Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-21
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES.
Close of the Meeting of the Blood
Horse Association.

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| [San Francisco Alta, April 20th.l
! The closing day of the races at Bay Dis
| trict track was success, a success that was
gratifying alike to the Blood Horse Associa-
| ton and those who attended. The day was
delightful, the attendance was large and in
terested, the course was in good condition
and the races the best of the meeting. There
were the usual four eyents-three dashes
| and repeat raee-every one of them suffi-
GENTLY close to attract the attention of all
present The first event was the Gano
stake, dash of three-quarters of mile for
| two-y ear-olds, in which there were three
entries-Theo. Winters CHI c. Aft Estell
and b. C. Alto and J. B. Chases blk. c. Hi
dalgo. Winters stable was the favorite
with the sporting element, who gave it the
| odds of three to one. Alto won after a
| hard struggle with Hidalgo, coming under
| the wire a half length ahead. The race for
the first quarter pole was as close as has been
seen during the meeting, between Alto and
Hidalgo. 1t was neck-and-neck between
them down the backstretch, around the
lower turn and up the straight, but Alto
had reserve sufficient TO allow him to forge
ahead between the gate and the wire.
| Time, 1:164.
The second race was the Spirit of the
Times stake for three-year-olds dash of one
! L w
| had two representatives in this race also
ch. c. Prince of Norfolk and CHI f. Callie
| Smart the other entry was j. B. Haggin's
! oh. f. Hirondelle. The Winters stable sold
in the pools for $50 to S75 and $50 on Hi
rondelle. This was betting race, and the
amount in the box was treble or quadruple
that on any event ofthe meeting. The horses
got off together, and Callie Smart went
to the front length or so, Hirondelle see
ond and Prince third, evidently running
easily In this manner the runners passed
the wire the first time, the positions not be-
ing altered; but on going around theupper
turn on the second mile Prince was let
out, and on the stretch before the half was
reached he was good second to Hiron-
dele, who had taken the lead from Callie
Smart. Callie had done her best and was
out of the race. Around the lower turn
the Prince crept up to the leader, and after
an effort of Hirondelle, which lasted to the
gate he drew ahead, the other quitting,
and he came i'll winner a couple of lengths
III 3:l13, Hirondelle second, Callie Smart
third
The next race was heats ola mile between
Bryan w and Quebec This was won
easily by Bryan W. in straight heats in
1:45l-1:49l The horse was never pushed
hard. and could have beaten the time in
either heat.
The last event was the Consolation Purse
handicap for beaten horses, a mile dash.
H. c. Judson's Nelson, Richardson's Billy
the Kid and StOver's Jubilee came to the
pole Nelson carried 81 pounds, Billy III
and Jubilee 100 pounds. Nelson sold first
choice in the pools at $50 to $40 on the Kid
and IS on Jubilee. There was not the least
doubt about this race after the horses start
ed, as Nelson took the lead and kept it.
winning easily i'll the very good time OF
1:44 Billy the Kid was second, and Jul
bilee, who came in lame, bad third.
The meeting, though it opened badly in
the midst of heavy rains, closed with two
very brilliant days, and on the whole, the
Association may be congratulated upon
having successful series of races. 1t was
the betting mans day every day of the
meeting, the favoriteS winning in every
race, with one exception.