The record-union., 1892-09-16
AT THE PARK.
The Most Exciting Races Since the
State Fair Opened.

Inc MoSC Exciting Races Since the
State Fair Opened.
There was another large crowd at the
Park yesterday to witness the stock
parade in the forenoon and the races in
the afternoon. The grand stand was fully
occupied and the special stand nearly so.
A more delightful day has never been
enjoyed on any track, the weather being
mild and soft, the music by the band in
spiriting and the races frst-class. The
Judges for the day were President Cox
and Directors Grid and Green. Timers,
Director f. G. belong, D. NJ. Burns and
w. II. Brown.
The 200 and 2:30 trotting races were
holly contested and full Of surprises for
those who tried to select the winners. 1t
was close upon O'Clock when the last
heat was trotted, but the people were so
deeply interested that most of them
stayed till the end.
FIRST RACE.
The first race was the four-year-
trotting stake, and the starters were the
Palo Alto tilly Peko, T. E. Keating's
Ottinger and Oakwook Park Farms
Wilde. In the pools before the race
Peko sold for S35 against sd for the field.
Then they changed just before the start
to $40 for Peko to $50 for the others.
First heat-Wildo broke near the score
and fell out entirely. Ottinger led Peko
an open length all the way to the half.
where the latter broke and fell back sew
eral lengths. She could not recover her
lost ground, and Ottinger won in 2:254,
Wilde distanced.
After the heat Ottinger sold for 5000,
against SIS for Peko.
second heat-This was a repetition of
the former. Ottinger led halt-length at
the quarter, and held that advantage into
the homestretch, where Peko closed the
gap and finished with her nose at Ottin-
gers wheel. Time, 2:23s.
After the heat Ottinger sold for $50 to
s. for Peko.
Third heat-Peko had the worst of the
start, but it made no difference in the re-
suit, as Ottinger was too speedy for the
Palo Alto representative. He led by two
lengths at the quarter, three at the half,
and ten at the three-quarters. Heating
pulled up to a jog near the wire, but for
all that the mile was made in 2:2l5.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, Septem-
Der 10, 1S92-State Fair meeting. Trot-
ting, 4-year-old stake of 81, 125.
7. E. keatings br. C. Ottinger, by
Nephew; dam, unknown .............. /
Palo Alto Stock Farms b. +. Peko, by
Eectioneeri dam, Penelope. by Mo-
oaRW @ Park Stock Farms br 8
Wilde, by Clovis; dam, Leah dis.
Time. 2:251a-2:23s4-2:21h
A WALK-ovER.
L. q. Shippee's colt Major Lambert.
by Colonel Lambert-No. Fifty, had a
walk-over for the three-year-oid pacing
purse. He merely logged around the
track, and no time was taken.
SECOND RACE.
A purse of 81, 900 was given for 2:2O trot-
tiers, and the competitors were b. d.
Phillips Flora NJ, Jacob Hayes Strath-
way, q. w. Theuerkauf's Lee. Il. 10.
keating's Crown Prince and Palo Altos
Truman.
In the pools Truman had the call at
$3.50. against S53 for Lee and 500 for the
field.
The favorite did not have much of a
cinch on this heat. Lee led Truman all
the way to the head of the homestretch.
Crown Prince holding third place. From
the three-quarter post to the wire it was
a very exciting race, Lee struggling to
hold his advantage and Truman fighting
every inch of the way. For the last zoo
yards the horses were even up, but when
near the wire the son of Electioneer let