The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-12
FAST TRoTTING.

Saturday was great day at Agricult-
ural Park, 1.-THE sport consisting of four
fine trotting races, in which some splendid
time was made and the racing record for
two-year-olds was lowered to 2:193 by the
Palo Alto filly Rowena, by Azmoor, her
dam being Emma Robson, by WOODBURY..
In the 2:lS trot Richmond, Jr., also made
clipping race, trotting the first heat in
2:15, the second in 2:17, and the third III
2:16.
The weather was somewhat warmer
than on Friday up to o'clock, when a
cool and refreshing breeze sprang up.
IheJudges for the day were President Cox
and Directors Green and Grid. The timers
were w. III. Brown, G. w. O'Neill and
M. r. Higgins.
DoUBLE-TEAM RACE.
First on the program ME was the double
team race, the entries in which were [. n.
killip's Tony b. and Eva o., G. H.
klngsley's Joe Thompson and Mrs White
and Charles Wieland's Vidette and Dinah.
In the pools the Killip team was the
favorite at $50 against S23 Tor Wieland's
and $ll for Kingsley's.
Pete BRANDON was up behind the Vie
land pair, mounted on a skeleton wagon
rugged out with pneumatic wheels. Kings
ley and hlllip drove their own teams.
hllIlps pair were PAGERS, the other two
trotters.
First heat-Just before the start it was
noticed that the front wheels OF Bran
dow'S vehicle were spreading, and he
asked permission to change his wagon,
but as the judges would allow him but
live minutes he concluded to risk the
thing. The result came very near prov
ing disaster, however, for the team ran
oil with Pete. The fore wheels OF his
wagon having nearly collapsed, every
hTx INyal nd fxN- 4 H.
Bandow, however. managed TO steer
clear OF the other teams, and although the
front axle OF his wagon was nearly touch
Ing the ground, he succeeded i'll keeping
his seat and brought the team to stand
still just inside the distance post. The
Kingsley team won the heat by some
thirty yards in 2:37, Killip's team having
broken when BRANDON went past on his
wild ride.
After the heat the Kingsley team sold
for Sl6 against S25 for the other two.
Second heat-Jim Moody piloted the
Wleland team in this heat, but did not do
much, except to cut in across kiilip soon
alter leaving the score, forcing the latter
back. Kingsley led at the quarter by
thirty yards or more, but at the half
hllllp moved up TO second place, and
thence TO the head of the stretch reduced
the space to only few lengths. Kings
ley was doing well coming down the
stretch, but allowed his team to break at
the seven-eishths pole, and killip came
on win a rush and won by a length in
2:H.
Third heat-The Wieland team led to
the quarter, where it broke and killip
went to the front and led to the half,
Where his pair went all to pieces and the
Wleland team took the lead. Kingsley,
who had been eighty yards behind, also
passed klllip, but his pair broke at the
he 1Nn1n Nd
second place, Wieland winning by some
eighty yards in 1884.
Fourth heat-The Wielend team led
kllllp thirty yards at the half, where the
latter's pair broke and Kingsley came I'D
even with him and took second place at
the end of the turn. The Wieland team
came home easy winners by seventy-tive
yards in 2:3S, killip distanced.
Fifth heat-The Kingsley team won by
two lengths in 2:43. Both did consider
able running.
Sixth heat-Kingsley led two lengths at
the half, but broke and the Wieland team
went five lengths to the front. At the
seven-eIghths pole both broke and were
galloplng under the wire, the Kingsley
team slightly in the lead. The heat was
given to Wieland in 2:36
Two-YEAR-oLD STAKE.
The second race was between field OF
two-year-OldS composed OF Palo Altos
Rowena, Wiseburn Stock FARMS AIDE
laide Simmons, and l.. U. Shippee's
Aaron s. All were driven to the new
style of droskie sulky. In the pools the
Palo Alto tilly was the choice at S27 to SIC
for the field.
First heat-Although all the colts were
good ones, Rowena clearly outclassed her
opponents and could have shut them out
had her driver desired to do so. He
pulled up at the seven-eighths pole and
logged under the wire in 2:321, Aaron S.
second by head, Adelaide third
Second heat-lt was announced that in
this heat Rowena waived the distance,
which was understood to mean that her
driver would send her for a record,
After three attempts the colts got the
word to very even start. Rowena soon
went to the front and led Aaron at the
quarter by eight lengths. She continued
to open the gap, and when the three
quarters was reached she was nearly lCO
yards ahead. Down the stretch she came
like the wind, never once skipping and
passed under the wire in beautiful style.
breaking the race record for two-year-
Odds. Aaron got second place.
The first quarter was reached in 0:361
seconds, the half in LILO, the three-quar-
ters in l:451 and the mile in 2:I9I. The
announcement of the flly's grand
achievement was greeted with rounds of
cheering and applause.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, Sep
TENDER 10, 1S92.-State Fair meeting. Two
year-old trotting stake, best two in three:
Palo Alto Stock Farms b. Rowena, by
Azmoor; dam, Emma Robson, by
L. q. shippee's Dr. C. Aaron S. by Cal
Lambert: dam, by Hawthorne. ...2 2
Wiseburn Stock Farms b. f. Adelaide
simmons, by Simmons; dam, Adelaide,
Time, a:82jl-sI9H. .
THIRD PACE
This was for the 2:27 class, the starters
being Thomas Wallis Astor, w. III. Nc
Carty's Maggie, p. Brandow's Free Coin
age, S. c. Tryon's Colonel McNasser,
lakewood Parks None Better and Palo
Altos Orphina. None Better, Orphina
and Astor all drew pneumatic sulkies.
In the pools Astor sold for $40, None
Better S3l, Orphina $40, and the field Sc.
First heat-The horses got very poor
send-off on the third score. They were
coming up in struggling manner, and
the Judge told them to go back. They
came on, however, and when under the
wire they had evened up little and the
word Cop was given. Astor, the favor
lite, broke on the first turn and fell away
behind. Orphina cut out the work, and
led all the way around, the field being
strung out over several hundred yards
when the half was reached. Colonel Nc
Nasser was second at the head of the home
SlreUcn, the ldVoTlte Inen DelnS an eighth
of mile to the rear, but coming very
fast. Orphina broke at the seven-eighth
pole and McNasser collared her, but she
got her feet again and beat him out in
2:2ll by head, None Better third. Free
Coinage was distanced.
After the heat None Better was the
favorite at $50, Orphina $25, and the field
81 so.
Second heat - When the word was
given Astor was five or six lengths be-
hind the others. Men asser being in the
lead. Orphina soon went TO the front
and led all the way to the wire, winning