The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07
PETALUMA'S POOR JUDGES
They Make Mistakes in Placing
Winners at the Fair
Grounds.
George Washington Won Two Heats,
and Perhaps Three, and Was
Awarded but One.

PETALUMA, CAL, Aug. 6.-The third
day of the race meet saw the largest crowd
of the week in attendance at the track
The special train from Santa Rosa brought
many visitors, and when the bell called
the horses for the first event the grand
stand was we'll filed. A five-furlong dash
for the runners and three trotting events
were down for decision. The betting as
sumes a more healthy aspect as the meet
ing progresses and neither the auction
box nor the one layer of odds had any op-
portunity for recreation to-day.
The 2:15 trot, with Jasper Ayers, Home
ward, Galette, George Washington and
Chico as contestants, was the main feature
OF the card, but laxity on the part of the
Judges caused the race to remain unde-
cided as nightfall came. When the judges
announced postponement until l o'clock
tomorrow George Washington, a rank
outsider, Galette and the favorite, Jasper
Ayres, were each credited with heat.
Obscured ocular vision on the part of
the Judges de prived George Washington
of having two heats to his credit, for after
clearly beating Gallette out long head in
the stubbornly contested second heat the
Judges gave the verdict in favor of Driver
Hodges mare. There was considerable
adverse comment in consequence. The
officials again decided against George in
the third heat.
Trotting without a skip or a bobble, he
was beaten bunch of whiskers by Jasper
Ayres after the latter had made one or
two very advantageous skips, which many
thought should have deprived him of the
heat. Sympathy for the outsider perhaps
had much to do with this.
John Robbins filly, Halleluiah, took the
Nr1fuv nv
cellently handled by Colored Driver Cecil.
put oil in the can in the 2:19 trot, the
chestnut Wilkes horse placing that affair
to his credit in straight heats.
Nine sprinters lined up in the opening
five-furlong spin. Howard, with Ames
up, was made to 5 choice, but could do
no better than to second Hallelujah, who
won handily in LOS. Imp. Ivy was good
third.
In conformity with the trotting associa-
ton rules Billie Button and Digitalis in
dulged in match race to get a work. The
first named took the opening heat in
1921 and Digitalis the next in 2:25L.
Billie Button was then withdrawn.
Nutwood Wilkes was u strong favorite
for the :19 trot. bringing $40 in the pools
against 81 for the entire field. Without
even being extended to any great extent
he reeled off three heats in 2:161l, 2:18L
and 2:1S, which lowers his former mark OF
2:I9%. Mammie Griffin, driven by Jimmy
Sullivan, took second money.
The opening pools, sold on the 2:15 trot,
saw Jasper Ayres a pronounced favorite,
he selling for SIS against S. for the field
and 81 for Homeward.
After little preliminary scoring Nc
Nair sent the field away to nice start.
Homeward went in the air at the first
turn, and George Washington on the pole
led throughout, passing the wire a short
length before Homeward, who trotted
splendid mile after being steadied. The
winner was 10 to shot in the book for
the heat. There was no noticeable change
in the betting, Jasper Ayres, who finished
good thirc. still being hot favorite.
George Washington, ,going like piece OF
machinery, took the second heat, bu the
judges saw it differently and placed Gal
lette first. After Jasper Ayres had beaten
Washington out in the last heat by very
narrow margin the judges announced a
postponement until / o'clock tomorrow.
Summary:
Running, Ave furlongs purse $780,
John Robbins b. +. Halleujah, 49, by inp Mar
tenhurst-Hymn of Praise (Macksey). ~ /
r. E. Dolan's ch. &. Howard, 112, by Tyrant-
May Howard (Ames) )..................I @
w. de B. Lopez b. M imp Ivy, by Csstor-Ven-
GRAFTON (Hennessy ............ 8
Story, Gladiola Mojave. Blue Bell, Robin Hood
Time, 1:O2.
Special rnatcn SlbO ASIDE two in tbraa