Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-11
THEY KEPT II QUIET.
THE TRorTING COLT ASSOCIATIONS
| MEETING YESTERDAY.
A Days Races that Nobody Had Heard
of-But Advertising Expenses
Were Saved.

Thirteen men, two ladies and four chill
dren were at Agricultural Park yesterday
to witness the races to be held under the
auspices of the Sacramento Trotting Colt
Association. Most of those present came
all the way from Sonoma and San Joaquin
counties, expecting to see large crowd
and lively days sport. The others would
not have been there had it not been that
some person. while seated in bootblack' s
stand at noon, overheard stable-boy from
the park speak of the affair, and he re-
peated it to half-dozen others.
Curtis H. Todd. a prominent turtle,
happened to stop at the park by accident,
and he was pressed into service as Judge.
That was the first he knew of the great
meeting of the Sacramento Trotting Colt
Association. Robert Allen had read the
long list of entries to the stakes gratu-
itously printed in the RECORD UNION of
February oath last, and had not forgotten
it, SO he was on hand with q little tin box
full of pool tickers and money, intending
to sell pools on the races. He shouted
Come on. boys p till he was hoarse, and
wore out two feet of rubber hose beating
the side of the grand stand, but the boys
were not there to s'come on" 30 Robert
had to lock his box and take rest.
A RECORD UNION reporter endeavored to
ascertain what had been the purpose of the
Association IN keeping the matter from the
knowledge of the public, and asked the
lessee of the Park. Willard Gardner, who
it is thought would naturally like to have
crowd of people present.
well, l couldn't tell you," he replied.
Last year advertised the meeting myself,
but the Association made such fuss over
the bill that concluded this year I'd let it
alone. But it is too bad. Here we have a
q lovely day, track in superb condition, a
large list of entries, and nobody present to
make the occasion one of interest"
Just then Wilbur Smith was jogging past
in sulky, and the reporter asked him if he
knew who were the officers of the Associa-
ton.
well. yes" answered the gentleman
who once piloted the feet. footed Occident,
81 am the Secretary of it."
What was the object in keeping this
meeting SO quiet?"
"Oh, none at all. sent notice to one
there was some misunderstanding about
it,"
ONE SOLITARY PAIR.
The programme, as announced last Feb.
ruary, called for three stakes-the yearling
trot, the two-year-old trot, and the three
year-old pacing stake. These filled with
an aggregate of twenty-five entries, six in
| the first stake, eleven in the second, and
| five in the third.
| Among the owners represented were
breeders in various parts of Sacramento
Solsno, San joaquin, Napa, Sonoma and
Yolo counties, and the colts named are
many of them choice breeding But there
| seems to have been general lack of in.
terest taken in the meeting. for only two oil
| the colts showed up yesterday on the track
land one of them was lame)-namely: 7. j
Draie's Pennington Boy, from San Joaquin
county, and A. L. Whitney's Annie Bell
from Sonoma county. These were two
year olds.
| Amid funeral-like silence the colt.
were unblanketed and driven around the
track. Annie Bell was the winner in two
straight heats. Her competitor was lame
and was easily beaten. Time, 2:53-3:O1.
| SUMMARY.
| June 10, 1890-Twoyear-old stakes of the Sac
| ramento Trotting Colt Association. CLOSED
February 20. 1890, with eleven entries.
| A. L. Whitney, of Petaluma names C. f.
Annie Bell, by Dawn, dam Hubbard
| i
| T.. ]. Draie, of Pennington, names b. c.
Pennington Boy, by Dexter Prince, dam