The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31
WILD NUTL|NG
WINNER Of THE
PACING EVENT
Gaff Topsail Nosed
Out in One Heat.
FINE DAYS SPORT AT OAKLAND
LoTTIE WON THE 2:26 TRoT IN
STRAIGHT HEATS.
Maud Newman the Contender-Shel-
lac, Mount McGregor II and
Alicia First in the Run
ming Races.
FINE DAYS SPORT AT OAKLAND
LoTTTE WON THE 2:26 TRoT IN
STRAIGHT HEATS.

Wild Nutling. brown stallion, by WilC
Nut, with the aid of BILLY" Donathar
and two feet of chain. disposed of his field
in the 2:30 class pacing event at Oakland
track yesterday, after losing one heat tc
the stylish Vileria Wild Nutling, be II
known, is a loafer. with an utter disre-
gard for whips or spurs. The piece OF
chain used by Reinsman Jonathan as q
coaXer was taken, il is said from the
wreck of the Inflated Spanish battleshir
Niscaya, which fell a victim to the guns
Of SIMPSONS fleet. The winner was the
odds on favorite, and so was Lottie the
smoothly gated winner of the 2:26 trOt
in three straight heats, the best time
made being 2:22 fat. over a track fully
three seconds slow. In the latter event
Maud Newman stepped two splendid
evidently outclassed bit by the winner.
AK b, the favorite, showed signs of
lameness, and was not bothersome.
When betting on the pacing number be
gan Wild Nutling was at once installed
to chance for the first heat, with vi
Ieria and Sable La Grand the next most
Inc three running races attracted large
helds, and We're way and above the aver
age Shellac, second choice, Mt. Gregor
IL, ruling faVOrite. and Alicia, a 10 to
outsider, were the money getters.
fancied. The favorite drew the pole posi-
zion. which he lost to Vileria at the turn.
Nutling, and Bigelow kept the Woodland
mare in front to the end, winning by a
couple of lengths in 2:19.
In the heat following. Vileria had
enough and ii proved easy travelling for
Wild Nutling, which downed Sable La
Grand cleverly at the wire. 1t was the
thiru heat though, that developed a new
pretender for the purse. While Jonathan
behind the first choice was taking matters
coolly, he was challenged in the stretch
by Gan Topsail, driven by Smith, and in
the most exciting finish of the day, won
by short nose, his horse going to a run
twenty yards from the wire. and plainly
gaining thereby. No doubt it was over
confld ence on the part of jonathan, for
Nutling came back and gathered in the
fourth and deciding heat with ease. in 2:16
the fastest of the race. Gan TOpsail was
again second.
Perhaps it was because Alix B was en-
tered IN the name of Monroe Salisbury
that caused her to be made favorite for
the opening heat of the trot. Surely il
was not her speed or staying qualities.
She possessed neither Lottie, over which
.. Spencer held the reins. ratified off three
heats like rolling a boulder down Tele-
graph Hill, plainly demonstrating that
she is level-headed piece of racing hard
ware. Maud Newman finished second in
two heats, landing second money
fiVe-furlong scramble for runners fol-
lowed. Lothian, with Eddie Jones up.
carried the bulk of the coin bet at odds of
TO ., but was outfooted and beaten a
heat by Shellac. ridden by Monk" Co
burn, the freckled prodigy
Mt McGregOr II came out of retirement
and made short work of his company in
the second five-furlong sprint. Starting
fayorite. the big horse oYerhauled Indra
in the stretch, winning hands down. Feb
ruary, badly interfered with soon after
the start came fast toward the close, get
ting the place from Indra. Amosa ran
disappointingIy under Goldens guiding.
Pounds the best, Forts again met with
bad racing luck in the final mile run.
rar+sV 81 a1, i'll
the O'Kane entry was cut off right after
the start, falling to the rear, then drop
ping from the clouds and taking the show.
Jennie Reid led the big field until within
a few yards of the wire where she was
colared and beaten out by the outsider
Alicia, with Devin on her back.