The morning call., 1894-09-08
GALLOPERS' DAY.
Good Running Races at
Sacramento.
CIRCE BEAT THE FAVORITE
In the Sunny Slope Stake for
Youngsters.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE UNLUCKY
The Other Winners of Events Were
Oracle s, LovdaI, Cadmus and
Niagara.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. This was ''gal-
lopers' I" day at the track. a large crowd
was in attendance, and it witnessed
some excellent sport. The fields were
larger and the finishes fairly close. r. ID.
Brown welded the starters flag, and his
work. was very fair considering the con-
duct Of the boys riding in the different
races, each one seemingly bent on getting
OF In the lead, which in great part ac-
counted for the delays at the post
At II O'Clock in the forenoon the first
part OF the ladies' riding tourn ament took
place, and those who attended saw some
excellent riding. The following young
ladies took part: The Misses Glenn, Brad
ley and Berkey. Of Sacrament, and Miss
Ward of Oakland. The tournament'will
be concluded on Friday of next week. All
are very skillful riders, and the judges
will have no easy task in declaring the
winner.
At o'clock the pool-selling commenced
for the first event on the card. the Sunny
Slope stakes for two-year-old fillies, five
eighths of a mile. Eight fne-looking
youngsters faced the starters flag. In the
pooling Piquahle. carrying the red, white
and blue OF A. 3. Spreckels, sold favorite,
bringing S25, Circe SIC and the field S11.
This as the heaviest betting race Of the
day, the money pouring into the pool
boxes. The Sacramento betting public
pinned their faith on Circe, and she was
strong second choice.
The horses went 10 the post at O'Clock,
and after a delay of twenty-five minutes,
caused chiefly by Piantonrs attempt to
beat the flag. they were sent away to
fair start for all except Eulalia, who would
not break. and Cecil S. who was left at the
post. At the drop of the flag Playful
showed in front length in front of Circe
aud Lady Jane, the field well punched.
AT the half Circe was leading length,
with Playful, Lady Jane aud PiQusnte
following in the order named. Entering
the stretch Gree still led, running easily
with Piquante, who had passed Playful
and Lady Jane, in second place. Sullivan
now started in to ride the favorite, but he
could not catch the speedy Friar Tuck
flly, who won handily by a length,
Piquante beating Playful the same dis
tance for the place. Time, :o1A. Play
ful ran an exceedingly good race on this,
her first start.
The next race, selling sweepstake for
all ages, six furlongs, brought out twelve
good selling platers. The betting was
livelp, hackers of the favorites in the pre-
Ceding race seeking to retrieve their losses
, The field, consisting of Border Lassie,
~ Chevalier, ZaragoZa, Gladiator, Raphael,
Garcia, Flush Ban, Inkerman and Oracle
S. s5'd favorite at $50, Abb P S27, Conde
$26- and Happy Day S26. After consider
able delay at the post they were dis
patched to a very fair start for all but Gar
ella and Chevaller, on whom the boys
pulled up and were left at the post. At
the fall Of the flag Oracle Immediately
went to the front, Border Lassie and Abb
P two lengths back, the field we'll punched.
There was no relative change until enter
ing the stretch. when C1nde pulled out
from the bunch and in a drive beat Abb p
for the place, but could not catch Oracle
S. who won by length in :15A. Happy
Day. as usual came very fast at the end
and finished fourth.
The hackers of the red, white and blue
were again doomed to disappoin tment in
the third race, a handicap for all ages, one
mile and fifty yards. Pool-selling was
little slow on this race, hackers of the big
brown horse being a little wary over the
reports of Lovdal's fast work. Pools sold !:
Blizzard $50, Lovdal $19, the field $IO
Alter tedious delay at the post. caused
principally by Carmels refusal to break,
they were sent away to an excellent start.
Passing the stand they were well bunebed.
Rounding the first turn Coombs endea-
vored to take the inside position with Low
.dal, but got cut of and lad to fall back.
Blizzard and ZObair led alternately to the
stretch, where Lovdal came through. tax
ing the lead, and was never pushed there
after, winning easily. Zobair beat Biz.
rd fnr nla in n hxyA
Time, :45h.
The fourth race, handicap for all ages.
six furlongs, had nine starters, and once
more did the Spreckels stable furnish a
favOrite, but this time with better success
Pools sold: Cadmus $50, Royal Flush 500
.. Quirt $40, field comprising Pescador, En-
ma D, Quarterstaff, HuntsmaD, Warrago
and .Alaric) $780, Quirt leo to the head of
the stretch, followed by Pescador an j
Quarterstaff, the field well punched, but
at this point Sullivan let go of Cadmus'
head and he romped in the easiest Kind of
a winner By length. Quirt was second,
Emma D third, half length back. Time,
1:15.
The last race for two-year.olds, five and
a half furlongs, had but four starters
Little Flush colt, Laurel, Niagara and El
Tirano. Pools sold: Ell Tirano $25. Mag
ara S16. field S11. To good start Niagara
and El Tirano ran head and head to the
stretch. two lengths in front of the field.
where Niagara pulled away and won
easily by three lengths from FL Tirano.
who beat Laurel two lengths for place.
The sunny slope stake for twoyear-oldr, five
furIongs
Hope Glen FARMS c. +. Circle, by imp. Friar
Tuck-Jessie e. 115 (Jackson). l
A. b. Spreckels ch. +. Piquante, by Flambeau-
Phoebe Anderson, liz (Sulliyan) )..-............
George Van Gordon's cb. (. Playful. by Jim
Brown-imp. Fun. no (PiantonD ...-............ 8
Time, :01sz.
Lady Jane, Miss Ruth, Zephyr, Cecil and
EuIalia also
Selling sweepstake, threeyear-o -olds and upward.
six furlongs.
John Whltney's or. f. Oracle $, by Prince Of
Norfolk-Giroy Belle. l0s (SmithI ..............
q. AppIebys ch. c. Conde. by Duke Of Norfolk
May d. ia (Spencel -........................
6. Pacheco's eh M Abb p by Three Cheers