The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-17
THE TURF.
Great Race for a Heavy Purse at
San Francisco.

Shn rEhuClbCOs
SACRAMENTO, October 16.-The ract
between Goldsmith Maid and Occident
at the Agricultural Park course, Sacra
mento, this afternoon, drew crowd o
Il, 900 people, among them many leading
citizens Of the State. The race was fol
a purse ol $4,000, mile heats, best three
miles in five.
Occident Is q sorrel gelding, about nine
years old, who served his time In o vege.
table wagon, and was unknown to the
public until purchased by Ex-Governor
Leland Stanford, President OF the Con.
tral Pacific Railroad Company, and
trained by James Eoff, q well known
horseman.
The Maid was the tavorite, and at the
outset 500 was freely staked on her
against $55 on Occident Both horses
were In excellent trim this morning. The
track was in splendid condition, the
weather warm and pleasant, and the
spectators expected a lively contest This
was the first race for 0ccIdent, and no
one could anticipate his action. His
speeding tests this forenoon were satsfac.
tory, and It was believed that he would
do himself justice in the race.
First heat-Occident drew the pole and
commenced scoring at half past two.
Nine false starts were made, scoring.
Budd Doble, driver of the Maid, always
camenp in front, Eoff holding 0Ccident
back. Eoff was fined $3.50 tor refusing to
obey the orders of the Judges. Two
more false starts and the horses finally
got of on the 11th score, at halt past
three. Occident showed q length ahead
to the first quarter, time 33f seconds;
opened the gap to daylight at a half mile.
quarters, the Maid collared the horse and
passed him, coming down on the home
stretch pulled, Doble laying on tho whip,
the Maid passed the line 3 lengths ahead
Time 2:20i. Occdent's time 2:2i4.
Occident behaved splendidly and was
not lretted by scoring. Neither of the
horses showed signs of fatigue. Occident
still has many friends.
In the second heat the betting was about
the same as at the commencement-2to1.
Both horses came up fresh and got off at
the first score. Maid at the pole drew
out daylight at the quarter-time 34i.
Maid increased the distance to two
lengths at the half mile-time 1:0S4. No
change to the home stretch, when the
Maid drew ahead again and passed under
tho string twenty yards ahead-timo
2;2Ot. There was no pool selling on the
race.
Third heat, both got of on the first
score. Occident made squirt and took
the lead Of three lengths to the first quar-.
ter. Time 349, The Maid gained slight.
ly before reaching the quarter and passed
it about the same. Time 1:10s. The
Maid was closing and on the third quar-.
ter Occident broke badly and the Maid
passed the line ten lengths before he re.
gained his feet, the Maid then easily took
the heat in 2:22, beating Occident by
nearly three.iourths Of a distance.
Budd DOble, the driver OF the Maid,
charges Eoff with running onto the mare
before reaching the first quarter. EofF
ran the wheel OF the sulky against the shaft
and then over the foot Of the Maid. The
mares foot was slightly scratched, but not
damaged to any extent She will proba.
bly, be lame couple Of weeks. The &C.
tton on the part Of Eof is generally con.
demned. After the race EoG quarreled
with Jackman, the owner OF the Maids
mate, who struck him and was promptly
arrested. The quarrel grew out of Eoff's
actions. The result OF the race was
great disappointment to the people here,
but was not unexpected.
Governor Stanford, the owner of Occi.
dent, stated publicly this morning before
the race that his horse was either sick or
tampered with last night. 1t Is not gen.
orally credited. On next Wednesday,
Occident runs against Lucy. The time
surprised every one, particularly the
sporting fraternity.