The record-union., 1891-04-18
SPRING RACES.
A Big Entry List and Success Virtu-
ally Assured.
Only One Race Fails to FnI-Some of
the Best Runners and Trot-
ters Arc Named.

| races, which begin in this city on the 5th
of next month, will be the most success
| ful meeting of the kind ever held here.
The Capital Turf Club, under whose
auspices the meeting will be held, met
last evening at the Golden Eagle Hotel
and opened the entries received for the
various events announced. The list of
entries received was larger than even the
most enthusiastic members of the club
anticipated, and now all that is needed is
the support Of the public to make the
meeting one long to be remembered.
NEARLY ALL FILLED.
Out of the entire list only one race
failed to fill and that was the two-year-
old trotting event billed for the last day
OF the meeting. Another race will be
substituted for it, however.
The free-for-all pacing event announced
Tor the second day, has been changed to a
trottlng evont for special entries, as given
| below.
The consolation handicap for two-vear-
oIds, non-winners of 1891 (the Hall, Luhrs
q Co. stake), will not close to entries un-
til the night of Nav 9Th. This race will
be included in the last days racing. and,
with the event which is to be substituted
for the two-year-old event which did not
! HI, Will give three good trotting races for
the last day.
Nothing remains now to be done ex-
cept to put on the finishing touches to the
track, get the stables into good order, and
| wait for the opening day and the word.
THE ENTRIES.
The entries for the various events. di-
Vlded up among the five racing days are
| as follows:
FIRST DAY-TUESDAY, MAY 9TH.
No. Running, Weinstock, Lubin &
Co. stake for two-y year-olds, fiVe-eighths of
q mlle-Matt Storm names Top Gallant
Matt Storm names Centella, Wilbur Smith
names Zaldivar, r. p. Ashe names Toro,
ii. ID. Miller names Melanita. Dennison
Bros. name Stella, Theo. Winters names
70 Tambien, Theo. Winters names Dolly
McCone
No. 2-Golden Eagle Hotel stake, ham
mlles-Matt Storm names Larghetta, Matt
Storm names Cheerful, NJ. A. Foster
| names Naicho B., j. w. Harper names
bot Spur, j. w. Harper names Unnamed,
+. Slebenthaller names Sheridan, Owen
Bros. name Nero, Theo. Winters names
Norretta.
No. 3-The Woodburn stake. three
quarters OF mile and repeat, for all ages
j. }. Dolan names Revolver, Matt Storm
names Kildare, Wesley George names
Applause, ID. Bridgess names John Treat,
Owens Bros. name Captain Al, III. d. Mil
Ter names Ida Glenn, Theo. Winters
names Leh.
SECOND DAY-MAY 9TH.
No. 1-2:26 Class, Trotting-C. F. Tay-
lor names Sidney j., T. c. Snider names
EIdette, s. X. Trefrey names Dina Palo
Alto Stock Farm names r. q. Milliard,
No. Especial Trotting. for S50O-Mr.
Iryon names Costello ito harness.. Mr..
heatlng names Frank NJ. Ito cart, j. L.
McCord names Mary Low Ito harness). s.
+. Irefry names Dina Ito harnessl, Il. c.
Snider names Vidette Ito harness). C. f.
Taylor names Sydney j. TO harness).
THIRD DAY-MAY 7TH.
No. 1-Running, MataderolStake. Sell
Ing Race Tor all ages, seven furlongs-
Matt, Matt storm names Forester, Wesley
George names Applause, w. b. Sanborn
names Mamie c., Phil Siebenthaller
names King Hooker, II. d. Miller names
Ida Glenn, Dennison Brothers name
Minnie b.
No. 2-The Western Hotel Stake. for
all ages, five furlongs-J. J. Dolan names
Revolver, Matt Storm names Kildare.
Harper names Leila S., W. B. Sanburn
names lnkerman, H. D. Miller names
Ida Glenn, w. Gardner names AlbatroSs.
Theodore Winters names Leh.
No. 3-Hale Bros. & Co.'s stake. for all
ages, one mile-Matt. Storm names Cheer
ful, Matt. Storm names Mystery. NJ. A.
Foster names Naicho B.. ID. Bridgess
names g. G. John Treat, J. w. Harper
names, Hotspur, G. w. Kennedy names
Acclaim. Owens Bros. name Captain AL,
Dennlson Bros. name Princess First,
Iheo. Winters names Norretta.
FOURTH DAY-MAY STH.
No: l-2:36 class, trotting, S400-T. f.
keeting names Colonel McNasser, Newt.
Fay names Budd, Wilbur Smith names
Balance All, Charles David names w. Il.
Iodhunter's Josie s., Palo Alto Stock
Farm names Del Paso
No. 2-2:32 class, pacing, $300-F. P.
Lowell names Falrose, Thomas Norton
names Norton, S. X. Trefrey names Soil
tare, Charles David names +. NJ. Morse's
Irene, John J.. McCord names Allie Ben
ton.
No. 3-Lessee's Stake, trotting, for gen
tlemen's roadsters, best two in three,
mile heats, to carts-W. J. Irvine names
Cling Stone, f. A. Jones names O'Breen-
Gladstone, w. +. Purnel names Benita,
W. .. Bowers names The Colonel.
FIFTH DAY-MAY 9TH,
No. Especial trotting race for named
horses, 500, best three in five-G. L.
Swan names Lizzie B., Walter Mastin
names Black Rock, T. c. Snider names
Serenade, c. F. Taylor names Ida D.. G.
w. Watson names blk. m. PAGER.
No. 2-Irotting, for -year-olGs, two
in three heats, for S200-Wilbur Smith
names Kebir, Wilbur Smith names King
of the Ring, L. c. Snider names Race
Meade.