Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-28
CAPITAL TURF CLUB.
The Spring -F;rirmount and
Nighttime the Winners.

The members of the Capital Turf Club
were gratified yesterday to find that their
efforts to furnish pleasure for those who
enjoy the sports of the turf were appre-
ciated by the public, the fact being evil
denced by the attendance, which was larger
than on any previous first day. The
weather was rather warm, but not dis
agreeably so, and the track in fine condi
ton, barring a little dust. Two races were
on the programme-pacing for the 30
class, and trotting for horses that had not
gained a better record than $50. They
were well contested, and furnished num-
Der of surprises, the first race especially, in
which Paramount, who had been selling for
three or four dollars in pools of fifty, proved
to be the winner. This horse was known
to have great speed, but had always been a
bad actor" and it was expected that he
would be shut out. The
PACING RACE
Was first on the programme, the entries
being Prince, driven by Tryon Shaker,
by Sullivan; Alderman, by Goldsmith,
and Paramount, by BayleSs. The judges
stand was occupied by J. W. Wilson, e. w
Carey and John Conran. +. +. Smith, c.
Green and H. Newton acted as timers
Pools just previous to the first heat sold at
$50 on Shaker, $14 on Prince, and 81 on the
field, comprising Ackerman and Fair
mount.
First Heat-The horses got off on the
third score, and at the quarter, in :364,
Alderman led followed by Shaker and
Prince, Paramount, who had made a bad
break rounding the first turn, being far
behind The half was made in l:13.
Shaker closed up 10 Alderman near the
head of the hcmestretch, and they made Il
fine struggle to the seven eighths pole
where Shaker broke, and was so long in
gaining his feet that Goldsmith slowed
down with Alderman, and walked beneath
the wire in 2:30}, giving Paramount, who
otherwise would have been distanced, OPP
portunity to get III.
Second Heat-The horses had no sooner
started from the wire than Paramount
pulled away from the others at furious
gait, far On the outside, soon took the pole,
made the quarter in 81, and the half i'll
| 1901. Goldsmith had intended to lay up
this heat, expecting Prince TO come out
| strong, but the latter broke at the second
! turn, and Alderman was sent after the
| leader. He closed up slowly after leaving
| the half, and by hard and artistic work on
the part of his driver got up so close that
! there was no daylight between the two at
| the wire Paramount winning i'll the re-
markably good time, for so early in the
| season, of 2:224.
Paramount won The third and fourth
heats in 2:24 and 2::254, Prince being second
in the third and Alderman in the fourth.
EEcAPITCLATIoH.
Pacing race, 300 class; purse $3.50
! G. Bayless names br q FairmolInt 4 ! |
! John GOLDSMITH names b. &. Ackerman...l , .
s. c. Tryon names br. 6. Prince-........ , 3 , (
y. NJ Fay names b. &. Shaker..................24 >
| TRoTTIYG RACE.
The race for the $50 trot had five entries
Nighttime, driven by Shaner; Ned, driv-
en- by Goldsmith; Fred B., by jonathan;
| Jennie Mccarthy, by McManus; and
Blaine by Nichols. Pools before the start
sold at $40 on Nighttime, 81 on Ned, 81 on
| Blaine and SIG on the field, consisting OF
| Mccarthy and Fred b.
In the first heat Fred b. took the lead
| from the tap of the bell, and won in 2:30i
Ned second, Blaine third, Mccarthy fourth
and Nighttime fifth. Pool buyers mani
| tested their confidence in Nighttime by
maintaining him as the favoritc at about
| the same figures as before; but Fred. won
the second heat in 2:2Sl, with the favorite
! second, Mccarthy distanced. Still Night
time remained first choice In The third
heat there was surprise, Ned passing I'M
der the wire first in 2:30i, after brilliant
struggle down the stretch with Nighttime
and Fred g., Nighttime finishing SO close
to him that it was believed by many that
he was ahead, while others thought il
would be announced dead heat. Pools
now sold at 500 on Fred b. to $50 on the
| others punched in the field.
The remainder Of the race is soon told
Nighttime bearing out the confidence OF
his hackers by taking three straight heats,
in 294, 324 and 33t Blaine went to the
stable after the fifth heat,