The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
ASter Ties Ethel Downs
 MiIe-2:l2 1-2.
ANOTHER CAKEWALKF0R RECT
CLAY s RETRIEVES HIS REGENT
 DEFEAT.
John c. Kirkpatrick's Azalea Wins the Golden Gate Club Special in Straight
 Heats.

Racing at Oakland yesterday was strict ly high-class and several of the finishes were of the eyelash order, to use running turf parlance.
 Incidentally Aster, by Dexter Prince one of Walter Maben's cracks, tied Ethel Downs 2:1212 of last week, which was the trotting- record of the track. Aster went beautiful mile, never offering to leave his stride, and the quarters were put in quite uniformly-:S21a, :S3A Ceased away to the turn into the stretch), :33A, :3211, and While Brooks rallied him trihe he had the heat safe in a close finish with Gal cite. It was the feature of the afternoon and the talent picked the chestnut at to to win, so the victory was popular. Mamie Griffin. second choice at to 5, broke going away and finished last. Sullivan liked her, as she had world of speed, but was unsteady or Aster might have had to trot below PIP. Dick Abler drove Galette mighty heat-she being on Uptoes all the way, though very handy. Toggles looked to have chance at the head or the stretch, but Clark tra1led As ter and never could have won il, being in pocket down the stretch. He scored quite lame.
 with Silver Ring over. Little Miss in 2:1S, going to the half in 1;0712, so If she stopped on the stretch as she sometimes does she yet would have enough left to win. Mo- JaVe made a disastrous break, yet trotted great heat after catching. He is won dertully speedy horse and can step in mount behind Iran Alto and was fourth. It is his first appearance in the sulky since breaking his leg last fall. J. C. k1rkpatrickS mare Azalea easily won the special race in 2:25, 2:24&. Chloe had the opening call at 4 to 5, but it was Azalea at to 10 thereafter. Mizner han enough out of her to land the money. Chloe had speed, but was unsteady. Steve was driven by Hass and cut seemingly no figure after the half-mile the stretch both heats, then had no trou- ble to beat her field. MT. Kirkpatrick was present and enjoyed her victory. It was evenly rated, they stepping each heat almost alike-firSt heat, :35% TIP, 1:4S, 2:25; secnod, :36, 1:12$4, 1:4S, 2:24&4.
 Rect, of course, won his race, and trot- ted two neat miles in 2:17 and 2:1712 with the Mckinney mare, Mamie Riley, sec ond, after laying way back to the half. Favor was the contending factor early each heat, but died away on the home stretch like a quarter horse in a two mile event. The little Direct gelding sim ply toyed with them, and was at l to 2 opening, then l to I for the second heat. He has won all his races here to date and looks like a loW-teen trotter just at present. Mabel Mckinney was winner of third money, but had Favor stayed the route It looks like she would nave been back of the divide.
 Listerine cut a sorry figure. and was off her stride much of the time.
 The Rect part. got 5 in ,,tn the o,tSa que; better by far than book quotations.
 Thompson threw the talent badly in the 2:14 trot, as he was played from to to 3 to 5 just prior to the start. Clay $. the leviathan trotter, by Grover Clay, open landed the money by a city block. eased ir, O.1E left MOjo Once again the latter showed world of speed, and trotted the stretch like a whirlwind after losing breaks going away. Jonathan had the goggles on hin4 but he could not be induced to trot away from the word, where his friends know he can go, They stepped to the half in ; 1:9612, enough in reserve to have reached 2:l3 beyond a doubt. He stands about F hands, and 1t would be fair betting is the fastest big horse on the trotting turf to- day. OSitoS packers played him at to ' for the lot in the auctions. In the books he was, during the early betting, held at 1 to 5. ThompSC1 seems a counterfeit. and is not rigged right to trot first c4ass race. Bunch straps his head down with the standing martingale. and the son of Doodle does not appear to fancy that mode of hangup.
 There were few false scores, md in al- most every instance Starter Cohen se- cured perfect alignment. Galette had decided advantage In her start, but Aber chose to steady her away where a more daring drive might have secured a lead around the turn into the pole, which, once secured, would have carried Aster outside her and given her chance to have won. Abler, however, preferred to try to drive her a steady first half, hoping her finish ing proclivities might land the money. It was a good, honest drive, for she hereto fore has made losing breaks early each heat. These rough gaited trotters are hard propositions.
 There are entries enough to insure good racing this afternoon, with the winner in d. ha JKir A tC1, race is also on the programme between Where Is She and Grand Central. and it well in their work mornings and the twit- tering railbirds believe 1t will result in dingdong finish whichever may win. Sum maries
 FIRST RACE.
 2:1s class, trotting, one mile dash, purse Silver King, oh. m. by Silver Bow. (P. T. 1tte Wlsla1ns, MSS br m, by sidmore q NJ Aivisoj Mojave b. g. by Dexter Prince CW Dona-
 fnan fnam Alto Daymont and Meivar also started and finished in that order.
 Tmea 9a$ ss 142H Maa4a 2ls SID Roo.s Silver Ring 2. Little Miss 4. Mojave to 10, Iran Alto 5, Daymont Melvar 4.
 SECOND RACE.
 Special for members of the Golden Gate Driv- ing Club, one mile heats, two in three, purse xzalea blk m., by Mambrino Wilkes CD. choe, M6enefl blk m. by Dexter Prince e. W. stese eseFys S br. g.. by Steve whippie cH HaaS)
 Time-First heat, :35% 1:12, 1:48, 2:25; second heat, :8s. 1:l2&, 1:4s. 2:24N.
 Betting: Books-First heat, Azalea to 5, Chloe to s, Steve even; second heat, Aga lea to 10, Chloe even, Steve s to g. Auc- tions-Chloe s5 field s4; after first heat, Azalea $10 field S7.
 THIRD RACE.
 2:3o class. trotting, one mile heats two in three, purse $500.
 Rect blk E. by Direct GA. Webster) .......1 1 Mamie Riley. b. m by Mckinney CW. c.