The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-18
RACES POSTPONED.
The Spring Meeting Put Off Until
June 9th.
Racing Meetings at San Francisco
Interfere-Concernfn the
Riverside Road.

The Directors of the Capital Turf Club
held meeting at the Golden Eagle Hotel
last night, and there was large and en-
thusiastic attendance. Hiram Johnson.
Peter J. Shields and w. Lovdal, although
not members, attended the meeting for
the purpose of making proposition to
the directors.
Mr.. Johnson addressed the meeting,
saying that Ben Crocker, the principal
stakeholder of the Riverside road, was,
he understood, willing to turn over the
road to the Turf Club. Daniel Flint was
conversant with the matter. and he re-
quested him to explain it to the club.
Mr.. Flint said he had had talk with
Mr.. Crocker about abandoning the road
They were the only two of the original
incorporators left, and Mr.. Crocker's
health was such that business matters
troubled him and he was getting rid of
them as rapidly as possible. He said he
was willing to do almost anything to get
the road Off his hands.
Mr.. Flint said he proposed that Mr..
1 Croker donate to the Turf Club the four
horses, sprinkling wagons, pumps, tanks,
etc., and he agreed to do so and get the
business oil his mind. The franchise
has four pears more to run, and the club
can take charge of the road. He esti-
mated 1t would cost about $3.50 per month
to keep it up.
President Wilson said the Supervisors
would give $50 per month toward keep
ing 1t in shape, and the rest could easily
be raised among the livery-stable men,
and owners of horses would also con-
! tribute. 1t can be made a county road
and free to all.
The matter was talked over, and on
| motion of +. +. Smith a committee, con-
sisting of President J. w. Wilson, w. O.
Bowers and ID. Flint, was appointed to
confer with MIR. Croker and the Super
Vlsors as to the best method of settling
the matter.
The club then proceeded to open the
entries Tor the varies purses hung up by
the association, and found that only three
OF them had filled. The entries in these
are as follows:
- No. 3.-.Nonpareil Stake, Roadster
Trotting Race, 2:4O class, SlGO added, one
mile: Entrles-Thenja, b. M, DR.. c. L.
Pinkham; Boxer, blk. g., DR.. w. C.
Root; Hollywood, blk. g., DIR. a. NJ. Me-
Co!lum; Albert Wilson, John O'Donnell:
George Gibbs; Dexter, blk. g., Willard
Gardner; Hardnut, CHI. G., II. A. Kidder.
All Of Sacramento.
NO. central Electric Railroad Stake,
two-mile roadster race, 500. added:
Entries-DeXter, blk. G., Willard Gard
ner; Z. II. G., b. Sc, George Gibbs; Pink
erton, b. g., John Riley; Don Falls, b. S.,
L. X. Burgess; Bracelet b. g., J. r. H Cd
son; Hollywood, blk. g., DR.. A. NJ. Nc
Collum; Boxer, blk. G., DR.. w. A. Root;
Hardnut, Oh. g., II. A. Kidder. All of
Sacramento.
No. S-Hall. Luhrs q Co. stake. trot-
ting sweepstake for yearlings. Entries
Heronic, Lester Mcdonald of Lodi; Lit
tie Don, blk. c., G. W. GODDARD of Sacra-
! mento; Corona, br. f., j. Jorgenson of
Sacramento; DR.. Luke, S. c., George w.
Luke of San Francisco; Woodwork, b.
c., w. o. Bowers of Sacramento: KAY
Fire, CHI. c., Louis Kinkella of Sacra-
| mento; Theresa, b. c., +. l.. Duncan of
Chico; Cuno, BIC, Buchanan & Carragher
of Sacramento. (This race will be trotted
in October.l
E. +. Smith pointed out the fact that the
club had to contend against three strong
organizations which hold their meetings
| in May. First came the Blood Horse As
sociation, next the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club instituted last fall, and afterward
the Trotting- Horse Breeders meeting.
These hung up large purses and closely
followed one another, and that was the
reason why the purses had not filled bet
ter.
He said good idea would be to de-
| clare off those not filed and advertise
them again, to open after the Trotting-
Horse Breeders meeting at San Fran
cisco, when they would fill easily.
The matter was discussed for some
time. and on motion of E. F. Smith the
races were postponed until June 9th.
The Directors also declared off the
purses that did not fill.