The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
Additional Sports News
Three Harness Races
at Stadium
DoladOr, Lady Nell and Mary
K Victors at First Meet of
Driving Club

Perfect track conditions, good horses
and a large and enthusiastic crowd
marked the opening Of the harness
horse race season at the park stadium
track yesterday afternoon. Society was
out in force and the efforts of the blue
bloods were loudly applauded. Many
surprises were sprung. the work during
the winter months effecting many re-
verssls IN last seasons form, but this
only tended to lend added interest to
the affair
The races were held under the aus
pices Of the Park amateur driving club
None but members were represented iu
the three trQtting and pacing races on
the card Most OF the horses were
driven by their owners, and this as
much as anything else accounted for
the interest displayed. Fully 10o
women We're among the spectators
while Of the men there was i've times
that number.
A warm sun brought out the best
that was in the horses that were en-
tered in the first race-three-o quarters
Of a mile for trotters. In the first hest
Dolsdor, +. II. Aigeltinger's brown
Eelding. took the lead from the star;
and was never headed. He negotiated
the distance in 1:4S. OF the five horses
entered Dolsdor. Mckinney Bell and
Red Velvet were the contenders. finish
ing in the order named. Charles II and
Director 3 fought a close race for
fourth and fifth place finishing to-
eether.
The second heat OF this race proved
an exact repetition OF the first. except
that the time was one and a half sec
onds slower.
The second race furnished even better
sport than the first. But four horses,
an evenly matched. we're entered, and
pra acticsly with no delay at the post
they were sent away flying by Starter
T. J. Crowley. NJ W. Herzog. driving
his black mare. Lady Nell, was re-
turned the winner. The race was easy
for Nell. but she was never far enough
ahead 10 be out Of danger. After
shouldering Herzog's sulky all the way
Lady Washington. 4. ". Thompson
chestnut mare. blew Up and finished
hird TO Laddie G black gelding, the
property Of George r. Gay, which came
through on the outside and nearly
caught the flying leader The order OF
finishing was repeated in the second
heat Of the event and Lady Nell was
given the ribpOn. Best time for the
race was 1:4315. made by Nell in the
first heat
The surprise OF the day was devel-
oped in the last race on the card
three-quarters of mile, for PAGERS. To
make It evenly matched the six entries
were divided into threes and sent &c
the post at different times. Mary K. q
miniature bay hlly appearing under the
colors Of D. E. Hoffman and entered in
a driving club race for the first time.
showed a world Of speed. Giving away
so yards to the leaders at the start
the mare clicked of the circuit in the
first heat in 1:43, and won handily
from Thomas H. Brownies Victor Platt
Z RI frfc
In the second heat the speedy mare
was even farther back at the start She
crawled up to second place, but was
forced to give first honOrs to Victor
Blatt Time. l;s1A Toppey, as in the
first race. after leading into the stretch
broke and finished last
Mary X showed her class in the fna
heat and won easily after Victor Blati
had broken on entering the stretch
The two were sent away together and
for a half mile paced the prettiest and
fastest race OF the day. Mary x lead
ing by two lengths all the way.
The program given yesterday. It Is
planned. will be repeated by the club
every two weeks and before the season
has closed IL is expected the stadium
track records viii have been sent glim-
mering A movement was set on foot
yesterday TO build grandstand. Reu-
ben II. Lloyd, park commissioner. was
one OF the spectators. and its need was
pointed out to him. Following are the
results:
FIRST RAcE-Tnree quarters Of mile. trot
= Il. Aigeltinser's DOlsdor CF. W. Thomp-
r. J. Knpatrick's McK-nney Bell tKilpat-
ickl .s..+..s--.-- o.. -. ..-.-s-
J W. smedlevs Red Velvet tsmedieyl 3 :
A. p Clsvhurgh's Charles II (Clayburghl a
L. Stocks Director B Stock .......-.-....5
Time-l:ss, 1,49i2.
SECOND RACE-Three quarters Of mile
frotting.
r. W Berzog's Lady Nell CHerzog) ........l
George Gays Laddie g iGayl...-..-.-.--.-.2
+ W Thompson's Lady Washington lkil-
nafrlckl 80
s. Christensen's Reina Directum lChristen-
Sell -----. -
rime-I.4sl 1:43ls.
THIRD RACE-Three quarters Of a mile. pac
ing FIRST division:
j. r.. Hoffnan's Mary CHonmsn) 1 >
Thomas II. Brownies Victor Blstt
tBroWnej
George Il. Erlns Toppey (Erlin)- -.----..s
Time-1:43. :z5&, 1:454.
Second division:
T. T. Bannan's Jim Chase fBannan l.-...-.. l.
W C. Hammerton's Colonel (Kilpatricki 2
T. E. Booths SatfnwoOd (BO0th) -....-.-.-.3
Time-1sz5&. LACY.