Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-02
EASTERN RACES,

Heavy Rains Make Muddy Track at
Saratoga-Racing at Other Places.
SARATOGA, August 1st.-Heayy rains fell
last night, and as result the track wa
muddy, although the weather to-day was
clear and hot, and was the means of brings
ing out large attendance. The races re-
suited as follows:
First race, Alabama stakes, one and one
eighth miles, Princess Bowling won, Cotil-
lion second, Retrive third. Time, 2:03!.
Second race, one and one-eghth miles,
Glockner won, Newcastle second, st. Luke
third. Time, 2:O3t.
Third race, five eighths of a mile, Gun
wad won, Prince Howard second, Lizzie
Fonse third. Time, 1:06i.
Fourth race, three-Quarters of mile,
May o. won, Carrie G. second, Tramp third.
Time, 1:204.
Fifth race five-eighths of a mile Val
turno won, Miss Rhode second, Pail Mail
third. Time, 109.
AT MONMOUTH.
MONMOUTH, August 1st.-There were six
events at this place to-day. The Optional
stakes, EatontoWn stakes, Amboy handi-
cap and Cape May handicap being the cause
for the increase in the attendance over YES
terday.
First race, Optional stakes, three fourths
of a mile, Gregory won, Adamant second
Civil Service third. Time, lis.
Second race, Eatontown stakes, one mile
Tenny won, Eurus second, Prose third
Time, 1:454.
Third race, Amboy handicap, three
fourths of a mile, Onawsy won, BANQUET
| second, Ballot (colt) third. Time, 1:1S4
Fourth race, one and one. eighth miles,
Firzjames won, Badge second, Niagara
third. Time, 2:0l3
Fifth race, Cape May handicap, one and
one sixteenth miles ,Zephyrus won. Sluggard
second, Maidstone third. Time, 1:542.
Sixth race, selling, one and one-sixteenth
miles, Theodoseus won, Sir Rhoderick Sec
ond, Ceawood third. Time, 1:573.
AT CLEVELAND.
CLEvELAND, August 1st.-There were
three events on the card at the Grand Cir
cuit races to-day. The 2:20 class, postponed
from yesterday, the 2:24 class and the 2:I8
class.
Yearly 10000 people were present. Ak
. til, the wonderful three-year-old, went a
| mile, for s., 500, to beat his own record of
2:151. He trotted the mile to 6 running
mate, without a skip in 2:148, the time BY
! quarters being 1881, 1:074, and 2:143.
Guy went an exhibition mile for 8
| cup. 10 beat his own record of PIP. When
| he finally got started he moved like clock
work. His time by quarters was :32f, 1:05l,
| 1881, 2:103:
The 2:20 class, trottiDg, purse of $1,000,
Jack was first, Seymour Bell second, Gen
eva S. third, Greylight fourth. Best time,
2,152.
The 2:24 class, trotting, purse of $1,000,
| Gulvina Sprague was first, Geneva second,
| Billy Mack, third, Gold Ring fourth. Best
time, 2;19.
The 2:1S class, trotting, purse of $1,000,
! Thornless was first, ]. B. Richardson sec
ond, Susie S. third, Kit Curry fourth. Best
| time, 2:l6l.
The patrons of trottIng congregated from
| all parts of the country were iubilant to-
night over the performances of the horses
at Cleveland Park to-day. crowd of
| 1900 witnessed the races. The track Yves
| in perfect order but the atmosphere was
| close. Mocking Bird trotted in 2:20!, Billy
! Mack in 2:19, Colviva Sprague in 2:199
| Phornless in 2:16!, Jack in 2:152, Axtell in
2:l49, and Guy in 2:103. 1t was indeed a
| red letter day on the trotting turf
AXtell beat his own best on record three
| year-old time by three quarters of sec.
ond and Guy reduced his best time from
2:12. The latter flew around the turn to
the quarter in :32i, down the backstretch
in :33f, around the upper turn in 1928, and
covered the final quarter in ;32!, reaching
the wire in 2103.
When considered that he was on his
| speed almost as soon as he struck trot
! the mile from wire to wire in 2:103 must be
recognized as one of the best performances
ever accomplished by trotter.