The morning call., 1890-09-13
A Big Crowd in Attendance at
the Fair Grounds.
Rumors That Some Of the Jockeys Were
Bribed to Sell Out
The Youngsters AdmOnished That II Any
Crooked Work Is Discovered They
Will Be Ruled OF the Track.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 1.-THE latest local
catch is the statement of Chief of Police
Drew that there is not a faro game running
in the city to the best of his belief To-
night there are over six games in full blast,
and open to anybody who wants to try his
luck. The Bee in to-night's issue gives a
list of the games, the limit, their location
and all details. That this is correct can
easily be verified by personal inspection.
The first section of the ladies' tourna-
ment was ridden at the race-track this
morning. 1t was not as successful as last
year, either in point of numbers, skill in
riding or dressing Thirteen eQuestriennes
displayed their skill. No remarks were
made and the final decisions are set for next
week.
There was a good-sized attendance at the
track when the first race, the opening scram-
BILE for two-year-olds, six furlongs. was
called up for decision. Quite number of
pools were sold on the result. At
first Fairy and Nero were equal
choice at even money. The Palo
Alto people thought their colt could
not lose, and the rumor was started by them
that before l.. j. Rose Fairy's owner
bought her, with lot of others last spring,
Nero was better than the filly, and that he
was equal to Racine or Flambeau in their
two-year-old form. This brought the Lone
Pine representative lots of friends among
the trainers at the track.
One of them trained Nero three-fourthS in
l :12h when he went the seven furlOngS III
:27$4 lastweek at Oakland Fairy, the cham
pion of the Rose jacket, however, was
known to have measured strides with the
best of Eastern cracks, and TO have shown
creditable form. The illy has the knack of
showing up lame in her work and when she
comes out for race, but always warming
out Of it before the flag falls. l.. J. Rose
| believed in Fairy's chances, and told his
| friends so, besides backing up his opinion,
! much to his profit, in the pOol-box. This
caused Fairy to &C. to the post hrst tavoilte
at $50 against so for the colt.
| Right here it must be stated that worse
| 10. OF jockeys, with one exception, have sell
| dom spoiled silk in California. 1t would be
| Injustice to shOemakerS to call them by that
| honorable name. Three races were thrown
away absolutely by bad riding; or, at least,
the second aud third race.
| Returning TO the first event, j. Harris, q
| PalO Alto lad, was upon Nero, who carried
even weights, lis pounds, with Fairy, who
had BOrell, a diminutive photograph OF
I
| effected on the first attempt on
perfectly even terms. At the. guar,
ter Fairy had half a length the
best of it. Borell let Nero's head drop. and
that settled it. The FLY went to the hall
and into The stretch with length the best
| of it. Nero was rustled up the stretch, but
| failed to respond, his rider not being able to
| finish him out and Fairy won by length
| in l:15B. Had rider of even ordinary
gluten berg skill been upon Nero lie would
have probably, even Il lie dld NOT WIN, MADE
| Fairy run somewhat faster
Only two e-year-olds-L. U. Shippee's
b. f. Mabel f by Longfellow, dam Carrie
| Phillips, 10, Morton, and g. L. Boots b. +.
Initiation by Inauguration. dam Brown Ma-
ria, 10, Casey-came out tor the see1Sd event,
the California Breeders stake ior ~ miles
Me1el " as a hot first chcidce at S25 against
So Nor Initiation a good start was quickly
tfiad and Initiation at once cut out the run
I ming, leading past the stand by six lengths.
AT the half Mabel cloSed up the gap and at
the three-Quarter and mile had the race in
hand. She led into the stretch by a
! couple of lengths, and coming home as she
pleased. won in a romp by three lengths in
Ill. Had Initiation not run her head off at
the outset she would have had an excellent
| chlncs OF winning, as she clearly had the
foot Of Mabel.
Peel, the Palo Alto entry. 122; Tycoon,
| the Undne stable champion, 100; Ship
PEGS Picnic 107. Billy Appleby's Carmen
III. and Alfarata 1l2. and Mat Stones
Lurline 1l5, were the starters for
the third race, the Rosemede hand
was very heavy at $50 for the field, $40 for
| Peel and $40 for Appleby's entries. AT
| these figures much money went into the box.
| After a few attempts a good start was
made. Alfarata jumping off with the
laying into him with the whip from the
send-otf, just as he did at Oakland. The
leaders went away almost even up to the
! quarter and half poles, Garments rider
adopting the policy of riding away in
the rear, Peel, Picnic ana Lurline
lot. Tycoon kept getting the lash, with AL.
| farata hanging on TO him in good
shape. Into the stretch Tycoon had
a length the best of It, and Peel was beaten
off. Then Garments rider sent her along
and she cam fast. but not fast enough TO
catch Tycoon, who took the whip like a
major and kept rafting away as game as a
| pebble. Tommy Morton brought the shifty
| Picnic up very cleverly, and by sheer
| good riding beat Carmen out for the place
by neck; Tycoon came in first by a big
length. Time, :55. IL was the unanimous
opinion that Carmen threw away the race,
| and lost it sheerly by poor riding.
The selling purse Of $500, all ages, mile
heats, was gift to Applause. with 107 up.
He had only Albatross 102 Installation 80.
| w iu CdtS lu-, LdlRutLld ID anu TOiItSttI
104 to beat. Pools sold with Applause first
heat So, Wild Oats $40, field SIS. RuInors
of some queer business reached the ears Of
the judges, and they called up all the saddle
| artists and notified them that If
every last mothers son of them
did not do his best to win they would rule
them off for good. The lads were pretty
| well scared, and when the flag fell to a
| good start the whips sounded like rails for
| the first quarter, all going at their
| best gait. Applause held them all safe
| from the start and won easily. by three
lengths, from Installation, Wild Oats
third. Time, 1:43 The second heat
was won by Applause in hard
| gallop by two lengths, Wild
| Oats getting the place and second money,
| Forester third. Time, :43h. This ended
a fair days sport. A cinch on all the future
running events lies in the hands
OF even an average Gutenberg jockey, if he
can be brought here. He will have only one
| jockey. Tommy Morton, to ride against, and
| between them some good finishes would be
| had.
To-morrow's entries and pools for the
| trotting card are: First race two-year-old
stake)-Vida, Wilkes, Elleneer and Sunlight.
No, poos were sold on this event. Sec
! ond race Special purse of $500,
Beanry Nc, Wanda, Mary Lou and Pink.
Pools-Mc 81, Mary Lou $40, Wanda SIS.
Pink 81. Third race, purse of $1,000, for the
2:30 class. Prince Il, Frank NJ, Jim Leach.
Flora G. Lee, Moses b, Balkan, Sias Skin.
ner, james Henderson, LARGO, Bar
Dary and Wallis. Pools-Skinner S26. Frank
fa1 fl, 10 A a