The record-union., 1891-12-29
SPRING RACES.
The Capital Turf and Driving Clubs
List of Events.
Promising Outlook for a Meeting of
Unusual Interest-The Trotting
Colt Stake in the Fall.

The spring meeting to be held under
the auspices of the Capital Turf and Driv-
ing Club promises to be fully equal, if
not superior in point Of interest, to that
of last year. The club has done well III
making its announcements early, so that
horsemen may get their animals into
condition for the races.
The meeting will be held on the week
following that of the Blood-Horse meet
ing in San Francisco, the date of which
has not been as yet announced. The
sum OF s., 600 viii be given in stakes and
purses, and the meeting win last the en-
tire week. There will be thre" Gays de-
voted to running races and tbrsa' days to
trotting and pacing.
Secretary f. A. Jones has just had
printed neat programme announcing
the fixed events, which will he found Of
interest to horsemen and the sporting
public 1t is as follows:
Misunderstanding, three minute class,
purse, $500; roadster race for Sacramento
County horses without records that have
been used only as roadsters, $500; pacing,
2:35 class, $500.
dnesday-Trotting and pacing, free
for all, purse $500; trotting, $40 class,
$500; pacing, three-year-old stake, added
money, 500.
Friday-Trotting 2:2S class, $500; trot-
ting, three-year-old stake, added, 500;
trotting, 2:35 class, $500.
Entries to close April LIST; entrance fee,
10 per cent. of the purse; money divided
into 60, 80 and 10 per cent; five entries 10
ill, and three to start.
RUNNING STAKES.
Two-year-old running stake-$25 en-
trance, $l5 forfeit; second horse to save
entrance; 500 added; Ye-eighths of a
pounds extra; winners twice to carry five
pounds extra; maidens allowed ten
pounds. Entries close February Ist
Two-year-old running stake-S25 en-
trance, SIS forfeit; second horse to save
entrance; $3.50 added; three-quarters OF a
mile dash; winners to carry five pounds
extra; madens allowed ten pounds. Five
starters required to get added money in
either Of above stakes for two-year-olds.
Entries close February list.
Three-year-o running Stake-$00 en-
trance, S25 forfeit; second horse to save
entrance; $500 added; one mile; winners
of any stake of the value of 81, 900 in 1892
allowed to carry five pounds extra; Win
ners of any race three pounds extra;
maidens allowed ten pounds.
State Agricultural rules to govern all
running races. Entries close February
Jst. The remainder of the running pro-
gramme for the spring meeting viii be
announced later. Above-named stakes,
TO be run at spring meeting, to take place
the week following the Blood Horse
meeting. Five starters required TO get
added money. Six days racing in all.
TRoTTING AND PACING COLT STAKES FOR
1892
Trotting stake for yearlings, foals of
1S9l-Fifty dollars entrance, of which IS
must accompany nomination; $40 TO be
paid June l, 1892, SIS to be paid August
lst and so on Saturday before the race );
500 added money; to be trotted at Sacra-
lnento the last Wednesday in October ;
one mile dash.
Two-year-old pacing stake, foals of 1890
$50 entrance, of which SO must accom-
pany nomination, SIS to be paid April ],
1892, SIS to be paid the day before the
race; 500 added money; one mile and re-
peat; to be paced at Sacramento during
the spring meeting of 1892
Two-year-old trotting stake, fOals of
lS90-S50 entrance, of which $40 must ac-
company nominations, SIS April /, 1892,
SIS to be paid the day before the race; 500
added money; one mile and repeat; race
to be trotted at Sacramento during the
spring meeting of 1892.
Three-year-old pacing stake, foals of
lSS9-S50 entrance, of which $40 must ac-
company nominations, SIS to be paid
April lst, S25 to be paid the day before the
race; 500 added; mile heats, three in five,
10 be paced at Sacramento during the
spring meeting of 1892.
Three-year-ol trotting stake foals of
1SS9-$50 entrance, of which $40 must ac-
company nominations, SIS to be paid
April lst, S25 to be paid the day before
the race; 500 added money: mile heats,
three in five, to be trotted at Sacramento
during the spring meeting of 1892. Kebir
barred owing to his fast performance of
1891.
Entries to close February 1st.
CONDITIONS FOR COLT STAKES.
Stakes are open to all colts owned in
California, on a line all north of and in
Guiding the city of Stockton.
Stakes and added money divided 60, 80
and 10 per cent.
Any colt distancing the field will be
entitled TO first money only.
No added money for a walk-oyer
Five entries required to fill; three
starters required to get any added money,
If less number start they may contest
Tor entrace money. which viii be divided
20 and 30 per cent.
Failure to make payments when due
forteits all previous payments. Entries
close February !, 1892. Address f. A.
zones, Secretary, Sacramento. Cal.