The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
WILLOWS RACE
MEETING OPENS.
A Large Crowd Sees Three
Equine Battles for
Supremacy.
ALIAS AN EASY WINNER
Captures the Two-Forty Class
Trot Without Great
Effort.
EsTELLE WILKES BEATEN.
Bernard outfoots the Mare in the
Pace-Howard Dumps the
Talent.
EsTELLE WILKES BEATEN.

WILLOWS, CAL, Aug. II. - With
weather that made the stout man wish he
were born skeleton and the balance of
the inhabitants of this beautiful valley
look like spectral figures in their white
suitings the Glenn County Agricultural
Associations annual race meet opened
with an eclat and gusto that will make the
other associations on the circuit hustle to
keep pace with it. The visitors from the
bay counties walked around with parched
throats and faces dripping with perspira-
tion early in the day, but as the
day progressed a cooling southerly
breeze sprung up that was as
welcome as the rural visitors silver
to the sure-thing gentry, who, by the way,
have gathered here in full force. Secretary
Freeman has toiled arduously to make the
meet successful, and if the opening day is
any criterion his labors will surely be
crowned with success.
The local band marched to the track at
! 80 o'clock, and a half hour later when
Starting Judge McNair marshaled the
drivers of horses in the first event before
the stand for their instruction the grand
stand was well filled with ladies and their
escorts and the betting ring with specula-
tors. Business with the auction pool
sellers was lively, and Paris Mutual box
accommodated the smaller betters.
Jack Dinue had the drivers garbed in
satin jackets and the fields presented very
pretty sights.
". W. Marshall, F. w. Loeber and W.
P. McNair judged the trotting and pacing
events, while +. E. Mnlkolland and d. L.
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ming dash. The card was made up of the
2:40 trot, 2:25 pace and a six furlong rum
ming dash. While nothing sensational
characterized the sport it was good and
clean, which augurs well for the success of
the meeting. Alias, Bernard and Sea
Spray were the. winners of their respective
races. Starter McNair met with his usual
success in dispatching the fields.
The 2:40 trot was first called, with ten
lining up for the word. Alias the Napa
and Petaluma winner, was installed favor
1te, selling a 10 to choice over the field.
1t was practically a cake walk Tor her, al
though she did drop the second heat to
Millie NJ, through going into the air at the
half. She took the necessary two heats to
annex the purse after this ss she pleased.
Driver Gaines handled her in mastery
fashion.
Wow, green mare driven by the crack
reinsman, Ed. Lafferty, made a good
showing in all four heats taking third
money for La Siesta ranch.
The 2:25 pace, with a field of seven
starters, gave opportunity for more care
ful study. Mack Sanders black mare
Estelle Wilkes sold faVorite in the pools,
bringing $40 against the field, com prising
Bernard, Lizzie E, Nick O. Time, Sind
wood, Palatine and Gladys W. In the
opening neat Gladys W, which drew the
pole, broke, and was passed at the turn by
Palatine. The latter mare went to break
down the backstretcb, and the favorite
taking the lead finished out the heat two
lengths before Sindwood in 2:I7N. Mu-
tuals paid 81 55.
There was little change in the betting
before the next heat, and it looked as
though the mare wodld make it Two
straight, but in a battle through the
stretch with Bernard, driven Dy Whitney,
the latter gelding reached the wire first by
three lengths In 2:1SH. Two-dollar mu-
tuals paid So so.
At the first turn in the third heat Ber-
nard broke, and Sanders taking the pole
with the favorite won the heat by fine
exhibition of driving, half length ahead
Of Bernard, who came very fast at the end.
Gladys W appeared in no condition to
race and was distanced in this heat.
The next heat resulted in another duel
between Bernard and the black mare the
gelding showing superior speed by getting
home nearly two lengths before the
Wilkes mare. 1t was quite evident that
Bernard had the footing over the mare
and be, now ruling favorite, took the de-
cidlng heat and race in 2:22. Lizzie z
beat Estelle out in this heat for the place.
Nine sprinters started IN the six-furlong
running dash, with Howard hot favorite
When the flag fell Sea Spray and Rose
Clark raced away in front to the far turn,
where the latter fell back and the place
was taken by the favorite. Spooner. on
Sea Spray, outrode Ames to the wire and
got the verdict for Sea Spray by a half
length in 1:141l. The winner sold for So
in pools of $24.
Trotting. 40 class. three in FIVE purse $500
Alias, b. M. by WoIsey, by Del Sur (Gaines) 2l1
Mile L. b. M, by Yosemite (Hellman). 5138
Wow, br. M, by Derimina (Lafferty). 4423
Peter Jackson, br g, by Designer (Cecil) g 5
Colby ch. e.. by Brigadier (Hanlon) .23S5
Twilight, b m. by MONDAY (Chaboya)..6744
Lena Holly, b. M, by Mt Boy CHoy).-....-.7
BilIuIs, Ban 8sr D. h a. '1Dopnellv g.,
Conductor. b. g, by Constant CTrayonj dis.
Time. 2-2:2l-2:2I.
Pacing, 2:25 class, three in Eve, purse $500.
Bernard, en- g., by Jim Blaine (Whitney) % 2
EstelIe Wilkes blk M, by Guy Wilkes
1Sh%ood. SEsOosril Blk c. by silKwood (Hodges 81
dadys Gads r " oh % my BY Gaines dis
PalatiDa, ch. M. by I ON Benton( BennetD4 dis.
NICK o'Tfme b.g. by Good Luck (Gideon) Z dis
Time 2:l714-2:4S :4S14-2:1o-2:l9-2:22
Running, six furlongs, purse SCOOP. seib-
enthaler's ch g. Sea Spray, 109, by imp. Wari-
ner-Maranette (Spooner) first; K. E. Dolan's
cb. g. Howard, 109, by Tyrant, May Howard
(Ames), second; Garden City stables b. m.
Warrago, 10Y, by Warwick-Fedalma Marvaez),
third Time, 1:1412. Clara Johnson, Sweet
briar, Quarterstaff, Josephine, Rose Clark and
Pricelle also ran.
STOOKTON DOG SNOW.