The record-union., 1891-05-04
FIVE DAYS RACING.
The Capital Turf Clubs Meeting tc
Begin Tomorrow.
Utter Rout of the Clique That Sought
to XIII the Meeting-To-Mor-
rows Racing Events.


last reached San Francisco it brought
dismay into the camp of the boodlers and
trlcksters who had sought to break up
the spring racing meeting of the Capital
Turf Club.
certain coterie of these boodlers imag-
Ined they had a grudge against the Sacra-
mento Club, so they got the consent of
some of the Blood Horse Association
Directors to give series of extra races in
the hope that by SO doing they would
Keep the race-horses at the Bay, and thus
cause the meeting here to be failure.
But the scheme didn't work 1t was
| exposed and roundly denounced at the
meeting of the Sacramento Turf Clubs
Directors on Friday night which expose
and denunciatiofl was voiced on the fol-
lowing day in these columns. When Mr..
Ariel Lathrop, who manages the race
track for Senator Stanford, learned what
| had been done, he notified the Blood
Horse Association that the track could
not be used for such a purpose, and no
| dou bt the association was glad of it when
| the directors came to understand the pur-
pose OF the game that was being played
| upon them.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Referring to the Inauguration of the at
| tempt, on Saturday, to give extra races
down there, the San Francisco CaU of
| yesterday SAYS:
The action of the association in at
| tempting to give weeks extra racing in
distinct opposition to the announced dates
OF the Sacramento Jockey Club caused so
! much untavOrable comment from The
! public and owners that the association
| had to declare their proposed extra rae
ing OIL, to the great chagrin of the book
| makers and booksellers who had antici-
| pated reaping further rich harvests from
| the San Francisco public. The Sacra-
| mento Jockey Club, when informed of
! the aSSoc1atlon's action, passed condemn
| atory resolutions, and stated that such
action was primarily instigated by local
! firm who had failed to obtain the pool
selling privileges at Sacramento.
While the track was in good order
! yesterday the weather was very unpleas-
ant a cold, drizzling fog benumbing the
! spectators the greater part of the after
noon. The attendance was the smallest
OF the meeting, and the betting rather
| light.
Under all the circumstances the asso-
cations interests would have been best
| served If yesterdays meeting had not
taken place and the glories Of last Thurs
| day had been left undimmed."
And the Examiner has a dig at them,
| too. 1t says:
IF the Blood-Horse Association had
only stopped its racing with the end of
the regular programme, Thursday, they
| would have closed the most brilliant
meeting in the history of the orgaDiza-
ton with honor to the management
But they would not do it. They must
needs give an extra day, which is an
other word for 'bookmakers' day and
the meeting comes to an end with a
schedule of disgraceful events, for which
/ q NffIn @,F tHC
count to the public.
"A more hagrant case of jobbery than
that III the last race yesterday was never
seen on the track. That Jackson, John
Treat and King Hooker were run to suit
the betting is plain to any man familiar
with performances and understanding
| their significance.
1T is such things as these that kill rae
ing and take from it the legitimate sup
port OF the public. Jockeys do not pull
horses, or pocket them, or ride wide on
the turns, or get left at the post, OF do
any of the tricks known to the craft, for
| fun. There is money in it, and the money
is furnished by men higher than the
riders and stable boys. There are men
who stand close TO the Blood-Horse Asso-
citation who might be sent to join Mr..
Iupper. Even now influence is being
| used to get him restored to good odor."
To-MoRROw'S RACES HERE.
The attempt and subsequent failure of
| the racing-jobbers to kill the Sacramento
meeting has called such widespread
attention TO the matter that it will GER
talnly give boom to the meeting, which
| commences here tomorrow under the
| auspices of the Capital Turf Club.
| The first days events will be three in
number, and all running. They will con-
| sist of the Weinstock, Lubin 81 CO.,
| Golden Eagle and Woodburn stakes, the
| entries for which are as follows:
| First race-We Weinstock, Lubin IL Co.
stake, for two-year-olds; five furlongs.
| Matt. Storm names Top Gallant and Cen
| tella, w. Field Smith names Zandivar,
! X. Z. Ashe names Toro, II. d. Miller
| names Melanita, Dennison Bros. name
| Stella, Theo. Winters names Dolly Nc
Cone and Yo Tambien.
Second race-Golden Eagle Hotel hand
leap; sweepstakes for all ages; one
mile and one-quarter. Weights will be
| announced at noon to-day. Declarations
! due at p. NJ. the same day. Matt. Storm
| names Larghetta and Cheerful, NJ. A.
! Foster names Naicho B., J. w. Harper
| names Not Named and Hotspur, p.
| SIebenthaler names Sheridan, owen Bros.
name Nero, Theo. Winters names Nor
! retta.
Third race-Woodburn stake, for all
ages; three-quarters Of mile and repeat
Entries-J. j. Dolan's Revolver, Matt.
Storms Kildare, w. Georges Applause.
| D. Bridges John Treat, Owen Bros
| Captain Al, II. ID. MilIer's Ida Glenn.
TheO. Winters Leh.
Admission to the track will be so cents
| for men. and ladies will be admitted free
Pools will be sold at the Golden EagIe
Hotel each evening by Al. Leach & Co.