Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-14
THE AMERICAN TURF.
Remarkably Fast Time Made on the Track
Mt Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 1oth.-Iesterday the sixth day
of the Chicago Driving Park summer trntting
meeting, the weather was warm and cloudy. but
calm, the track being fast. The attendance num-
bered about 10000. The principal attraction of
the DAY programme was special race-an at
tempt by J. /. Cases famous black gelding Jay
Eye,see to beat the trotting record of Maud S.
2lo14. The conditions being favorable it was
generally supposed that he would, aud before
the second heat betting was two to one that he
could beat 2Il He was first warmed up. going
AT an easy pace three quarters of mile, coming
home from the three-quarter pole in O;SlIs In
ms heats he was accompanied by running
horse, driven TO sulky, to encourage him.
The firSt heat. il was announced would only
be good strong mile, with no attempt 10 beat
the record; The time was follows Quarter,
0:S6!9 hall, ll21s, three-quarters, la7: mile,
For the second heat he was scored nj n high
rate of speed three times before Blithers nodded
for the word. The little black fellow went away
from the wire at wonderful speed. reaching the
lOS14, 206]2 gait the threequarters IN 1863,
rating Of 2;0s. After passing the seven -furlong
post the flyer slackened speed very perceptibly,
ana nnlshed the mile IN 2ilat, making the last
the half-mile post was too much for him so early
in the season, he not having had enough work
TO harden him for u bruising heat
twas freely predicted by horscmen within
sight of his first halfmile that when the season
had advanced enough to harden him. so as to
rate out a full mile he would beat 2;0s.
the record. Time-quarter O.SaIs; half iif.
three-quarterS, laSii; mile, 2;2l3i.
orItER RACES.
The second stake was the Ashland. stake Tor
three -year-oldS, and resulted as follows. q W
story black geldng Referee, by Referee first;
b ". Terrell'S black colt tambetta by McCord
Wilkes, second: w. \ Sanborn's chestnut colt
superior, by Egbcrt third; J. w. Mackay'S hay
MY Aloise by sultan. fourth. Time. 2:S5-e,5at,
The third race log thc 80 class. resulted A.
follows: VIII Collendtt first Tom Ralf second.
Bel! Belle 5 third. third. Maud Il fourth; Time, 2:e5-
22l 4--2;2S4 4-2.15. The third heat was
dead heat between Ludy Wilkes and the NJ y.
d. colt for third place.
The fourth race was the Chicago stakes for
four-y r-year-oldS John Il. Graham's bay colt Don
Carlos. by Cutler Clay, first IL. G.. MCpowelrS
bay iilly Fugue, by King Rene second q. A.
Hickox's brown Ally Ruby, 10y sultan third:
Nat Bruer's brown colt Wildmonr. by Egmont.
fourth. Time, 2.23i <-2.25-2:-lsSls p
SATURDAY RACES
The first race to-day was the 2:s5 class pacing
Gurgle won in straight heats Golden Prince see
ond. Patsy Clinker third. Best time 990it
The three minute class race ST. pCnuis won
Revenue second, Telephone third. Best time,
The third race. 2:o2 class. pacing, was unhu
ishcd on account OF darkness Bessie NJ won
the first two heats and Fritz the third. Best
time, 2:1Olt
Two special events were sand,yiched between
the heats OF the regular races The first was
the attempt of the PAGER Johnston 10 beat his
own record 2l0 lie was first given Il warm
ing-up heat in 2:2Sti. In the second heat he
reached the quarter post in 052. the half in
lGi14, the three-quarterS in IS and Che mile in
2:l4. In the third heat he reached the quarter
in 0S the half in l.07, the threc-quarters in i4i
and the mile i'll 212i4.
The second special event was a single trial by
the PAGER Billy s, with running mate to beat
the time OF 2Old4, made by WeStmont over thts
track on Friday at that way of going Though
he did not succeed in lowering the record he
paced faster mile than ever before trotted or
paced, except by Westmont. He went TO the
quarter post in 0:S3. to the half in los TO the
three-quarters in 1868 and made the mile i'm
2O71%
AT WASHINGTON PARK
The extra days racing at Washington Park
attracted a large attendance the weather being
warm and the track fast.
The first race was for maiden two-year-oids
three -fourths of n mile. Thistle won, Gold Bar
second Ultimatum third. Time, III.
The second race was for all ages, selling al
lowances, one and quarter miles. Breech-
loader won, Chilli second Eulalila third Time
2l2
The third race was for three-year-olds. one
and an eighth miles. Topsawyer won, Savanna
second, Tony Pastor third. Time 2.O2lS
The fourth race was for all ages selling allow
ance, mile heats The first heat Centeryillc s
won, Chantilly second, Dick Brown third and
Fisherman distanced. Time; l45lS The sec
ond heat Musk won, Bonnie Bird second Edwin
third and Elaine distanced. Time. Isl
Withers rode Bonnie Bird in the second heat
FRANK Harper was lame and was drawn before
the heat The third heat Musk and Centcrville
ran locked to the head of the stretch. where
Centeryille drew out and won by q length
Musk second Time, las. The winner was not
sold.
The fifth race was for horses that have run
and not-won during the meeting, with allow
ances, one mile and half John Davis won,
Australian second, Bob Cook third. Time. 24a.