. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. October 22, 1898] «gije fgveefoev ani> &p&vt&tntttu 259 a talk with tbe driver, the judges decided to let the heat go toward determining the result of the race, but to declare the bets off. Tbe heat was won by Rex Alto, Monterey second, Little Thorn third. Rex Alto took the next two heats and won the race, he being second choice throughout to Monte- rey, who lost at least one heat by breaking near the wire. The special pace for road horses, gentlemen drivers, was an easy thing for E. Adam's brown mare Lady Margaret,who would have captured the eve
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. October 22, 1898] «gije fgveefoev ani> &p&vt&tntttu 259 a talk with tbe driver, the judges decided to let the heat go toward determining the result of the race, but to declare the bets off. Tbe heat was won by Rex Alto, Monterey second, Little Thorn third. Rex Alto took the next two heats and won the race, he being second choice throughout to Monte- rey, who lost at least one heat by breaking near the wire. The special pace for road horses, gentlemen drivers, was an easy thing for E. Adam's brown mare Lady Margaret,who would have captured the event in straight heats but for bad breaking near the stretch in the third heat. Geo. R. cap- tured that heat, but could finish no better than third in the following heat. The best race of the entire meeting was the fourth event on the card, the Main Street and Agricultural Park handicap a sweepstake for all ages, distance one mile. Nearly all of the best horses at the track participated and the mile was covered in l:3s£ The Baldwin stable had La Goleta and San Venado entered. Burns & Waterhouse's stable was re- presented by Shasta Water and Marplot, while Crane & Owen entered Grady. The Baldwin entries were coupled, as were those of the other stable3, and in tbe betting Baldwin's entry opened at 3 to 5, bnt closed at 4 to 5 and even money. Burns & Waterhnnse's entry opened at even money and closed at 6 to 5, while Grady opened at 3 and closed at 4. Grady carried the toD weight of 117 pounds, La Goleta sec- ond with 111; Marplot 108, San Venado 104 and ShaBta Water 100. The wise ones thought Grady and La Goleta too heavily weighted, and the Burns and Waterhouse entry was looked to to do the trick There was some delay starting the horses, principally on account of Piggott failing to break with Marplot. Mr. Cald- well finally got tbem away to a good start, witb San Venado in the lead, Marplot second, Shasta Water third, La Goleta fourth and Grady last. Marplot soon mov
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