. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 464 ^ht fPrjejetter atid* gyovtsxtmn. Oct. 31 : THE GILROY MEETING. Some Excellent Racing: and Enthusiast ic Audiences. Gilroy, Cal , Oct. 24, 1891. The management certainly stood high with the Weather Bureau, for good weather was furnished every day, barring a westerly wind, which precluded the possibility of makiDg phenomenal time. The crowds that collected were enthusi- astic, the betting brisk and the finishes generally close and exciting. The making of faat time, after all, iB not what the people care so much about as the winning of races by "scant no
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 464 ^ht fPrjejetter atid* gyovtsxtmn. Oct. 31 : THE GILROY MEETING. Some Excellent Racing: and Enthusiast ic Audiences. Gilroy, Cal , Oct. 24, 1891. The management certainly stood high with the Weather Bureau, for good weather was furnished every day, barring a westerly wind, which precluded the possibility of makiDg phenomenal time. The crowds that collected were enthusi- astic, the betting brisk and the finishes generally close and exciting. The making of faat time, after all, iB not what the people care so much about as the winning of races by "scant noses," eyelashes and the like. Altogether,^ the meeting was a successful one, both financially and "artisti- ; First Day, The attendance on the opening day was the largest ever had since the formation of the association. A little wind was stirring, but otherwise the weather was all that oould be wished° for by the horsemen. The first race of the afternoon was a trot for home horses, with two entries made, those of H. Mayook's Michael Davitt and Merrit Love's Keno. In the judges' stand were Hon. J. JP. Sirgent, Jack Cochrane and Sam Rea, as judges, and G. Elmer Rea and A. 0. Dorsey, as timers. After two or three false starts the .horses passed the stand neck-and-neck, and Cochrane shouted "; Keno broke immediately after starting, and lost a nnmberof lengths before he was brought to a level. Davitt was far in the lead, and after the half mile post had been passed, Rodriguez ran Keno to avoid be- in» shut out. Davitt came under the wire a good five lengths ahead of Keno. Time, 3:11. No pools were sold on the first or second heats. When the twenty minntes had elapsed, both animalB came up briskly. Davitt from the start took the lead and walked away from Keno, who broke at the quarter-post and ran the homestretch home. Davitt came in again far in the lead. Time, 3;09. Third heat. No pools. Davitt and Keno started off even, but the latter broke befo
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