The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
MUDDY GOING
FOR TROTTERS
Light Betting on the Har-
ness Events Across
the Bay.
Claudius and Bessie Rankin
Easy Winners Of Their Re-
speotive Events.
The 2i20 Trot Was Unfinished With
Palermo Looking Like
Victor.

Rain had dampening effect or the at
| tendance at the harness races over the bay
yesterday, only a small crowd viewing the
sport which was very tame and devoid of
| excitement.
The 2:24 trot and the 2:17 pace proved
| one-sided affairs, ,Ciaud ius and Bessie Ran
kin, pronounced choices, winning in Off
hand fashion. The 2:2J trot though was a
long drawn out sQuabbIe, and as the day
was done remained unfinished with Paler-
mo with two heats 10 his credit and Osito
one. The majority of those present evil
IDENTIFY forgot to bring their wallets along,
for the gambling was far. very far, from
being fierce.
The track was slippery, which accounts
:or the poor time being out. PAGERS are
not partial to muddy going, and the one
''wiggling" event was decided over the
inner track, which, teing a composition
of cinders, sea-shells and turf, was as hard
as rock.
Tie entries for the 9:24 rrot were re-
duced TO four, with C.auuius ruling a hot
CHI oice over Fanadma, Joe and LYDIA
punched as a field at odds Of 10 20 7.
Nothing but case of heart failure or
broken leg could prevent the favOrite from
| taxing the purse, The way he skyiarked
around for the first heat, and the field
stock iel with thud in the market.
beIo-e the other two heats were ira
versed a few tickets We're sold with Ciaud-
lus on the ten dollar END and the field
J bringing three, but the result id not
| justify this small investment, for CIAud-
ius won the second and third as easily as
he captured the opening heat
! A stll smaller field scored u D in the 217
race, Bessie Rankin. DICtatus and Dave
fI1R rsagf fafn ~ IN
| keating behind her Bessi sold iavorite
over the other two entries at odds OF so
| 10 50 and won in three straight heats, the
fastest mile being covered in 2:20I.
The bettin the 2:20 trot, wlSh Iran
Alto, Pa!ermo, Osito, Neefnut, Nancy w,
! Wlnnella and Columbus 5 scoring up,
| was just a trifie ieverish. In the car v
pools sold Quito brought $40. the field IS
/ and Columbu : 81. Later the fie d SO.
| first choice al $40, Osito going Tor So ana
! Columbus 5 $5.
! Iran Alto was successful in drawing the
pole position for the first at. but lost it
al the turn. Nesrnui, driven by his
| owner G. w. Ford, shot 10 L e front and,
| holding OSito SAFE at the end, took the
! heat By three lengths in 2:3014.
Neernut now had frst call In the betting
at Sl0 Osito bringing 81 and the field So
Neernut led from the word and won the
/ heat from Osito by a length, but fer a
! break on the backs,retch re was plGc q
| second ard the heat gwen 10 Oslo.
The latter hors now sold tavorlte over
ihe field and after leading 10 the stretch
wss overhauied and beaten out by Pa
| lermo, which horse sud enlv became aC-
| ciimated to 4 mud. In this heat Neer-
met was declared distanced, though to
most o the spectators il looked as though
he was inside the flag. / was q finely
drawn decision ut best -one not calculated
to inspire confidence in The sport from
| novitiate's point of view.
For the fourth heat, with only Palermo,
Columbus S and Q ito left IN, pools sold /:
Oslo $40, the lie d 81 Palermo expert
enced 40 difficulty IN winning the neat
and the race was then tponed until
IL: 30 o clock to-day.
SUMMARY.
First race, tro;ting 2:24 Glass; heats, in s.;
purse $500.
q udius. b. G, by Nutwood wtkes-Fanuie
F@na ana ma. t. by Fro; iFran kl ny ~
joe b e.. by Pilot Prince (Niaben) ......... : 3 3
Time, 2:Sl4s--;s ;ssls-2:271.
second race, pacins, IL class, heats in 5;
Bes ,ic snkin, b. M By Aitamont- Fanny
Dave ave fysn, D. - BY Antevoo ttaivanj..
Dlctatus CHI s.. by Red Wilkes day. 3
Time, &:2u$4- :2U14-z:2012
Third race, trotting, $3.50 class (unfnished).
heats, IN . purse $500
Palermo b. by Bcrlin (Keating)........ 81
Osij o. br Dy Mckinney (DUrfeel ........2 8
{ miIhl -. .......-...... 543 2
NeprnpL br s by Albert w (Ford)... -, dis
| Winnelia, b M, by Ahago (Nan Box
kelen) ...... ....,....-.s.... 3 dis
! Iran alto, bT =, by Palo Alto (Bunch) dis
Nancy W. b. by Dexter Prince (Wi,e). dis
Time. 3019-2:26-2;241 12-2:9$4
The entries for to-days events are as
| follows:
| Pacific stakes: three-year-oId PAGERS. 100
/ class; $500 added.
! River View oek farms bl Telephone T
| Z. KeatinG's br c Searehlght.
2:l7 class trotting; purse nomina ion $500.
La siesta ranchs b Jeffe; II l. FrankliA's
br M Margaret Worth; I. Z. Keaung's bl III
! Antrima; II. 6. Hogoboom's br m Laura Z /;
| Palo Alto stock farms b M Pasonte; II. senlos-
set's Clay S; b. F. Roses Bonher B.
| b. o Van Bokkeen's m Letter B.
Palace Hole sIakes; three-year-old trotters;
800 class 5000 nd led.
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