The record-union., 1897-10-10
Gala Day of the Kentucky Breeders
Association Meeting.
Large Attendance and Good Sport at the
Lexington Track.
The Talent Upset in the Ashland
Stake for 2:1I Trotters; the Fa-
yorite Against the Field Not
Winning a Heat-Resu1ts of the
Races ON Other Tracks.

LEXINGTON Ky.), Oct. 9.-Weather,
track and attendance and the character
OF the sport combined to make this d
gala day in the meeting of the Ken
lucky Horse Breeders Association
| Helen P, who had won the first of the
three heats paced yesterday in the 2:17
class for PAGERS, finished the race in
two heats to-day, driven out by Bourbon
r. and White Nose. The unfinished 2:21
class for trotters. Of which five heats
had been trotted, was taken by Zyepha,
after Directina had won the sixth heat
and Kinney had been substituted for
Mcintosh behind Zyepha-
| The Ashland Stake was the feature
of the day, and was an upset for the
| talent, who played Elloree against the
| field. In the first heat Fred b. led I'M
| til the stretch was reached, when Pray
Tell came with a rush and won by
| length from Derby Princess. The sec
| ond heat was contest from start to
| finish, Que Allen finally winning from
| EIloree in hard drive. The gray geld
| ing Pilot Boy then took the next three,
| after a spirited finish with Fred b. and
| Atholio. Baron Rogers was in a pocket
all the way down the stretch, or he
would have won the fourth heat. Ell
| loree did not seem to have her speed,
and could not get in front at any time.
In the 2:09 pace Ananias was the fav-
orite, but failed to get in front to-day,
and the race goes over until Monday,
with Gazette Choral. Sherman Clay
and Bessie Bonehill each a winner OF a
| heat in the order named.
The PA class for trotters also goes
over until Monday.
Pacing, PIT class, 81, 900 6hree heats
paced Friday, Helen P. won the first,
| fourth and fifth heats. Best time-2:11.
Bourbon r. won the third heat in 2:1512
and Spalpeen won the second heat in
2:121a.
Trotting, 2:21 class, 81 900 five heats
trotted Friday, Zyepha won the second,
seventh and eighth heats. Best time
| .: 14%. Directina won the fourth and
sixth heats. Best time-2:16A. Robert
r. won the first and third heats Best
time-2:1 4A. White Points won the
fifth heat in 2:1712.
| The Ashland Stakes, $4,000 for 2:11
class trotters, Pilot Boy won the third,
fourth and fifth heats. Best time-2:1O.
Que Allen won the second heat in 2:l0A.
Pray Tell won the first heat in 2:10.
Pacing, 200 class, purse 1000 Gun
finished), Sherman Clay won the third
heat in 2:0S54. Gazette won the first
heat in 2:091a Bessie Bonehill won the
fourth heat in 2:0S%. Choral won the
second heat in 2:0S.
DIAKKA WINS A BIG PURSE.
| LONDON, Oct 9-The American bay
colt Diakka of the Lorillard- Beresford
stables won the Duke of York stakes of
1000 sovereigns to-day at the Kemp
| ton Park October meeting. Fourteen
horses ran over the Jubilee course of
mile Gould Worth's bay horse La
veno was second, and the Duke of Dew
onshire's bay colt Minstrel third.
The betting. previous to the start was
Z to against Diakka; 100 to Z against
Laveno, and to 1 against Minstrel.
Arezzo led until a quarter of mile
from home, when Laveno and Diakka
drew out together, Diakka winning by
two lengths. Four lengths separated
the second and third horses.
BICYCLIST BEATS HORSE.
| SAN JOSE, Oct. 9.-The county fair
| closed to-day with several interesting
races. J. E. Wing, the crack amateur
| bicyclist, beat the PAGER Our Boy in a
match race, taking three out of four
heats. The best time, 2:0S1@, was made
by the wheelman. Carlyle Carne won
| the 2:15 trot easily, after Peko had
taken the first heat. Jockey Enos again
rode Masero to victory, making a clean
record, five firsts during the meeting.
In the second running race the plungers
played Nebu1a and lost, Duke of York
II. winning by half head from Elmer
F. Summarizes:
/ Match race, pacing, Lynette beat Die
tatus Best time-2:20.
Trotting, 2:15 class, Carlyle Carne
won, Peko second, Lady o. third. Best
time-2:11A.
Running, mile and 100 yards ,Masoero
won, MolHe r. second, Meadow Lark
third. Time-1:4S
Running, consolation purse about six
| furlongs, Duke of York II. won, Elmer
F. second, Nebula third. Time-1 :1434.
Coursing, consolation stake, Search
light beat Mig; Lightning beat Rosa
lind. F'ina1-Lightning beat Search
light.
AT FRESNO.
FRESNO, Oct. 9.-Results: Three
eighths of a mile, Darkey won, Fox sec
ond, Queen third. Time-0:37A.
Trotting and pacing, Tokolan won in
straight heats, Nellie Bly, second, Bo-
linas third. Best time-2:25.
Five furlongs, Decision won. Howard
second, Polish third. Time-1:02.
One and a quarter miles, match race
for $500 side. Grady won, Marquise
second. Time-2:09
One and a half miles, hurdle handi-
cap, Gold Dust won, Governor Budd
second, Mestor third. Time-2: Al.
CLOSING DAY AT VENTURA.
! VENTURA, Oct. 9.-The races closed
to-day with the largest attendance and
| the best attractions of the meeting. The
bicycle races proved the drawing card,
and passed off with sharp competition.
Mussey and Ledbetter, Los Angeles cy-
| clers with good records, were too
/ speedy for all corners in the fve-mile
handicap. Mussey from scratch wheel