The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
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 :.: :: = Patrick S: Very. Exciting i. ;: .:: ..: Ride. .>' .': .-: :.::@ " -: - ;: .: --.-. =: F:AvoRITEs* IN. HARD LUCK RECT ADDS: ANOTHER VERY ...:. : EASY VICTORY. :: !. :: ---.- ,:' J. Q, .Kirkpatrick's: Azalia Wins the .: :;::' Special Race and Trots in
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FAvoRITEs. IN. HARD LUCK
RECT ADDS ANOTHER VERY .:- - EASY VICTORY.

cidents at. Oakland yesterday, and while the delays were. numerous the occupants of the; grandst&nd stayed until the end. In the opening event the favorite. Steve s, after winning the first. heat "handiy from. Correct fn 2:25A, becane unsteady, and was beaten in the second by J.. c. Kfrkpatricb.s handsome mare. Azalia in 2;22la. During the third he made buck ing break on the stretch, and in attempt ing to catch him Patrick, his driver, snapped rein. He pr6mptly prepared to dismount from the rear5 but could not do so to his satisfaction, so clinging to the seat ran and Lone shaft passed the wire dangling at Steve's. heels.. he on a wild run. Round the turn they went to the furlong post, where the clip was lessened to a jog. and Patrick, letting go, landed on his feet safely. Steve turned at the quarter pole and came flying back through tfe field of horses, and was cap- tured at the paddock gate. none the worse for:the adventure, nor. was the sulky at all injured Azalia had won the heat : from Correct in 2:23. : 1t. being an un- : avpidable accident Steve was placed last. thus securing second money. Azalia was 5 to l opening and before the second. heat: For the third heat she was at to 2" Stoves packers played him at to 6 for the first and third heats, and he was held at l to: D after whining the openins 5 heat SO. easily. : Considerable nnoney. was played on him at the :: best prices, bat few cared to chance him st Ito 5.. Azalia showed herself: a game, fast mare, and Is 9 credit to her sire, Mambrino Wilkes. : The other accident ocCurred in the sec ond heat of ;the- 2:30: pace. :: Primrose had won the '0pening.: heat in 2:1SA :.frOm I Direct, and Te0ple4 .se3tled. back for. a rattling* second heat: Near the half Calf : IopS3tTl .swerVeu into :ftQderick and a wheel :on: the latter's sulky broke down. "unseattng. :Crippen, at. the: half. The field scattered to make room for the Runaway, and as T Directs hepples broke. on tfle :. turn Nelson, pulled up. IL was Primrose all. the way in .2:I94a. Harry Ramon, by : finishing; second;: outranked Direct for the money one. notch. Tlie betting showed Rex, Alto faTorite at s to 5, but after the first heat, in which he was last because fayorite at $ to 5. Primrose was to l before. the opening heat, and to 1 for the second; The party played her. well. : Nelson thinks 1: Direct could have paced in 2:l5, the second heat: had he not broken his hopples, andeWas greatly disappointed He showed a world of speed at the finish of the first heat, pacing a terrific last half on the outside of the field from fifth place. s: s~. : The 2:15 5:trot: went to Thompson the fa- vorite, in 2:21, the only. other starter, Our Jack. being too rank to: make the sem :blance of a contest. George Washington showed very lame and was drawn and new book made. ..'.
 :: Rect, Tuesdays winner walked away with the. 225 trot in 2:17s4. and was good speculating at 4 to and even in the auc- tions. Billy Donathan landed Lou in the place after a s4drnsh. on the stretch wlth';Ned :Thorhe and Mamie Riley. The second choice, Little Miss. was unsteady and finished seventh. Rect outclassed them all at least three seconds, perhaps more. C. l.. Griffith, who owns him, was present and greatly enjoyed watching his fast colt trot" to victory:...He went to the half against a strong head wind in 1:0712 sapparently. at. his ease. and can surely ITCt in 2.14 right 4Vbpns -df himself
 The fifth race wentr to. Silver Queen after she shadlost twenty lengths by standstill. Freak on the first turn. Hogo- boom bfded his time, and once on her stride she ..trotted the. backstretch fast. At the head of the stretch she ranged alongside: Piletta Munger, which had led from the word, and after. driving. her to double break came on and von it hands down in. 2:26&lx Piletta Munger opened at 5 to 2, but a plunge on her drove the odds e e5 money rather than 8 to ,, which . opened the ball. In her" work she stepped the last. quarter during the morning. in g. seconds and: a select few played her for a good thing. Satefle and Campaign CT. were of no account and had race by themselves far back in the dust.
 Hereafter there will be no long waits and as the best; horses are sure to start the standard will be raised many points. A fine or two would put a stOp'to sense less scoring ard serve to get the fields to the wire in. regulation time. The pub
 
 horses after being called and would rath- CT by far catch the early returning boats which thus could be done. The sum- maries:
 FIRST RACE
 Special for members of Golden Gate Driving Club, mile heats, two in three: purse slgO.
 Mambrino Wilkes. CD. Mzner) ......... l Steve s.; br g. !H. Patrick) ..., ...........1 5 Correct b. g. (N,' Hottua) a)................2 3 9 HaverlyA ch. 2. e. Q. 'Mead) ;;~........:4 3 Lottie. b. m e E. Parksy .-..........: dist
 Sec $sGoGd 6sstE;s5%. I:iz' l;s5& ,si S;Ss&
 BettingNBooKs. first heat: Steve S to 5. Correct $, Azalia 3. Haverly and Dandy Pat 5, Lcttie s. Second heat-A Azalia $, Steve s to 5. heat-AzaIia to ?. Steve to 5, Correct 4, Haverly 8. Dandy Pat 30
 s so ssS <. m ef a,s s. .adba a6teT s heat S s10. field s6.
 SECOND RACE.
 Thompson. oh. h. by Boodie e. F. Bunch) . l Our Jack, b. 8. by Stenway (J. Sullivan) .... 2
 Time-:aeh, l:12. r:47, 221.
 Betting-Thompson to 5. Our Jack even
 THIRD RACE.
 a;3o class. pacing one mile. heats. in aI purse $500:
 Primrose. b. m. by Falross q. Thomp-
 Harry Ramon b.. g.. by Ramon e. A..
 I Direct, br. h. by Direct e. Nelsonj.....S ( Resort (Donathan) ..-...--.......-3 8 hindo !HelImaD .;..-...-....-:-;.--...-.-S
 Roderick (Crip2en) .........................4 Dis Gah TopsaH (Smith) .......:....:.:...u..7 Dis Peanuts CWiliams3 ........................ Dis.
 Time. first heat2:SSk, i:0S, ii3%. 2isI. Di9
 Second heat-!33A, 1:07&, 1A2A, 2:19lz