Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-05
TIE RACES--A FINE TRor YESTERDAY
AT THE PARK

At the Turf Club races yesterday there was
plenty of sport for all who admire the speed
| ing Of good horses. The attendance was an
| improvement on that of the previous races
The trot was sort of handicap affair for
$3.50, with entrance added, between the b. m.
Patchen Girl, b. &. Jimmy, b. g. Clairmont and
b. m. Siskiyou Girl. The pool-selling was the
liveliest yet had during the season. Patchen
Girl was the favorite at $40 and SIS, TO IS for
Jimmy and S. for the field. Patchen Girl
| and Jimmy were required by the conditions
OF the race to go to wagon, while the others
went to harness. Jimmy is an exceedingly
small animal, weighing but $50 pounds. very
slenderly built but a fine trotter, with dis
position.to pace when permitted.
In the first heat jimmy led with
Patchen q good second, Clairmont third,
and Siskiyou Girl bad fourth Patchen
and Jimmy were neck and neck at the quar-
ter, but on the way to the half-mile pole the
former led by half length. They went
about the turn in the same way. but at the
head of the home-stretch Jimmy came up
and led half way down. Then it was neck
and neck nearly to the score but Patchen
won by neck in 2:424; Jimmy second, Clair
mont third, Siskiyou Girl last. Time-2:4223
The next heat was splendidly trotted.
Jimmy led Patchen to the half but from
there home it was wheel and wheel and neck
and neck, with now and then one and then
the other. They came to the score in 2:41I
like team, making it a dead heat. Pools
sold even now on Patchen, Jimmy and the
field, and the interest was of the liveliest.
In the next heat Jimmy led. At the quarter
he and Patchen were again neck and neck. At
the half-mile post the former led by half
a length. The position was unaltered until
just before the draw-gate, when Patchen
forged ahead two lengths and took the heat
in 2:3Sif, Jimmy second, Clairmont third,
Siskiyou Girl fourth.
The next heat proved to be the last.
Jimmy led to the half, Patchen being third
at the quarter and not taking the first place
until the three-quarter pole was passed. She
then went to the front and kept the place,
arriving in 2:41ss, Siskiyou Girl second, Clair
mont third and Jimmy fourth.
STANDARDIZATION Park Course, Capital
Turf Club Races. Sacramento June 4th. Trctting,
mile heats. Purse, $3.50. First horse s126; second,
1858 third, SCI.
J. W. Wilson names b. m. Patchen Girl l
D. McCarty names b. g. Jimmy 9 0 9
W. + Smith names b. G. Clairmont. ....3 3 8
C D. Coward names b. m. Siskiyou Girl.4 ,
Time: 242l- (2:4la)-2:sS3-2:4l9
To-DAY's RACES.
The following programme of races is an
nounced for to-day, the last day of the meet
ing: Two mile and repeat trotting; purse
$500; FIVE to enter and three to start. Ben.
Timmons names b. g. Captain Jinks; Dan.
McCarty names b. G. Puzzle; w. lei. Cade
names William Wallace's Star; James Nc
Intosh names br. m. Bessie; WILDER +.
Smith names blk. s. Berlin.
The following match race has also been
arranged for to-day: Trotting purse, 800;
best three in five. Dan. McCarty names b.
IN. Cassie Mack Ito wagon; W. S. Lockwood
names b. m. Gentle Annie Ito harness.
This programme is one of fine promise and
ought to secure large attendance.