The herald., 1897-05-23
California Racing Reason
Closed
THE FABIoLA HOSPITAL FUND
rNCREASED BY THE LAST DAYS
GATE RECEIPTS
Results on League Diamonds-A New
Twenty-Five Mile Bicycle Rec
ord-Sunday Seceders
Associated Press Special Wire.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-After .
period of seven months continuous rae
Ing the season in California finally closed
with today's racing at Oakland. The
Fast season has been the most success
full in the history of the California turf
the attendance on the closing days
greatly exceeding that in the earlier
part of the meeting. The gate receipts
of today's races will be devoted to the
Fabiola hospital fund, and as the
grounds were filled to overf1owing a
handsome sum is assured.
The feature of today's card was the
Fabiola derby at a mile and quarter,
for 3-year-olds and upwards. 1t was
won by Wheel of Fortune, who covered
the distance in the remarkably fast time
of 2:06sz, which equals the coast record
recently established by Ruinart in the
Burns handicap. The Roman. who fin
lshed second to the Wheel of Fortune,
was easily the best horse in the race.
being deprived of victory by the jockey
allowing his mount to be nipped out at
the wire, after having the race at his
mercy.
Weather fair; track fast. Attendance
1000. Summaries:
Six furlongs-Arabasis won, Little
Sister second, Mulberry third; time,
1:16A.
Mile and a sixteenth-Peter the Sec
-ond won, Coda second, Del Paso II
third; time. 1:4S%
Six furlongs-Rose Clark won, Midas
second, Mainstay third; time, 1:151s.
One mile-Mollie r. won, Fortunate
second, Thelma third; time, 1:41%.
Mile and quarter-Wheel of Fortune
won, The Roman second, Taranto third;
time. 2:O6A.
Six furlongs-Montallade won, Sallie
Clicquot second, Roadwarmer third;
time, 1:15.
MORRIS PARK RACES
NEW YORK, May 22.-One of the most
interesting features of the days sports
at Morris park was the trial of Requital,
who was sent out mile and an eighth,
and was watched carefully by the large
crowd which had been notified of the
event. He ran like true race horse.
covering the distance held hard by Grif-
fin. The fractional times were :1S. :26.
1854. :50A, 1:O41a, 1:17A, 1:301s, 1:44%.
1:591s He was pulled up in the last
quarter. Results:
Seven furlongs-St. Bartholomew won,
Petrol second, Collateral third Time,
l:29
Five furlongs-George Keene won,
Great Bend second, Previous third
Time. so.
Mile and an eighth-Dutch Skater
won, Lake Shore second, Volley third.
Time, 1858.
Ladies stakes, one mile-Divide won,
Lady Mitchell second Minnie Alphonse
third. Time, 1:44.
Claremont lightweight handicap, six
and a half urlongs-Premier won, Go
than second, Brandywine third. Time,
1:22.
international steeplechase, about
three miles-Mars Chan won, Baroness
second, Decapod third. Time 6:O7
HAGGIN'S HORSES
SACRAMENTO, May 22.-The palace
horse cars owned by ]. B. Haggin and
used in transporting his stock from
Rancho del Paso to the east are now in
the railroad shops undergoing repairs.
On June Z several carloads of choicely
bred yearlings will be consigned to New
York to be sold at auction there.
There is report that the copper king
has purchased controlling interest in
thhe Butte, Anaconda and Pacific rail-
road, with a view to transferring por-
tion of his, mammoth breeding estab-
lishment to the northwest, but the rumor
lacks confirma ton.