The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
An Ideal Day and Large
Attendance at Los
Angeles.
SilkWood Drops Out and the
Free-for-AlI Pace Goes
to SearChlight.
Devils Dream Takes the Derby
and St. CatalIne the Futurlty
for TWo-Year-O.ds
Special Dispatch to THE CALL.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 16.-Quite
1900 people assembled at Agricultural
Park this afterno oon, and it was at the
shrine of Silkwood the black pacing
wonder, the pet of Orange County, they
gathered to pay humble homage. He was
expected 10 give battle royal to the
Fresno "phenom," Joe Wheeler, and
Keating's Searchlight, but how utterly he
failed. The curtain has evidently been
rung down on the naughty equine habi-
tant of Santa Ana.
He displayed pasmodic bursts OF speed
which would make Hal Pointer hustle,
but his suspicious legs early grew weary,
and when the real pinch came he was
nothing more than a trailer. But his
thousands OF ad mirers cheered themselves
hoarse as they saw their old friend in har-
ness once more, and left for home happy,
even if disappointed.
The crowd began arriving at the park
before the noon hour, and as the bell
tapped the starters out for the 2:20 trot
every point OF vantage on the grounds was
occupied, from a soda box next the outside
fence to the balconies of the clubhouse.
The grand stand was a surging mass of
pretty colors and handsome women. The
infeId, with its draes and carts and We
hcles of every description, was re-
minder of Derby day" across the pond.
The day itself was perfect for racing
purposes and serious accident of no kind
maTTed the sport II was a profitable day
for spectators, Fitzlee being he only
choice 10 meet with dcteaG. and he book
makers did not put much away for them
selvss. Searchl!ght captured the free
for-all pace, Devils Dream The Derby and
st. CataIine the Futurity. They all looked
TO have the best chance and the shfewd
one did not overlook The fact.
The lamb" wagered their coin against
the wheel, a fitting companion to the
nuts, and now their wool is being
weaved into pants patterns for the deal
erS.
The free -for-all pace was the all talked
about and the crowd eagerly awaited the
calling of this event. Before the first heat
Williams, the driver of Silkwood, in
formed the judges that his horse was in
no condition to race and tried TO have
him drawn, but this t. e officials would
not consent to. To protect the public all
bets made up to the time of the horses
being called were declared, off. In the
scoring Silkwood had speed to loan, but
did not carry it far Joe Wheeler took
the opening heat handily from Search
light IN 2:10.
Auction betting now began, with
Searchlight fetching $25, Joe Wheeler SIC
much in evidence, winning the following
heat in 2:lOH- Joe now sold for SIS. with
The field very much in demand al $40. The
third heat saw Wheeler show the way TO
the stretch, ct an attack of heart failure
on the journey TO the wire and succumb
to SearchIight by less than a length in
2:1O14. keating's great hree-year- old an
neXed the fourth heat by neck in 2:10N
with Mcdowell behind the back aorse.
and the tiflh and dec!din one IN 2:12A
Wheeler tring badly on the trip to the
stand. In the third heat Williams eased
up on Silkwood in the stretch, and was
distanced. This gave third money to Our
Boy
The 2:20 trot was replete with accidents.
Fiizlee sold 90 to iaycrite over the
field previous to the first heat, but failed
to land. In tn opening heat Floraclta
led Belle K out by half a length in 2:l8,
but suu F.izlee had a strong call. A
burst water-tank near the hall pole.
which made the track heavy, accoun ted
for the roor showing made by the favor
ite and Betonica.
In the second heat, when the muddy 90
ing was reached. Floracita dumped
Driver Baker, and Fitzlee sill about and
let Jimmy Sullivan down on the ground
with thud.
Floraceta, with the reins trailing around
her heels, passed the stand at a great clip.
but the runaway was quickly caught by
Marshal Covarrublas, whose splend d dis
play OF horsemanship was loudly ap-
plauded by the occupants of the stand.
Beton ca took the heat with Belle R
second.
All started in the heat following. with
betting at standsull, ant Betonica apain
turned up the winner beatin out F. 81
lee ty half length. The latter horse toos
the fourth heat but in the one which fol-
lowed. Hovey, behind Betonica, cut big
watermelon, Leading out Fitzlee by two
lengths in 2:1013 which is now the Palo
Alto gelding's record
The Los Angeles Derby, worth about
S5OO 10 the winner, was not very classic
affair. the entries being a very ordinary
lot DevlPs Dream, carrying 112 pounds,
with Ames in the saddle, was to ia
vonte, and after making all the running
downed Lady Hurst a neck, covering the
mile and "A quarter in 2:08L.
The Futurity for two-year-olds was an
other tame event. ST. CataIine, backed
from to down to to 10. had nothing
much 10 beat, and passed the judges
sland an easy winner, with Highland Ball
taking place honors from Kylee.
First race, pacing, 2:2O class, heats in 8
Betonica, br. g. by Azmoor- Nadine
FtE ee, : s, b Arthur Wilkes isaiii-
Floraeefs. s b'ns' 3 % y Rel cioax lBake:
Bel IL .1oSe, p BY gaiisad lyan, 50
1ime-2:ls-2;014-2:17 2:17-2:1S1a-2:1U
Second race, pacing, free-ior all, heats 8 In s,
purse $120D.
searchlignt br. c, by Dark Night-Norah
Joe = hselsr bb {, ,5y sidney 4rnett :
Our Boy ch. e. by Vernon Boy Bunch) a q y z
eikwood blk. h. byBackwood Nam brino
T"':S5 Timt aah ais
Third race. Los Angeles Derby, one and ouar.
miles value $500
B. G Ho iy D. NJ, Devil's Dream H. by Chit
tabob-I empe (Ames), 2 10 5............... l
Lee Shaner's d. IN Lady Hurst 100, by Marten
hurs Cheerful (Narvaez) 9 to Ia - q
o. l. Warnings b. M Sharon Lass IO9 by TYR
(Joe Weber,, 12 to o1....-............... 2
Time, 2:0S14- Pleasanton SO also ran
Fourth race. Los Angeles Fnturity sweepstakes
five and a haf furiones value 500.
h. G. Mc-we eeIey's Gu l. Cataiine ITO. by
ST. Carlo -CAtaf e (Ames), 9 TO lO......... l
Frank Van Ness ch. C. Highland Ball 3, bv
Inverness -Sowdance ('joid Ms 8 to !. -. 3
X. f. Doian's b. Ky ee 1l0, by Kylo-Mayette
lime, / :09. saticoy 10l, AIbina l05 AIgorta
1O5, Koxey Murphy ITO aud Ettawanda los also