. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 274 fKfyz grrofrer tmfr $)pcxi&\nan* [May 1,1897 was (bird, fi^e lengths ofl, fonr before Peter tbe 6eeond Morte FoDse ran like a hearse horse. Time, 1:55}. Loben" gala was at 4 to 1, The Bachelor 2J, Hazard 5, Morte Fodsb 6, others 10 to 20 to 1. A mile aod a quarter bardie race came next. Dick O'Malley led past the stand, then Candor and Dick alternated in the lead to the three-quarter pole, where J. 0. C. hid run op from sixth to third place. Candor drew ahead a length in the homestretch and appeared to be winning easily when Cochran stopped riding
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 274 fKfyz grrofrer tmfr $)pcxi&\nan* [May 1,1897 was (bird, fi^e lengths ofl, fonr before Peter tbe 6eeond Morte FoDse ran like a hearse horse. Time, 1:55}. Loben" gala was at 4 to 1, The Bachelor 2J, Hazard 5, Morte Fodsb 6, others 10 to 20 to 1. A mile aod a quarter bardie race came next. Dick O'Malley led past the stand, then Candor and Dick alternated in the lead to the three-quarter pole, where J. 0. C. hid run op from sixth to third place. Candor drew ahead a length in the homestretch and appeared to be winning easily when Cochran stopped riding aod J. 0. C. came up and won bandilj br one and one-half lengths, Cochran cheekily pull- ing up on the black mare and then claiming fonl. Tuxedo was third, lapped on Candor,and Hyman was a head further away. Time, *. J. O. C was at 8 to 1, Candor 3, Tnx'edo 2J, others 5~ to 60 to 1. Then came tbe event of the meetingâtbe race for the Spreckels cup valued at $l,500,and a stake of $7,500, of which $2,000 to second and $500 to third. Eleven paraded before the racing enthusiasts, Howard S , on looks, certainly being the flower of the flock, though Estaca, Altamax and Vincitor bad their admirers. Starter Havey did not keep them long. They were dispatched on suitable terms. The lightly- weighted Lou Lou R. led by two lengths passing the stand, the rest in a compact bunch, except Vincitor, who was two lengths in the rear of the tenth horse, Bernardillo. On the first turn Howard S. was interfered with and as they swung by the quarter pole Lou Lou R. had increased her lead to three lengths, Key del Tierra second, three lengths from Horatio and Bernardillo, head and head. Howard S. was last but one, and many a close observer shouted: " The favorite's out of it!" Tbe field bunched np a bit in the run to tbe half, where Loo Lou R. and the King of the Earth were running lapped, with Altamax now third, a length away. He was ninth over six lengths behind leader Lou Lou R. His c
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