The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
Charley D Easy Victor
in 2:2O Pace
Clever Work Is Seen in Second
Day of Big Harness Horse
Meet in Oakland

The second day of the harness horse
meet at Oakland yesterday was marked
by a notable race in the 2:09 trot, when
r. Ambush defeated the favorite, Wild
Bell, after two thrilling finishes. BY
doing this Rutherford's splendid Zolock
horse became the first California trotter
that has entered the charmed 2:10 list
this season.
The cold raw day had an effect on
the attendance and the crowd was not
but those who braved the elements
received their reward, for the horses
worked better than is usual when the
weather is cold With the exception
of the first race, which was a gift to
Wards good colt Don Reginaldo, all
of the events were hotly contested
and there was scarcely heat without
a driving finish.
Charley d took the 2:20 pace in
straight heats, but to do so he had to
make an average of 2:11 for the three
heats, and the fact that horses en-
tered in the slow classes were able
to keep anywhere near the Mckinney
stallion when he was travelling at such
clip made the race a remarkable per-
formance.
According to the conditions of the
2:09 trot every heat was to be race,
and the result certainly justified the
a5rran1gement. for 1t was the most
on the card that had been provided
for the first two days of the meet
In spite of the fact that he could do
no better than fourth in any of the
heats of the great race, Waltons hand
some bay stallion Athasham showed
flash of speed that indicates that he is
a coming wonder il he can be cured of
his bad acting.
FIRST HEAT SPECTACULAR
Wild Bells record of 2:0SA and his
performance at Santa Rosa was rea-
son enough for making Ruhsealler's
grand trotter a topheaVy faVorite. The
n iph a H11C a,1,a
In winner, provided the most spec
tacular race of the afternoon. John
Caldwell went out in front with Wild
Bell hanging to his neck like q bulldog
for the half. At the half pole Colonel
Kirkpatrick's big brown gelding broke
badly and before Walker could get him
Strengthened away he was far in the
rear. rutherford was now driving like
fiend, and by the time the three
quarter pole was reached the nose of
X. Ambush was at the seat of Wild
but the effort was too much and he
went into the air just as Ambush
swept by with rush that sent him
under the wire the winner by four
hung out the great stallion O'clock had
another 2:10 performer to his credit.
In the second heat of the 2:09 trot
r Ambush broke badly just before
the field swung around the last turn
into the home stretch, and Wild Bell
opened up such lead that Quinn
Ills pet uluef ln6 wire
pulled up. r. Ambush was not TO be
denied in the third heat and after
pretty struggle down the stretch Ruth
erford brought his horse home the
winner by length.
In the first race Don Reginaldo won
the first heat in such impressive style
that he was made an almost prohibitive
favorite for the second. The Los An
ridiculous ease that Ward had time
TO turn around and watch at his leisure
the struggle that the remainder of the
field was putting up for second place.
The third heat was procession with
Wards brown colt so far in the lead
that he was almost out of sight of the
other contenders at the turns.
CHARLEY ID Is VICTOR
Charley d won the first heat of the
2:2o pace so handily that the books
decided that his chance of losing the
rich stake was not good betting
proposition, so he was barred from the
behind the gray ghost Silver Dick made
them think for time that they had
made mistake. when he set such
terrific clip to the half pole that half
of the horses in the race went into the
air. But the gray gelding blew up at
the half and, going out in the lead
Queen Derby came with such a rush
at the last that she forced him to make
it the fastest heat of the race.
The third and deciding heat was a
again led the field a merry clip to the
half pole and again blew up there
AS before, Charley D assumed the lead
ct the half pole and although Queen
Derby made a game bid for the posi-
tion she could not pass the stallion
andi he came under the wire the win
ner of the heat and the race.
The starting of A. c.. Stevens. as on
the first day of the meet, was very
satisfactory. There were nine starters
in the 2;20 pace and among them were
some green horses, but he succeeded
in sending them away as evenly as
possible.
One of the features of yesterdays
program was the public exhibition of
II. J. Kilpatrick's magnificent stallion
Washington Mckinney This animal
is considered by experts to be one Of
the handsomest horses ever bred. BY
driving eight of the get of his noted
stallion into the standard list in one
day at Santa Rosa. +. J. Fitzpatrick,
owner of the horse, established
worlds record. but the horse himself
has never taken a mark on account
OF bad leg which he got when he
was colt. 1t is possible that an at
tempt may be made to put the stallion
In the list during the present meet
The summary follows:
FIRST RACE-2:25 class, trctting, Athenian
stake. 5000. 2 year olds:
Don Reginaldo (Wardl .... I
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