Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-09
SPRING MEETING.
Good Attendance and xceIIent Racing
YESTERDAY.

NDON~ AAssNA0HhCo anu ACSlIeBt tRStDE
Yesterday.
The attendance at the race track yester-
day afternoon was the largest of the week,
the day was pleasant and the races interest
ing. The first race was pacing race for
the 2:35 class, with five starters-Racauet,
Costello, Johnnie Shelton, Dandy and
Creole as starters.
The judges of the day YereJ J. w. Wilson,
G.. W. Hancock and DIR. Latham. Timers,
Christopher Green and J. D. Young.
Racquet was thought to be sure win
ner, and before the start of the race he sold
quite a favorite. Pools averaged: Racquet
$50, Shelton So, Creole So, field $40
The first heat was taken by Creole,
-year-old colt with Johnnie Shelton
and Costello close up, Racquet a poor
fourth The hackers of Racquet still kept
pouring their money into the pool-box at
the same odds, and field pools began to
look up.
In the second heat Costello and Shelton
had close finish, the former winning by a
length, Creole close mp and the favorite lust
inside the dis ance flag.
The favorite came to the front and won
the third and fourth heats, in the last win
ling by neck only from the colt. Skel-
bCAA " % biStouNEu III tDE lDuIIn neat.
The fifth heat was the most exciting of
the week. Creole led by dozen lengths
at the quarter, had them strung out all
around the turn fifty yards apart, and
when he came down all ran to try to save
their distance. Costello Just got inside the
distance flag, while it fell in the face of the
iavorite and Dandy, leaving Creole and
Costello 10 contend for the race The
hackers of Racquet beseiged the judges
stand and claimed that their horse was in
side the distance when the flag fell. and
they wanted him started again. Jerry
Golden, the distance Judge, came up and
said Dandy and Racquet were both out,
and that settled it, but it did not settle the
kicking. In the opinion of many, if the
Judges had so desired they would have
been justified in shutting them all out for
running.
For the last heat there was but little bet
ting, many thinking that the colt was get
ting leg weary and the horse would outast
him. Creole broke badly and fell several
lengths to the rear. Costello led into the
homestretch but the game little colt proved
his speed and bottom both by coming home
at rafting pace and winning handily in
the last one hundred yards Of the course in
2:443, winning first and third money.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, Sacramento, June
S, ISSS-Pacing 2:35 class, purse $500
Thomas Snyder named blk. S. Creole.1 9 211
S. G. Tryon named blk. s. Costello. ....3 l 8 >
G. Ravens named blk. g. Racquet...4 ! dis
Lee Shaner named oh. g. Dandy. ........5 4 5 dis
II: 5. Hogaboom named g. g. Johnnie
Time, aa4 81
THE TRoT.
The second race was devoid of interest TO
those who admire speed and good-looking
horses. Two San Francisco horses-Alex
McCord and Big Jim-made lots of fun for
the crowd, for they went together, and
when Clara G. and Bookstore finished the
mile they were little beyond the three
quarter pole. When they came to the score
the drivers were guyed most numerically
with cries of Take them out and shoot
then" Put them in truck, }" " Give them
to Cary for the street cars" etc. The
judges declared them distanced. The driy-
ers came to the stand and claimed that they
only started on the understanding that
| there should be no distance, and, with the
consent of the other drivers, they were al
lowed to mount again. Clara G. won the
race very handily.
| SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, Sacramento,
June s, distributing, 2:35 class; purse $500.
S c. Tryon names S. IN. Clara G.............1 2l1
| n. N. Craig names b. IN. Bloodstone........2 l 2
| JtiDiSS "A OuoIll x. alex Id .
George Bayliss names b. G. Big Jim......4 4 4 4
Time, 1a-2:3S15-24i54-2:4
To-DAY's RACES.
The races to-day will be four in number,
| as follows;
| Running Three quarter-mile dash, han
dicap, for two-year-olds. Almont, 10
pounds Wild Oats, 105; Bessie Shannon,
81; Duke Spencer, 100.
Running-One and one-eighth miles,
handicap, for all ages. Idaline Cotton, SO
pounds; Leon, 80; Dave Douglass, 95 !;
Carmen, 80; Orc, so.
Trotting-Mile heats; match; 800 a
side. Gardeners st. Lucas and Hicks
| Courier.
Special trot-Wilbur F. Smith names
Thor, c. n. Gilman names Solitaire Ito
cart, F. A. Jones names Madura, w. Ober
names Bob.
Races commence promptly at PM