The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
CONEY LOSES
A RACE TO BOB
F|TzSIMMONS
California PAGER Is
Beaten.
TAKES FIRST TWO HEATS
oUTGAMED BY THE HORSE WITH
PUGILIsTIC NAME.
Hazel Ridge, Favorite in the Betting
for the First Race at Cleveland,
Falls Dead on the
Track.
BY THE HORSE WITH
PUGILISTIC NAME.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 26.-There
was a big crowd at the Grand Circuit
race to-day. nearly 10000 persons being
present when the bell sounded. There
was a long card, five events being sched-
uled, including the unfinished 2:19 trot.
That was the first race, and it furnished
a sensational incident AS the horses
were being warmed up Hazel Ridge, who
ruled as favorite in the betting early in
the day. fell dead. He was owned by
Charles Gauntlet of Milan, Mich. Grand
Baron took the first heat and looked Ike
a winner, but Tempter won in the sec
ond heat and Dorothea took the next two
heats and the race.
In the 2:23 pace Coney was a strong
favorite and he got the first two heats,
but Bob Fitzsimmons took the third
after a hot and exciting finish and got
the next two heats and the race with
ease.
The Queen was the favorite in the 2:23
trot and she justified the confidence Of
her hackers, for after she had got the
first two heats and had been chased hard
by Royal Baron in the next two, she
elinched the claim to hrst money IN the
The PIG pace was easily settled by
Fritz, who took the two heats necessary
after a close finish in the first with I'd
ward S. Arbuteskan had been played as
a winner in this event.
There was a big field and a lot of in
tereSt IN the Z.Zl lTOI, anu Mel I4lIICA4ls
after bad finish in the second heat,
took the prize, being hard pressed by
Derby Lass and Black Robert. Results:
2:19 class trotting. purse s1250. best two in
three heats Diminished from Monday-Doro-
thea won third and fourth heats. Time. 2:l212:
2:17A. Temper second heat in 2:12A and
was second, Excel third. Grand Baron. dis
tanced in second heat, won first heat in 2:l2A2.
Pug Attic King Pamlico Chief Hazel Ridge,
Shadland, Tiptoe and Buckeye also started
2:23 class pacing, purse S2500, best three IN
five-Bob FitzsmmOns won third. fourth and
fifth heats Time, Pill 2:19. 2:1412. Coney
won first and second heats and was second.
Time, 2:13k, 2:10A Wandering Jew third.
Mount Clemens Boy, Sam Medium. Shade on,
Beauty Spot, L-aude Emperor, Olive and
Mace also started.
2:2s class trotting. purse $4,000. best three in
fve-The Queen won first. second and NTH
heats. Time 2:1324. PIP, 2:141z Royal Baron
won third and fourth heats and was second
Time 2:I1, 219. Aniss third Chain Shot.
Lady Geraldine, Belesprit, Bertha Lee and
Ed Winter also started.
2:19 class. pacing, purse $1,000, best two in
three-Frtz won in straight heats. Time,
2:1214 2:101<. Violation second, Edwards third.
Arbuteskan. Americus. Harry Hal, Dunaber
and Ruby Mack also started.
2.27 class trotting, purse 5000, best two in
three-Merriment won first and third heats.
Time 2:13L. 2:1724. Derby Lass won second
heat in 2:1714 and second. Black Robert
third. Princess, Pluck Sagwa, Fraskett Par
alax Leonard Bell Frank Creamer. EscObar.
Hoppergrass Kerolite. Fltzhugh Lee. David
Harum and Bertha Herr also started.