The record-union., 1893-09-12
-FOUR OUT OF FIVE.
Yesterday Was Very Good Day for
Favortes.
Five Interesting Running Events. De-
spite the Mud-Madame Maran-
tette's High Jumpers.

Despite the rain of the preceding night
and the threatening clouds that rolled up
from the southwest there was good at
tendance at the Park yesterday to wit
ness the five running events scheduled
for the afternoon. About o'clock the
clouds rolled by and the sun shone out
bright and cheerful, although the air re-
mained cool and fresh.
In the judges stand were Directors
Wilson, Matthews and Green, the watch
holders being II. J. Agnew, Director +.
c. De Long and NJ. r. Higgins. Harry
Brown held the flag, and on the whole
the starting was very good. except in the
first race, when Parametta was sent off
with big advantage over the others.
The fact that he was the favorite caused
some severe criticism of the starter, but
such things will happen even on the best
regulated tracks. The pool-box was we'll
patronized.
FIRST RACE.
First on the programme was the Fairy
stake for three-year-old and upward six
furlongs. The starters were: Parametta
~, Pescador I25, Motto 122 Oakland lI9,
heHodOra 9S. Baden l01, and Castro l06.
Parametta had the call at $50, Pescador
SZO, Oakland SIS and the field Sl5.
Paramett3 was sent away well in the
lead and had it all his own way to the
wire in Ill, Pescador second, Motto
third, the others foundering through the
mud.
SECOND RACE.
The second race was for the Sunny
Slope stake for two-year-old fllies, FIVE
elghths of a mile. 1t brought out Ti!lie
;. l2O, Gladiola ll5, Wandering Nun Ii0,
Encinal ITO, Guirt 100, Helen Scratch 110,
Normandie ll5, Blue Bell 49, Ardento
10, Rose Clark 10, Border Lassie 10,
and Gussie 10 Seaside and Warra-o
were scratched. Tillie S. was the
favorite over two or three others at 2I4
against SO for Helen Scratch, 50 for
Gladiola and S25 for the field.
There we're several breakaways,
W Nandering Nun lead off with Helen
Scratch close up, the others well
punched. In rounding the turn Helen
eVened up with the Nun, and they came
into the homestretch in the same order.
There Tillie came up out of the crowd
ana shot TO the front, winning handily in
l:O43, Gussie second and Helen third.
THIRD RACE.
Nero no. st. Patrick 100, Revolver 10.
Abb Z. ll5, Canny Scctt los, and Wyan-
nashot 80, showed up for the Capital CITY
stake. an all-age handicap, a mile and
voiver was favorite at $50, Canny Scot
bringing $50, and the field 81.
Ihls was one of the preItiest races of
the meeting thus far After a few
breakaWays the horses were sent off
well. st. Patrick LED past the stand, but
at the quarter Nyannashot was first.
Revolver third, abb Z. fourth, Nero
fifth and Canny Scot last. Nero moved
up from there and at the half was lead
ing, with Abb P, Wyannashot, st. Pat
rick and Scot following in that order,
Abb led the bunch into the stretch. hut
from there to the wire there were several
changes III the positions, Canny Scot
worked to the fore and won by couple
OF lengths in 1859, Wyannashot second,
Nero third, abb Z. fourth, St. Patrick
NTH and Revolver, the favorite, last.
FOURTH RACE.
Next came selling purse for three
yetr-olds and upwards, seven furlongs
and half 1t brought out a field of nine
horses-Douglas 81, Vanity 100, Happy
Day III, Lady Gwen lO7, Folly iI2. Miss
Nalling 81, The Drake 100, Huguenot iii.
and Little Tough 100.
Happy Day sold tavorite at $40 Little
Tough $40, and the field $50.
The lavOrite led of, but on the back
stretch eased up and Miss Walling went
TO the front. Rounding the far turn
Happy Day pulled out OF the bunch and
vas = fltiE iOI lll6 race as LLEe stretch
entered. lie led under the wire in l:.S
Miss Naiing second, FOLLY third and
the others well strung out.
FIFTH RACE.
The event that closed an afternoon of
excellent sport was one of five and one
half turlongs for two-yesr-old maideus.
the starters being the Nelson colt lIS,
Raphael lib, Agitato us, and Fortuna
1I5.
ri',o N-o;l.a,, ,o14 ,.,. No.
pools TO Sl4 for Agitato and SIS for the
field. The tavorite shot into the lead soon
after the flag s'ell, and led to the seven
eighths post, With Agitato second, For
tuna third, ana Raphael last, length of
daylight between each. Then Agitato let
out few links, and at the drawgate took
first place, winning in Ill! by length
from the Nelson colt, Fortuna third.
SUMMARIZES.
First race-Fairy Stake for three-year-olds
ana upward, six furlomgs:
Golden Gate stables b. n. Parametta........... /
Dickey & Ashcroft's b. h. Pescador ............ ,
q. Van Gordons ch. I. Motto. 2
Time, liz.
Oakland, Hehodora, Baden and Castro also
ran.
Second raoe-Sunny Slope Stake sveon-
stake for two-year-old 1llies, five-eighths OF a
mile:
Encino Stables b. f. Tillie b D... 7
" llllams a Warehouses; ch. f. Gussie......... 2
Ocean View Stables gr. f. Helen Scratch B
Time, 1:O415
Gladiola, Wandering Nun. Encfnal Ouirt
Normandie, Blue Bell. Ardenta, Rose CLARK
anu Border Lussie also ran.
Third race-Allage handicap, a mile and
one-eighth:
& II. Whitney's b. h. Canny Scot................ l
w. L. Appebys ch. h. Wyannasnot ........ .
owen Bros. b. z. Nero ...,.... ............. 3
Time, 1859.
st. Patrick, Revolver and Abb p. also ran
Fourth race-Selling for three-year-olds and
upward, seven and Qne-half furlongs;
B. c. HOlley's br. g. Happy Day..-............. /
VIM. Murruy's ch I. Niss Walling .....-. .
Ocean View Stables ch. f. FOlly. 3
Time, 1:3S.
Douglas, Vanity, Lady Gwen, The Drake
Huguenot and Little Tough also ran
Fifth race-For maiden two-year-olds. five
and one-h0lf furloncs:
Pueblo Stables blk c. \ gitato .......... I
Garland hamsdels ch. c. Nelson Colt. ,
Encino Stables b. +. .Fortuna.......... 3
Time, 1:1116.
Raphael also ran.
MADAME MARANTETTF.
The Celebrated LADY Rider and HaY