The record-union., 1891-05-06
FINE DAYS RACING.
Auspicious Opening of the Turf Clubs
Spring Meeting.
Three Good Events, in One of Which
the Favorite Got Left-To-Day's
Trotting Races.

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the officers of the club were quite elated
over the fact.
''This is the best first days attendance
we've ever had at a spring meeting"
said President Wilson to RECORD
UNION reporter, 'and l look for a pros
porous weeks business for the club. The
events are all good ones, and if the
weather holds out like this 1 can imagine
no reason why everybody shouldn't be
satisfied"
"Yes, sir,'' remarked Secretary Todd,
1--WE are very well pleased with the out
look. There are more people here to-day
than I ever saw at the commencement of
a spring racing meeting, and the crowd
will increase every day. The club will
try and make it interesting for them, too.
We have given fair purses, and there are
good classes of horses entered for each
days programme. We are in it, and you
may tell those fellows that tried to injure
Us not to forget it,"
The weather was delightful yesterday,
the patronage good, the management ex
cellent, and everything passed off
smoothly. There was no oppOrtUnityifOr
complaints about the judging, nor in fact
anything else. Only those who placed
their money on the wrong horse had any
fault to find, and even they had no one to
''kiclz" at but themselves.
The intervals between the heats were
enlivened by choice selections given by
the Hussar Band and there were no un-
necessary or tedious delays.
In lieu of the first race announced, for
ar-oldS-which did not till-the
club gave a special race, in which four
colts started. All the races We're we'll
contested and exciting, and the pool
sellers were kept busy. The grand stand
contained 4 n and
taken all together, the club Directors had
good reason to feel elated over the days
business.
The Judges for the day were J. W.
Wilson, Robert Allen and w. p. Harkey.
Timers, Wilbur +. Smith, S. TryOn and
George Howson. Starter, Alb SIMMER.
FIRST RACE.
The first event was handicap for all
ages for the Golden Eagle Hotel stake,
one and one-quarter miles. The added
money was $500, with $50 each for start
ers, and SI5 forfeit, which made a very
handsome stake. The horses that came to
the post were j. w. Harper colt, Hotspur
which broke the mile and three-quar-
ters record last week at the BlOod-H0rse
races-Matt Storms Larghetta and Phil
Seibenthaler's Sheridan The first named
carried III pounds, the second 100 pounds
and the latter l0l pounds.
HotspUr sold in the pools for SlS against
$40 for the other two, and considerable
money went into the box or these terms.
The horses got away at the first at
tempt, Sheridan having a little the best of
1t, and as they passed the stand there was
about 2 neck's difference between each
HotSpur holding the second place. They
went around the turn and past the quar-
ter-pOle without much change in their
positions. BY the time the half-mile pole
was reached, however, Hotspur and
Sheridan had got on about even terms,
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the stretch apparently nOse-and-nOse. 1t
was pretty and exciting race. As they
neared the outcome it looked like a dead
heat between Hotspur and Larghetta,
Sheridan having dropped back. Under
the wire HotSpuT showed half his body in
front, with Sheridan an open length
away.
AGRICULTURAL PARK. SACRA3IENTo May .
1891. Spring meeting Capital Turf Club
Golden Eagle Hotel handicap stakes; S25
forfeit; $3.50 added; second horse, S1OO;
one mile and a quarter
j. W. Harper names b. h. Hotspur, 121
.................
Matt. Storms names ch. n. Larghetta 1O1
pounds .
r siebenthaler names ch. h. Sheridan, 10Y
Time 2:io. ''''''''''''''
SECOND RACE.
This was a three-quarters of a mile and
repeat race, for all ages for the Wood
burn stake; SO for starters, SIS forfeit
and 5000 added; second horse to get 800
The starters were J. J. Dolans Revolver,
Owen Bros. Captain AL, and Wesley
Georges Applause Revolver was the
faVorite at $50, against Sl5 for the Captain
and Sl2 for Applause.
First heat-There was no delay at the
start, Stemler getting them Off at the first
effort. Captain Al. cut out the work, Re-
volyer in second position and Applause
last. The three came together on the far
turn and rounded into the stretch in a
bunch. Here the little black Captain left
the others and came home an eaSV winner
in l:l5, two open lengths ahead of Re-
volver, with Applause tapping the latter
Second heat-Captain APs stock went
up IN the pools after the first heat, and he
brought SO against SO for Revolver and
$40 for Applause. The horses were sent
Off on the second attempt and the heat
was a repetition Of the first, except that
the horses ran more in single file order
In the stretch Revolver and Applause got
the whip quite lively, but Captain AL
went merrily along, and won by three
quarters of a length from Revolver. Ap-
plause wasn't i'll il, and finished five or
six lengths in the rear.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, Nav :
1891. Spring meeting, Capital Turf CIuD
starters, So forfeit, $500 added Three
fourths OF a miie and repeat.
Owens Bros name bl. h. Captain Al, H.
il, Dolan names b. g. Revolver, II9
W George names b. g Applause, iI9
Time, A;l5-I;I5
THIRD RACE.
The Club Directors had hung up 5000
purse in place of the Weinstock. Lubirl
x Co. stake for two-y year-olds, which
brought out Porter Ashes Toro, G. w.
kennedy's Acclaim, Dennison Bros