Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-01
WHOLE NO. l0,643.
CAPITAL TURF CLUB.
The Spring Meeting Closes with Good
Racing.


Racing.
The spring meeting of the Capital Turf
Club closed Saturday with good attend
ance and fine racing. J. W. Wilson, Col
Onel McNaSser and Z. a. Smith acted as
judges, and Matt. Storms ofllciated as
starter for the running race. A l.. Frost,
c. Green and E. +. Smith were the timers
THE RUNNING RACE,
Dash Of five-eighthS of mile for all ages,
weight for age, was first on the programme,
and had five entries-Patti, Quebec, Billy
Johnson, Joe Chamberlin and Addie O'Niel
The first-named was for some time favorite
in the pools, but before the start Quebec
sold for so, Patti Sl1, and the field $40.
Soon after the hag fell Chamberiin made a
rush to take the pole from Quebec, struck
the latter and caused him to fall with his
rider, Bob Thompson. The horse ran
around 70 the grand stand and was caught
unhurt. His rider strained his back quite
severely. Meanwhile Chamberlin had
taken the lead, and kept it well
down the stretch. followed by johnson and
Patti. The latter Won handily in l:04,
Johnson second, Chamberlin third and
old, was entitled to light weight, and her
rider was wee little jock, named Charles
o. Nickerson, who thus made his first
mount success. Wien he dismOuuted
from his horse two or three hundred voices
appauded him, causing him to smile all
over. He will probably live u long time
before ke experiences suother moment
equally cappy.
NFNT oN THE PP ,GRAMNE
Was the OBJ tro;, with ,~airo, Nighttime,
Ned and Fred Is. as the starters. Pools
sold NJ so an the deld against $40 on
Nighttime AZ the tap ef the bell Cairo
sprang clcar OF the others and soon had
/ such a lead that it seemed probable he
would shut Nighttime out but he slowed
up before reaching the wire, and won in
1881, none OF his competitors distauced.
Pools began with Cairo the iavoritc, but
soon there was grand change, and Night
time brought $40 against $l5 on Cairo and
$l5 on the field. Nighttime won the next
three heats in 2;3l3. 2:3l4 and 2:35l. Cairo
got second money and Ned the third.
TIE MAIN EVENT
OF the day, the pacing race for the 300
class, had been started between heats Of the
trot Before the first heat AckermGn
brought $50, Paramount $40, Shaker 50 and
. L
they got off well, and Fairmount, the win
ner on Wednesday, having the outside
position. went with an immense burst of
! speed around the first turn passing the
others with a rush. Prince with Andy
Mcdowell driving. set sail after him. but
the pace was too hot and he broke Shaker
took second place, but at the three cighths
/ pole he was twenty yards or more in The
rear and there seemed little hope for him
! Jimmy Sullivan, his driver, knew, how
ever, that the little horses strong forte was
/ in the finish, and drove him with such good
| Judgment that, after splendid race down
! the stretch, during which he fairly out
, paced Paramount despite Bayless' good
! driving, he passed under the wire first,
] Ackerman third and Prince last Time,
224!.
Before the second heat pools sold at so
on Shaker, SIC on Ackernan and $l4 on
the field. Soon after the start ACkerman
took the lead and kept it to the finish,
Shaker driving him out in 2:23, according
to the time hung out, though nearly all
those timing beneath or near the wire made
it close to 222, some half a second better,
and others quarter the other way.
Pools now sold al so on Ackerman to 50
on the others, all in the field. 1t was not
Ackerman's day however. He broke at the
first turn, Prince taking. the lead,
but being passed by Shaker near
the half Goldsmith, with Ackerman,
drove for the heat after recovering from
the break, but could not catch the leader,
who won in 2:25l. Aokerman second,
Prince third, and Paramount distanced, he
having torn . shoe of about the time the
bell tapped, and pulled up lame at the
turn
The hackers Of Ackerman still Thought
he would win, and he was the favor;;9 be-
fore the fourth heat commenced; but Shaker
was not to be denied. ana won in :29k,
Ackernlan second and Prince u poor third.