The herald., 1896-10-18
SLOW TINE At THE RACES
Only One Heat Showed Any
Good Speed
ONE RECORD IS LOWERED
A Surprise Sprung in the Mixed Pacing
Event
Disgruntled Drivers Soldiered Until
Darkness Came, and the Race Was
Postponed-Two Days More

The usual Saturday crowd expected at
the races yesterday was present, the
grand stand being completely filled and
even a greater number of people outside
it's select circle. The weather, too, was
more agreeable, not too warm for look
ing at races and just warm enough to.
make cool liquid refreshments desira-
BILE. The entertainment provided by the
program was not at all exciting during
the early part Of the afternoon, though
| the events moved along without more
| than ordinary delay and the race that
promised something interesting was cut
| short by darkness. The first three races
were Of running horses and they stimu-
| lated but little enthusiasm on the
benches though the talent utilized them
as money-makers-or losers.
The first race, running, for three
eights of mile, special, for all ages, had
five entries-Red Dick, VIM. Mckinley,
Myrtle H.. Albert and Ten Cents. The
favorites at the beginning were Myrtle
III. and Red Dick. with Mckinley selling
10 TO land 1t might as well have been
1t to l. When the horses started all were
neck and neck, no animal seeming to at
tain any early advantage. In the short
run there were no exciting incidents and
Red Dick passed first under the wire
with Myrtle H. and Albert close upon
him. The three-eights had been covered
in 36 seconds.
For the junior handicap, two-year-
olds, five furlongs. for $400 purse, there
were eleven entries, all starting-El We
nado. Catawba, Santa Paula, CASTELAR,.
sharon Lass, CordOva, Altivo, p. F.,
Minta owen, Grandezia and Haalelujah.
FOOLS sold at $50 on the field, $14 on
Grandezia and $40 on the Santa Anita
stables. From the start Santa Paula,
ridden by Ruiz took the lead and kept
1t up with Grandezia second. Coming in
on the stretch Hallelujah passed GrarA-
I ezia and followed Santa Paula under the
| wire The order of their coming in was
Santa Paula. Grandezia. Hallelujah.
Time 1:02
For the citrus handicap sweepstakes,
FOR all ages. one milA there were nine
entries-Model, Jim Bozeman, Emma r.,
Alessaidio. Gladiola, Rebellion, Captain
Carter, Grady and Hacienda. Altogeth-
er they made pretty start, Hacienda
leading. with Bozeman and Model at his
heels, the latter having the pole. The
! quarter was reached in 25 seconds, the
half In 49 seconds, the stretch in 1:161h,
and the mile was completed in 1:411A,
Grady leading, Hacienda close second
and Rebellion third,
| THE 2:22 TROTTING RACE.
The entries for the trotting race BPS
class. for a $500 purse, were Park Hen
shaw's bl. M Maude p, N. G. Smiths
b. g. Alki and Weathers & Lowry's b. m.
Letter B. There was little betting on
this race, 1t being generally conceded to
Letter B., and the guessers were correct.
The first heat sold 3 on Maud and 10 on
Alki The start was made with Letter
b and Maudue nearly abreast and Alki
a length behind. The quarter was reach
ed in 351a seconds, the half in 1:10, the
three-quarter pole In 1461s and the wire
at 2:22 Letter B. leading, with Maude a
close second and Alki third
The second heat led out the same and
finished identically, without incident,
each horse holding much the same posi-
tion all around the track. Letter b
came in a length ahead Of Maude and
Alki Jagged far behind. Time. 2:22A.
The third heat was even more devoid
Of interest, the three horses maintain
Ing the same position all around the
under the wire In the same order as the
preceding heats. Time, 2:24.
SPECIAL MIXED RACE.
II the day had been longer the special
| race of named horses would have af-
forded some sport that was sadly lack
ing in the preceding events. The entries
for the race were, DR.. H. H. Hansens
! br. h. Afao, E. Erlanger's br. h. Tog
giles, Park Henshaw's ch. m. Belle, T.
w. Hobson's b. m. Hazel H., D. Leiging-
| er'S b. 6. Frank L. The selling at the
beginning of the race was Is on Belle 8
on Hazel H. and on the field. The stock
of Belle, the favorite, dropped during
{, the first two heats, but rose again later
The start of the first heat was an even
one, with Hazel slightly in advance of
Frank. At the quarter Frank and Tog-
~ vr,.Al, ~
| good third, and at the half Hazel was
easily in the lead, which she maintained
past the three-quarters and kept up un-
| til she went under the wire in advance of
Frank, with Toggles. Altao and Belle
following in that order. Time, 2:15.
In the second heat Hazel led out but
at the quarter Toggles got ahead of her,
an advantage he lost to her before the
half was reached. At the half-mile pole
Hazel was in the lead with Toggles and
| Frank close after her, and on the stretch
| Toggles had given up the second place
| to Frank On the stretch Belle picked
up, passed Frank and came in second
| with Hazel safely in the lead. The order
of coming under the wire was, Hazel.
Belle, Altao, Frank, Toggles. Time
| 2:131a.
The third heat was surprise to many,
| esnecially those who had been betting on
the winner of the preceding two heats
| The start gave no indication of the
| change. At the quarter Hazel was a
little ahead, with Belle at her side, po-
sition the two held until the half was
passed. On reaching the stretch Hazel
| broke badly and Belle easily went by
| her. getting an advantage which she
| retained. Belle came in first, with Altao
| second, Frank third, Hazel fourth and
Toggles fifth. The first enthusiasm OF
| the afternoon was manifested when
| Relle drove Hazel off her feet and got
the lead. Time, 2:12A.
The victory of Belle had upset the
talent. and an unaccountable delay en-
sued before the horses came on for the
! fourth heat. BY this time the day had
| waned and the moon had come up to
warn the people that racing hours were
| growing near their end. Won Bokelen,
the owner of Hazel, either refused to
drive or was not permitted to do so, and
Durfee was put in his place, to the evil
dent satisfaction of many people, but
the drivers soldiered so in pretending
to start that the cleaning had grown
| into darkness, and the judges an
| nounced that as one horse could not
now be distinguished from another, the
finish of the race was postponed to Mon
day at noon.
| 1t was announced from the judges
| stand that running races would be given
| on the tract. Monday and Tuesday of
| this week. These races will not be un-
| der the auspices of the association but
! be managed by private individuals to
fill some Open dates in the circuit.