The record-union., 1895-07-22
TROTTING- HORSE BREEDERS RACES.
Opening of the Summer Meeting on
Saturday.
The Great Waldo j. Distanced, and
Cibolo Drops Dead-The 2;l3
Pace Unfinished.

race on Saturday-only distanced him.
that was ali.
From stories that had gone out during
the past week or two, it was expected
that the much-touted Waldo would sim
ply make moukies of all the other PAGERS
that might go against him and probably
reduce the worlds pacing record. There
were good reasons, however, why the
record was not endangered. In the hrst
place, there wore too many horses on the
track, and when a field of nine score for
an hour and half fast time cannot be ex-
pected.
Moreover, the track had been soaked
with water early in the morning and was
unfit for trOtting or pacing. for II had
been narrowed up until couple of inches
from the surface was soft and lumpy.
However. those who went TO the park
on Saturday to see horses pace away be-
low 2:l0 were disappointed, though they
saw some very good racing and few
very hotly-contested heats.
1t was the opening day OF the summer
meeting Of the Pacific Coast Trotting
Horse Breeders Association, and for
first day, at the close OF the week, the at
tendance was fairly good. The weather
was simply perfect-cool enough for COM
fort and yet warm enough to enable the
horses TO sweat out well. The Second In
fantry Band played between the heats
A. II. Cohen was the presiding judge
in the stand, with +. W. Loe6er and
George Polhemus to divide with him the
responsibilities of governing the races
and declaring the winners. The timers
were w. 0. Bowers and j. w. Wilson of
this city, and L. j. Crowley and A. l..
Stetson of San Francisco.
A sPECIALTRoT.
The sport opened with special trot be-
tween Oak W ood Park Stock FARMS stall
lion El Benton and Palo Alto Stock
Farms Mary Osborne, the former driven
by B. ChabOya and the mare by j. Phip-
pen.
Benton took the first heat in 2:2344, lead
ing all the way round by several lengths.
but appeared TO be pumped out at the
close of the heat.
Mary Osborne took the second heat in
2:263.
The third heat was more closely con-
tested, the PalO Alto filly leading by
length TO the half. On the far turn Ell
Benton evened up and was neck in front
at the head Of the stretch. He went ahead
at the tbree-quarters and won out by
thirty yards in 2:29l.
Summary-Special trotting purse for S1OO,
mile heats
Oakwood Park Stock Farms b. + EI
Benton, by ElectiOneer-Cienera Ben
Palo Alto Stock Farms b. j. Mary Os-
borne, by Azmoor-Elsie.... 1 2
Tlme-2:2314, 2:26A, 2:291a.
THE 2:I3 PACE.
The next race was for the 2:13 pacing
class, purse $1,000, the starters being c.
II. Corey's Laura NJ. driven by her
owner; NJ. l.. Covert's Touchet, Samuel
Castro; La Siesta's Fred Mason, Ed Laf-
ferty; James Mack's Waldo j., Mack;
Oakwood Park Stock FARMS Cibolo, Ben
Chaboya; 5. c. Tryon's Hanford
Ottinger, L. E. Heating; II. r. Wards
haywood, Ward; &. L. Barrow's Del
Norte, Dan Misner.
In order to give the track time to dry
out little the horses il the pacing race
did not come out until 2:30 o'clock. Even
then the surface was lumpy and too soft
tor harness racing. Besides scoring many
times, delays were caused by punctured
tires, etc, and II was 3:45 o'clock before
the first heat was tapped Off
First heat-Ihe start was fair one con-
sdering the large number of horses
Hanford Medium led the bunch to the
quarter, where Del Norte forged ahead
slightly. Waldo J. began to move up on
the backstretCh. Laura NJ. also. and Del
Norte fell back the struggle being be-
tween Waldo, Laura NJ. and Hanford Me-
dunn, which passed under the wire in
that order in 2:l5, with but little space
between them, Mason was fourth, OF
finger fifth, Del \ orte sixth, Cibolo sew
enth, Touchet eighth and haywood ninth.
Second heat-Nald J. sold in the pools
at two to one against the field. 1t was
near O'Clock before the horses getaway.
Ottinger went off in the lead, but at the
quarter Hanford Medium and Waldo J.
were in the lead and even. Then Waldo
J. drew away and led all the way to the
II
lengths ahead of Laura NJ. in 2:18, Del
\ orte third, Ottinger fourth, Cibolo fifth,
Fred Mason sixth, Hanford Medium sew
enth, Touchet eighth and haywood dis
tRnced.
Soon after passing the wire Cibolo fell
dead. His driver, Chaboya, saved him.
Belf by leaping over the horses head and
landing safely on his feet. 1t was noticed
that Cibolo wavered as he passed the
wire.
Third heat-Waldo J. led all the way to
the far turn, where he broke and Ottinger
came up and passed him. Waldo soon
got down to his work again and led st the
thres-quarter pole. Coming home ne
again broke at the seven -eighths and
again Ottinger went to the front. Gain
ing his feet again Waldo made hot brush
for the heat, and it was close between him
and Ottinger TO the wire, but the crowd
supposed Waldo won. The Judges, how
Norte had held his own throughout the
heat and got third place, Laura NJ. fourth,
HanfOrd Medium fifth. Touchet sixth,
Fred Mason seventh. Time-2:ZZ21.
Alter the heat Waldo J. brought $50 in
the pools TO SIS for the field.
Fourth heat-Ottinger broke on the
first turn, and just after Waldo J. passed
the quarter in front Of the others be left
his feet. He broke again q little further
on and Hantord Medium went to the
front. Waldo was going fast on the far
turn when again he went into the air and
fell back. hopelessly out Of the race, for
be was shut out. Laura NJ. had in the
meantime moved to the head of the pro-
cession, with Ottinger crowding her, and
was either'5 heat up 10 near the wire,
where Ottinger broke and Del Norte
took second place, the mare leading out
in 2:l9l, Del Norte second, Ottinger third,
nanford Medium, fourth. Touchet fifth.
Fred Mason did not start, having shown
lameness after the third heat.
II was 1880 O'clock when the horses
were called out for the fifth heat. The
sun had long since gone down behind the
western hills, and the somber hues of
DUSK We're falling over the fields. But
the rules require that a race must be pro-
Iongeo WhlIe 1t is light enough to distin-
gulsh The horses, so they were sent off for
the
tlfth heat-Hanford Medium led to the
quarter where Laura NJ. went to the
Iront, ana going up the stretch Ottinger
and Del Norte moved up to second and
third places. Otinger broke on the far
turn, but soon regained his footing and
passed Del Norte, finishing second 10
Laura NJ IN 222t, Del Norte third, Han
ford Medium fourth and Touchet last.
The race was then postponed until this
afternoon at O'Clock. when the gate viii
be free, there being no regular events
scheduled for to-day. OtHnger has one