The herald., 1897-10-23
LADIES' DAY AT THE RACES
Pointer colt that was to have been ex-
hibited was not brought out.
FIRST RACE


hibited was not brought out.
FIRST RACE
| Running races were placed ahead of
the harness heats, the first evert being
three-quarter mile dash in which there
were seven starters. In the betting the
night before Whistle Bird had been the
favorite, but when. the book betting be-
gan Los Cerrillos was first in the favor
of the talent, the odds being to 10.
Gibbetifiibbet, second choice 3 to l. Had
the betting remained as it was the night
before it would have been better or the
bookmakeCs who laid odds of 10 to orr
Whistle Bird. At those figures he was
we'll played. Four trials were necessary
before the horses were sent away, Alien
going out ahead, with Gibbetifibbet sec-
ond Clatawa third. Pleasanton< fourth,
Red Spinner fifth, Whistle. BirS sixth
and the favorite last. Gibbetiflibbet led
into the stretch, with Whistle Bird Sec
ond and Pleasanton next. For some rea-
sov1 the leader suddenly fell back to fifth
place. The players of him declared that
he had been pulled, but the judges did
not see it that way. Whistle Bird won
easily by three parts of length, with
Pleasanton second and Los Cerillos
third. The others finished as follows:
Gibbetifibbet Red Spinner, Clatawa and
Alien
CONSOLATION PURSE
In the consolation purse race, the
second ou. the program, dash Of three
quarters of a mile. Petrarch was
scratched, leaving seven starters, of
whom Emma D was the favorite at s to
s. Decision was second, choice at to
/. and Yule went to post with to l
against her in the books; Santa Paula
to /; Captain Coster Is to /: Gold Bug
10 to 1, and Jetrudes so to 1, We're the
odds on the others. Had Alvarado beer
in the race the start would have not
been much more difficult to make. First
ONE horse arS then another broke from
the bunch and six times did Mr.. Fergu-
son raise the barrier only to have one or
two remain where they were while the
others tried to get away. When the
start was finally accomplished, Captain
Coster and Jctrudes were left at the
post, while the others got off well
buncheG. Santa Paula led. but Decision
soon passed her and looked like WIN
raer. Yulc from a start iu fourth place
passed Decision, Emma D. and, Santa a
Paula and finished first by one and a
half lengths, Santa Paula getting sec
ond by length from Emma D., who LED
Red Spider by two lengths Decision
was last, although at the head of the
stretch he had been first. Time, 1:15h.
ALMOST RECORD TIME
The third. race was run itl the fastest
time that has been seen. at the track in
!. four years and the second fastest that
was ever made there. The race was a
one-mile handicap, in which the follow
ing horses started, the betting being also
given: Elmer r., 10 to 1; Masoero, 6 10
1; Argentina, to 1; Lady Hurst, s to s.;
Lorena II. to l.; and Marquise, to 5.
Again the start was difficult to make,
the crowd in the grand stand beirlg
shown in the behavior of the horses why
starters are sometimes accused of pro-
family. Three time was the barrier
broken and several men were sent to
the track to lead the horses irto their
proper positions. Masoero got away in
the lead. The crowd was then shown
as pretty piece OF riding ous the part oil
Srider as has ever been, seen at the
a park. That Jockey wen. on the lea der
and when his mount kept the lead tc
the quarter, instead of giving him his
head, Snider pulled up a trifle andlet the
others almost overtaks him. Wher
they came within dangerous distance ht
let out a little and again increased the
Lead. 1t coulG be seen that he was saving
his horses strength for the struggle ir
the stretch. Elmer F., Argentina and
Marquise tried in turn TO head the lead
er, but without success. The effect was
: hot pace, however, and when Srddel
; passed under the wire leader by half a
length from Elmer F. his mount ha6
covered the mile in 1:4O, the fastest time
of the meeting. This time has been
beaten only once on that track, and that
was when Acclaim ran mile in 1:4(
fiat four years ago. Marquise was
third. Lady Hurst fourth, Argentina
fifth and Lorena sixth.
HOTEL HANDICAP
The last running race of the day was
the Van Nuys hotel handicap for purse
, of $1,000, the distance being six furlongs
In this race the track record and the
Southern California record for that dis
tance was broken. There were only si2
starters, although there had been more
than twice that many entries announce
the night before Their names and the
betting on each are as follows: Ell Sala
, do, II to 5; Negligence, to /; Magnus
IL to 1; Kylee, / to /; Los Prietos. to 8
and ST. Calatine, to 2. Negligence tool
the lead at the start and held it to be-
. you'd the half, when ST. Calatine tool
it and was not headed, finishing thret
. lengths ahead Of Ell Salado, who was foul
lengths ahead of Los Prietos; Kylee was
: fourth, Magnus fifth and Negligence
sixth. The time was 1:14A. The bes
time before that had been i:15A
= SLOW SIDE-WHEELERS
- The harness race, the 2:17 pace, was
ppointment. 1t had been expected
that this race would develop a contes'
= and that Joe Wheeler would make goo(
:, his defeat Of several days ago. In thi;
: race he was again matched with Anacon
q da, Bernard being the third entry tn
: others being scratched. The pooling wa
= Anaconda $25 against the field for S.
. Anaconda won with ease In stralgh
" heats finishing four lengths ahead i,