. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. $lte gveeosx ana grpurtsman [July 15, 1905 CLOSE AT LOS ANGELES. ^ FIFTH DAY. Los Angeles, July 7.—This was a day of surprises at Agricultural Park, as outsiders in the betting won both of the races that were finished, and the first choice in the third race seemed to be in a bad way when the race was postponed on account of darkness. The fun started with the three-year-old pacing race, in whioh the two-year-old colt Rockaway was one of the starters, and the talent picked him to win the money on the strength of his good race of Wednes- day when he took a record
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. $lte gveeosx ana grpurtsman [July 15, 1905 CLOSE AT LOS ANGELES. ^ FIFTH DAY. Los Angeles, July 7.—This was a day of surprises at Agricultural Park, as outsiders in the betting won both of the races that were finished, and the first choice in the third race seemed to be in a bad way when the race was postponed on account of darkness. The fun started with the three-year-old pacing race, in whioh the two-year-old colt Rockaway was one of the starters, and the talent picked him to win the money on the strength of his good race of Wednes- day when he took a record of 2:15J with comparative ease. He did not keep his backers in suspense long as he was distanced in the first heat, but in justice to the colt it might be said that he had all the worst of the argument and would undoubtedly have done bet- ter with an even break. Just as the word was given in the first heat he made a break and his driver, Jacob Brelllar, not hearing the starter say "Go!" pulled him up, and before he realized that the others fm^dMm Princess Louise (3) 2:19, b. f. by Coronado 2:124. were on their way scrambling for the money it was too late to redeem himself and he finished behind the flag. Frank Wright's Diablo filly Deviletta won the heat in 2:14] after a hustling finish with Memonio, and the former was naturally made a favorite over the remainder of the field. There was a different story to tell in the next heat, however, as Memonio was the first one to reach the wire after she and Dev- iletta had had a lively journey. The time of the sec- ond heat was only 2:17j, and both of the heat-winning fillies seemed pretty well tired, but Memonio stuck to her business all the time and managed to win the next two heats with plenty to spare from Kinney Wood. Memonio is owned by Mannie Reams, but was driven by M. G Leggett. The Zolock filly Kinney Wood paced a nice race and was well up at the finish of the last two beats. The 2:11 pace was the feature event of
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