The herald., 1897-10-16

by the owners of fast horses in this
part of the country, and there is every
promise that each eveCt will develop
contests such as have seldom been seen
on the Los Angeles track. OF course
the greatest interest is centered in the
free-for-all pace, the second race or
the card. Much of the interest in this
event is due to the fact that the famous
Santa Ana horse, Silkwood, is entered
and will start. This APPEARANCE of
Santa Anas darling will not be unGer as
| favorable circumstances as have been
| at some of his former races here. 1t is
| but fair to the public to announce that
| the animal is reported to be lame, and
| in no condition whatever for such pace
as Will certais.y be set In every heat in
| this event. Whether this report Is a
part of an effort to influence the betting
cannot be stated, but it comes from
source that can hardly be discredited.
A glance at the betting last night will
| show what the effect of the rumor has
| them upon the odds. For the first time in
his career Silkwood has been In cluded in
| the fed its the auction. betting, and
! that, too, at a surprisingly low figure.
1t must not be forgotten that Silkwood
will today be in company that woulG
give him the race of his life even IL he
were in the best of condition. The
other horses are almost as good as the
Santa Ana favorite, and there are sew
eral important points in their favor.
Joe Wheeler is formidable oppo-
nent in any company of his class, and
it will be observed that he is distinctly
in the same class as Silkwood. Search
light is an animal that can be depended
upon TO go with will that means to
win IL there is chance. An advantage
possessed by Searchlight over Silk
wood is that the latter has not had the
benefit of any campaigning this season;
in fact, the Santa Ana veteran has GOns
little work as compared with the others.
Searchlisht has had n season of races
and comes here in the pink of condition.
He will be favorite today at such odds
that It will take money to win anything
on him. In last nights betting Search
light sold for $50, Joe Wheeler for sS5,
and the field consisting of Silkwood
and Our Boy. for s17 Our Boy is not
considered an element in the race, It
being thought that he is a second or
two ahead of his class in such com
pany. Whoever wins will know that
d
will be fought out from the fall Of the
flag to the wire in every heat.
SILKWOOD'S HISTORY
1t may be of interest to note some OF
the appearances of Silkwood on the Los
Angeles track. He first entered here
in 1889 and won a race htched to a cart
The following shows the result:
S!lh"oou ..........................
mn frelier'...''. 3
Danger Ia i.,;..''......'...'.'...... 81
Nlgger BABY. ...........................4 3
Time, 2:264 2:25la; 1926, 2:251a.
In 1892 Silkwood was whipsawed in
style that cost his hackers thousands of
dollars. He got into a race with a lot
of old campaigners and the result was as
follows:
our Dlck. k.......................... ! 2 l l
W. WOOD. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l 2
rom Ryan. Observation-Disclosures. 8
Sikwood ..........,...,,2 Q dis
Time. 2:10l4. 2:10la, 2:14A; 2:17, 2:l7.
Again in 1893 Silkwood appeared here
and won a race in such time that he be-
came famous all over this part of the
country. w. Wood and Our Dick were
his opponents, and he took the race in
three straight heats in the sen tiona.
| time Of 2:0SA. 2:09 and 2:11. There can
be little doubt that in the hands of
trainer who would have handled him as
the present turf kings have been
handled Silkwood would have been near
the two minute mark In the record
books.
LAST NIGHTS BETTING
The pooling last night on today's races
was as follows:
First race, pacing. 2:3o class-Fitz Lee,
500; Betonica, $40; field, 81.
Second race. free-for-all pace-Search-
light. $50: Joe Wheeler. s35; field (Silkwood
and Our Boy), si1.
Third race, Los Angeles Derby-Imp.
Devils Dream $50; Lady Hurst, $12; Pleas
anton, 81; field, 80.
Fourth race Los Angeles Futurity-St.
Catalina. $50; Papinta, $40; Highland Ball,
Sc; Roxe Murphy, s6; Kylee. Sc; field, SO.
TRACK NOTES
The programs furnished at the track
are far below the standard that the i'm
portance of the races command. They
do not contain the breeding of the horses
and, while the public does not desire to
be furnished with complete pedigree
of horse, 1t is at times impossible to
recognize. an entry through the omissions
in the program Such a card would not
be allowed to be sold on the best Of the
coast tracks
1t has been decided to run the 2:12 trot
on Monday, as was stated yesterday.
What will be done with the 2:12 pace
has not been decided, but it will probably
be dropped and the entrance money re-
funded.
More money will change hands upon
the results of today's races than dur
| ing any other day during the meeting.
| Last nights sales of auction pools
showed that there will be some plung
| ing on the free-for-all pace. More than
$4,000 was posted last night in the pools
in less than two hours, and there was a
| light will doubtless 60 to the post at
odds as favorite.
In the Derby today it is expected that
imp. Devils Dream will be the favorite
with Lady Hurst second choice. That
was the way they stood last night.
Roxe Murphy and Saticoy will meet
again this afternoon in the Futurity.
Murphy won the fourth race from Sata-
coy on the openig day. but the weights
today W ill be reversed. there being diff
ference of thirteen pounds in favor of
Saticoy.
President Tom Williams Of the Cali
fornia Jockey club was at the track yes
! te-day, and. will remain over today. Col
Dan Burns also attended, this being his
first visit in seven years.
Pleasanton will be heavily backed By
tha Erecpo DeopIe in the Derby to6a1