The morning call., 1890-04-27
The Spring Running Races at
Sacramento.
Collapse Of Jou-JOu After Having The ALL
Ages Contest Well in Hand.
al FarrOW Passes Under the Wire First In
the Initial Event - Sheridan and
Muta WilRerS-HOE Pools Sold.
Special by the California Associated Press.


cultural Society need have little fear but that
their Inaugural spring running race meeting Will
be well patronzed While the streets Of course
are not thicky packed with people as during the
State Fair the influx OF visitors to the city is
markedly noticeable. All the leading horsemen
Of the state are here, and although some nave
no entries in the races they take as much inter
est In tile success OF the meeting as II they were
engaged knee deep. All the leading resorts of
Tie city are running full blast. The whirl of the
wheel of fortune and the engaging remarks of
the hockey pokey dealer are most familiar sounds
while from the thick jungle OF the leading bust
ness corners the bright blue growl OF the tiger in
his lair is heatd as he claws his prey.
Business is said to be quite lively in gambling
circles. Yesterday afternoon, Chief OF Police
brew electrified the State Agricultural Society
and Secretary Edwin l. Smith by announcing
that he considered poOl-seiling on the races lie
gal. and thai lie should deem 1t his duty 10 stop
it, The society held a council Of war; and after
consulting their lawyer, visited the Chief and
convinced him that there was no law tOhibitng
selling pools. Chief Drew withdrew his oppost-
tiOa and last night S. b. Whitehead & Co. sold
pools on tS-day's events at the Golden Eagle
Hotel. The memorable fight AT the last State
Fair when the booksellers camped out on
Government lot on the corner of the two leading
streets OF the city and tried 10 turn Il into huge
gambling booth, with their almost immediate
removal by the Unlled States Marshal, Is no
doubt quite fresh in the memories Of patrons OF
the fair.
ODDS AT THE TRACK.
To-day the public IS given the fullest oppor-
tunties to speculate on their respective fancies
In each race. For the first time, it Is believed
books win be made and the odds listed at the
track. The Pacific Coast Book-mAkero' Assocl-
alton, composed Of the following firms: hillip
Co., {. Il. Kingsley & Co., Henry S chwartZ &
Co., S. i. Whitehead & Co. and Lawrence Black
& Co, have leased the book-making. privileges
from the society. Tie association Is represented
by the following firms: c. II. Kingsley & Co.,
Lawrence Black & CO. and Henry Schwartz
Co. Thee books VIII be mad on each race. 1t
Is thought that, though each book Will be made
separately, the ASSOCIATION OF the five firms
VIII share any profit or loss on The sum total OF
tie three books.
Asto Sacramento itself. 1t never looked love
lieT than Once the business portion Of
the city is left behind, one Immediately walks
through the most enchanting green, shady ala
medas OF magnificent foliage. Flowers are every
Where IN beWildefing abundance. Roses liter
ally emb0Wer every house, from The stately man.
sion 10 lue humbest cottage ADDED 10 tue
charming weather. ride through The shady,
petfumed streets 10 the tracN early III the morn
ing IS most enjoyable
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING ANTICIPATED.
The track itselfis in the very best posi- bic Or
der, and no reeo DIS are wiped out it VIII not be
the fault OF the course. As Is usual at Sacra-
menlo all the little details which, when properly
attended 10, do lnuch TO make a meeting a
success, are closely looked after. If outside as
soclailOns could only be mace To under stand that
II pays, and pays big, to make every effort to
make the public, whose money it really is that
supports racing. comfortable as possible, their
credit balances would be much larger, always
provided that after uudeIs standing they put the
lesson into effect II they would follow the sac
ramentu example they would do we'll
No specially fast work was done at the track
this morning, the strings doing only good eXer-
cislug Most OF The horses, particularly those
VINO were at the three past spring meetings OF
L.. Fresno, san Jose and San Francisco. are pretty
well up TO concert pitch, except the two-year-
olds. The youngsters are stu somewhat back
ward, though they are coming around. curious
aAnent is reported among some OF The horses
who have been quarteTed all winter az the track.
While not serious, Il seems to affect them In the
hind legs, stlnening them up somewhat.
A BIG TwO-YEAR-OLD.
