Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22


and 209 pacing event, nearly 5000 peo-
pie crowded Agricultural park yester-
day for the last day Of the meeting
given by the Los Angeles Harness
Horse association.
While the card was eminently satis-
factory from a racing and financial
point of view. the events were allowed
to drag several times yesterday, caus
ing the last race to 60 unfinished.
Welcome Mac, which had won two
heats, was allowed the race by the
judges.
Under the ruling agreed upon before
the meeting started, that only five
heats would be contested in any event
and the horses placed accordingly,
| Hazel Kinney secured first money in
| the free-for-all trot, having won. two
heats and made second in another al
though Belmont, which won the last
two heats, would undoubtedly have
| won the race had it been finished. The
result naturally caused dissatisfa ction.
As on the previous day, interest CEN
tered in the running race for woman
riders, and as only five paraded to the
wire it was certain that the best
| horse would win. Form experts fig
ured that Moor, with Mrs. Young up.
would carry off the plum although
Companion was not without her fol-
lowers, with such a hardy pilot s lit
tie Miss Hogan in the saddle. the 16-
year-old lassie having proved herself
a horsewoman of no mean quality the
day before, when she and her mount
figured in an eyeash finish which
brought the spectators to their feet
Getting a slight advantage a. the
start, the dainty little rider took Com
panion out to the front and Immediate
ly upon entering the backstretCh stead
led down Moor was within striking
distance. There was no change in the
relative positions of the horses until
they passed the half mile when Moor
slowly crept up and assumed command
before the final quarter pole had been
reached
Swinging into the stretch it was evil
dent that Moor had the others out
classed, for although Miss Hogan went
to the whip she could get nothing more
out of her firing mount, and Moor kept
increasing the gap down the stretch,
winning easily by more than a half
dozen lengths. SChottsche was coming
fast at the end, but Companion easily
was second. McGyal was an Indifferent
fourth, with The Mowser beaten off
last
The latter evidently Just began rel
lshtng the sport, as he started on a
mad career for another mile after pass
ing the wire and Miss Resbew was
J 'i''''i' W l'Sii Il III MN.
After going nearly the fun mile. and
Just as he was getting started for a
third mile, Marshall Mitchell. mounted.
put after the runaway and caught him
before his exhausted rider had fallen
off, elicitng another burst Of enthusi-
asm from the Grandstand, the Occu-
pants of which had already been driven
to frenzy of excitement by the race
which they had just Witnessed.
NOtbiOp that b9c bpal1 brp,1erI,+ of I
the racing line hereabouts for a long
time has stirred racing enthusiasts as
much as these running races with
woman riders, and while they are
dangerous experiment, now that they
have been concluded without serious
accident. nothing but praise is to be .
heard for the management.
Harness Races
The free-for-all trot was magnif- .
cent race. Hazel Kinney. winner of /
the two first heats, showed a return to
her best form, but evidently was not
keyed up for protraCted race. as she
succumhed to Danube in the third heat
He i'm turn, after looking a winner, had
To give way to Belmont when the real
racing began. the latter taking the last
two heats. That he would have taken
a sixth heat if the conditions did not
preclude its being trotted appears Ger
tam, but he had to be content with sec
oDd money
The 2:o9 pace was a splendid victory
for Welcome Mac. which after his de-
feat by Cuckoo the first dav Of the
meeting was overlooked yesterday, the
iavortte being Lady r., who gave a
miserable exhibition Bonnie Ailse had
lots of speed, but was not there after
the first heat. and tired so badly that
she finished bad last in the conclud-
ing third heat, the race being called ON
account of darkness. Ira was a keen
contender at this point and would have
done Wen had more heats been paced.
The 2:25 pace. which was actually
ended with the running of the firth heat
by Lohengrin winning the three con-
rludng heats was % close race only
for the first two heats Wards horse
easily disposng of his ANTAGONISTS when
the real staying power came into play
MCClusky- Whiuught, who secured
second money. was one of the surprises
of the day, coming like a flash I'm the
closing strides in both the last heats
Rosie O'Nooro, winner of the first two
heats, received such am abomiuahIe
start in the last heat that She was dls-
Accidents Frequent
There We're a number of exciting ace
cidents during the day. but because of
N'' 'Ih'lrNDt NI MHIsQaI MilDnHI SurI- q
ous results We're avorted
Dan S. being exercised by John
Hoinoman just before the first race
ran away Heiuomau was thrown out
and his wrist fractured and Dan. after
being caught by the marshal
was scratched from the race
McGyal also was stopped from run-
ming away after throwing Miss Eoy-
uo.as over his head
Perhaps the most exciting occurrence
of the day was when Moor. Just pre-
vIous To- the star. o.. the running acD.
pitched Mrs Minor oyer his head.
Nothing oHuutad she mmeliaulv I.- ]
mounted and showod her er.t by going
ont and winning tbo m.. SIN. and
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emulation ug W.uH-h. Ma.Eu ARTISTS.
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