Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-25
THE RACES.

There was an unusually large attendance
at Agricultural Park yesterday, consider
ing that Friday is generally considered
as an off-day, and especially as the two first
races were looked on as almost q foregone
conclusion. First on the programme was a
purse of 81, 200 for the $50 class. in which
Crown Point was held first choice at $50
with him, namely, Major Cassie Mack, Capt
Jinlls and Susie, the latter alone being con-
sldered likely to make a struggle with the
favorite. AS the horses scored, it was
perceived that the driver of Cassie Mack
had a pistol of horse marine power
protrading from his hind pockets, and great
deal OF meriiment was caused when Marshal
Bryte objected TO such an armed coalition.
and Dave Mccarthy was obliged to return to
the scales to make his weight good
The admirable manner in which this
new method OF the drivers as well
as the horses being heeied was
entire community. AS was expected, the
race resulted in a match between Crown
Point and Susie. ahe former leading the en-
tire circuit, buG Susie SO pressing him at the
wire that there was but haf = length between
them, all the others being distauced, the
Major, when last caught sight of, occupying
the rear position at about the three-quarter
mile pole. Time, 2:2S. The betting was
now $50 to S15 In favor of Crown Point and
this time Susie was bound to make her ef-
fort, and st clipping gait she reached the
half mile first by length, and thence she
led well to the draw-gate, when she was off
her feet and dancing and pirouetting from
side to side. Crown Point won in jog in
2:264. The little betting there was might
be classed as $50 to $40, the sporting men
taking the long odds and although Susie
again made good struggle to the draw-gate.
there again she made bad break, and
Crown Point won the heat and race in 22s.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE. SACRAMENTO, Septem-
ber "a, 1sso-Trotting class purse 81, 200 ;
first horse two-thirds, second two-thirds Of re-
mander, third the balance.
A. & L. X. Whippe name ch. S. Crown
Point by Speculation, by Rysdek's Hapi-
bletonian, by Abdallah, dam Young Mar
tina by Geo. NJ. Patchen, Jr.. ,............. /
Robt. Beck s. m. Susie by Geo. d.
Patchen, Jr., dam santa Clara ......2 222
d. McCarty names b. N. Cassie Mack by Nc
Clean, dam Sebella a.................... dis
N: A. Coyarrubias names b. &. Najor-un-
known Observation-Disclosures. dis
Ben Timmons names G.. Valinsin's b. g.
Capt. jerks by Norfolk, dam by Belmont dis
Time-2:2S, 2:263, 22S
The next race on the programme was the
two-mile- -aEd-repeat trotting for a purse of
81, 200 in which Lady Ellen was an immense
favorite at 800 against 500 for Tom Stout,
and $50 for the field, comprising Venus,
Mollie Drew and Bessie. From the start it
was evident that Lady Ellen was laying up
the heat, as she was far in the rear at the
first half, and never appeared to try to better
her position. The fight was thus virtually
left to Venus, Tom Stout and Mollie Drew,
the former leading at the end of the first mile,
with Stout close to her, and 10 they
travelled almost to the wire, where
the latter horse, who got on run,
had to relinquish the second position to
Mollie Drew, Lady Ellen being driven
leizurely in, with Bessie distanced. Thus
occurred the first curious result in betting
that made this hazardous day for those who
were not well informed as to she real merits
OF the horses-Venus. or rather the field, sell
ing for S125 against S25 for Lady Ellen, and
S25 for Tom Stout. Again the Lady played
a waiting race, Stout leading at the half mile
length from Venus, but thence Ellen grad
ually closed up and passed the wire in the
first mile on almost even terms with the two
leaders, and then taking the lead she had
all the others speedily in difficulties
and won as she liked in 5:041 Venus second
and Mollie Drew third. 1t was now S120 on
Lady Ellen against SO for Stout and $40 for
the field. The heat needs no description,
save that the Lady sailed away, opening
gap of from twelve to twenty lengths, and
winning in jog in s. Venus beating Mol
lie out by neck for second place, and Tom
Stout being distanced, and in the order mem
toned the purse was divided.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, sAcRAAEsro, Septem.
la.D u. an nIa ~ nnT
two miles and repeat first horse two-thirds,
second two-thirds of remainder, third the bal
ance. Deitz mare barred.
ID. J. Green names b. N. Lady Ellen by
Carrs Aambrno, dam by Owen Dale. l
Ben. Timmons names g. Valinsin's ch. M
Venus By Venture, dam unknown ...... 2 2
James Price names ch. m Mollie Drew by
Winthrop dam Fanny Fern. ........... 3
John Williams names L. U. Shippee's blk.
e. Tom Stout by the Moor, dam by Argyle. s dis
J. 7 Mcintosh names br. m. Bessie by
Blackbird dam Kate Signal by Old Signal dis
Time-5:04, 5:o44, 800
The final race, divided purse of $500, for
four year-olds and under, was the most in
teresting race of the day, as in it there came
together those doughty antagonists of the
previous State Fair-ex-Governor Stanford's
Captain Smith and l.. j. Roses Del Sur, the |
result last year proving to be in favor of the
latter, although it was then acknowledged |
that Captain Smith was the better in speed, |
and lost mainly in consequence of the diff
Guilty Charles Marvin had to hold him in con-
troll. Then the accounts from Palo Alto were |
SO favorable as to Captain Smiths training. |
that after some even betting he was made first
choice at s165 to S135, at which odds the |
betting was very heavy. At the second at.
tempt the bell was tapped, Marvin, at the |
pole, accepting a start in which he had some |
what length the worse of it, and as
Del Sur immediately opened up gap. which
was gradually increased to three lengths at |
the half in lilo, it was evident that the Cap