Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-15
HARNESS HORSE
MEETING BEGUN
LIGHT ATTENDANCE AT FIRST
DAYS RACING
ZULU BELLE WINS THE 2:25
TRoT
Two of the Best and Fastest Contests
of the Series vii Be Run
Today on Fast
Track

The trotting races under the auspices
! of the Los Angeles Harness Horse as
| sociation opened the four days meeting
yesterday afternoon at Agricultural
park. The racing was first class in
every particular, but the attendance
was very light
The 2:20 pace was the first race on
the card. Freely Red, driven by Samp-
sell, won in straight heats, beating the
local champion, Siegfried, and Adam
G., but had to take a record of 2:10 ga
to do it.
Thirteen horses answered the bell for
the 2:20 trot, but Ed Smith, the starter
| from Ocean Park, succeeded in getting
them off with little trouble In each
heat. The first heat was won by the
local mare Ida Millerton in 2:22 Ia,
Ollie b. second and Escobado third,
both close up. In the second heat
there was a collision between ollie b.
and Zombretta, owned by L. j. Chris
topher and driven by Frank Williams,
just as they turned into the back
stretch which resulted In Williams
being thrown out and Zombretta run
ming the rest of the mile with the
wreck of her sulky, but fortunately did
not cut herself. Escobado won this
heat with Ida Millerton second. Scotch
John won the third and fourth heats,
and then Ollie B. took the fifth with
ease, having got the pole on her first
turn and maintaining the lead all the
way According to the conditions this
finished the race and gave Scotch John
first money
Zulu Belle won the first heat of the
2:25 trot (matinee) easily, with Crisis
second, but in the second heat Crisis
turned the tables and beat the Heath
en-" In the third Crisis came very fast
in the stretch and carried Zulu Belle
to break in the stretch and was only
beaten by nose. AS this was but two
in three, Zulu Belle won.
Today's program calls for the PIP
trot, the 2:12 pace and the 2:35 trot
(matinee).
There will be six or eight starters in
each, and two of the best and Fastest
races of the meeting will result. With
the track in good shape, as 1t will be,
2:10 should be beaten in every heat of
both races.
Eva, the Pasadena mare that won at
San Bernardino last week In PIP 1-2,
PIP Ia and 2:12 fiat over a very "slow
cuppy" track will have chance to
show IL she can beat Charlie T., that
worked a mile here last week in
2:07 "a. If she can, she viii win the
2:12 trot.
McFayden won the 2:12 pace last
week at San Bernardino, but he has to |
go up against some new horses here, |
as we'll as against Queen Derby, Dan
S. and others.
ego pace
Freely Red (samselD ............,1 l /
Siegfried (Ward) .........s,......2 3
Adam G. ode Ryder 81
Oracle r. (Chadbourne) ............6 Al
Time-2:1o%, 2:11h. All
geo trot-
Scotch John CDanlels) ....,.11 4 81
Ida Mille ,t.,il tMaben)....' ! 3 II
Ollie Is. (IWohlg) .......... IL
Escobodo (Ward) ..........
Time-2:12H, 2:13A, asia. 2;1bh, 2:14A !
2:25 Matinee trot--
Zulu Belle (Durfee) ..,............1 2 I /
Crisis (Williams) ..................2 1 81
Mamie Elizabeth tDelorey) .........3 3 3
Time-2:19, 2:19A, 2:1SA.
Exhibition to beat 2;S0A.
Clara G. (williams). time 2:22E.
New Boy (Wlllams) . time 2:29A
Signet (Wiliams), time 2:29.