. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. III. No. 6. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR The Santa Cruz Meeting. In the reports of the Santa Cruz races sent by telegraph to San Francisco many errors appeared due to the lack of horse knowledge on the part of the telegraphic reporters, it is there- fore necessary to ignore such reports altogether and at the risk of giving what might be called stale news publish a de- tailed account of every race. The report of our special re- porter only extended to Wednesday night, it being impossib
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. III. No. 6. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR The Santa Cruz Meeting. In the reports of the Santa Cruz races sent by telegraph to San Francisco many errors appeared due to the lack of horse knowledge on the part of the telegraphic reporters, it is there- fore necessary to ignore such reports altogether and at the risk of giving what might be called stale news publish a de- tailed account of every race. The report of our special re- porter only extended to Wednesday night, it being impossible to secure Thursday's mail in time for publication. On Thursday, the third day of the meeting, the first event was the conclusion of the postponed race. Before the start pools sold $20 for Sorrel "Ben against $5 for the field. There was rather more than $2,500 bet on the race, and from the buzzing of drivers and the peculiar way in which the betting changed, a sort of hazy suspicion was in everybody's mind that a big fraud was about to be perpetrated. Horse-men knew that Sorrel Ben could win the single heat required to secure victory with ease, yet they also knew that many persons who were on good terms with Kennedy had bet largely against the sorrel. It was also understood that Donathan had made up his mind to beat Sorrel Ben if he lost a wagon in doing it. After a lot of scoring the horses got away with Ella T in front and Pajaro Chief behind. Ella galloped round the turn and at the quarter Bay Dan was leading with the favorite and Pa- jaro Chief jogging along together lengths behind. Ella T made a gallop for the lead at the half mile, but Dan held his own in the straight, and Kennedy making no effort to bring up Sorrel Ben, Bay Dan won by a length, Ella T second, Sor- rel Ben a bad third, and Pajaro Chief fourth. Time 2:54. After this time it appeared to dawn upon the mind of Mr. Gillet, the owner of Sorrel Ben, that Kennedy was not trying to win, and he demanded and
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