Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-20

CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Many Indian Shanties Destroyed by a
Heavy Earthquake.
MAN MURDERED NEAR BEDDING.
Suicide of q Deserted and Despond.
emf Wife-San Francisco
Health Report.
lspRc1AI, DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIos.l
MAN MURDERED NEAR BEDDING.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE zroosD-umos.l
RUNNING IN THE MUD.
The BIood-Eorse Races Well Attended
A Bad Track.


The Blood-Eorfe Races Well Attended
A Bad Track.
SAN FRANCISCO, April l9th.-It does look
as if the proper thing for the Blood Horse
meeting is rsin-storm, and many of the
owners of horses entered in to-day's events
looked exceedingly blue as they watched
the downpour from the clouds yesterday.
At o'clock in the afternoon the Directors
of the Association held a meeting at the
Palace Hotel and discussed the situation.
A number of the horsemen were there, and
they urged the completion of the meeting,
as many of them have already made ar
rangements for getting away to Sacramento
on Sunday or Monday. The Directors
made up their minds to run, and the an
nouncement was made at 5 o'clock that the
races would go, rain or shine"
The afternoon came out much finer than
had been expected. The clouds banked up
in the north and east, but overhead the sky
was blue and the sun shone out warmly.
The ladies took advantage of the afternoon
to turn out in force. The members stands
were well patronized, but the free stands
were comparatively unoccupied.
The track was the reverse of fast, the re-
cent rains having left it decidedly sticky,
and, in order to give the sun as much
chance as possible to dry it out, the horses
were not called for the first race until $50
o'clock.
The judges were Maurice Schmidt, Nose
Gunst and Ira Ramsdell. The timers were
VIM. L. Sullivan, r. T. Carroll and Ed. F.
Smith. The starting flag was again held by
VIM. Coombs, of Napa.
The first race was handicap for two
year.olds, distance eleven-sixteenths of a
mile.
The starters were Sir Walter, Sinfax,
Rinfax, Arcade and Cimeter.
In the pools Rinfax, the Palo Alto entry.
brought $25; Colonel Thorton's entries,
Arcade and Cimeter, $40, and the field Sc.
After two or three breakaways the horses
were sent off to the prettiest start of the
meeting. all being in line as the flag
dropped. Rinfax Immediately drew out,
to last place. On the back turn Sinfax
began to close up. and Rinfax turned into
the stretch a short length in advance. Both
horses took the extreme outside of the
track, as better footing could be found
there. Up the stretch it was ding dong"
riding, both horses getting the whip. Sim
fax was dead game, however and managed
to draw ahead, getting under the wire a
half.length in the lead. Rinfax finished
second, while Arcade, who came up very
fast on the inside was third. Time, 1:13a
There was an hours delay in starting
the field OF twelve for the second race, a
selling event of six furlongs. Rose Mead,
with so pounds up, won by length from
Tom Daily SO, Kildare los, third. Time,
1:22.
The winner started at 2 to l. All the
jockeys except Casey, on Tom DAILY, were
suspended for fifteen days by starter
Coombs.
Raindrop won the third race of one mile,
with Coloma second and Kiro third. Time,
1:4s4.
Captain AL was favorite at to /. Rain
drops price was to l.
The fourth race, one and one-sixteenth
miles, was an easy win for Baggage "A
pounds, Carmen 95, second, and Piiny so.
third. Time, 1924.
Ed McGinniss 10 up, won hands down
from Hotspur ITO, in the fifth race the
Ocean handicap, one and FIVE eighths miles.
Faustine ITO, was third, and the favorite,
Sacramento, 100 up, was last and nowhere.
Sacramento started at s to 5, McGinniss at
8 to 1. The Kelly and Samuels interest
won great stake. Time, 3.04.
A stock car will be attached to the regu-
lar passenger train leaving this city for
Sacramento tomorrow, and the horses of
Dennison Brothers, Stone, hurry, Thorn
ton. De Poister, Siebenthaler and Appleby
will be shipped in it. The majority of the
other horses at the Bay District track will
leave for the Sacramento track on Mon
day.
Welcome the well-known mare in Kelly
& Samuels' string, will start at the Sacra-
mento meeting. While up there the mare
will be bred to the Prince of Norfolk, q
full brother to the Emperor of Norfolk, the
Gar, Ell Rio Rey. etc.
None of the horses were worked over the
track yesterday, and only gentle walking
exercise on the hard park roads and sandy
by-paths was INDUCED in.