 people in the
enclosure and grand stand, Nith a large
number in carriages and tallyhos. Col.
Bob. Kern had merry party OF news
paper men in fourth hand, who kept
the spectators with smile on their faces
all the time. More than once the smiling
colonel was forced to explain that the
others were not his children. though this
seemed to be generally disbelieved. There
we're many other carriages and the line
stretched more than halfway up to the
three-quarter pole in double rank.
The first race the judges called was the
unfnisb ed 2:40 trot. On Wednesday Rex
Clifford lost the first heat through the re
| peated breaks he made, but the talent
still thought that be was a good thing
and backed him heavily. After one break
| the horses got away to q fair start for the
| second heat.
| Mr.. Tryon, the owner of Rex Clifford
himself drove the favorte and there was
no repetition of the former breaking tao
tics. The horse went easily all the way
round 10 the quarter Bells Wilson break
ing on the turn and falling back. The
| quarter was made in :35Ia, and Just past
the post Coal Dust went UP in the air,
! dropping back and letting Belle Wilson
IT for second place. Just before the lalf
was reached in Ito Coal Dust broke
again but stesdied and started to recover
| the ground that he hau lost. Clifford
! slightly quickened the pace and at tie
tbree-qrarLer was length to the good
and swung into the stretch that way.
Belle Wilson hung GU as best she could
and finished open lengths behind the ia
To hrtn
IRENE rear. Time, 2:25.
/ Thiru heat-This heat was a repetition
OF the former, except as to the two field
horses. Coal Dust, tor wonder stayed
on her feet all the way through the heat,
and neither of the Other borses made SO
much as skip. Clifford took the lea6
from the staIt and was never heated.
Belle Wilson falling behind steadily
Coal Dust hung on to Gffords wheel and
stayed with him TIL the finish, and then
the favorite drew away from him and
drew with the greatest ease by length,
lengths hack. Time, :2l34.
Fourth heat-This heat was the same
as all the rest III this race. Coal Dust
| again surprised the spectators by staying
on her feet away around the three-quar-
tiers, and then she repented of her good
ing down the etretch. Notwithstanding
this, Belle Wilson could not catch her
and they came in in the regular one, two
three order Rex Clifford taking this
heat and the race. Time, 2:221S.
The next race on the card was the
tn ree-quarter mile selling race for a
purse of $500. In this there were eight
starters -Polaski, George Bohnert. Johnny
| Capron. Linville, Hueneme, linn Bozman,
Four Aces and Hello-Hueneme with lO2
pounds up being the favoirtc. For such
large field there was comparatively lit
/ In
away to a fair treak Jim Bozman jun ped
| to the front and the field punched up be-
hlnd him, Hueneme running in second
! position. Around the turn Pola Xxi came
fast and at the threequarter post he was
IN the lead with Hueneme at his girths.
There was fine whipping finish ana Po-
laski flashed under the wire small half
length in advance, Johnny Capron taking
third place, the field coming in strag-
Cling. Time, l:l5.
Then came the Agricultural park stakes
at one and an eighth miles, the assoca.
ton adding $3.50 to the entries. There
were only four starters-Two Cheers, Pes
cador, Nacho b. and Pavilion, Pescador
being the favorite. There was a good
deal of false starting, but the horses got
away TO good start and passed the stand
all in a bunch, Pescador in the lead.
Around the turn the positions were I'M
changed, Pescadore moro than holding
his own and gradually drawing away
from the field. Around the lower turn
Two Cheers and Nacho B. began TO leave
Pavilion, AMI as they swung into the
stretch there was almost length be.
tween them. Pescador was never headed
and won in canter Two Cheers Just
beating out Nacho B. for second place,
Pavilion coming in three lengths back.
Time, 1:55H
The next race called was the 2 20 trot,
for Il purse OF $500. There were seven
starters in the first heat-Princ. Ira. Cha
rivari, Chico, Knight Bijou. Colunb us
and Ell Moliuo with Chico an overw I'm
ing fa-orite at to 4.
First heat-The three heats were moth.
ing but a succession of races for second
place. Chico outclasse1 the field and
went through it each time as if it was
not thera. AT the STAT Chico went to the
front and stayed there, but Knight and
|. Charivari made a good fight to see who
should have second place. The horses
went to the quarter in :35 fiat, and down
the back stretch Knight passed the field
and tackled onto the flying leader. who
took. him to the half >sin 1:OS1S. Around
the turn Charivari picked up and we:,t
after Knight. and as they went into the
etretch was close up. KNIGHT broke at the
draw-gate and came in running, and the
judges gave the second place TO Cbarivari,
knight getting third; time 2:1sIS.