Tie prize for good looks aud size among the
two-yeaI-oids must be awarded without hes-
fancy 10 FLY by Falsrtto Gleniurine, in the
Suiuuee stable. She IS without exception the
largest two year-old now on the Coast, RinfaX,
Ih- PaIu Alto colt, not excluded. This interest
ing young lady is May Ii, a brown, with little
White on the left hind fetlock: black points run
small white star In the forehead. She got buck
Skinned about three weeks ago and had TO be
blistered aud let up in her work. Consequently
she will not be seen this spring, but when
Size does go to the post 1t will take a
crack-a-iack TO beat her. Her grth is re-
markahle for Its depth, while her quarters
and legs leave noihing 10 be desired. In tn
string are also the brown fly False Queen. by
FalsettoQueen Victoria; b; c. Lodoyic, by Long
fellOw-Cslne Phillips, and b. C. The Drake, by
LeOnatus-Tbe Teal Falss Queen is 4 full sister
to that good mare Jennie Ireacy, aud May
is q halfsister TO the great TTOubadouT While
good looking, these other three youngsters have
not the size of May II, and like her have
not been fit to bring into fun racing trim though
The Drake started to-day. Alb Stemler, The we'll
bnOwn manager and trainer of the Snlppee
stables has all his string looking the pictures Of
health, but the usual unavoidable yicissltudeS of
training have kept his youngsters back. This
has taken one very interesting expected feature
out OF tile twO-year-Old spring contests, as 1t
would have been Of much value TO horsemen to
ascertain what the Shippee colts, who are all by
Eastern sires. would have done against the local
stud cbampions' get
SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE.
Considering the numerous counter attractions,
such as the Odd Fellows picnic which took
twenty-five carloads Of people out OF the city
early In the morning, The ball game that was we'll
palrouized and the Pioneer reunion that kept
many IN town, the State Agricultural Society can
sim be well satisfied with the attendance al the
opening day Of their first spring running meet
Ing. BY the lime the horses went to the post for
the first race there were some 1000 people on
tile ground The DAY and the track were both
perfect and with good contests and no delays at
lie posts worth mentioning very pleasant
were: Judges-Messrs. Green, Larue and aoss;
s-Sqers-Messrs. Wilson, Burns and Wate house
starter, " II. Coombs; assistant. NJ. Johnson.
The FIRST RACE.
The drst race, S40o purse for three-year-olds
and upward. six furOngs. bad as starters: AL
Farrow, 5, 124, HiIi; Kitty Van, 4, 116, Mar
vaez; Jackson, 5, ia, Cannon; Mirope, 3. 1O8,
Casey; Picnic, 4, 116, Hitchcock; Revolver, 3,
lO5 Hennessyi Carmen, 8. .119, Apnleby. In
Van $40, neld So. the books gave Al Farrow
TO 10, no places KITTY Van 2 to straight,
Jackson 10 and 4, Picnic aud 2 Carmen Is
aud 5, Revolver ano Mirope 20 and g.
tarrow. who had his regular winning jockey
ny, and looked in fine order, was plunged in on
the DOCKS, The auction pools not being so well
patronized as the bookeTs ana cut deep into the
Old order Of things. A strong tip was out on
q. Kitty Van and she was heavily supported. The
others had none too many friends. Mlrope was
very anxious to go and lumped OF in the lead
when The flag fell, with Kitty Van and AL Far
D..
Carmen and Al FaTrow were the leaders Far
row went 10 tile front after rounding the turn,
and from then on had The race won lie led
KITTY Van, who was eneTgetieally ridden out.
two lengths al the wire, winning in galiOp
jackson was third a length back Time, / 10
Mltope was sent on and worked The full mile.
THE NORFOLK STAKE.
The second race Was the Norfolk stake for
two-year ODDS, $500 added, fiye furlongs. 1t
brought out L. J. Roses b. /. Fairy, by Argyle
FAIRY Rosr, 11S, Mouahan; PalO Altos ch. C.
MAX by Argyle imp. amelia, 121, Mar
OF Norfolk, dam by Wildldle, II2 Dennison; L.
Shippee's b. c. The Drake. by Leon atus-The
cheerful, by Three Cheers-Queen Emma, l15,
biil; Colonel IL J.. Ihnrn1ons Oh. C. Arcade, by
AIllnet- Mamie Hubbard il3, Casey.
In the betting pools sold Fairy SIS, field $40.
The books gave Fairy 10 straight and to
for "A place, R!nfax 212 and / to 2, The
Drake aud Minnie B s and 8, Arcade and Cheer
full 80 and 10.
me Drake and Cheerful made their first ap-
pearsnce on the track, and while nice looking
are not yet up 10 a race. The Drake, however
i, OF an improving order and with time should he
bread winner. Fairy looked 10 grand order
and fully justified the odds on. When The starter
sent Them OFF Oh the second attempt she had the
race as good as won, going at once TO the front.
She raB away from RfDfax and won. not ridden
out by len lengths, In sol. Rnfax got the place
by three lengths fTOE Minnie b, who was thought
10 have place for second money. Considering
her age. the weight and the distance by which
sile won, Fairy Is great illy and if she reaches
tle East nj and well, will carry tile rose colOrs
often 10 the front.
THE THIRD EVENT.
A Held OF nine weighed In for the third event,
selling purse OF $500, all ages one and a six
teeath miles. The weights up were pretty big.
Applause, a, 12oj Appleby's Dave Douglass, a.,
1l5; Dennlson's Sheridan, 3, lo5 Natvaez; XII,
dare. 116 Hitchcock; Black Pilot ll5 Razlett:
Welcome, 5. lis, Cook; Orc. a. 12O, an; Jou,
lou, a. Ito, Casey, and Jack Brady, a.. l15,