Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-18

Harriet. Moonlight had the pole, Harriet
on the outside. Pools sold: Miss Court
ney $50, Moonlight S35, Harriet $50. The
horses were sent for the race on the first
attempt. Moonlight led for the first mile
and three-eighths, when Courtney came
up and won easily by two lengths in ad-
vance of Moonlight, who in turn was four
lengths in advance of Harriet Harriet
was in The third position throughout the
race. fhe running was as follows: First
quarter, 274 seconds; half mile, % sec
onds; three-quarters, l:2ll; mile, 1:4Sl;
mile and quarter, 2:l4! mile and a half,
3:07l. This was the third favorite that
won to-day. This race was run to suit
Miss Courtney. Some turf men think that
if Moonlight had made Courtney run from
the score TO the finish the result might
have been different.
SUMMARY.
AGRICuITURAL PARK COURSE, Sacramento, Cal,
September Il, 1SS6.-The Golden Gate stake,
for three-year-olds: entrance $50, S25 forfeit,
with $3.50 added; 500 to second third TO save
stake; dash of one mile and three-quarters.
Theo. Winters names b. I. Miss courtney, ll5...l
Kelly & Lynch name b. f. Moonlight, ll5.-.-......2
r. 8. Fallon names br. f. Harriet 1l5...-........3
Time, 5:071a
The next was the Nighthawk stake, for
all ages, dash Of one mile. The entries
were five in number, and started in the fol-
lowing order: Dublin Bay, John A., Lizzie
Dunbar, Nielsen, Del Norte. Pools sold:
Nielsen 500, field $50, Lizzie Dunbar $26
In the Paris mutual pools Nielsen was left
out and pools sold on Lizzie Dunbar, John
a and the field.
The horses had good start on the first
score, Lizzie Dunbar leading on the turn,
Dublin Bay second, the other three even
and close up. The quarter was passed in
26 seconds, the horses in the same position.
Dublin Bay pulled up even with Lizzie
Dunbar before the half was reached, which
was passed in :51}, Nielsen and John A.
close up. Del Norte several lengths to the
rear. They entered into the home stretch
in that order, all whipping from the three
quarter pole except the rider of Nielsen,
who did not whip until the one hundred
yard pole was reached. Nielsen crossed
the score two lengths in advance of John
A., Lizzie Dunbar third, Dublin Bay fourth,
Del Norte fifth. Time, 1;43. Several
watches on the course made the time 1:42l
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, Sacramento Cal,
September Il, lSS6.-The Nighthawk stake for
all ages; $50 entrance SIS forfeit of which
500 TO second, $50 to third; SEQ additional if
l;42L is beaten; stake to be named after the
winner if Nighthawk's time Q421Q is beaten;
dash Of one mile; the race closed with ten en-
tries.
W. L. Appleby names b. IA. Nielsen, 115.........1
W. B. Todhunter names blk. h. John A. 11S......2
w. L. Prtchard names ch. NJ. Liz. Dunbar 1853
D. Bridges names b. h. Dublin Bay, 1lS...........4
W. NJ Murray names b. c. Del Mort, Sle...........5
Time, 1:43.
The last race of the. was for free
purse of $3.50, for all ages, one mile and a
sixteenth and repeat. The starters were
Irish Lass, Leda, ST. Patrick, Daisy D. and
Edwin F. In the pools Leda brought 500,
Irish Lass $65 Daisy D. $50, field 81. The
horses had very even send-off on the