The record-union., 1891-05-09
The FAVORITES WON.
A Gloomy Day For Those Who Did
Not Back Them.
None of the Nags Were in 1t With
Those Bred at Palo Alto-To-
Days Events.


feel proud of the success that has attended
It's spring racing meeting this week. The
attendance has been good from the first,
but yesterday it far surpassed that of any
previous day, and cast into the shade
anything that has been seen here at a
spring meeting within the last twenty
years.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired, and the condition of the track was
simply superb. 1t would have been
day for record breaking had the races
been of the running instead of the trot-
ting order. The time between heats was
enlivened by the Hussar Bands excel
lent music. There were more ladies
present than on any previous day of the
meeting, and about one-half the grand
stand was well filed with spectators.
The same judges and timers officiated.
FIRST RACE.
Three of the horses entered for the 2:36
class showed up-Palo Altos Del Paso,
d. E. Keating's Colonel McNasser and
Charles David's Josie S. It was practi-
cally a walk-over for Del PasO. The
other horses were not in it from the
start Del Paso sold before the first heat
for $40 against SS for the field, but after
that no pools were sold.
In the first heat McNasser led to the
quarter, where the favorite went to the
front and lead all the way around, WIN
ming easily in 2:243, McNasser second.
The quarter was made in 81 seconds and
the half in l:l2.
The second heat was repetition, so far
as results were concerned, the Palo Alto
roam leading from wire to wire. McNaS-
scr acted badly until the quarter was
passed, when he moved up and quickly
left Josie far in the rear, and at the half
was tapping the leader. On the turn,
however, Del Paso pulled away, and con-
tinued to increase the space between him.
self and his competitor with the military
title, winning in jog, by about thirty
yards, in 2:294.
The third heat is easily described. Del
PaSo was never worried from the start,
and won in an easy jog thirty yards ahead
of Josie, who passed McNasser on the
stretch.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO MAY s.
1s91.-Spring meeting OF the Capital Turf
Club. TrOtting. purse $400, for 2:36 class.
Palo Alto Stock Farm names 7. h. Del
:...;....:...
T. +. Heating names 5. h. Colonel Nc
Charles David names b. m. Josie S.. 8 5 ?
Time, 2:2452-2:2912-2:29%.
SECOND RACE.
This was pacing contest for the horses
is the 2:32 class, the starters being f. P.
LowelIs Falrose, Thomas Norton's Nor
ton, S. X. Treiry's Solitaire and J. l..
McCOrd's Allie Benton. In the pools
before the race talrOse brought SO,
against SI9 for Allie Benton and SI2 for
the field.
First heat-After several bad scores,
caused by Trefry pulling up Solitaire, the
horses finally got away to struggling
start, Solitaire breaking on leaving the
score. At the quarter Allie Benton led,
with Norton two lengths behind and four
4. Ill,
rear and unsteady. Going up the stretch
Norton closed on Benton, but was in turn
passed by Solitaire at the half-mile pole,
where FaIrOse was coming up. Around
the turn Falrose passed Norton and Soil
taire and came into the stretch close
behind the Benton mare. Coming home
the horses all left their feet except Norton,
who pushed to the front and won by
four lengths, Benton second, Solitaire
third and the iavOrite poor fourth.
Norton was limping with lameness
before the start, and when he came in
winner he was cheered to the echo by the
ShOrt-enders, who had secured good pools
at low figures. Paris Mutual pools paid
S:L4 for 50.
The result was regarded as a "fuke." :" for
Talrose still sold as favorite before the
next heat, bringing SO against SO for
Allie Benton and Sl3 for Norton and Soil
taire in the field.
Second heat-Again there was consid-
cradle delay in getting the horses off, and
it was haif-paSt four o'clock before the
bell tapped. After six tedious attempts
the horses We're sent away, with Norton
three lengths behind the others. On the
turn Solitaire passed Allie Benton, and at
the quarter Falrose was even with him.
Up the stretch Solitaire broke, and Fal-
rose led at the half-mile by a length.
Allie Benton was two lengths behind
Solitaire, with Norton forty yards in the
rear as they rounded the turn. Coming
down the stretch Solitaire and Benton
both broke and fell back, and Norton
shot out with q burst of speed that landed
him within two lengths of Falrose at the
wire, in 2:323, Allie Benton third.
Third heat-Falrose led all the way.
Allie Benton hung TO him until the head
of the stretch, bat from there out the son
OF Falls went away from the field, win
ming in 2:3l4 by some thirty yards from
Norton, who passed Allie Benton near
the score.
AGRICULTURAL PARK. SACRAMENTO, May 6,
1S91.-Spring Meeting of the Capital Turf
Club. Pacing-2:32 class, for a $500 purse.
+. J. lowell names FairoSe ............... 4 / /
ThOs. Norton names Norton ............. . . 2
J. /. McCord names Allie Benton. 2 3 3 3
=. X. TrCfry names Solitaire-............. 8 4 4
Time, 2:32t4-2:3Ih-2:2S
THIRD RACE.
The last event of the day was race for
roadsters TO cart for a 500 purse The
starters were w. j. lrvine's Clingstone.
II. c. Snider's sGladstone, and w. Q.
Bowers Colonel.
The first heat was won by Clingstone.
Gladstone second, the Colonel distanced.
Time, 2:i9.
Clingstone led Gladstone in the second
heat all the way TO the seven-eighths
pole, where he broke. came to a stand
still and was distanced III 2:4i
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, MAY 3.
lSg1.-Spring meeting, Capital Jockey Club.
TIOtJing-purEe OF 800, for rUadsters. 10
carts.
T. c. ~uidcT names G G'alstoae................ 9
". j. Irvine names ChRgStone............... I dis
W. y. Bowers names The Colonel A.. dis
Time, 2:49-2:I4.