The herald., 1896-10-17
FOUR RACES DECIDED
A Fair Crowd at Agricultu=
raj Park Yesterday
MRS. SlARKEY'S Stables SUCCESS
Jim Bozeman and Tampa Cap
tured the Running Races
STAN B AND JENNIE NC
Took First Money in the Trot and Pace
Respectively
The Judges Opened Their Eyes to a PaIpabe
JOB Ia One Heat
STAN B AND JENNIE NC
Took First Money in the Trot and Pace
Respectively
The Judges Opened Their Eyes to a Palpable
JOB Ia One Heat
All Bets Were Declared Off in the First
Heat of the Trot-The Meeting
to Be Wound Up With
Good Card.

There was very fine attendance at
Agricultural park yesterday afternoon.
that was rewarded by q good sporting
program, that was carried out with quite
unusual and commedable dispatch The
consolation purse fell to the favorite
Jim Bozeman and Mrs. Starkey's stable
was also successful in capturing the city
and county handicap with Tampa. Both
winners were ridden by young Golden
The latter was good betting race, the
field selling favorite with Iueneme and
Gladiola barred
The judges woke up to the palpable
job that was put up in the first heat of
the 2:12 trot and after brief interroga-
ton of Bookmaker Rose all bets on the
heat was declared off. That STAN l}.
| had the race was foregore conclusion,
and happily the little attempt on mon
key business on the part of the fancy ig-
ANONYMOUSLY failed.
Jennie Nc beautiful bay filly. was
| skillfully driven to somewhat easy vic
tories by her owner, c. A. Durfee; her
best time was 2:13.
A good card is arranged for this after
noon, the one mile citrus belt handicap
junior handicap of five furlongs and
two harness races, in one of which a
number of cracks are entered
The first race called was the consola-
tion purse, 5000, selling race, six fur
longs. There We're nine entries. but Nc
Kinley was scratched The pools sold
ada at SIS and the field 81. The odds with
the bookmakers were to Bozeman,
4 to 1 Pheada, to 1 Myrtle H and to
Gold Dust. Albert proved fractions at
the gate, but at 1852 the field was got off
to a fair start. Myrtle H. jumped off
with the lead, Jim Bozeman Sc "ond. At
two furlongs Jim Bozeman began to
come out. Time 0:23A. At the turn
Golden brought the favorte to the front
Comin9 into the stretch Jim Bozeman
led by a length. Myrtle H. second, Leon
third and Midnight fourth. Jim Boze-
man won easily by a couple of lengths
| from Myrtle H., I.aDn third. Time 1:1514
The pools on the consolation purse
opened with field al $40, Hueneme and
Gladiola s.. At the start the field sold
for s25, Hueneme $17, Gladiola $40 Some
delay was occasioned by three horses
breaking through the gate. Eleven
horses ran. Santa Paula jumped off with
the lead, Tampa lying second. which Or
der was maintained to the turn. Coming
into the stretch Sellkirk momentarily
took the lead, Tampa still second, Su-
vance third, Gladiola fourth and Grady
Tampa drew up and fifty yards from
home was in the lead, Model coming
with great spurt Tampa was landed
cleverly winner by half length from
Model, Grady third. Time 1:141a. This
was Golden's second winning mount OF
the day.
THE 2:12 TROT.
The entries for the PIP trot. purse
$1,000, were Tuttle Bros b. c. Stam B..
e. Erlander's Toggles, ]. A. Perkins
JASPER Ayres. Challenger Chief was
scratched STAN Z. sold favorite at $50
the field at IS. On the first heat even
! money was laid about both STAN B. and
Toggles, TO Z against Jasper Ayres.
STAN B. was evidently not meant to win
the first heat and fair proportion of the
| public got onto the job. Toggles got
a length the most of the start. STAN b.
led at the quarter by a length. Time
"a seconds. STAN B. broke at half the
| distance. The finish was very close be-
tween Jasper Ayres and Toggles, the
| Judges eventually giving the race to
| Toggles Time 2:13 The job OF holding
STAN 3 was so palpable that the Judges
declared all bets off.
For the second heat the bookmakers
would lay nothing against Stam B., Of
fering to against both Jasper Ayres
and Toggles. Jasper Ayres led TO thc
three-ouarters. when STAN b. came out
and as they turned into the stretch led
| by q length. Jasper Ayres made great
fight and was only beaten by head.
Toggles was three lengths behind. Time,
| 2:11A.
STAN p. found many friends at to
| 8 for the third heat, which, although
slow one, was very pretty race. STAN
3. had the pole. At the quarter STAN
| 3. led Jasper Ayres by head, and at the
| half had Increased his lead to bare
| length. Jasper Ayres came strongly
| down the stretch, but could not eaten
| the favorite, who won by couple of
lengths. Time, 2:14A.
| In the fourth heat STAN 3. had the
pole and at the quarter led by half a
! length from Jasper Ayres, Toggles a
| couple of lengths behind. STAN r. con-
| tinued to lead Jasper Ayres by half a
| length. STAN p. won by a couple OF
| lengths, there being length between
| Jasper Ayres and Toggles. Time. 2:14A.
2:l6 PACING
The entries for the 2:16 class pacing
| were George r., Montecito Boy, Jennie
Nc, Beachwood and Bernard. There
was no speculation on the race in the
pools Bernard was up from the start,
DuL broke. AL one luilOIS JcilHle Mt
led by two lengths and had the race
easily Throughout. George X. and Mon
tecito Soy went level for second honors
to the stretch, when Beachwood came
up at a great gait and finished second,
Montecito Boy third and George X.
fourth. Time, 2:13%; for the quarters,
:34%, 1:061a and 1:41h The last quarter
was exceptionally fast.
In the second heat Jennie Nc had the
pole and at the quarter led by length
from BeachwOod; at the half was a cou-
pie of lengths ahead: in the straight
Beachwood came strongly, but Durfee
landed the mare a good three lengths
ahead. Time, 2:13; at the quarters,
:32M, 1:05A and 1:40.
Jennie Nc got the best of the start
in the third heat, leading George r. by
length at the quarter. At the half
Jennie Nc began to go away from the
field and won by four lengths from
Bernard. Time, 2:15A. Jennie Nc took
first money, Beachwood second and
Bernard third.
SUMMARY