The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
Klamath Captures the
Free-fOr-All TrOt in
Straight Heats.
In a Trial Heat Against Time
earChlight Is Sent a
Mile in POT.
Grady Wins the Pasadena Handi-
cap and Daylight the Mile
Selling Event.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

LOS ANGELES Oct. 23.-The closing
day OF The most successful race meet ever
held here saw another big crowd in at
tendance. The programme was long
ana varied one. A feature of the after
moons sport was mile paced against the
watch by Keating's great three-year-o -old
Searchlight, with a race record OF 2:O9H
Accompanied by running mate he
reached the quarter in :3l34, The half IN
1:021& six furlongs in 1854, and crossed
the wire rather tagged out III 2:07, accord
ing to the official timers. Many outside
watches made the time from a quarter TO
a half second faster. To guard against the
obtaining of record tine trial was adver-
tised at mile and q furlong. Driver
Heating was the recipient Of some hand
some floral pieces on his return 10 the
stand and the game PAGER received his
share OF the applause.
Favorites managed to more than hold
their own, slipping away with three of the
purses. The books handled considerable
coin and kept large portion of it.
Cookie" Klamath, 2:07, came up from
Santa Ana and taught Jasper Ayres and
the free-for-a alters q step or two. The big
irot was the most extensive wagering
proposition of the day. The tried cam
paigner with Judd holding the ribbons
won in straight heats. Before the horses
were called Jasper Ayres sold tavorite in
the pools at $50 with Klamath and the
other three starters selling as q field
bringing $l7. Klamath took the first two
heats in splendid fashion, Jasper being
the only one able to give him tus>le. In
the third heat he came out a bit leg
weary and had marrow escape. A break
at the first turn cost. him about four
lengths. Jasper was sitting alone out in
front when Klamath set sail for him.
The clip was fast and Jasper made several
breaks. Klamath pulled up on even ;erms
in the stretch when Jasper made one of
his famed running sprints and won the
heat by head in 2:10. the time of the
fist heat. After short deliberation the
hea and race were awarded to Klamath
amid much enthusiasm.
The 2:20 trot was another straight-hea al
affair, Neernut selling in the pools To-
tea iavorite over the field, winning in
three successive trips around the elliptic.
Palermo, driven by Heating, was second
in the first two heats and earned second
money.
Anaconda and Birdroe were scratched
from the 2:l2 pace. leaving it walk-over
for Our Boy.
The first running event decided was the
Pasadena handicap at seven furlongs,
with but five accepting the handicapper's
weights. Grady, in grand form at pre-
ent, was 4-to-5 favoriIe, and after How
ard had cut out the pace TO the stretch
Hennessy shook the favorite up and he
won handily by less than length in 1:27
Los Prietos was an indifferent third.
A cheap collection of maidens started
in the tive-furlong scramble, with SoscoI
4-to-5 chance in the ring. Al Gorta, the
Baldwin entry, backed from 10 down to s.
set merry pace, but was outstayed the
last part and beaten something over a
length by the more seasoned first choice.
PapinIa, an outsider, was third. Saticoy
wa evidently "mackerel."
The mile selling run supplied the most
exciting finish OF the running events, Dav-
light, Sea Spray and Lady Hurst passing
the wire Tapped OH each other. After re-
ceding in the betting from to TO to 5
ID Wight was in front before the bend for
home was reached. and. ridden out, led
Sea Spray past the judges in a neck in
1:4l12. Lady Hurst came fast at the end
and was downed but head for the place
Kamsin, whose price was gradually swiped
from fours down to 6 to favoritism, could
not raise a gallop.
The final three-furIong handicap was
ca ptured in a drive by Bourbon, u 15 to
shot, which beat Red Dick out neck
covering The distance in :35, Ceioso, the
favOrite. evidently a lobster" was the
third.
Trotting. 2:Z0 class. heats, in 5; purse $500
Neernut, b. h, by Albert W-Clyte (Ford). Il
b. z, by Berlin (KeatiugJ .........2 Q 3
Our JACK, b. g., by sieinway (Sulivan) ....4 3 2
Fanada b. M, by Eros (Franklin) ...........3 3
Time, 2:l514-2;l5-2:l612.
Trotting, ee-for-ail, heats, in 5; purse $1,000
Klamath. b. g., by NJ Morook1s-Lady OphIr
tJuudj .,...-...l
Zomb bro, Or. H.. By Mckinney (Durfee) 8 4 :
Gallet:e. blk. NJ. by Jud Wilkes (Maben). 3ds
Mamie Griffin. blk m by Black 5ird (Sulll-
Time. 2:iO-2:i2-2:lO.