The San Francisco call., 1899-08-29
BOTH
GAME AND A
GREAT STAYER
Won the 2:4O Glass
Trot at Oakland.

The principal event of the second days
programme Of the Golden Gate Agricul-
tural Society at Oakland track was the
2:40 class trot, which was captured after
a fve-heat struggle by Psyche, the trim
looking and game daughter of Cupid.
George Berry had the mare conditioned to
the hour, and with the veteran Bill
Donation holding the ribbons, her ad-
mirers spread their coin about the ring
in profusion. A stanchs favorite through
out for the different heats, she gave her
hackers some cause for alarm, by finish
ing fourth and third, respectively, in the
first two trials around the elliptic. Then
the sorrel mare settled down to her work
and with only the shadow of a Jimmy
while rounding the back stretch turn,
reeled off three heats very impressively
in 2:20A 2:23, 2:23 Tickets. the Oregon
horse, with Farmer" John Sawyer in the
bike, had big following, but found the
company too rapid. After finishing third
to FL Moro and McBriar in the opening
heat, the Conductor gelding did manage
to take the second heat but after this.
was trotted to a standstill by Psyche. Ell
Moro, son of Longworth, the opening
heat winner, was a 10 to l chance in the
books, and desperately fought out every
heat, finishing second on the four succeed
ing occasions.
The attendance shows a decided ten
dency to pick up and no doubt there
will be large crowds during the balance
of the meeting. ROblet turned up winner
of the 2:lS pace and The Scot, Twinkle
Twink and Homestake were successful in
the running events.
prise of the afternoon in the pace with
the Santa Rosa horse Roblet big
field of twelve scored down for the word
in this number, with Billy Baker drawing
the pole position. The 2:094 made by
Clipper in a winning race at the recent
Santa Rosa meeting made that horse the
~1,l4. 1taI lT-
Charley Durfee the Diablo horse was
unsteady in the first heat, and besides
drew bfd position. However he showed
such phenomenal speed the last half that
it only made his constituents more CON
tident, even though finishing third, the
heat going to John y, a TO ! choice. In
the heat following FL Diablo, driven by
FELTON,, earned the verdict after des-
perate drive from John A. Clipper,
l to choice broke at the turn ana was
never prominent.
In the next heat Havey behind Roblet,
against which 20 to l was laid, stole the
inside position at the second turn by
very clever piece of driving and was never
hard pressed, beating out D1ctatress with
something to spare The conditions call
ing for best two heats in three, all went
to the stable but John and Roblet. The
latter rated a top-heaVy favorite and led
from the word. stepping the mile in
2 :20L
The first running event was a six-fur-
long sprint for 2-year-odS, decided under
selling conditions Backed from eVenS to
2 to 5, The Scot with Walsh up made
runaway race of it, beating out Flush of
ment led out Champion Rose for the
show
Al Martin thought Lost Girl tuned to
concert pitch, and with Eddie Jones on
her back the crowd got aboard at odds
of to to win the mile run;rIt was the
mares first race this season, and Jones
probably made too much early use Of her,
for in a drive at the end Coburn slipped
through next the rail with the to ] shot
Twinkle Twink, winning by half length
In 4212 Donator was third
Jones also piloted Homestake, winner
of the final seven-furlong scramble. Beat
ing his field away from the post the mare
was never headed, reaching the wire two
lengths before P A. Finnegan. Forts, |
the first choice, ran fourth.