Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-12


RACING ITzMs -Ths New York Sports
nun Of March 1st hes tie following concern
ing 8fr. Haggin's recens purchase and Others
THE projected two-year-old duel between
the Haggin ard Corrigsn colts, Tyrant, by
Great Tom, and Harry White, by Virgil, has
rapidly assumed a more general phase, st
least two Of the owners since the matter was
bruited abroad. having siguifsd their willing
ness 70 enter i1to r general sweepstakes at
- 900 each. As yet, however, The only one
Of he four owueTs Co put themselves sGUarely
on psIer 20 this effec: Is Mir. CorIigan, the
oWnsr IF Pearl Jennings half brother, and II
the others mean business, now is th3 time
10 cinci the negotiations Such q race
could not fail to attract great attention, ard
be fruitful scurce f revenue to the track
who would father i. Mr. CO def has ihs
ring of business IN it and if tee other gentle
men are equally in earnest, now is the time
for them to accept or decline the proffeied
challenge" The same pEper refers 60 another
matter which has frequently be 4 discussed
by California patrons Of the turf: 'lWhen
John Z. ChEmberlin of this city took True
Blle to San Francisco in 1873 for the $50, 900
purse at four-rnile heats, race which must
ever reflect discredit on the California judges
"
along with him the four yesr-old colt Wheat
ley, foalsd in 1869, by War Dance out Of
Sister 20 Pryor No. ., by Glencoe. After
the faye of the gallant son Of Lexington Bnd
Bslloon ct the hands Of the combination, his
owner brought him back over the m ountsins
but left Whestley behind. The latter sitter
wards ran some creditAb.e rSces in California,
his best probably being at Sacramen. % in June,
1877, where the writer saw him make a
gallant struggle in heats Of two miles with
holiie McCarty, Council Bluffs and Jake.
Wheatley is row at tile stud in California,
AID a few weeks ago fine bay cole was
foaled TO him cut of J. B. Chase mara, Re-
hecc', by Hubbard out If Electra, etc"
TIE SACRAMENTO TRACK.-The San Fran
| cisco Gail of yesterday has the following con'
corning The track st Agricultural Park
The improvements at Sacramento are pro-
crossing rapidly, ard few weeks of good
weather will enable these who ore doing the
work to oomplets the JOB. There are SO
many frst-class trotting tracks in California
| that trainers Of harness horses are hyper
| critical regarding the courses on which they
exercise their horses. The "short first-.urn'
was the complaint At Sacramento, and when
ever there was casualty, the anAthemss
| were directed at that most vulnerable point.
! Tbs disadvantages could not be denied, and
the resolve to amend met with the hearty ap.
proysl of every one concerned. Ia overcom.
! ing that drawback It YVES necessary to movs
| buildings, aud independent of constructing
| thu track proper great deal of work had to
| 30 done. Notwithstanding the amount Of
labor entsilsd, everything will be in readiness
! for the May meeting OF the Capital Turf
| Cab, aud when the next STATE Fair opens
| the ouly thing that was requisite to make il
a model Playground will be accomplished.
POLICE CoUBT.-In the Police Court yes.
terdsy the case of Louis Tripes, for vEgrancy,
was continued until this morning. frankie
Scott. arrested fer having been drunk,
pleaded guilty. and was fined $40 or ten days
in the city jail.
CONCERT AND BALI.-At Jacobs Hall this
evening o concert and ball viii be given fol
; the benefit of Charles Clayton, well-known
musician and popular resident, who has been
] aud is quite seriously i'll