The herald., 1897-10-22

Those who went to Agricultural park
yesterday expecting a repetition of the
unusual incidents of the day before
when, because of the apparent irregu-
larity in one of the events, the race was
declared off, were doomed to disappoint-
ment. There was nothing at all out of
the general run of events. 1t was an
afternoon when the races followed, each
other In regular order with the short
est possible interval between them. At
no time was there an interval of more
than twenty minutes between heats anG
from 1 o'clock until $50 the flyers of the
different classes were upon the track.
The length of the two harness races
and the fact that there were in Addition
four running events made the program
long one, and if lots of racing is what
the people who attended went there to
see they certainly got "a run for their
money" as a gambler would say.
The attendance was somewhat larger
than that of the previous day, but the
crowd fell short of $500. 1t was largely
Z made up OF habitual pa irons of the races
and as a result the bookmakers had no
cause to complain of lack of patronage.
Two books failed to open, leaving seven
I'M the ring with two field books on the
outside. A rushing business was done
in the auction pools, as takers were
found for almost every proposition.
There was a decided dearth of large
bets. The notorious attempt at jobbery
the day before had perhaps made the
crowd wary and they parted with their
money in small amounts The stock
t.
nouncement Of the awards of the prem
lums offered by the fair association at
tracted a crowd of nearly 10O0 and most
Of these remained until the afternoon to
zee the races.
O, So far as could be detected either by
the Judges or other experts there was a
total absence of irregularity in any of
the events Of the day. The decisive
action of the Judges seemed to have had
a salutary effect and every race had the
appearance of being fought out on its
merits. The time in the several harness
events shows that tLsre could have been
no pulling or laying up of any of the
heats. Almost at the beginning of the
days sport there was what promised to
be lively Squabble between the drivers
and the judges. This occurred just as
the horses were being driven from the
stables for the start in the second race,
the heats of that race being sandwiched
between the heats of the first race. The
drivers were the same as had ridden
In the race of the day before, in which
the attempt at job was more than sus-
pected and they were stopped at the
judges stand and told that a repetition
Of their actions of Wednesday would re-
cult in their beirg severely punished.
There had been nothing in their actions
to make this warning necessary, and it
was intended merely as am admonition
to drive honestly. They took it as an
affront, however, and Messrs. Havey
and Kea ting answered the judges sharp
ly, each saying that he was tired of be-
ing held up to ridicule and that if there
was any suspicion of wrong they pre-
ferred that they be taken out of their
seats at once and not after heat or
two had beers trotted. Their answers
were delivered in tones loud enough
to be heard almost to the backstretch,
and every one in the grandstand heard
them distinctly. Perhaps it was as much
for the benefit Of the people as for the
Judges that the loud protests against
what they took to bei arr insinuation of
dishonesty were entered. The effect of
the admonition by the judges was ap
parertly honest racing, however, and
that was the end desired.
In the fourth race the bookmakers
were given their first fright of the
meeting, and for a time there was no
betting whatever on this event because
Of the scare. Sea Spray was the favor
lite in this race, and WAS played heavily
until the odds at post betting were to g.
Jim Bozeman was entered in this event,
and the betting on him was first Is TO 1,
but heavy playing soon reduced these
figures to to L. there being several
fairly good-sized bets made on him. On
the board on which the names of the
Jockeys are posted the name Of Stewart