Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-27
HERE AND THERE.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GFcoHp-uNIos. :
DOMESTIC MINIS.
The American Turf

DOMESTIC NENS.
The American Turf
NEW YORK. May 26lh-Manager With
ers, OF the Monmouth Parl. Association,
declares that if the New Jersey authorities
carry OUT thelr threats to stop book-making
at Monmouth Park, the summer meeting
Will be abandoned and the mark sold. Some
2Oo book-makers were indicted las: fall. and
the trlal OF Lowell, one of the most prom
ineht OF thelr number, takes place FRIDAY
his VIII be test case, and the result is
awaited anxiously by the book-makers and
the Association.
THE JEROME PARK PosrPoNEMENr.
NEW YORK, May 2Gth-Jerome Park Of
nciaiS say that the races were postponed
yesterday because the track being new, was
too heavy in places to run horses with
safety. They will be run off to-day. how
ever The weather permitting. Sporting
men say that the postponement was cansed
by the threat OF the police TO stop all bet
ting. Last fall the American Jockey Club
raced rain or shine.
| THE AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
JEROME PARK, May 26th.-The opening
DAY OF the American Jockey Club meeting
drew crowd of about 5000 to tL,, track
hundred policemen, under command of
inspector Dukes, three Captains and two
SerSeants, were scattered around the bet
unS lnciosure, while i police wagon stood
at the rear OF the entrance, into which
twelve bookmakers, their clerks and tools
were unceremoniously hustled. Betting.
however, was quietly INDUCED in every
where, though in a very quiet way. All
the prominent bookmakers of the citv
had seats on the grand stand and did q
rushing business right under the noses of
the police. The first race, three quarters of
4 mile, Rock and Rye won by one and n
half lengths Dry Monopole second Avalon
third. Time, 1:lS!. The second race. one
and one-sixteenth miles, Blackstone won
by half a length, Brambledon sec
ond, Refrain third. Time 1:5s3.
The Fordham handicap, a mile
sam Brown, East Lynne, Royal Arch,
Maumee, Rupert, Wallnower and the
Mimi colt TO the post. To an excellent
start the flag fell with the Mimi colt in the
lead, Maumee second, Sam. Brown third
and the others struggling. At the quarter
post Royal Arch took the lead, and held il
to the head of the stretch, when the Mimi
colt, owned by D. ID. Withers, came awav
in fine style, and won hard race by a
neck from Walltiower, Maumec third.
Before the race Sam. Brown was a strong
favorite at TO l, with Wallfower and
East Lynne selling even up for place. The
time was 2:l44. The event of the dav was
the Withers stake for 1856 for three-vear-
olds, 500 each, with 81 600 added, distance
; one mile. Wait away, Saxony, Mink,
Repartee, Amalgam, Biggonnette, Port
land, Headade, Inspector B., Lans-
, downe, Lookout and Salisbury started.
. The betting was to on Portland, . to 1
on Biggonnette, .! to l on Inspector B., 3
to on Saxony and Mink. Saxony took
the lead at the start, followed closely by
Lookout and Portland. At the quarter Re
partee led the bunch, Saxony in the second
place, followed by Inspector B., Amalgam
Lansdowne, Portland and Biggonnette-
the Latter under strong pull. At the
three quarter post Saxony regained the
lead, but Biggonnette was at his Leels. and
an exciting struggle took place, in which
Repartee joined. Saxony finally gave it
up, and kepartee and Biggonette, under
heavy whipping and amid tremendous en-
thusiasm fought for the first place. Big
gonnette won by length and a half from
/, Repartee, Hcadlade bad third. Time.
Las. BiSgonnette is brown flly. by
Bramble, out of Babinet. Her owner is
w. 2. Burch. The fifth race selling allow
ances, one and one-siXteenth miles. Duke
| of Westmoreland won by six lengths,
, Moonshine second, Windsail third. Time
I:52i
1t is reported that the police force will be
trebled tomorrow, and the law against bet
ting will be most rigid!y enforced.
RACES AT BRIGHTON BEACH
New YORK, May 16th-At Brighton
! Beach, to-day the first race, three-quarters
of mile, Tunis won by neck, Orlando
second, Treasurer third. Time lis The
second race, selling allowances, one mile,
Osceola won by a length Ernest second,
Irta.N -,I-tl ], ,sy.t 1 IL
race, selling allowances, -eighths of
7 mile, Valley Forge won by a length, Sister
second. Donalda third. Time, 1:31I. The
fourth race, seven eighths of a mile, Tat
tier won by eight lengths, Sngerly second,
Fletch Taylor third. Time, 1914. The
fifth race, handicap hurdle race, one and a
quarter miles, Harry Mann won by a
length, Ecuador second, Worth third.
: Time, 2:22i
The knights of Labor.
CLEVELAND, May 26.h-When the call
for the Convention was issued by Mr.. Pow
derry, he only enumerated five causes of
complaint that were to be adjusted These
: were b0ycotts. strikes, the Southwest
troubles. the relation of the Knights of
Labor TO o.her organizations, and the in
stitutIng OF new Assemblies. Since the
delegates have arrived, many of them have
plans that they would like to bring before
{ the general session, and whether these will
c be discussed or laid on the table cannot be
, determined as yet. One of these plans is
. 20 agitate the subject of the Government
0 regulating railroads.
0 The first business of the morning session
Q was the acceptance Of the report of the
Committee on Credentials. The new dele
gates were then admitted to the hall and
the obligation administered. Delegates
were Admitted only from such districts as
were represented at the Convention held
last year in Hamilton, Ontario, this being
i a special session of that General Assembly
; and the districts since instituted not being
eligible to membership in the existing
body. Puwderlys address was then de!iv-
cred extemporaneously. lie referred the
delegates to the call TO learn what business
was to be brought forward and taking the
five subjects of strikes. boycotts, labor
troubles difficulties with Trades Unions
and increasing membership, ore by one.
he advised the most careful thought and
full discussion upon all the questions He
asked that harmony. prudence and discre-
ton should predominaie in all matters
and that the affairs of the Convention
should be acted upon with consideration
and dispatch. The best part of the adj
dress, treating of matters entirely within
the province of the Order, cannot be
made public. Powderly resumed his
seat amid prolonged applause, and upon
motion appointed standing committees of
five upon each of the following subjects :
Laws strikes, boyeotts, and the relation of
the Knights of Labor to other organiza-
tions. A special committee of five was
appointed, to whom was referred the ad-
dress of the President and Secretary of the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. committee of five was also Sc
lected to take action upon the matter of the
organization of an American Manufact-
urers' Union, as prop sed by Edward
Norton in his address of Tuesday The
Convention took recess until o'clock to-
morrow morning, so as to give ample time
to the committees to do the work laid be-
fore them.
PowDERLY's ; ADDRESS.
In his address this morning Grand Mas
ter Powderly said ''The multiplicity of
strikes that have occurred in the last six
months have greatly lowered our Order in
public estimation OF course great many
strikes are attributed to US that we should
not be credited with, but, on the other