Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-10-19
S~AcRAMENro, Oct. Ia, lS72.


SACRAMENTO, Oct. II, 1872.
Ed. NEWS: Yesterday at twenty
minutes past Z A. N. the Yosemite lett
her moorings at vsllejo-street Wharf,
crowded from fore peak to stern with
an excited mass Of anxious passengers,
including your correspondent, bound
for the big ace at Sacramento.
stray washsei,es.
Among those on board l noticed II.
4. Mitchell, Sam Rosener, P. Mulca-
ny, Col. Shamp and JAS. A. Pritch'
ard. At the track [ saw Gov. Bradley,
Abe Edgington aud Wifi, Hank Smith,
Hobart, Gratfey, and Others. At Val
lejo we were obliged to wait SONS
time for the Napl train, which. will
other delays. brought us in IN hour
and a half behind time.
Rsugh RaiIroading.
That road, as we'll as the one over
which we passed to Sacramento, Is al
most impossible. owing to its tempo
rary aud unfinished condition. The
trains are obliged to run slow. aud
even then they rock like ships In a
storm, and In SOME places are so sid
ling rs to give n tho impression oil
falling. Our train consisted Of eigh'
teen coaches picked closely. aud III
though they had three engines, on two
occiSions they We're Obliged to divide
the train, Us they could not pull it.
A. the Race Tack.
On arriving here they went directly
TO the track-the Agricultural Park
| Course. which WAS reached ut 2 Pm
We found every conceivable corner
hacked, and the stands looked like
bushes Oh which swarlns OF bees had
settled.
The Flyers
Were soon OIL the ground kicking up q
dust, the Maid looking as 1.-the and
active AZ a full blooded black-and-tar
terrier, which animal she reminds OH,
Of In her quick, lively steps. I'll,
| morse seemed nervous aud tretful, and
| constantly trying to see over the blind
| .rs, which contrary TO all custom (and
IN this case good sense) covered hi:
eyes. The Maid dried OH beautifully,
while he was a lathur OF foam.
Tho Race.
After ten jockeying attempts at
start they got away. Occldent having
tho pole. As the telegraph has already
given you the result IL Is needless for
me to follow them through the three
straight heats. which the Maid took
without the least exertion, making, fol
her, merely ordinary time 2;20Ins
2:2O4, 2:2a, aud winning the purse,
$500.
RiEzio and Disgust.
Thus ends In u great tizzlc the race
which has kept C,lifornia Oh tip.tot
for month. Such a disguised crowd |;
rarely seen. The universal remark
waS: "Serves ME right for thinking
anything honest could be done b.
Stanford and Eoff." 1t is regarded as .
~catcnpeilhy AFFAIR Oy tue Taiiroau aHo
the jockey club. Now they try to eS'
cuSe 1t by saying that the horse wa:
"doped" In the morning aud sick u,
the time. Eotf ran into the sulky Of
the Maid and when he was complained
Of he flew Into II passion and STRUCK
.Jacklnan, one Of the Of the
Maid. for which he was arrested. Thu,
ended California's expected triumph
In defeat aud disgrace, again exenpIi
flying the old saw, honesty Is the besI
policy"
Nobody There.
1t Is impossible to find any ono who
went to the race today, although there
were not far from $4,000 people OH the
ground. The day was close and sultry
aud the dust ~sutfocating, and ice water
with one drop oil lemon or lime Juice
in It, 40 cents per glass. There were
people present from all parts Of thi-
State and Nevada. besides some froul
Salt Lake aud Chicago who came OIL
purpose to see this great contest ~ Of
| speed between the rival horses OF the
East and West. TOURIST.