The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
HAMERTOH GOT APPLAUSE
Seven Thousand Yelled Approval
as He Downed a Ter
riied Horse.
Exciting Scenes During the Free
Amateur Races at Ingelside
Yesterday.

Over 1000 persons were at the Ingleside
racetrack yesterday as the invited guests
of the Golden Gate Park Driving AssocIa-
ton. the occasion being the first tourna-
ment held by this recently organized club
of amateur horsemen, who like good driv-
ing and want the public to take more in
terest in horses. The meet was an un-
qualified success.
Following is the summary of events,
each owner driving his own horse.
First race. one mile, 2:35 class-Dr. G. W.
LeeK's Kate Ha-Ha won in two st raight heats
-2:37 and 2:33-with John T. Dare's Dare sec
ond, the prizes being $25 harness and SIS
hat. Dare's long horse was impeded by being
hitched too close TO an inappropriate sulky.
The race was won only through superior driv-
ing by DR.. Leek, who held his horse steadily,
while the faster Dare was several times forced
off his feet, particularly while coming down
the stretch, but the finishes were close.
Second race, one mile dash, 3:15 class-L.
Richardson's Belle won in 2:561@, with H. G,
Sundts Jim Budd second and Joseph Shanzer's
Nettie Seal third, the prizes being $15 in value
--one years subscription to THE CALL, and one
set OF shoes The winner finished in a jog,
the other horses being hopelessly behind after
breaking on the back stretch.
Third race, one mile dash, 4-minute class
T. T. Pottinger's Tony won in 8 :06, with NJ.
J. Lawlor's Black Jack second and William
Donsld's Bonnie Lass third, the prizes being a
$15 bride, O So whip and one set of shoes.
The winner, who was an even favorite against
the field, led from the start. 1. w. RIDERS
Bruce broke on the first turn and ran all the
bsckstretch, demoralzing Black Jack and
Bonnie Lass and actually passing under the
wire length ahead OF the legitimate winner,
only to be fined 81 and disqualified by the
Fourth race, half-mile, two out of three
heats, 300 clRss-John McCarty's Lee Patchen
won by taking the first and third heats in
:26]S and 1:19. with Gus Bauer's Correct
winner of second heat in 1:2515, second, and
w. H1ggiabottom's Billy Button third; the
prizes being bay mare, two years subscrip-
tion to Breeder and Sportsman and 500
pounds of grain. Lee Patchen had sold favor
ite. Ex-Asser blyman Mccarthy, brother of
Dan of the high white hat, created some dis
satisfaction. but after some parleying the
judges permitted him to drive another heat
and he won 1t handfly by thirty-five yards
Fifth race, three-eig ghths of a mile dash for
truck horses weighing 1900 pounds or over
]. C. Ohlandt's Natural Ice, the favorire, won
by 75 yards in :39, with Charles F. Newman's
Motlie second and 7. B. Broderick's grest big,
numbering, black nightmare, Dan, third, the
prizes being one case OF whisky and $40 in
dentistry.
Sixth race, one-mfle dash, 2:25 cIass-Ed
Aigeltinger's our Joe won by 80 yards in
:3615 with Adam Bakers Matte second
and Bsnjamin LEWIS Mooger third, the prizes
being $25 laprobe, twelve bales of straw ana
one silver cardcase.
Seventh race, one mile, 2:30 class, NJ A.
Reardon's Abbott won in two straight heats in
2 "a and 2:36, with J. A. Sweeney's Wing
Wing second and w. c. Hamerton's Fairmont
Prince th ird, the prizes being SIS whip and
$40 in Job printing.
Fairmont Prince was 2 to I fayorite
against the field, but while scoring for the first
heat met with sensational accident that
wrecked the sulky and would have been very
serious had 1t not been for the horsem anship
and remarkable presence of mind of Mr.. Ham
erton, who lodged his falling horse as il reared
and fell backward and quickly jumped over
the prostra to body and held the animals head
down while assistance came. 1t all occurred
right in front OF the Judges stand and the i'm
mense throng of spectators gave vent to their
appreciation in a spontaneous burst of an
piause The fall doubtless shook the horse nm
considerably, as it showed poor form in the
two heats.
Eighth race, one-mile dash, $50 class. A.
Schwartz's Kitty won in SO with G. T.
Reynolds Dandy second and +. W. Thorn :
sons Miss Bishop third, the prizes being a SIS
lap robe, So. whip and four bales of hay It.
p Minnehan being left at the post suddenly
whipped up when the bunch had gone a
quarter, and to the great delight of the crowd
ran his mare the entire mile.
Ninth race, one-mile dash, three-minute
class, ]. w. McDonald's Anteo Couors won in
2 80, with n. Johnson's Queenie second and
J. j. Smiths Stein-Echo third. the prizes being
$15 in value, pair OF scuf boots and one set
| OF shoes.
| Following were the officers in charge of
/! the races: judges. T. Magee, Worth
| Ober, Albert McAllisrer; starters-George
Barnes and l.. E. Clausen; timers-Dr.
Rike and James Mooney; marshals-Ben
| Broderick and Dr. DaiZiel