The herald., 1896-10-19


ciation was not without interest, there
were no sensational events and on sew
eral days the sport was distinctly tame.
There were numerous wild complaints
against the management, and the stu
pid laundering and delay. which were
especially in evidence on Tuesday,when
only a couple Of uninteresting gentle
mems road races were got off, were the
subject of considerable adverse COM
ment. What the directors want is
capable manager, man who under
stands this business of racing. At pres
ent there are too many pleasant elderly
gentlemen, each of whom have to be
consulted on every detail. Several rank
jobs upset the equanimity Of the bet
ting public, and the judges on only one
occasion woke up to the obvious dis
honesty that was perpetrated.
The Breeder and Sportsman says of
Tuesdays sport:
The roadsters monopolized the day,
much to the disgust of the majority of
spectators, for it was dark and the
moon was shining when the deciding
heat was paced, and the two running
events were shifted over to the next
days card.
The roadster races neither need nor
deserve extended description. for each
was a medley of bad driving and mourn
full attempts at stratagem, which was
further rendered lugubrious by the
somewhat contradicting decisions of the
judges under parallel conditions, all of
which made the metropolitan talent
mentally consign the roadsters to OBJ
livion.
rrho ,rao+ ;soppoiptr,,opt of tho ueelx
was the collapse of the much heralded
race between Ottinger and klamath,
which was declared off, owing to the
sudden sickness of Mr.. Raymond's
game little campaigner. After being
worked out last week he was attacked
with loclSjaw, and it was only with con-
stant and assiduous care that his life
was saved.
The admirers of tthe thoroughbred
will be pleased to learn that arrange
ments have been perfected for racing
at Agricultural park for today and to-
morrow. There will be four or more
running races each day. AS an especial
attraction; Tom Blucher, the famous
setter dag, will give an exhibition of his
prowess as a trotter. The running races
will begin each day at 1870 o'clock. On
both days ladies will be admitted free.
The entries for today are as follows:
Clatawa, 1l2; valdos, 112; Ell valado,
lis; Sharon Lass, lis; Apto, 112.
Second race, half mile dash-Prince
Hooker, ia; Myrtle H, ia; Bourbon,
ia; Selkirk, 122; Red Dick, 119; Albert,
.119; Gladwyn, ia.
Third race, handicap, all ages. three
quarters Of mile-Hueneme, 120; Gla-
iiola, 105; Grandezia, 103; Vishun, 112;
Maricopa 100; P. F., 80; Suwanee. 9S.
Fourth race, one mile-Gold Dust, 109;
Mod a1
11o4; Leon, 10S; Bernardo 1o5; Brilliant,
A sensational handicap will bring to-
gether Grady, Hacienda, Rebellion, and
the other star performers of the meet
ing that is to be arranged for Tuesday.
Ben Benjamin, the popular sporting
writer has the two days sport in hand,
which Is guarantee of it's success.
Next Sunday the Tufts-Lyon Arms
company's team will appear in Central
park at San Francisco. They will leave
for the north this week, and from the
moment they take seats in the Pull
man car that has been set aside for them
until they return they will be the guests
of the San Francisco Examiner.
The boys, without a single exception,
are confident that they will bring back
the much sought-after trophy, and if
they put up the game they are capable
Of there is no team north of here that
can head them off.
The Herald has already committed
itself to q definite opinion concerning
Tuesdays bicycle race at Agricultural
park and subsequent events do not tend
to at all disprove it's judgment. 1t was
most unfortunate occurrence for the
Wheelmen's Racing league, and was
such a rawly managed job that it's ras-
cality was palpable to any one CONVEX
SAINT with the mems form. The officers
of the W. r. L. We're innocent of any
participation in the business, and they
have demanded that the boys submit to
an investigation, which, however a
majority of them refused. The manag-
ers yesterday decided to suspend Hol-
brook, Miller, Hatton and Hutton, pend
ing an investigation.
On Friday evening, October 30, the
Los Angeles Athletic club will present
a fine attraction in the boxing line
Young Dempsey and Johnny Burk-
hardt, both of this city, have been
matched for f1fteen-round exhibition
THESE two lads boxed at the club the
night of the Gridley- Burns wrestling.
match, and it will be remembered that
1T was the hardest four-round go ever
seen in this city. Both are in the light
weight class and very clever men at their
business, and Judging from their work
best matches seen here in some time
Another go that will probably prove
equally as interesting will be a six
round match between Aurelio Henera of
Bakersfield and Mike Thornton of San
Pedro. The former, 1t will be remem-
bered, defeated Joe Welch, feather
weight champion of Southern Califor-
MIA in nine rounds before the club last
August, and Thornton put Welch to
sleep in one round at the wrestling
match
Young Asavedo of this city would like
to meet some feather-weight in a four
round preliminary the same evening.
and couple of San Francisco heavy
weights will come together for a try
out.
The football season, will be opened on
the 31st inst with match between the
l.. A. A. c. and the University of South
ern California. A practice game will be
played next Saturday afternoon be-
tween the Athletic clubs team and
ThrOOD of Pasadena Cant VVileon is