The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
BROKE DRIVER MABEN'S WRIST Double Runaway at the Trotting Meet. SOME FIGHTING FINISHES GOOD SPORT AT OAKLAND RACE
 TRACK. Dictatress, William Baker, Clay S, Little Thorn and Rect Win
 Their Respective
 Races.
SOME FIGHTING FINISHES
GOOD SPORT AT OAKLAND RACE
 TRACK.


 well above thousand turned out, and what with several fighting finishes and lively runaway passed an afternoon teem- ing with excitement.
 Favorites were bowled over with charnl- ing regularity. The fields were hard to get away in two of the events, and it kept the talent guessing quite as much as with the runners. Die tatress. 15 to shot, led eff with a victory, aided possibly by a double runaway, in which Primrose unseated Thompson near the half, and Calf Topsail, in avoiding the wreck, swerved into Polo's sulky, throwing Walter Maben, breaking the popular Los Angeleno'S wrist. With two driverless horses in the field it was a moment of intense excitement, and several drivers kept aloof, thus leaving the leaders an uncontested pathway, rather than take further chances.
 Dictatress is a daughter of Dictatus, and few thought she stood chance for show money even, she was so unsteady scoring. Once away, however, she led them a merry chase. reeling off the first quarter in :31A, POT clip, and to the half in 1:06, which showed her capacity. Lady Margaret, second cnoice in the bet ting, landed place honors, Direct, the favorite, being third. He was heavily backed at to 10 by the wise, because of his Saturday victory. Primrose was read lily captured, but Polo escaped and ran a second mile ere his capture. Maben is peculiarly unfortunate. this being his sec ond serious accident of late years, each occurring as he was about to begin a cam paign with a seemingly strong stable.
 William Baker, nominated by the in jured reinsman, won the 2:19 pace, driven by Jimmy Sullivan beating Dictatus and Fitz Aymon with ease in PISA, and the EitZ AVmOnprS who went down merous. The winners price was to l. There were eight 2:17 trotters to answer Starter Havey's bell, and more un- steady pole horse than George Washing ton it would be hard to locate. The thir- teenth attempt Dick got splendid line up, and away they went. So did the Our vorite and landed sixth. That big strider Clay s, 10 to 1, won in a rattling drive with Washington, in 2:14 the Vallejo horse but a length behind, both under B had little to beat to show and did the act very neatly.
 The PIP pacers were held closer by the pencilers, Plunkett at to l being the long est price quoted. Little Thorn was at to 5 and won it after being kept under cover to the far turn. Here he paced rings drawgate at the paddock in 2:131a. He Is a handsome, splendidly behaved little horse and 1t is a relief to see one occasionally wearing as few boots as does he in these days of hoppled sidewheelers. Hijo del Diablo got place honors after redhot skirmish with Ketchum and they had to length of the homestretch. It was a fin- ish which brought the stand to its feet" to use running terms.
 Rect. c. l.. Griffiths fast 4-year-old, by Direct, was once again favorite In the heat race-the 2:40 trot-and form players had him rated alright for he toyed with his field and took the race at his ease in 2:161a and PISA without being all out at any part of the route. He was and to l and never made a mistake Saturdays race did him a world of benefit and the end is not yet He will surely trot in 21,, barring accidents, and may be still an- other phenomenon to the credit of Califor- mia, having extreme speed together with a frictionless gait and is bred in the pur- pie Mamie Riley, second choice in the betting, seemed a good thing for place honors, but after trotting second the opening heat lost the money to Dexter D, the second because of disastrous break She secured second money, however, and Dexter D third. The latter will bear watching with Rect out of his way in the was off badly and unsteady, going into a pace at times. He was away behind the money, losing his party not little money. Lustrine, Pearl K and Ed WinShip Wer. outclassed the 2:1612 heat, all being dis tanced.
 MT. Havey's starting was, with single send off, exceptionally fine and the only drawbacks to an afternoon of unsurpassed pleasure were the regrettable accident above mentioned and the wait between heats of the 2:40 trot, which should have been moved up so as to alternate with a dash event. The racing improves daily as the drivers are out for the money ana realize that to get it they must go right to work when the word ''go'' is Sounded and keep near the front.
 Records are bound to tumble and the betting affords quite the infatuation an parently that playing the runners'' af lords. People should remember that rac- ing begins promptly at 1:30 and that the best horses on the coast are engaged each day. The summaries:
 FIRST RACE
 2:So class. pacing. one mile dash; purse s2oo: Dictatress, ch. f., by Dictatus IS. C. Kent) I Resort. Peanuts, Ga& fqpsaii Patsy 5. aizs started and finished in that OTdep ana Polo Books -pictatress. 15; Lady Margaret, 4; ''i i Direct ,t to 1o Resort 1o Peanuts 10; Calf Mark Ii, 10; Primrose 4 and Polo. ''' l5' O.
 SECOND RACE.
 William Baker, b. g.. by silkwood James es'' Dictatus ch h.. by Red Wilkes Cw. Mastenj. 2 Fitz Aymon. blk. g.. by waldstein CT. Hurl-
 Butcher Boy, Bess and Cora also started and finished in that order.
 Betting Auctions field, sfto; Ftz Aymon. s7 Books.Wllism ' R,, Baker; 2 Dietatus Fitz C., Bess H, 10.
 THIRD RACE 2:17 class. trotting, one mile dash; purse s2oO: Clay s. b. S., by Grover Clay (Roderigues) I George Washington. b. S., by Mambrino Chief May sg B. E. bl s,n} m.. by Altoona I Hlmanj Mojave, Iran Alto, Our Jack and Silver Ring also started and finished in that order. Time-:33A 1:06ls 1:401e 2:14.
 Betting-Auctions, field sI3 Our Jack s1o: Books-Clay s, F; George Washington 8; May B. 4; Iran Alto, 4; Mojave, 5; Our Jack, even :. Silver Ring, 6.
 FOURTH RACE
 2:12 class, pacing. mile dash; purse s2oo: Little Thorn. b. g.. by Hawthorn c. Thomp-
 son) 1 Hjo del Diablo. b. h.. by Diablo c. Nelson). 2 Ketchum, b. h., by Gossiper (J Bakery . 3
 Time-:32M. 1:06la 1:S9. 2:13lh
 Betting-Auctons. field, S10; Little Thorn s10 Books-Little Thorn. to 5; Hijo del Diablo 3: Ketchum. 2, and Plunkett, 6.
 FIFTH RAGE
 purse. $500:
 Rect blk g.. by Direct GIL Webster) 1 Mamie Riley. b. m.. by Mckinney CW Dur
 feel ..-....-.......-..-.-........ \ Dexter D.. b. h., by Dexter Prince q Brice McNeil, s. h., by Dudley c. Quinnl..s Joe Selby. b. g.. by Don l.. J. Smth) 4 4 Favor, ch g., by Daily CW. J. Clark) ....5 6 Listerine, b. m.. by Athadon e. E. Clark) Dis Ed Winship, b. g., by Raymond o. Thomp- Pearl K. blk. m.. by Wayland w. (H
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