The record-union., 1898-09-29
ONLY ONE FAVORlTE WON.
EXCELLENT RACES AND SOME
CLOSE FINISHES.
Homestake, a Twenty to One Shot,
Captured the Five and
Half Furlong Race.

The atmosphere was clear and the
day a beautiful one at Agricultural
Park yesterday notwithstanding the
fact that the wind was in the north
The attendance was about the same
as the previous day 1t was an en-
thusiastic crowd, however, and ap-
plaudedI riders and horses to the echo
when driving finishes We're maze. II
was not favorites day, only one WIN
ning-that being Napian. Thorpe old
not ride in his usual luck, either, but
the only short-ender that got in his
work was Homestake, ~ TO L, IN
the last race There We're several
close and exciting finishes, and every
body was satisfied with the sport.
In the first race, six furlongs, selling,
fr three-year-olds, there were eight en-
tries, with Roulette Wheel the favorite
at to l, with Saucy Eyes 8 to o, Dare
chota 5 to 2, Maginnis 60, imp. Alien
40, Barney Schneider 10, Tenrica ~,
and Eroica s.
Tenrica started ahead, but was soon
IN the ruck, while Barney Schneider
went to the front at the fiVe-eighths
post, with Roulette Wheel a couple OF
lengths behind. Around the turn Dare
chota was ahead, with Roulette Wheel
next. Eroica and TenTica came up
with a rush in the stretch, and Dare
chota passed under the wire a length
and a half ahead of Eroica, with Ten
rica a couple of lengths behind, beat
ing Roulette Wheel for third by head.
Time-1:1S.
In the f1ve-furlong race, selling, for
-year-olds, Napian sold for II to
20 Ojai u to 3, Gilt Edge 3, Miss Reel
II and Bland 20. Thorpe was riding
Napian, which sent his stock up to
the head, and the result justified the
odds given. Napian got off ahead, with
Miss Reel second, and Gilt Edge next.
They ran thus to the five-eighths post,
but at the half Ojai was ahead, with
Napian and Miss Reel behind him.
They came down the stretch in the
same order, but after passing the six
teenth post Thorpe lifted Napian with
a rush into the lead, and Gilt Edge
slipped into second place. Napian won
easily by two lengths. with Gilt Edge
second, half a length ahead Of Ojai
who was forced to content himself with
third place. Time-1:O4.
The next race, selling, six furlongs
for three -year-olds and over, had five
starters. Fig Leaf was the favorite at
to B. with Miss Dividend at 2 to /.
Octuruck 4. Dolly D. u, and Outgo 40
Outgo got off ahead after several false
starts and considerable jockeying, with
Fig Leaf next to him. At the half
Octuruck had taken second place, which
he kept until the head of the stretch,
when he went up into first place. Down
the stretch it was a struggle between
Outgo and Fig Leaf for second place,
which lasted until sixty yards from the
wire, when Outgo passed her. Octuruck
won by two lengths, Outgo beating Fig
Leaf by half length for second place
after a hard struggle. Time-1:17.
There were only four starters in the
seven furlong selling race, for all ages.
Marplot. ridden by Thorpe, was the IA
vorite at 3 to >, with Moringa and
William OBJ. each at 3, and Lady
Britannia %. Moringa got off slightly
in the lead. but was passed by Marplot
before they arrived at the quarter. At
the half Marplot was still IN the lead
q couple Of lengths, with William OBJ.
about the same distance behind Mar
plot led around the turn, but at the
last quarter Moringa challenged him,
and they had a pretty race down the
stretch, neck and neck to within forty
yards of the wire, where Moringa
forged ahead and passed under the wire
a length ahead, with William OBJ.
three lengths behind Marplot, and the
crowd cheering the winner Time
los
There were six starters in the last
race, five and a half furlongs, selling,
for all ages Chihuahua was the ia
vorite at to 5, with Obsidian at .,
Toribio at 4. P. F. s, and Homestake
and Estro each 20. Later Chihuahau
HOW THE RAG