The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
Sensational Finishes on
the Los Angeles
Track.
MarquiSe, Jim BCZeman and
Gold Dust Take the Run
ming vents.
SearchIight, ice Wheeler and Silk
wood Will Match Their
Speed To-Day.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 15.-The at
tendance and the betting at Agricultural
Park this afternoon showed marked i'm
prove ment. Nearly, if not quite, $500
people saw the sport, which was not above
mediocrity, the runners especially being
very ordinary collection.
The 2:30 trot, cap ured by DIR. Leek, was
by far the best feature OF the card, the
finishes at the end of the several heats
keeping the occupants of the grand stand
in great hubbub of excitement. The
most expensive luxury for the gallopers,
the Santa Catalina Slide selling sweep
stake, five and a half furlong scramble.
was annexed by the acIobatic jim Boze-
man, Marquise and Gold Dust gathering
in the other two purses hung up.
The park is gradually taking on more OF
a county fair look. The light-ingered
gentry now have high polish on their
rnger and buzzing wheel of fortune
has been placed at one end of the betting
ring for the edification of the rural visitor.
The opening event, mile selling affair,
saw Sinks Alvarado go to the post to
10 choice and land in the show. Masoero,
a 10 to l shot ard Lorena H. another out
slider, outfooted the favorite TO the stretch
where MasoeIo looked 10 have the race in
hand. Enos, his rider, grew gay and was
caught mapping and beaten out by a nose
il l :411I by Marquise, which mare made
phenomenal run from last position. The
winner closed at odds of IL to in the
betting.
The Santa Catalina Slide stake attracted
a field of nine to the post. Chartreuse ii
opened favorite at odds of to 5, but
showed signs of lameness in her prellm-
mary and receded 10 to l. She broke
dowr soon after the start, finishing back
in the ruck. Jim Bozeman, e - to out
slider, ridden by Stewart, raced the legs off
Decision, and, assuming command in the
stretch, won easily from Polish, a heavily
play tip, VIII ch with better start would
probably have turned up winner. How
ard managed to take show honors from
the firing Decision.
The mile and a furlong selling event
over hurdles proved a very pleasant fea-
ture OF the programme. All of the six
starters were accorded more or less sup
port, with Gold Dust, hammered down
from 3 to 4 to 5, closing favorite. The
latter made most OF the running, and
though hard pressed in the stretch by
Governor Budd, won cleveIly by over 8
length. he was excelently handled by
Hanna, a new addition 10 the steeple-
chase division.
Betting on the trot was lively, with
! Pasonte selling favorite in the opening
pools al $50, DR.. Leek being st SIS Osita
SIS and the field s.. For the opening
heat DR.. Leei- drew he pole position. but
| lost it at the turn. Pasonte then showed
the way around to the stretch, when she
| was challenged by the d ctor and in u
hard drive beaten neck in 2:l654
! The heat winner now SOLD an even ia
vorite over the field, and in the heat fol-
lowing ended up third, Pasonte in hard
| drive leading Osita over the wire half a
length in 2:1612. The Doctor still occupied
| first honors in the betting, and Nucceeded
in landing the next TWO heats. In the
| final heat MS haiT-raising finale with Osita
was so close that many thought it 4 dead
heat. The judges Tightfully gave the heat
10 the avorlte, which won by a good nose
in 2:l6 the best time made during the
day.
One mile selling purse $500
| Timmlns & MARKS N Maig-.s" l07, by Miser-
MoDterosa (G Wison), J. q .................. /
g. Pacheco's b Masoero l0l, by Peei-Ursula
W b ~inS's ch Alvarado lol, by Amigo.santa
Margarita Uones), to 1O.......-...... ....... 8
rena IL 90 as ran
santa Catalina slide. selling sweepstakes, five
and half furlongs, value $500
~ rs }. thrEeyS 2 Tim BoZeman 1U0, by Ma
jor Ban ssie Steward II TO l...............
Farrar & ubervile's Polish iU5 by Bootblack-
Peerless &c. Wilson, TO l.......... -......... 9
H. r. Dolan's ch Howard les, by Tyrsnt-May-
etta Ga cDonald). 10 .......... 3
Time. :O9 Prince Holker l0O seIkirk lO9
Leon lOi, Captain Coster 103, Chartreuse IL 100
ana Decision los also
Mile and a furong, selling, over hurdles
T. A. kelly's b. G. God Dust l4l, by Uro.6old
Cup (Hanna). 6 to O5................ .. /
o. F. JohnsonJ br Governor Budd 1873, b1
Fresno B. G. Mar fnual. tn .
l. +. LinnelPs on. Niking l25 by Herald Ell
len (F. Russell), 80 to i. i............ - 2
Time. 2;0334 Mestor l44. j Z LAT and Onti
ORC 144 also ran.
Trotting, 2;30 class, three in five purse $780,
Dr. lex by idney (sullivapl ........... / 8 /
Pssonte, BY Palo Alto (Hovey) )............ 8 3
OsiJo. by Mckinney tDuuee). .............3 3 9 2
Fauatima, by Eros (Frankiin) ..... a dis
Joe, by 10 Prince tMaben). ............. dis
lime, l6s4-2:l6la-2:1s-2:l6
Tonight nothing is being discussed but
the great free-for-all pace down for de-
cision Tomorrow, and thousands or dol
lars will b. poured into the pooiboxes
over the result. Silkwood, the pride of
Orange County, arrived at the track from
Santa Ana this evening and the southern
sheckeis Will be strung on his chances
In the pools sold to-night Searchlight
brings $25. Joe Wheeler $16 and the field.
consisting OF Silkwood and Our Bow. $40.
A compiete list OF the entries for to- NOR
row follows:
Pacing, 2:20 class, purse SSCO-Betonics.
| Primrose, Fitzee, Fiorac ta Belle r
Free-for-au ce, purse $l200-Searchlight,
silkwood, Joe Wheeler, Our Boy.
Lady Hurst 100 Devil Dream 1I2, Sharon
I Lass 1O9, PleAsanton 80 Los Cerrflos 90 Pav