The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15

incident which resulted in the ruling
OF for life of Driver Dan Hoffman.
This drastic action was taken because
Hoffman pulled his mare, Mary K, as
she was about TO come under the wire
a winner in the third heat of the free
for all pace for amateur drivers.
Toppy. the favorite for the heat. was
leading at the seven-eighths pole when
he was cOllared and passed by Mary K,
driven by Hoffman. AS soon as he was
safely by, Hoffman turned to look at
the remainder of the field, and, within
four lengths OF the wire, he laid back
on the reins and pulled his mare almost
10 a walk. Even at that the badly
winded Toppy only won by half
length.
The field had been heavily played
and the judges stand was Immediately
surrounded by bowling mob of bet
tors. who demanded the immediate
punishment of Hoffman. The driver
was summoned to the stand, but his
story was evidently unsatisfactory, for
after a brief conference il was an
nounced that all bets on the heat were
declared of and that HOFFMAN was
ruled on the track for life. Before
this the demonstration had become so
violent that it was feared some at
tempt might be made TO assault the
accused driver, but the announcement
changed the boots to cheers. 1t is
generally believed that the action of
Holman was due to his desire to see
Toppy, rather than Little Dick, win
the race. In the first heat Hoffman
accused Verlihac of causing his mare
TO break by hourishing his whip in
her direction. and the other drivers
stated that the desire to get even led
him 10 commit the rash act which was
so palpable that the judges were COM
PEELED to take cognizance of it.
PAGERS IN HOT CONTEST
The 2.0s pace was a grand race and.
with the exception of the third heat
the stout hearted favorite. John r.
Conway, was not able TO poke his nose
under the wire in front of the speedy
the big DiablO stallion in the first two
heats, but in the third the horse
turned the tables through the sheer
courage which enabled him to stand
an unmerciful whipping finish.
When the first quarter of the initial
heat Of this contest was paced in 81 y
every one knew that a horse race was
on. Moy, the little mare that was at
Lady Mauds throatlatch when that
PAGER made record of 2:04A at Lex
ington. KY. last season. was Tapped
the three-quarter pole. The field
swung wide on the turn and. seizing
with such a rush that she was soon on
even terms with Magladi, which had
stepped around the field to the lead.
Miss Idaho and Moy found the pace too
hot and dropped back, while the three
other contenders began a terrific
struggle down the stretch All three
OF lle drivers went TO the whip, and
Delilah stood the gaff long enough to
stave of the hnal rush of Magladi,
which. was only a neck behind when
they flashed under the wire. Conway
was Tapped on Magladi and Miss Idaho,
which had made up a world of ground.
was not far behind. Moy was bad
At the word in the second heat De-
lilah went out in the lead, and Conway,
gaining slowly, was Tapped on the mare
when they reached the stretch, but
hcd Led h Sc
late and, in a whipping finish, Delilah
beat him out by half a length. The time
OF z:OSA 4 for this heat on a track that
is seconds slow. was phenomenal and
when it was hung out the crowd
cheered wildly.
In the third heat Delilah again led to
the three-fourths pole but the chestnut
stallion collared her there and they
raced like a double team past the pad
dock when Conway, under the whip,
forged ahead and won by four lengths
from the rapidly firing mare.
Every heat was race in the consola-
tion trot for the horses that did not
get In the money in the 2:20 trot
Wednesday. Lady Mckinney took the
first heat when May 7 was set back for
running under the wire This decision
caused loud protests from disgruntled
bettors who had their money on the
field against Lady Mckinney, which
was the favorite, but it was the only
possible decision that the judges could
render. since. Twohig failed to make
the least attempt to pull his mare into
her stride after she broke. May took
the second heat handily from Lady Nc
Kinney
WILMAR'S FAST MILE
When. Wilmar stepped the third heat
OF the z:3O trOt in 2;14 there was an
otner warm demonstration, for il IS
seldom that a horse in this slow class
ever takes such low mark. Johnny
Quinn rated his speed marvel nicely
and he could have given him even a
faster mark II he had been pressed at
any stage of the race. Wlmar is by
Wildnut, the sire of Wild Bell and the
latest wonder promises to be as much
trotter.
Had it not been for its unfortunate
ending, the free for all pace for anna
teur drivers would have been one of the
most interesting races of the card
Little Dick took the first heat from
Cresco Wilkes, which got a splendid
drive from +. J. fitzpatrick. The next
two heats went to Toppy, but he could
not have taken the second of these if
Mary x had been driven out at the
finish. The first silver cup went to
George Erlin, the owner and driver of
Toppy, and the second became the
property Of Luke Marisch, the owner of
For the last day of the meet this
afternoon one of the best cards OF the
week has been arranged. The features
VIII be the 2:14 pace and the 2:14 trot
These two classes provided the best
races of the Santa Rosa meet and, as
land, exciting contests ought to result
Berta Mac beat the favorite Nogi at
Santa Rosa, but the rivalry between the
two is not ended, and there will be
plenty Of Nogl money in sight when the
two hook up in the 2:14 trot today
There viii be six actual starters in
the 2:14 pare. and when such fast ones
as McFayden, Memonia and Raw
oLight answer the bell, a horse race
is certain TO result. The 2:2O consoia-
tion pace and the amateur pace NAV
not see as good time hung out as for
the other two races, but the contests
VIII be just as keen.
The summary follows:
FIRST Consolation purse $500 for
horses that started in the 2:20 trot "Wednesday
and won no money; every heat a race:
LADY Mckinney (Ables) . .
May eIwohlgl ..---.-.----.-..--....... /
Time 2:IS3t. 2:I6zs.
SECOND RACE-2-0S class pacing Berkeley
stake. $500; every heat a race:
Deiilah (Rutherford) ..-....-....-...-.112 .
John r. Conway (chadbourne) ..--.......3 /
Miss Idaho tWalton) ----.-----.--..-..4 4
Moy lHayes) ..-...-..-..........5 8
Time. 2:0s@ 2:0sA. 2:iI
THIRD RACE-2-30 class trotting, purse 500:
Wilmer tQulnnl ------------..-.----.-.1 l /
AlsaDcro tHayes) 2 2
Princess Christina tWalker) .....--.....23 3 3
Dutch lSnyder) ..-.......... 4 4
Time. 2:i5. 2:17%. 2:I4
rronf for all cir