Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-27
THE TURF.
Capital Turf Clubs Spring MeesinS-4'
California Colts Great Victory.

: To-day will witness the opening OF the
spring meeting of the Capital Turf Club
of this city, and the prospect is quite fiat
tering. The several purses have been
filled; Agricultural Park-over which the
contests will be held-is in superb condl-
ton; a large number of sporting men and
devotees of the turf have arrived to wit
ness the races, and the clerk of the weather
seems to have made up " all past dl1ler-
ences with the lessee of the course.
A special meeting of the Capital Turf
Club was held last evening at the Golden
Eagle Hotel for the completion OF final ar
rangements for the meeting and the trans
action of other business. Patrick Rlce
was appointed to the post OF ticket
receiver at the main gate, and Dan
Meagher and H. Craig were assigned to
like duties at the quarter-stretch gates.
Henry Treichler was appointed to assist
the Secretary at the blackboard.
1t was decided that the horses starting in
the 2:30 class trot shall not be debarred lin
consequence of any record they may make
therein) from entering the 2:27 trot fixed
for Saturday; and for the go pacing purse
on Friday Paramount was allowed to enter
at any time previous to his starting In to-
days race.
The only other business transacted was
the reception of L. Walters resignation,
and the adoption of a resolution requesting
the National Trotting Association to rein
state Charles Shear, .Jr., who two years ago
incurred the penalty of suspension.
TO-DAY's RACES.
The races to-day will commence promptly
at P. NJ, and will consist of a pacing and
Il trotting event. The horses are thought to
be quite evenly matched, and considerable
interest has been awakened among their
respective admirers The first on the pro-
gramme is the 2:20 pacing race, for purse
OF $3.50, the nominations for which are F.
NJ. Fay names b. 9. Shaker, pedigree I'M
known; 5. c. Tyron names br. g. Prince,
by Missouri Chief, dam by Belmont; John
Goldsmith names b. g. Fred Alderman, by
Washington, dam by Signal; c. Baylis
names br. G. Fairmount.
The second event will be trotting, in the
2:30 class, for purse of $500, the entries
being Lee Shaner names gr. g. Nighttime,
| by Rustic; NJ. H. McManus names La
Rue's CT. III. Jennie McCarty C. David
names blk. g. Fred B.; John Goldsmith
names b. G. Ned.
Pools were sold by Killip & Co. at the
| Golden Eagle last evening. The attendance
was quite large for the first night. and
number Of pools were sold, of which the
| following are a fair average: Pacing
Prince $50, Shaker $40, Alderman SO,
| Paramount So. MISUNDERSTANDING $50,
| Ned SO, Fred. &. 81, Jennie McCarty s..
\ CALIFORNIA COLTS VICTORY IN THE EAST.
Sporting circles were greatly elated last
evening over the receipt of news at an early
hour to the effect that the pride of Ell Paso
Ranch, the colt Tyrant, had won the great
three year-old Withers stake at Jerome
! Park, New York. This event is re-
garded as about the most notable of
| the yearly turf events in the East, being
to Americans what the annual Derby in
| England is to Britishers. This stake al
ways brings ont the crack colts of America.
and attracts each year a vast cOncourse of
! people. That a colt from the far off Pacific
! coast could be taken across the continent
and started with any reasonable prospect
OF securing the great honor of winning the
| Withers stake. was something that the
! turf ShaTpers OF the coast could not be
made to credit. 1t was well known here
that Tyrant was a colt Of grand promise.
but it was also known that he had to
compete with such superb specimens
of horsetlesh rs Goano, Tecumseh and
others who have already Won fame as
twO-year- 0lds, and whose Dedigrees |
stamped them as the offspring of some of
the gamest racers in the world Hence it |
was only when such vast odds as twenty |
five to one were placed by the bookmakers !
i'll the East against the California colt that |
even his Warmest admirers have plucked |
up sufficient courage to make up a pool |
and send the money on for investments: |
for in the language Of the turf " it would |
be good bet even if it didn't win" A
pool of some $1,000 was made up in this
city and among the employees of FL Paso
Ranch. and another in San Francisco
When it was discovered in the East
that there was a disposition among
Calitornians TO back the son of
Great Tom and Moselle the odds
declined, and about the best that
could be got was 10 agaisnt l. Even this
will put some $4,000 of Eastern capital
into the hands of Sacramentans-whe it
patch, received last evening by Mr. O'Sulli-
van, J. b. Haggin's book-keeper at Paso
del Rancho, from John Mackev, was what
produced so much good feeling and enthu-
siasm among the turtles assembled
about the hotels and public places q New
YORK, May 26th.-Tyrant won Withers
stake. Time, 1:45i. While the time is
not wonderfully fast, it must be remem-
bered that Jerome Park is a SLOW" one.
being laid out something in the shape of a
capital B-that IS, with three curves on |
Tyrant is 3 years old, and was bred by
General Harding, of Tennessee. He was
purchased as a yearling at the annual sale
of Harding farm by S. d. Bruce, turf edi-
tor of the Turf Field and Farm, for $500 A
year ago James Brown, of this city. and |
one of the best judges of horse-hesh on
the coast, was in the East, as the agent of
J. 3. Haggin, for the purpose of making
purchases for the latter's breeding farm in
IL
by his looks, and paid the very high price
of 5000 for him. The colt was brought
here last July without having made a
showing in his two-year-old form, having |
" thrown a curb He was not received
with much favor, either by his owner or
the man having the care of the stable; but
Brown never lost faith in the colt and the
latters achievement yesterday speaks
volumes for the Judgment and
foresight OF his purchaser. Tyraut |
wintered well and was put at work early
last spring. in which he showed remark
able speed power. lie was sent East with !
the rest Of the HasEin stable, arriving in
New y Ork April 2Oth, ana being in charge !
of the well-knoWn trainer, William Clay
pole. He was ridden yesterday by Patsy
Duffy, of Sacramento. Tyrant is a chest |
nut with white stripe in the face. 4 white |
spot on the belly, and three white feet.
He Is by Great Tom, cX Moselle. and com
bines the best strains of English and
American thoroughbreds. A half-brother of
his sire was winner of the English Derby
Mr. Haggin has since purchased a two
year-old sister to Tyrant, and a vearling !
hlly from Moselle by Enquirer The value ,
of the stakes won yesterday by Tvrant
probably amount 10 5000, while his ad-
mirers have, of course won several times ,
that sum from the bookmakers The time
made yesterday has been exceIled but once
IN the Withers stake, and that was when ,
George Kinney ran in I'D. There were ,
probably not less than dozen starters
CASE DIsMIssED-It is not an uncommon i
thing for hedgling attorneys to argue
themselves ont Of Court" but it is rarely
that a prosecuting witness so etfectually
swearS himself out upon the sidewalk as
was the case Yesterday in the Police Court t
Considerable time had been taken up in :
the hearing of charge of disturbance of
the peace brought against a aloon-keeper :
by FOurth-street barber and would-be
and finally the latter was put I
upon the stand and told how the defendant | ,
had ordered him ont of his saloon and |
hurled unpleasant epithets at him. The !
prosecuting witness evidently thought he =,
had made out good case and was about !