The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
Beats His Field Without Being
Extended in the Contest
of Youngsters.
EsTELLE WILKES VICTORY.
Five Heats Necessary to Decide
the Two.Thirty Class
Pace.

PETALUMA, CAL, Aug. 5. - The
weather to-day was windy and disagree
able, all of which helped to keep the at
tendance at the races down. AS the day
wore on the dust blew in clouds at the
track, clogging the throats of the pool
sellers; the spectators were covered with
distant samples of Sonoma County dust,
the horses did not warm up well, and
altogether the second day of the meet was
disappointment. However, the oldest
inhabitant says this sudden freak of the
elements is something altogether un-
accountable, and the morrow, with the
big 2:15 trot as feature, will undoubtedly
draw big crowd.
The running events, captured in turn
by Seaside and Two Cheers, were just
about as the talent ordered them and
there was no "kick" on that score. In the
two-year-old trot Ben Chaboya, the Oak
wood stock FARMS gentlemanly and clever
reinsman, brought the giant Owyhee out
ana the big colt defeated the other four
entries as though trotting were pleasure
to him. Lottie Lilac, game little mare
by the Fresno sire, Strathway, was second
in each of the heats tro.ted.
1t took five heats to decide the 2:30 pace.
The betting Jagged, with the crowd evil
IDENTIFY all at sea as to the winner. The
race was finally captured by Estele
Wilkes, splendidly handled by "Mac"
Sanders, but had young Ed Biddle, who
held the ribbons over Bonnie Belle, had
more experience on the bike, that mare
would probably have annexed the purse
for her owner. The time of the five heats
paced was 2:2lH, 2:19, 2:20, 2:19, 2:22.
Just before the last heat was decided Bon
ME Belle changed hands, Dan Mccarthy
of white hat fame purchasing her for $475.
Dick Havey drove her in the last heat and
she finished third. The mare is said to be
good one.
The opening event was a five-furlong
selling scramble, with a miscellaneous as
sortment of ten sprlnters facing the flag.
Stormy A, half breed from Calaveras
County, ridden by Mike Hennessy, was
red hot tip, going to the post strongly
backed second choice. Seaside, with Sni-
der up, which was at one stage of the bet
tim as good as 2 to l, finally closed at
evens. Sent away we'll punched Stormy
A soon showed in front and made the run
ming until furlong from the stand, where
he began backing up, and coming strong
on the outside the favorite won cleyerly
by three lengths in 1:03.
OF the original eleven entries to the
mile handicap six accepted the weights as
signed by the Handicapped. With "a
pounds up and II. Martin in the saddle
Warrago was backed down from to 5 to a
2 to iavorite. with Fred Gardner, carry
ing top weight Ola poInds) a well fancied
second choice at 8 to 5. Nearing post time
there was genteel play on Two Cheers,
cutting his price point from threes.
When McNair sent them away we'll
aligned Sanders on Two Cheers sent his
mount out for the lead. He gained his
post leading until nearing the half when
Warrago passed him and showed the way
rounding the bend for home. Squared
away for the final Issue Two Cheers.
closely accompanied by the 25 to 1 out
slider Regan, with 80 pounds in the saddle,
headed Donathan's mare, and the latter
two indalgcd in hair-raising finish, in
which snider, through superior Jockey
ship, got his horse past the judge first by
head in 1:441l. The favorite was good
third.
Running. five furlongs, selling. purse $3.50
P. Siebenthaler's ch. m Seaside, by imp. Mari.
ner-Marine (Snider). won; j. Simpsons b. e.
Stormy A, by Rackety Jack-Pegleg i(Hennessy),
(Macksey), third. Time, ] :03. Degroat, Faro,
Juan Bernado, Torpedo, Lady Moore, Nevere,
Lady Gray also ran.
Floodmore stables b. G. Two Cheers, by Three
Cheers (Snider), won; Stevenson's b. G. Regan
80, by FabulousNettie webb. second; Gar
den City stables b. I. Warrago "a, by Warwick
Fidelia (Martinl. third. Time, 1:4415. Fred
Gardner, Trix, Yucatan also ran.
Trotting, twoyear-olds, two in three; purse,
$4O0
owyhee, b. c., by Charles Derby (Chaboya) Ill
Lottie Lilac, b. f., by Lilac CLARK ........22
Highland Lad, b. c., by Dexterwood (Hodges) 3 8
Central Girl b. f., by Nutwood Wilkes Cecil dis
Time, 2;444-2:411a.
Pacing 2:30 class, three In five; purse $500
Estelle Wilkes, br. ln., by Mambrino
Wilkes (Sanders) rs)................... 8
Bonnie Belle, b. M. by Whalebone
lbidolel .................
Gladys w. ch. M, by Mestmont
lGaines). ...:.-........... 8 4 q
Ed Lafferty. b. S., by Charles Derby
y Lafferty) 800. .....;;.....:.. $40 7
Beechwood, br. M, by Silkwood
(hooge) ..............-.... 3 3 3
Blue Belle, b. M, by San Diego
(bennett)..... .......................... 3 8 9 3 a
Lizzie e, 8. m. by Ilustrious (Hoy) 6 4 6
Lindo b. M, by Strathway (Hell-
mani 49,. ..::.............. 10 10 5
Dictatns, al en-; s., by Wilkes (Day)... z 10 3
chandl .....77s 8 edis
Time, 2:211A-2:19-2:2 2:2O-2:l9-2:22