The herald., 1896-10-14
Gentlemen's Road Races
Closely Contested
DANFORD and JUMBO The Winners
Of the Only Two Races Decided
Yesterday
TODAY'S RUNNING RACES
Two Events Held Over From Yesterday S
Program
The 0ne-MlIe Bicycle Race a Match Against
= the Pool Box
A Second Glass Man Wins the Bicycle
Race-Savors of a Put Up Job.
A Very Large Crowd
rODAY'S RUNNING RACES
Two Events Held Over From Yesterday s
E Program
The One.MlIe Bicycle Race a Match Against
y the Pool Box
A Second Glass Man Wins the Bicycle
Race-Savors of Put Up Job.
A Very Large Crowd

IneN fair sex certainly availed them
selves of the invitation Of the directors
Of the Agricultural association to grace
the ladies day of the week. The grand
stand was filled by bevy of beauty,
whose bright frocks lent a brilliant
scheme of color to the scene. And the
men, naturally enough, journeyed out
to Agricultural park in proportion, with
their interest fairly divided between the
quadrupeds and the attractive bipeds.
The carriage enclosure was very we'll
patronized, motley gathering Of We
hicles, from the young swelPs drag to
the farmers family conveyance, doubly
lining the ropes near the judges stand.
The attendance in point of numbers was
even larger than the management had
anticipated, over 5000 people passing the
gates.
OF the days sport, while many were
disappointed at not seeing either of the
running races that were on the card, the
interest was we'll sustained throughout.
Both the gentlemen's road races, trot-
ting and pacing, afforded good sport and
field for plenty of speculation Bill
Nye started warm favorite for the
pace, but calculations were upset by the
aptly christened Jumbo, a massive bay
gelding, whose appearance may be de-
ceptive but whose get-there stride is
unmistakable. He has a bad habit of
breaking within few yards of the wire,
and with less lenient Judges this might
have proved fatal to him yesterday. In
the sixth and decisive heat his hard
fought struggle with Bill Nye he once
more broke ten yards from home, while
the gallant little black had trotted
steadily from the word "go," and was
gaining. 1t was a somewhat mice"
point for the judges to decide and kept
an anxious crowd around the stand until
Captain NOvton finally gave the word
Jumbo"
In the trot. Marshal Covarrubias and
his horse We're warm favorites at the
start, but despite "Nick's" skillful driv-
ing Danford proved too much for the
Sorrel .
The Wheelmen are no doubt able to
explain the result of the bicycle race;
no one else can. A run on Hutton from
those that had the tip made the book
makers leary and he and Hutton started
at even money. Various explanations
were offered after the race-Hutton's
phenomenal gear, etc. ETC., but none of
them very satisfactory. There were bet
ter men than Hutton in the race.
Owing to the lengthy progress Of the
gentlemen's pacing road race, 1t was
very much dusk before the five and one
half furlongs could be called, and the
judges wisely decided to postpone it till
today. There will certainly be very
lively card this afternoon with no less
than four running races.
GENTLEMEN'S ROAD RACE-PAC-
ING.
1t was 1:40 before the first race was
caled-the first heat in the gentlemen's
road race, pacing There were six en-
tries, Alice, Jumbo, J. c., Bill Nye, Billy
Baker and Kitty Nutford. Bill Nye sold
for favorite. J. c. had the pole and made
the pace to the quarter. At the three
quarter post the gray filly, Alice, took
the lead but was passed at the turn into
the stretch by Billy Baker, who won by
three lengths from Kitty Nutford; Bill
Nye third and Jumbo fourth. Alice lost
= her chance of place by breaking in the
straight, The time was 1929; for the
quarters, 0:SS, 1:14R, and 1852.
THE WHEELMEN AND THE POOL
BOX
The next event was a not unpleasant
diversion, a one-mile bicycle race, in
which the members of the Wheelmen's
Racing league competed. Ulbricht, Tay-
lor, Hatton, Norman Holbrook, Hutton
and Aldridge. There was some lively
speculation on the race, Hatton and
Hutton selling favorites. The race was
paced by a. tandem manned by Schmidt
and Miller. The result was q complete
reversal of the ordinary form of the
pros, and those who knew nothing Of
the job wisely left the game alone. Hut
ton, who is not really in the same class
as Hatton, Holbrook and Ulbricht, was
allowed to catch the pace and fulfilled
y, ,tc, .Af hn
Ulbricht was second, Hatton third.
Time 2.1G1a.
In the second heat of the gentle
mems road race, pacing, Bill Nye again
sold as favorite at $40, the field at $6,
and Kitty Baker at 81. The start was
without any doubt from the first quar-
ter. At the three-quarter mark he had
Increased his lead to three or four
lengths from Billy Baker, eventually
winning by about that distance, Billy
Baker second, Kitty Nutford third, and
quarters, 36A, 1:12 and 1:4SR.
There were only three starters in the
gentlemen's road race, trotting, N. A.
Covarrubias' Tono, l.. F. Clapps Dan
ford and L. ]. Rose. jr.'s, Mary Me,
Ben A.. and Roy w. being scratched.
lying second and Mary Nc. trailing in
the rear. Danford made bold effort
for victory In the stretch and was only
beaten by half length. Time 1929, for
the quarters 37A. liza and 1852. The
field sold favorite at $40, Tonic at 81.
In the third heat Of the pace Bill Nya
field sold favorite at s10 Tono at 81.
was a fine one. At the half Bill Nye led
by half length from Alice, which he
increased to length at the three-quar-
ter mark. The gray again broke in the
stretch. Jumbo came up with great
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wire. The. two passed under the wire
almost d dead heat, and the judges de,
cision was anxiously awaited. Bill Nye
was given the heat, jumbo second, Bill
ly Baker third and Alice fourth. The
time was 2:22. the fastest heat of the
race. -4l M t;#.tG.
In the third heat of the trot Tono aud
Danford sold even. At the quarter Dan
ford passed Tono and increased MS
lead to q length and half as they en-.
tered theastretch. Tono began to draw
up, but broke, and Danford won easily