The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
ETHEL DOWNS
A GAME MARE
Chris Peterson Beaten
by the Lion-Hearted
TrOtter.
Most Stubbornly Contested
Race Seen at Sacramento
in Years.
Nordeau Wins the Stanford Stalk 2
and Antrima the 2;l5
Trotting Event.

SACRAMENTO. CAL. Sept 1.-THE
harness sport at the track to-day was lib
orally patronized. The racing was char
acterized by nothing in the record
breaking line, but the 2:13 trot proved The
most stubbornly contested race seen here
in years, and trotting-horse enthusiasts
would willingly have braved trip over
Chilcoot Pass to view it. Ethel Downs,
the finely chiseied and lion-hearted Gaugh-
ter of Doodle, and Driver Bunch of San
Jose issued from the contest with all the
honor The affair was looked upon by the
smart ones as "oil out of the can" for the
Montana horse, Chris Peterson, driven by
Shaner, which in the first pools sold
brought $40, to Galette $25 and the field $40.
In desperate drive through the stretch
in The first heat, with Galette standing the
whip for over furlong. Ethel gained the
verdict by neck in 2:I6H There was
no marked change in the betting, and in
the heat following Boobies daughter
locked horns with the favorite and in an
other fierce drive got home first by head
IN 2:13%. These two hard heats, it was
thought, settled her chances, and Chris
Peterson was warmer choice than ever.
Shaner's horse went out and took the
third and fourth heats, while Bunch gave
Ethel Downs breathing spell.
The fifth heat saw none but the black
San Jose mare and the sturdy Montana
horse score for the word. As they were
sent away Bunch, benind the mare,
at once opened up a gap, with the Peter
son hackers saying. await till he hits the
stretch" lie did hit the stretch, but
Ethel hit it in advance of him, and, stand
ing punishment in the gamest style pos
sible, snatched the heat at the wire by a
head. On returning to the wire Driver
Bunch and his charge were given great
ovation.
The Stanford stake, valued at $3.50, was
taken by Nordeau, a Palo Alto bred tilly,
the favorite. Owyhee, being badly beaten
after winning the first heat.
Carlyle Carne, the favorite, managed to
get away with TWO heats in the 2:l5 trot.
Then Antrima, the second choice slipped
in and took the next three.
In the opening pools sold on the four
starters for the Stanford stake Owyhee,
the Oakwood stock farm entry, driven by
Ben Cheboya, sold over the fsld at odds
of $50 against SIC. He took the first heat
without effort in 2:23s4, which caused a
decided calm in the betting, Auctioneer
Leach being unable to peddle off TICKET
at any odds. Nordeau, which was ex-
pected to press the favorite, made break
at the first turn, finishing distant third.
To the surprise of all, in the second
heat Havey, behind Nordeau, went out
and trotted big rings around Owyhee,
leading the big bay past the wire by a
half LIZ yfh n .
shift in the betting. Pitched in with
Lynall and Uncle James as coaxers, Nor
dpau brought $50 with Owyhee going for
$6 In this heat Owyhee led TO The
stretch, where be weakened and dropped
back. Nordeau then assumed command,
but was given quite a brush by Lynall,
finally winning lne heat by half.length
in 2.251&.
Now selling against the field at prohib-
tive odds, the fourth and deciding heat
was easy Tor the Palo Alto tilly, which
again displayed Superior stamina and won
from Lynall by half-length in 1926.
There was a vast supply of Carlyle
Carne coin at the outset OF the pooling on
the 2:15 trot, the McDowelIs' gray bring
ing $25, Ant:ima SIS and the field $10
Carlyle took the opening heat without
effort from Lady in 2:17X after which
he brought $50, Antrima $40 and the field
$40. The second heat WAS another snap
tor Carlyle, which led from the word and
finished four lengths ahead OF Conn at the
wire, with Antrlma a bang-up third.
There was now a peculiar shift in the
betting. Notwithstanding the fact that
Carne had taken both beats in handy
fashion, the wise ones "in On the know"
were afraid their money would get cold
and when the horses were cale1 for the
third heat, KeatIng's mare. Antrima, had
slight call over McDowells horse in the
betting, an average pool being Antrima
$26. Carlyle Carne $25 and the field 81.
In the third heat Carlyle led until near
ing the stretch, where Margaret Worth
assumed the lead. Keating now called on
Antrima. and the black mare took the
heat easily by a length in 2:l61z. After
this, Antrima sold against the field, and
it was clear sailing for her, the Montana
mare tucking the two heats necessary tc
annex the purse up her sleeve and trudging
off 10 the sta BILE.
The Stanford stake, for trotting foals OF 1894
value $3.50.
NCrdeau, b. f., by Norris-Miss Naude
NdaVey) .-. 8
Owyhee b h, by Charles Derby Ida Wood
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