The herald., 1898-10-04
OPENING OF The RACES
ONE RUNNING AND FOUR TRoT-
TING EVENTS
WHEEL OF FORTUNE BARRED
The Derby Postponed-Keating and
His Sensational String Expected
Sunday-Some Of the Horses

This afternoon the annual races Of the
Sixth District Agricultural association will
open at Agricultural park, and present In
dications point to thoroughly success
full meeting. Nearly all of the crack horses
have now arrived and most of them are In
| the pink of condition.
Among some of yesterdays arrivals
were the trotters Prince Gift, 2:12, and
Dictatress. with a pacing record of 2:1S1a.
These horses are the property Of J. b. Iver-
son. Jas. Sullivan arrived with Our Jack,
2:13A; DR.. j.. 2:15A, and Mamie Griffin.
2:lO. all trotters. G. T. Becker has in his
string Zombro, the celebrated trotter, who
has mark of 2:1l. From the vendome
stock farm at San Jose are Much Better,
2:O7A, and You Bet, 2:17, PAGERS, and Iran
Alto, 2:161s, and Thompson, 2:17, trotters !;
Osito. 2:14A, Mamie Riley, 2:17, trotters,
and Juliette D.. Lady Marguerite PAGERS.
are In c. Durfee's string. Nutway and
Floracita, PAGERS, and Nearetta, trotter,
represent the Santa Ana stable.
The stars of the meeting will not arrive
until Sunday. Tom Heating is expected
from Louisville, Ky. He will bring with
him Anaconda, 2:04S; Searchl!ght, 2:o4A !;
Klatawah, 2:05,a Diona, 2:09A and Kla-
math, the famous trotter. Keating has
just completed a remarkable campaign
through the east and the association has
been In communication with him for some
time past to induce him to bring his fast
string to the local fair. He demanded n
big figure and the association finally de-
cided to accept 1t.
OF the runners, Shasta Water, San We
nado, Marplot Scarborough, Obsidian and
Rubicon are about the best known, and
there are many more animals new to the
local track as well as familiar ones. The
Los Angeles Derby has been postponed on
account of the delay In transportation of
some horses from Reno.
Bonibsl. one of the cracks in the Burns
& Watorhouse stable, will probably not
be entered in any races during the meet
She became car crazy in transit and
kicked and plunged against the sides of the
car, cutting her legs and hips badly
Among the horses to arrive from Mon
tana yesterday were Masorero, Howard
and Winoma- They were eight days on
the road.
Jas. Caldwell, the starter, arrived last
evening from his home at Saratoga, N. Y
He is the oldest starter in America
quite number of race track employees
ana followers arrived yesterday and the
city Is rapidly filling up with visitors. A
special rate from San Francisco has
brought many of the sporting fraternity
from that city.
The directors have decided positive .
ly MOTTO permit gambling of any char Q
. acter, beyond betting on the races, at 0
the track. There will be no wheel of 0
fortune, roulette, faro or any game Q
OF that description. Those who want .
. a run for their money can have the Q
choice of the auction pools or the reg Q
ular books The directors planned to q
nave the wheel last year, and were Q
. encouraged in their intention by Dis Q
trict Attorney Donnell, who gave the Q
famous opinion that the wheel was Q |
not percentage game and therefore Q
not a gambling device within the .
meaning of the statutes. The press 0 |
and public demanded that the wheel Q
Q be removed, and it was so ordered
Today's Program
The program for today follows:
First race, pacing. PIG class, purse $500
Dictatress, Betty Gentry, You Bet Ber-
nard, Billy Baker. Don and Nutway.
Second race, tive-eighths mile running
Petrarch, la; Etiwanda. 1O6 Elsie Smith.
lV'; 6raclas, III; Igo, lO6; CASTELAR,, 113;
Saucy Eyes, 102; Waif, 1O7; Queen Nubia
lO1: Smile, 1922
Third race 2-year-olds, six furlongs-
Rena de Cuba, 109; St Augustine. 1Os.
Sir Urian, 1O3 and Gold Fin. 11O.
Fourth race, five-eghths mile-Torsion
ia, Amasa, 109. Road warmer. 1O7. Iosette |
l04. and Celoso 10S
Fifth race-Grady, 11s; Petrol. 11s. and !
Marplot, 10.