. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 34 ©ij* $reetair mtb *fowct*mmu [July 16, 1898. Racing at Hanford. After considerable effort on the part of those interested in horse flesh and racing, the Hanford Baring Association was formed a few weeks ago and the first meeting, which held for two days, closed July 5lh, after a most successful session. The races on the Fourth were very largely attended and were Tery good indeed. There were two running races and two harness events. In the quarter mile and repeat, Chris Evans was the winner, running both beats in 25 seconds. Birdy won the three-quarter dash,
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 34 ©ij* $reetair mtb *fowct*mmu [July 16, 1898. Racing at Hanford. After considerable effort on the part of those interested in horse flesh and racing, the Hanford Baring Association was formed a few weeks ago and the first meeting, which held for two days, closed July 5lh, after a most successful session. The races on the Fourth were very largely attended and were Tery good indeed. There were two running races and two harness events. In the quarter mile and repeat, Chris Evans was the winner, running both beats in 25 seconds. Birdy won the three-quarter dash, with Defender second and Dur- ango third The time was 1:19. Kitely won the 2:40 trot, 2:39 being the best time. The free-for-all pace was easy for Glenway. He paced the first heat in 2:34 and the second in 2:37$. There was not such a large attendance the second day, but the raciog was much enjoyed by those preseot. The first race was the 2:30 clasp, and C. Nanny's Glenway, Howard'- Little Billy and J. Fisher's Silas Simon were the contestants. Glenway took the first beat, going the mile in 2:32J. Silas Simon second, Little Billy third. The second heat was won by Simon in 2:34, with Billy second and Glen- way third. In the third heat Glenway won out in 2;32£, Simon second and Billy third. The three-eighths mile and repeat race, B. F Hobart's Skirmisher won in two straight heats, time 38 seconds. BurrU' Violet second and Dagg's Tulare Chief third. je mile buggy horse race was between G. E Shore's Alto, Dnolap's Lucy 9., Eirkman's Smoothy and C. K. Ragan'b Ida D., the latter being drawn of! after the second beat. Alto took the first heat in 2:41, Smoothy second, Lucy G , third, and Ida D. fourth. In the second heat Smoothy came under the wire in 2:44 with Lucy O. second and Alto third. Smoothy took the third heat io 2:42, Lucy G. second and Alto ihirJ. In the one-mile novelty race, purse $20 at every post, De- fender, of the Hanford Stables, won the first quarter in 25 seconds a
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