The herald., 1897-10-19
The first bell will be sounded
promptly at l 80 o'clock this afternoon.

Monday is usually an "off day" at all
race meetings, especially if it comes
after several days of racing. A large
attendance is not expected and even
the program is sometimes Sighted be-
cause of the usual small attendance
Yesterday at Agricultural park was an
exception to this rule, both in the
quality of the racing and in the size Of
the crowd The day was special
one in more thar. one sense. The asso-
citation had announced that the pro-
gram would be made up of special
events and the excellent condition of
the track and the fact that the horses
In all the events were about as evenly
matched as possible combined to make
the sport specially good.
Five races were or the card two trots
and three running events, one of the
latter having been made up in the morn
ing and fllled barely in time to be
placed on. the program. 1t was dis
tinctly a trotters' day, however, the
two harness races being for fixed
purses, while the runs were for flac-
tional distances only. Some OF the best
trottlng blood in this part of the coun-
try haG been entered either in the 2:17
or the PIP classes, and these two events
furnished practically nine races, for
every heat was a battle ard none of
them was decided without a contest in
the stretch.
In the running races every finish was
drive, the whip being used with vigor
in all of them. II was a day of nose
finishes and as such it was the best
days racing of the meeting.
The attendance was larger than had
been expected. OF course there was
no such crowG as that which witnessed
Saturdays events, but there were more
people there than at either the opening
or the second, Gay last week. Not an ac-
cident of any kind occurred and there
was a total absence of disorder.
THE WHEEL BARRED OUT
The gambling element who paid their
admission for the purpose of playing the
wheel of fortune were disappointed, for
where the wheel had been only the rail-
ing on which so much money was lost
on Saturday remained The wheel was
not there. 1t will not be there again
during the meeting. Its presence dur
ing two days last week caused so many
expressions of righteous indignation
from the respectable element who 6re-
sired to attend races and not go to a
gambling den that the association al
last hearkened to the protests and
barred out the wheel. A special meet
ing of the board of directors was he'd
yesterday morning al 8 o'clock and a
resolution was adopted revoking the
privilege for which the owners OF the
wheel were paying $500 a day Notice
to move was hmm media tely served, on, the
aforesaid owners and they moved. but
not without a vigorous protest. Theii
game was too much of a Klondike tc
give up their privilege without a kick
and they kicked loud and long, but
without effect. The directors, after
taking this commendable action, ad-
journed and when the gamblers ap-
preached them individually they could
not secure any satisfaction. 1t has been
positively announces that the wheel
will be seer no more at the track during
this meeting.
THE 2:17 TROT
Promptly at l o'clock the first bell
sounded calling the horses in the first
race of the day, the 2:17 trot to the
track. The response was not prompt,
however, and 1t was nearly half an hour
later before all of them drove up the
stretch and turned for the start. Three