Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-06
SPRING RACES.
A Good Attendance for the First Day
Tc-morrow's Programme.

Good Attendance for the First Day
Tc-morrow's Programme.
The Capital Turf Club opened their spring
meeting at Agricultural Park yesterday.
The races will continue each afternoon
throughout the week. The attendance,
considering it was the first day, was good,
the races well-contested, and the betting
quite lively.
The first contest was special purse OF
s400-a two-year-old trotting stake-one
mile and repeat.
Only two starters came upon tie track
NJ. Gardeners b. s. ST. Lucas and T. G. Sni-
der's b. s. Courier Boy Pools sold about
even on the two colts. st. Lucas won
handily in two straight heats, and took
first and third money, amounting to $3.50.
The colt IS of fine form and capable of max
ing better time. He is by Adonis, dam
Dolly s., and was raised by NJ. Toomey.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, Sacramento. June
3, lsSs.Speeial two-year-old trotting stake /;
closed December 10, 1887, with eleven entries;
500 added to the stake. One mile and re-
peat.
". Gardner names b. s. ST. Lucas.--... l
L. Z. Snlner names b. s. Courier Bay........ 2
Tine, S0512-3:14
The second was a trotting race for a purse
OF $500 between Suffer Boy, Dolly Blood
stone and Soltair. Pools sold with Soltair
a favorite at $40 to s1S for the other two.
Bloodstone took the first two heats and
became fayorite. After the second heat
Hogaboom, the driver of Soltair, said he
was not strong enough to hold her down
and prevent her breaking. With the con-
sent of the judges his place was taken by
Trefy, who sent the little black MAJ e TO the
front for the next three heats, winning the
PAGER, the property of c. H. Gilman, and
one of the finest roadsters in this section.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE Sacramento lime
., 1SSo-Trotting; purse $500 special
= II. Gilman names blk. IN. Soltair.....2 . 1
n y Craig names b. m. Bloodstone......l 1 8 .
'" +. smith names b. g. Suffer Boys 8 2 2
Time, 24I-240-2:39-239- 246.
To-rAY's RACES.
The races for to-day will be as follows:
Running stake; three-quarters mile and
repeat; S25 entrance, Sis forfeit: sIa5
added. William Murry names S. colt Pere-
grin, three years, by Hooker or Jumbo
dam Irene Harding; Maltese Villa stables
name CHI. gelding Elwood by Norfolk, dam
Balnet; Mrs. Susie Wolfskill names b. m.
Edelweiss by Hooker, dam Yolone G. w.
Trahern names b. b. Dave Douglass by
Leinster, dam Lille Simpson; w. l.. APP
pleby names C. NJ. Carmen by Wildidle,
dam Nettie Brown.
Running stake; one and one quarter
miles, for all ages S25 entrance, SIS forfeit;
$500 added. Maltese Villa stables name
ch. m. Alkaline Cotton by Jim Brown, dam
lAZZle r; II. l.. Samuels names b. colt Ed.
MeGinnis by Grinstead, dam Jennie G.; G.
W. Trahern names b. NJ Haidee by King
Alfonso, dam imp. Iveness: F. P. Lowell
names b. colt Leon, by Leinster, dam Ada
a. by Asteroid; w. L. Appleby names C.
m. Carmen by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown;
W. L. Appleby names Laura Gardner by
Jim Brown, dam Avail.
Running stake for two-year-olds FIVE
eighths mile dash $25 entrance, SIS for
felt, $l25 added, second to save stakes.
VIM. hurry names b. colt Almont, by
Three Cheers, dam Question John Reavey
81 Co name b. t. Bessie Shannon, by Shan
non Frank Dupoister names b. colt Duke
Spencer, by Duke of Norfolk, dam Lou
Spencer; Theodore Winters names CHI. colt
Joe Courtney, by Hooker, dam Abby w.
by Norfolk; Theo. Winters names oh, no.
colt Telish, by Norfolk, dam Ballinett;
Theo. Winters names ch colt Bronco, by
Hooker, dam Laura Winston Maltese
Villa stables name b. FLY Dafimeter. by
Jocko, dam Lady Ash; w. L. Appleby
names b. colt Wild Oats, by Wildidle, dam
Mary Owens.