The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
Hijo del Diablo. Won a
Very Exciting Pacing
Event.
Galette, Overwhelming Choice,
Defeated Her Field
Easily.
Much Better Took the Alameda Driv-
ing Club Race-Pilot Prince
Out for a Mark.

There was one event on the card at
Berkeley track yesterday that evoked
some genuine enthusiasm-the first since
the meeting opened on Saturday last 1t
was the three-year-old pace and William
Murray, the stalwart owner of the great
pacing stal. ion, Diablo, and his colt, Hijo
del Diablo, was the cause of the outbreak
of cheering and hat-tossing. The young
ster was a pronounced favorite in the
pools sold previous TO the first heat over
the other three entries-Arthur w, De
Bernard Basler and Majella B-selling at
the rate of $15 against 81 for the last
named trio punched. He won the first
heat, paced in clever fashion, from Basler
in 2:1612. Looking like oil out of the can
the Dia bio colt then brought $40, with the
field begging a So. Leading to the stretch,
he was caught by Bas!er and beaten out
for the next heat very easily in 2:16H.
De Bernardo Basler was now the rage
and carried the Ions end money at odds
of $40 TO S. for the field, and took another
heat so easily that many left for home,
thinking it all over. They missed the
fun.
Hiio del Dablo, who finished fourth,
ened hobbies, speed button or something
of that sort. and hooking up with Basler
| in the homestretch won very excitin g
and we'll contested heat by length III
2:17% This was the occasion for the first
| pyIotechnical display.
In the fifth and deciding heat Diabio
had it all his own way, Basler apparently
having shot his bolt He won the heat
with plenty TO spare from Arthur w and
his hackers went wild with delight, Driver
| Murray being the recipient of cheers and
| congratul atoms on all sides.
The other events were devoid of excite
ment. GAZETTE outclassed her field in the
| 2:16 trot, and the special race for m EN- bers
of the Alameda Driving Club was hand
me-down for Much Better. The attend
ance was about up to the average OF the
previous days.
A special race for named horses enabled
| Pilot Prince to lead Chico around the
turns on two occasions and take mark
| OF 2 :22M.
The race for mem bers of the Alameda
Driving Club saw Much Better, tilIy by
Charles Derby and driven by A. H. Cohen,
| the desired one in the auction pools. She
! brought $40 and the field $5-just about
81 rs too much.
Much Better could have travelled on
stills and downed her company, and she
| won In Two Stralght meats. ANITA ano
/ King Cadenza divided second money. In
! the way of handling the ribbons MIR
| Cohen, who handled tie winner, could
give some OF the professional reinsmer
| points.
The southern mare GAZETTE, in the string
of Walter Maben, with record of 2:121%
| d id not have to extend herself to take the
/ purse hung up for 2:l6 class trotters. Her
hackers had TO put VI $50 to win $40, which
made the betting tr.fe dreary. Three
straight heats tell the story OF an I'M
eventful race. There was one good In.
vestment, when Lady o finished second
in the third heat. Place pools on the
mare paid $40 50.
| Special for named horses. Purse $lOO heat.
2 in g.
Pilot Prince by Dexter Priuce- Emma Nutwood
(Sullivan)
| Chico by Monroe Chief (DowDer).. ..........2
| Time 2:24A-2:2234.