The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Giddente Make Third Days Tour Run Wicked Road
Dan Hoffman Drives
Mary X Fast Mile
Wins Free for All Pace in
Golden Gate Park
Speedway

Dan Hofmans bay mare Mary K
showed the fastest mile OF the meet
held on the speedway in Golden Gate
park yesterday under the auspices of
the Park amateur driving club. After
losing the first heat in the free for all
pace 10 A Josephs Alfred d. she won
the next two and the blue ribbon, the
prize for which they were contending.
She paced the second heat in 2:17 4
and the third heat in 2:1713. In the
second heat she INDUCED Alfred d with
the lead until they entered the home
stretch. She then went on and won
cleverly. in the deciding heat Hoff-
man took no chances, leading from
start to finish He sent Mary X the
first quarter in 80 Is seconds. the half
in 1869. the three-quarters in 1:41 u,
and the full mile in 2:171z.
J. w. Smedley came back with his
mare Red Velvet and won the class G
tret in straight heats. The contender
each time was 1. l.. Borden's Barney
Barnato, but the mare had the foot
over him at all times.
The most interesting race of the day
was for class c trotters. In this f. j.
Fitzpatrick, the cleverest of the ANA
teur drivers, was pitted against c. f.
Won Issendorf, reinsman who ac-
knOwledges TO nearly so years The lat
ter drives with a loose rein and gives
his horse but little assistance. In the
first heat fitzpatrick led all the way,
with Harry Mckinney, but his veteran
opponent sent Vita Dillon along with a
rush at the finish and just fell short a
neck as the wire was reached. In the
second heat Vita broke repeatedly and
although she won. by half length she
was set back by the judges and the
heat and race went to Fitzpatrick.
G. Z. Erlin's Toppey incurred the dis
pleasure of the judges for running un-
der the wire in the second heat of the
pacing race. He won the first and third
heats in clever style and shows that
he viii be a factor in the races here
after. IN the past he invariably broke
on the last turn and was thus easily
! beaten by slower horses but steadier
/ ones.
a strong wind swept the track and
made matters uncomfortable both for
/ the drivers and for the spectators. T.
/ F. Bannon made his debut as a starter
and handled his fields in clever style.
/ There was but little scoring for the
word in any of the heats. The other
! officials were: Judges, a. ]. Molera, a.
Melletz and G. Wempe; timers, j. A.
/ McKerron and George r. Gay; secre-
/ tary. F. w Thompson, and marshal, H.
NJ. Ladd. The results:
Trotting. mile heats
J. ". Smedley's Red Velvet (smedley) - ! |
!. /. Borden's Barney Barnato (Borden)
G. D. Mackays Quill (Sisckayl .......::. 4
A P. Clsyburgt's Charles II (Clsyburgh). 8 q
Time-2:26l5, 2:26.
Free for all pace mile heats:
D. Z. Hofman's Mary X (Hofman)....2 !
A. Joseph's Alfred D (Josephl. l
Time-2:1a 2:17A, 2:1715.
Trotting, mile heats:
F. J. Kilpatrick's Harry Mckinney (Kil-
patrick ---..--:..;.:.. ..:.-.--::-.-:. / ]
c. F. Won Issendorf's Vita Dillon (Von Is
E. Stocks Director B (Stock) q
Time-2:53, 2:32.
Pacing. mile heats:
G. z. Erlin's Toppey (Erlin) .......... 2 !
II NJ. Ladd's Ringrose CLaddl ....--.... / 2
Captain ". Olsen's Zulu (Olson) . 9 d
Time-2;1S15, 2:20. 2:191k.
Trottlnr. three-quarters OF mile heats:
NJ ". HerzoS's Lady Nell (Herzog) go.
pstrickP '.-eA tei.F oi )" asnins Ion 'n.
Time-l:5TH, 1909