Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-12
AT THE PARK
First Days Races-Three Fine Event
and a Fair Attendance.

First Days Races-Three Fine Event
and Fair Attendance.
Yesterday was the opening day of the
races, and for the first day the attendance
was very good. The weather was not
too warm for the comfort of those who at
tended, while sufficiently so to suit the
owners and handlers of the horses. The
latter do much better with reasonable
degree of warmth to the atmosphere than
when the weather is cool.
The track was in excellent condition, and
the management bad placed the grand
stand in tirst-class order, greatly to the sat-
isfaction of these who occupied seats there
on.
Nearly all the more prominent breeders
of live stock we're present. as also the own
ers of racing stables and turfmen generally.
The intervals between the heats ard races
were relieved of their otherwise monotony
by choice musical selections rendered by
the First Artillery Band.
The Judges for the day were Directors
Green, LaRue and Cox. Timers, II. T. De
long, H. j. Agnew and F. P. Lowell.
FIRST RACE.
The first race on the programme was the
0ccident stake for foals of 1887 The only
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Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W.
Richmond), and Lot ID. Slocums tlly Moss
Rose (by Anteeo. dam Luella by Nutwood).
The value OF the stake was 81 ,535. Coral
was driven by Havey, and Moss Rose by
Bennett.
1t proved to be almost a walk-over for
the Palo Alto representative, large bay
Glly, which showed the Electioneer strain
in color, form and movement. In sporting
parlance, her competitor wasn't in il"
First heat-It was o'clock when the
horses were called, and after~two attempts
they were sent off with Coral nearly a
length in the esd. On the first turn Moss
Rose broke and fell back. She was forty
yards behind at the quarter, and the hllies
reached the head of the stretch in about
the same order Down the stretch Coral
slowed down and passed under the wire
about six lengths in the lead. Time, 2:S94.
Second heat-After several trials the
fillies were sent of. Moss Rose having a
half.length the best of the start. she
broke again on the turn, and was behind
sixty yards at the quarter. At the hall
Coral was more than one hundred yards
in the lead, and came home fully one hun
dred and fifty yards in front. There was
was no distance judge, however, or Moss
Rose would have been shut out. Time,
2:2S.
Third heat-This was a repetition of the
other two, "only a little more So" The
fillies were sent away on the second score,
and Moss Rose at once broke and fell out
of the race. Coral went on and won with
out skip in 2:25, Moss Rose nearly two
hundred yards behind.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, September
IL. 1ss0-state Fair meeting. Trotting; 0cci-
dent stake for foals of 1857 Entrance, Sl0e.
The 0ccident gold cup, of the value of 500
TO be added by the Society. Mile heats, three
in i've, to harness. Closed in 1883 with city
three nominations.
Pslo Alts Stock Farm names b. Coral,
by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A.
W. RICHMOND
u. d. slocum names b. f. Moss Rose, by
Anteeo, dam Luella. by Nutwood ........
Time 2:ss14-2:2s-225.
SECOND RACE.
This was a substitute for the 2:22 class
fer purse of $500. The starters were Pale
Altos Ladywell, driven by Havley; p
-Johnson's Sargent. driven by his owner
I. C.Sniders Vidette, driven by Goldsmith
In the pools Ladywell brought $25, Sar.
gent S. and Vidette 81.
The horses went off on the third attempt
and on the turn Ladywell moved to the
front. and at the quarter she led Sargent
by one length, Vidette the same distance
in the rear. On the back. stretch Sargent
recovered his pace and led Ladywell two
lengths at the half, but broke on the fal
turn and fell that much behind her. Com.
ing down the stretch he regained his los
ground and passed under the wire winner
BY one length, Vidette last by three lengths
Time, 2315.
Second heat-Ladywell now brought S6i
against SIG for the field. notwithstandinG
she lost the first heat The horses went of
on the second score, Ladywell a little IN
steady. On the turn Yidette broke anC
fell to the rear. AT the quarter Sargent leC
the daughter of Electioneer by length
Vidette FIVE lengths in the rear. These po
sitions were maintained to near the bal