The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

, In the trotting park this was painfully
apparent after the immense new grand
stand, with its thousands OF seats, was
thronged and the ring packed to the
fences; for at that particular time, with a
throng pressing through the gates, the
crowd suddenly overfowed the track, pad
dock and every other open adjacent space.
To be sure, there were policemen there-a
whole company of them-and mounted
marshals as we'll, but they were borne on
ward with the food, powerless to stay Its
progress.
AS soon as the people distributed them
selves and could breathe freely, the sports
began in right earnest. There were trot-
ting and running races, bicycle races,
vaqueros' races and tr!ck-riding exhibit
tons. The trotting and running races
were given under the National trotting
rules, and the bicycle contests under
sanction of the L. A. w. racing board and
l.. A. ". rules. The races for butchers or
butchers sons were open only to those
con nected with the Butchers Board OF
Trade.
E. Smith, ]. Schrader and w. Owens
gave eminent satisfaction as judges.
Jesse S. Potter, A ]. Ellis and S. Nut
ting were timers.
Armand Decourtieux Jr. was starter.
George D. Harris was referee of the BIZ
cycle races.
The first event was a pacing race, mile
and repeat, with owners driving. There
were three prizes of $50, s25 and $40. The
entries were NJ. Schweitzer's Aleck, r.
Constants John, w. H. Noy's Dollie +, B.
l.. Fishers Black Bart, c. Vocke's Wing
Wing and 1. Fos' Dellworking. Aleck
won easily in both heats, and took first
money. John was third in the first heat
and second in the second one, and took
the $25 prize. Wing Wing took second
and third place in the respective heats.
Time was 2: 80 and 2:22
special bicycle race of one mile for a
$50 trophy was contested by Walter Nc
Menomy and Frank Rodolph, and the
latter won in a squirt at the finish. Time
2:35.
The trotting race and repeat gave con-
siderable sport. T. Judge had Cap Harris
in; l. Eos, Polo; R. II. Noy, Bill Nye;
j. Hall, Silver Button. and u. NJ. Slater,
Doc. Cap Harris was first in the first
heat (time 2:41), Silver Button a close
second and Bill Nye third. In the second
heat Silver Button won easily in 2:41A
Polo got second place and Bill Nye third.
The third heat was won by Silver Bow in
2:40. Polo came in second and Cap Harris
third.
The fourth event was q mile running
race for money prizes. The entries were:
z. Esmond, Conneck; G. Bunker, Rocket:
j. Roche, River; Mr.. Newman, Comic,
and G. w. Combs Fi-Fi. This was an ex-
oif xrrith ha
the home stretch was reached, when Fiji
broke away and passed the wire in 1:47L.
with Conneck second and River third.
A mile bicycle race, open to all butcher
boys or butchers sons, IL years of age or
under, was won by III. Buttgenbach in
2:55. There were five starters. Row
Whitney was second and ]. Hoffman third.
Tom Bech of San Pablo avenue and
Fifteenth, Oakland, was coming in third
when a wheelman crossing the track
struck him and gave him a bad shake up.
The vaqueros' half-mile race was wild.
invigorating dash that added spice to the
sports. All these entries were employees of
the Butchers Board of Trade, and thew
had to use Mexican saddles. Thew were.
W. Harvey, Wick; Ramon Rama, Julia P:
W. Smith, Butch Robert Stearns. Keno:
James Roche, Rover; M. Donovan, Exam
liner. The prizes were $25, $40 and S.
Wick won, amid great excitement, in 54L
seconds, Butch was second and Examiner
third.
Seven sons of members of the butchers
board entered in the next event-a mile
bicycle handicap. Frank Rodolf won in
2:3lX, with Walter McMenomy a very
close second and Roy whitney third
The trick riding exhibition in which
riders picked up handkerchiefs from the
ground while at full gallop, threw them.