The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
TOGGLES TAXES
 THE MATCH RACE Fresno Horse Shows His Heels to Monterey.
EXCITING SPEED CONTEST
TALENT FAILS TO SELECT THE
 RIGHT ANIMAL.
Santa Anita Stable Has Field Day in the Running Events, Three of it's Thoroughbreds
 Scoring.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 12.-The match race at the park this afternoon between Toggles and Monterey was one of the urettiest pieces of harness horse bric-a- brac yet offered. The bookmakers and the majority of speculators thought Toggles might scratch in in the first heat but that after that 1t would be easy sail ing for Peter Williams and his chestnut horse Toggles took not only the nrSt but the necessary second heat and quite @ bunch of at one time healthy looking pocket books have been turned out te pasturage.
 opening heat, but the Monterey money arrived early and the latter horse was q 1-to-2 chance when the horses scored Even money and to , for a little was ob- tainabIe about the Fresno horse and Driver Clarke told his friends he dldn [ think there was that much difference De-
 Toggles drew the pole and started off in his usual resolute way. The chestnut horse came fast, very fast the last guar ter, but was late in getting up and Iog- gleS won an eXcellently driven neat III
 The Monterey coin was now thicker than flies in a bakery and the bookies felt shy about handling il. The result devel- oped the fact that good things sometimes fail in the trotting business. Just as the heat Monterey left his feet and before Williams could get him down Toggles had obtained lead of dozen lengths He went to the half in 1;05A and stepped to the village in 2:0915 leading the red horse past the judges over two lengths. amid great excitement among the occupants of the stand. Reinsman Clarke was the re- cipient of an ovation.
 Aside from this little calamity the bet ting fraternity fared extremely well. Juliet D captured the special pace in La Goleta and Los ModenoS first choices in the ring. escaped with the running purses hung up.
 The Mckinley mare Juliet came out in her best dress and gayly. bedecked with ribbons and annexed the pacing event in straight heats. James Sanford. a prominent young reinsman, handled her and his work could scarcely be improved upon. Tn the second heat the drivers had tina off the boards for the place. but the layers of prices took their medicine gamely. Charley Bunch then changed his gloves and Don finished second in the
 A ragged bunch of horsef1esh started in the first running dash, five and half twenty pounds above the scale. Smyle was backed down from to , to even. closing equal choice with the McSweeny The former led for a few panels and then exploded Elsie Smith was first by a neck from her stable mate, the latter al-
 Then began the feast of the Baldwin stable. horses from Santa Anita ranch getting away with the next three num-
 In the four and half furlong. scramble Celoso, against some very plain com pany and at odds of to 5, scored handily was extensively supported, but was out
 The seven furlong handicap was oil coupled with San Venado. ruled favorite in the ring. The chestnut mare just romped off the distance in 1:261R. The ~ ro1 hat ctr frrh from the shoulder. but he was outrun
 Tn the closing event Los Modenos was the short priced star and disposed of his company without drawing long breath. Inola took the place from Talvez.
 Toggles was disposed of yesterday to puted price being $1850. Summaries:
 Pacing, heats in 5; purse $500.
 Juliet D, br. m.; by Mckinney (sanford)I ] Bastina, ch. rn. by Nutford (Baker) .....2 5 Nutway. ch. g., by Nutford (jarnsey) ;..5 3 3 Billy Baker, b. h. by silkwood CFarrar).4 4
 Time. 216&, 2:15' 217ta.
 Trotting match race. heats. ? in 3; $500 and Togges. b. g.. bv strathway, dam by Pasha MonteTey GfaTs ch h. by sidney cwiliamsj....2
 Time 2:O9A, 2:Os12.
 The entries for tomorrow follow:
 First race trotting, 2:17 class:
 Nellie By Mabel Mckinney Sable Francis Lou
 Iran Alto
 Second race, five furlongs: 112 Ojai ............11Ol 102 Sir Urian .105 120 Napian ..........1l8l 131 Pauline Mosher 100
 Third race five furlongs. Entries close at track.
 Fourth race, seven furlongs. selling.
 12o Viking .1o8I 126 Kaiser Ludwig. 1I2 126 Queen Nubia. .. .109 126 Howard .........109 1l5 Fig Leaf. ......l l09 127 Masoero ..109
 Fifth race six and half furlongs:
 (9DPrompto ........lo7 no Toribio .......... 105 l27 Tom Smith ....l07 1S0 Petrarch ....11O