The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23
GAME OF POLO
FOLLOWS RACES
Day Of Sport at Santa
Barbara.
GAYETY FOR THE TEACHERS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOCI-
ETY. REPRESENTED.
Exciting Finishes to the Two Horse
Race for the Arlington Hotel
Trophy for the
Trotters.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA BARBARA, July 22.-The
National Educational Association week
at Santa Barbara was brought to a fit
ting close by the exciting and we'll
contested races and polo game at the
Agricultural Park to-day. All of the
counties around were represented.
Francis T. Underhill drove a magnifl-
cent fOur-in-hand of sOrrels, and Will
liam OothOut Jr and Charles Stillwel
divided honors for the best tandems.
Among the spectators We're Judge
Daingerfield of San Francisco and his
mother, d. Stephenson, Mrs. Stephen
son and Miss Rice of Los Angeles; Mr..
and Mrs. Norman J. Stewart of Aro-
mas, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Norman of
San Francisco, Mr.. and Mrs. William
OothOut and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis T.
Underhill of New York, j. A. Boyd Of
Los OIivOs and many others Of the no
tables of Santa Barbara and vicinity.
Dr. Park and his young son rode oven
from MOntecito and DiXey Thompson
loomed UP on his $4,000 saddle.
The events commenced with a trot-
ting race of three-quarters of a mile
and repeat between Otto Wood, alias
Mysterious Joe, owned by H. A Will
liams and driven by j. A. Cody, and Ell
Moro, owned by II. T. r. Vail, and
driven by "Peachy' Manchaka. The
latter is a Drectum horse, and the
former by SillwOod. out of Racetta.
The first heat was won by El Moro in
1:47 by ten lengths, OttOWOOd breaking
shortly after leaving the post. The
second heat was a repetition of the
first, except that FL Moro won in
walk by forty yards in 1:4S. The stake
was $500 and quite considerable
amount of money was won and lost.
The next race was for a trophy Of
fered by +. Dunn of the Arlington Ho-
tel. The competitors were G. T. Thay-
er's Gypsy Girl and Charles w. Ea-
lands Rosebud. The terms were the
same as in the first race, viz. three
quarters of a mile and repeat. The
first heat was very exciting and a close
finish resulted. Rosebud broke imme-
dately after the start, but Mr.. Ealand
puckily hung on, caught his opponent
at the distance and came in winner
by head The second heat was one
not frequently seen in matches. Rose
bud again broke shortly after the drop
of the flag to an even start, but Mr..
Ealand Immediately began TO make up
the lost ground.
He was rapidly Iessening the distance
between himself and the leader, when
his mare again broke and the heat
seemed irretrieVabIy lost. Nevertheless,
MI EaIand hung pluckily on and at
the distance flag but foot of daylight
separated Rosebud from the leading
sulky. Then, with rare burst of
speed, the game little mare caught up
to Gypsy Girl, ran neCk-and- neck for a
moment, and passed the wire a scant
nose ahead. A tremendous outburst of
cheering greeted the winner, and Mr.
Ealand was seized by some admirers
and carried to the judges stand.
4 quarter-mile running race succeed
ed. between a horse owned by Mr.. Cal
lahan and one owned by Mr.. Ealand
the former winning in twenty-five sec
Onds.
The concluding racing event was run
after the polo game, in which Messrs
Betner, Redington. Stillwell, Fernald
and Ealand took part, the competitors
riding their own polo ponies. The race
was a furlong dash and was won by
MIR. Betner in IA seconds. G. w. Ealand
second and Reginald Fernald third.
The polo game was between two
scratch teams, covering green and red
sashes for contradistinCtiOn. The first
was composed of w. S. Betner of Riv-
erside. Captain l.. Redington, W. Colby
and c. StillWell. The reds consisted of
c. W. Faland, DR.. Smith, f. Wilson
and J. Rogers. The members of the
team not playing to-day are J. Fifth
ian. r. 3. Fithian. r. Thomas and 7.
Belwood. The game to-day was a sort
of dress rehearsal for the tournament
to take place at the Del Monte on Au-
gust 26 between the Santa Barbara.
Riverside and Burlingame teams. The