Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-21
EASTERN TURF EVENTS.
Good Races Yesterday in Three States
The Winners


First race, one and one sixteenth miles,
Levina Belle won, Vermont second, Bell
Dor third. Time, Lac.
Second race, Tennessee stakes,> three
fourths of mile, Eberlee won, Eminence
second, Avondale third. Time, 1:16.
Third race, Foxhall stakes, one and FIVE
eigkths miles, The Lioness won, Floodtide
second, Once Again third. Time, 1:543.
Fourth race, handicap, three fourths of a
mile, Leo II. won, Filter second, Bravo
third. Time, 1:152.
Fifth race, one mile, Dilemma won,
Golden Reel second, w. G. Morris third.
Times I:424.
AT wEsTcHEsTER.
Issr5s PAX as it will be'commonly
called IN contradistinction with Jerome
and Monmouth Park race tracks, was reg
| ulariy opened as race course to-day.
is the property of John Morris, who
has associated with him in its management
the New York Jockey Club. The grounds
OF the track are located in Westchester
county. on the Harlem branch of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
and are partly within the city limits.
The new course has the finest building
and arrangements of any in the world. An
idea of its completeness NAV be gained
from the fact that its subdrainage cost
S250,O00, its grand stand is the largest and
most complete of any in the world, and in
all lis appurtenances in the highest degree
the best of the results Of modern improve
ment. The track has both the elliptical
and straightaway tracks, and it is believed
they will be, when properly settled and
conditioned, the fastest in America.
The fiye-eighths mile Geraldine won in
leo, which beats the record made by Sam
Harper at Jerome Park a quarter of a Sec
ond, and equals that of Katie Pease. The
latter record, however, has bever been con-
sidered authentic
The opening day of the races were
largely attended, and the lovers of horse
racing witnessed Geraldine, California
horse, owned by Porter Ashe, break the
record. The winners were as follows:
First race, five-eighths of a mile, Geraldine
won, Volunteer second, Gladstone third.
Time, loo.
This is one-qusrter of second faster
than the previous best time.
Second race, one mile, Newcastle won,
Miss Cody second, Macauley third. Time,
1:43
Third race Larchmont stakes, three quar-
tiers of mile, Ruperta won, Magnate Sec
ond, Ralph Bayard third. Time, 1:14.
Fourth race, New Rochelle stakes, thir-
teen-sixteenths of mile, Senorita won,
Hanover second, Taragon third. Time,
2:03.
Fifth race, ive.eighths of mile, Fronte-
nae won, Chesapeake second, Phoebe third.
Time, 1:114.
Sixth race. selling, one and one-sixteenth
miles, Fattler won, Judge Morrow second,
Eigin third. Time, 1:50@.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, August 2Oth.-The races at
West Side Track were well attended, and
the winners were:
First race, seven furlengs, Lucerne won,
Bledsoe second, Guilford third. Time
1:2st.
Second race, maidens, one mile, Ecarte
won, Charley Shawhan second, Sinch third.
Time, 1:453.
Third race, handicap, one and one. fourth
miles, Hamlet Won, Beaconsfield second,
Big Three third. Time, 2:1O3.
Fourth race, two-year olds, five and one
half furlougs, Wrestler won, Lady Black
burn second, Lizzie D. third. Time, LILO.
Fifth race, selling, one mile, Pearl Jen-
nings won, Spaulding second, Hopedale
third. Time, 1:42.
Sixth race, seven eighths of mile, Jus.
tIce won. Fauntleroy second, Orme third.
Time, 1;204.
AT PoUGHKEEPsIE.
IooGHkkkPsIE IN. I J August 20th.-
The opening of the grand circuit races at
the Driving Park to-day was attended by
4,oOo persons. The track was in excellent
condition.
First race. for the Poughkeepsie Stakes,
q purse OF 5000, Sprague GoIddust was
nrst, MISS Alice second, Star Lily third
Prince Regent fourth. Best time 2:1S3.
In the third heat of this race Veritas
caught shoe and kicked, upsetting the
sulky, and throwing Budd Doble. the
driver. Doble was not badly injured.
Second race, 2:22 class, Globe was first.
Golden Rod second, Sensation third.
Mnlatto fourth. Best time. 2:20.
Third race, 2:27 class, pacing, Minnie P.
hrst; Dallas second, Blanch third, Mark
land fourth. Best time, 2;Is.