The record-union., 1899-10-22
The Races at Los Angeles Open
Most AuspiciousIy.
Fully Fifteen Thousand People In Attend
ance.
The John r. Gentry, Anaconda and
Joe Patchen Pacing Race the
Drawing Card, the Former Car
rying Off the Eight Thousand
Dollar Purse-Events on Other
Tracks.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.-The excite
ment of horse racing has caught on"
in Los Angeles. When the bell rang
this afternoon calling the horses for
the first race at Agricultural Park fully
1000 people were in attendance and
better natured crowd never assem-
bled on any race track. The weather
was absolutely perfect, the track was
in excellent condition. and the card
furnished by the District Agricultural
Association No. for its first meeting
this season received deserved apprecia-
ton.
The feature of the days sport was
the free for all pace, for a purse of S.
000 the giants of the pacing turf, Joe
Patchen, John r. Gentry and Anacon-
da, being the contestants. The race
was for the best two in three heats,
and Patchen was a topical favorite, but
he finished no better than a close third
in both heats, which were won by John
r. Gentry in 2:05 and 2:O4, respective
ly. This breaks the coast record of
2:07, made by Silkwood at Santa Ana,
his best time being 2:07.
In the first heat Anaconda led from
the start to the stretch, Patchen being
a close second, with Gentry at his
wheel. Down the stretch Andrews urg-
ed Gentry ahead and he finished the
race a neck ahead of Anaconda, Patch
en- being a sulky's length behind Ana
conda. The quarter in this heat was
passed in 0;311a. the half in 1:O21h, the
quarters in 1886 and the mile in
2:05. =
In the second heat Gentry led from
start to finish. Anaconda occupied Sec
ond place throughout, and Patchen
brought up in the rear. It was a pretty
contest, and appeared to be anybody's
race, so close were the horses punched,
but the position at the start was main
tanned at the wire. and the great son
of Ashland Wilkes cut another notch
in his sulky. The time at the quarter
was O:31H, at the half 1:0115. at the
three-quarters 1882 and the finish in
2:04.
In the 2:20 class pace Myrtha Whips,
a prohibitive favorite, won the race in
straight heats.
Judging from the odds, Burmah was
looked upon as the lobster in the hur-
die handicap, but he won easily from
P. F. and Rossmore.
In the six furlongs event there were
twelve entries, and in coming down the
back stretch three Jockeys were thrown,
Willis, on Beaumonde, receiving serious
injuries about the head. The other
two jockeys escaped with a severe
shaking up.
The last race was run in comparative
darkness, Pictou, a long shot, getting
first money Summary.
Pace, 2:20 class, purse $1,000.
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Irving Boy .
Wapello 3 2
Time-2:191% 2:1SH, 2:1SA.
Hurdle handicap, purse $500, Burrnah
(MattieD won, P. F. (Cairns) second.
Rossmore Duffy third Time-2 O91a.
Free for all, two in three. purse S.
COO.
John R. Gentry Andrews) /
Anaconda (Keating) .
Joe Patchen (Dickinson). 3
Time-2:05, 2:O4.
One mile, Hacienda (Joe Webber)
won, Alaria (Fauntleroy) second. Cor
rect (See) third. Time-1:41 Ellen
Wood, Rey de San Juan and Ping also
ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Gibbitifibbett
(Joe Webber) won. Jerid (Enos) sec
ond, Petrarch (Fuentz) third. Time
1:14H. San Augustine. Sea Spray.
Stromo, Miss DAILY, Purniah. Gracias
and Somis also ran.
Five-eighths of mile. purse $50
Pictou (Grace) Won Tagalog (Huffv)
second, Summer (Enos) third. Time
1:03. Steel Diamond. Frank Kuhry
Cue, Pidalia, Cowboy, Leander and
Proclamation also ran.
AT OAKLAND.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Weatber
at Oakland cloudy and track muddy.
Results:
Seven furlongs. selling, Katie Glib
bons (Thorpe), 9 to ), won; Una Colo
rado IT. Walsh) 3 to 5. second. San
Carlos (ElliotD, 80 to 1, third. Time
1894 Silver Maid, Bonibel and Gen.
Arthur also ran
Five furlongs, selling, Rio Chico
(Ruiz) l to ?, won; Magdalenes (Son-
ger), D to l, second; Jack McCabe
(Morse), 20 to /, third Time-1 :O5.
Billy A, Sport McAllister, Tourist IT.,
Deerfoot and Shannonette also ran.
Futurity course, two-year- -olds. Alec
(Mouce), to >, won: Jolly Briton
(Morse), 10 to 1, second; Giro ON. Ber-
gem, 20 to /, third. Time-1:17. Gun
dara and Infinity also ran.
Mile and sixteenth, Alicia (Ranch).
to l, won; Morinel CT. Ward), 6 to :.
second; P. A. Finnegan buchanan. 20
to l, third. Time-1:52. New Moon and
Ships also ran.
Six furlongs, Imperious J. Ward).
8 to 5, won; Sorrow buchanan. Z to
z, second; Eta III. (Thorpe), 6 to 5,
third. Time-1:1934 Negligence also
ran.
One mile, Lovdal CThorpe). to 10
won Monrovia (Johnson), 10 to 1. sec
ond; Tenrica ct. Walsh), 6 to 1. third
! Time-1:46. Merry Boy, Donator. Frank
Jaubert and Roadrunner also ran.
AT LATONIA.
| CINCINNATI, Oct 21.-The Cincin-
natl Hotel Handicap was the stake
| feature at Latonia to-day, and resulted
| in one of the greatest finishes seen at
the track in years, the first three horses
crossing the wire under a hard drive
heads apart, and it was a battle royaI
| from shart to finish, Hand Dor. the
| favorite, could not hold on after cut
| ting out the pace for seven f1rlongs
| and fell back beaten off as the field
neared the winning post The weight
was too much for him. Frank Thomp-
/ l,n xrr;,,