The San Francisco call., 1898-07-13
GREAT RACING
 AT OAKLAND Myrtle Thorne Lowers Her Record. BEACHWOOD WINS EASILY THE HEAT RACE FALLS TO MUCH BETTER. A Job in the Last Special Scented Out by the Judges and Nellie
 Ely Takes
 Mark.
BEACHW00D WINS EASILY
THE HEAT RACE FALLS TO
 MUCH BETTER.

Tie racing yesterday at Oakland was exciting, though no track record was broken, and in the main the books did q fairly remunerative business, favorites about dividing the hOnors with outsiders. Professor HeaId's good black mare Myrtle Thorne at to ?, ably piloted by Billy Jonathan. won the first race. a 2:l9 trot, over Dr. j, who was the medium of a strong play and backed down to to 1. After lying Q comfortable second to the middle of the back Myrtle moved up at the half pole, and taking the lead tTotted the home stretch in :33s4. winning handily in 2:l6, thus lowering her record by q quarter of a second.
 Beachwood, as was expected won the 2:1S pace off the reel, she opening at to and then quoted at { to l0 and closing at to 2 It was q cakewalk for the silk wood mare in 2:15, the three-y year-od lilly Dictatress under drive getting the place from Butcher Boy. Considerable money Butcher Boy, at to and even money for & place. William Baker and F'it2 Aymon, on which quite lot of coin was invested, were both behind the money. The 2:25 pace, heats, two in three, went to Much Better quite handily after losing the second heat to the hoppled Abdine, In the first heat Mark II had the call in the auctions against the field, $5 to $, but finished third and all out in 2:15l2, whereon the talent switched to Much Better, and she justified their confidence by winning the deciding heat in 2:19l2, after losing the second heat to Abdine under drive by short half length in 2:H31.
 The special for named horses. went to Thompson on sufferance, Mamie Riley be- ing once again placed in 2:l7. Durfee takes advantage of the fact that the rules have no Jurisdiction in dash races. She has been timed the last half in 1:o6$4, a 2:1317 gait, yet apparently Is driven merely for place money. Mojave. with speed to burn, was once agaln terribly unsteady, losing all chance from the very start.
 The last race, also a special fell the first time of asking to Pilot Mcclellan, favorite at to ,, in 2:26l., there being no show of contest, and so palpabIe was this that the judges declared 1t off and gave fifteen minutes for a new book. There was no change in the drivers, been suspicion of fraud. as for example the Dexter D race. By the time the field was in the starters hands the second time Nellie Bly was a hot first choice, although she finished last the first time out, at to 7. She stepped away at a 2:20 gait to the quarter anu half and al the three-quarters il was 1:4512. Then pulled up she won in 2:20ls, showing that the Judges suspicious Were well-founded.
 The programme for to-day has only four events, but two Of them are heat races.
 FIRST RACE.
 s:19 class trotting one mile dash Myrtle Thorne, blk. m. by Grandssimo (W. pr. J, b. h. by Alex Button James suliivanj , 4'"A 4'S' "' B. Dt A''4lS A4N44 444AAIl NIl- Lynall, Iran Alto and Lou also started and finished in that order.
 Time-:341. 1:OSa.. 1:48&. 21S.
 Betting AuCtiOns-Field S6, Lou s. Books Myrtle Thorne to ?, Dr. 1, Ned Thorne, Lynall and Iran Alto :. Lou to ,.
 SECOND RACE
 PTS class. pacing. one mile dash.
 Beachwood, br. III. by Silkwood John Baker,. Dctatress. oh. f by Dictatus (S. E. kenO.... 2 Butcher Boy Ch E. by Secretary (D Mizner). 3 William Baker. Fitz Aymon, Charles David and Peanuts also started and finished in that order.
 Time-:33, 1:O713, 1:41:&. 2:15
 Betting Auctons-Beachw l to 9 Die tatress ,. Butcher Boy B. Fitz Aymon and Charles David 3. William Baker and Peanuts ,.
 THIRD RACE.
 FPS class, pacing, one mile heats, two in three.
 Much Better. b. m. by Charles Derby e.
 F. Bunch) .......................-... Abdine. b. g. by Wilkesdale CHolmes)..2 l , Mark H, b. h. by Bismarck q. GabrieD..3 3 Majella, blk m. by Mishagak (James Sul- Royal Sid. ch g. by Roy Wilkes (J. NJ.
 Time-First heat, :S3. 1:O6la, l:40, 2:I51a sec ond heat, :34 107, 1:40, 2:l71e third heat. :34l4 1:074. 1:42, 2:19R.
 Betting: Books-Frst heat. Much Better 9 Abdne 2. Mark II to ,, Majella and Royal Sid 2; second heat. Abdine even, Much Better to 10. Mark H {: third heat. Much Better and Abdne to 2 Mark H 4. Auctions-Field sS Mark H s; after first heat, Much Better SlO field &.