The record-union., 1895-07-27
yesterdays RACES WERE SUPERB.
Some Fast Time, ard Many Close
Finishes.
Wood and Diablo to Pace To-Day-1he
Gate and Stand Free
to Ladies'.

Anv lover of good racing who could
not enjoy the trotsing and pacing coz
tasts held here the past week unoer Tue
,oonagament of the Pacific Coast Iro',
ting Horse Breeders Assoclatlon w.
certainly be hard to please. NO De's
racing has ever been witnessed on Was
coast. nor anywhere else. perhaps
Tbere has been faster time made' ou'
very fast time. with practically ou1 on0
horse in a race, does not enthuse We
multitude. While nearly every ne@s
trotsed or paced at this meeting mas oeen
a race in itself some OF them "sRe @A'0
tast and in such case the latter lac' IL
a race or heat all the more lnteres'ink'
Rnt faw of the heats have been slower
,bor o.oo and this figure has been maue
by two-year-olds.
Yesterday as low as 2:144 ana Z:io "eis
made in the 2:3O pacing race, the la'Ier
by Sacramento mare owned ny ~ ~ -.
] Weldon. In the two-mAe trot tne
winner. Peter W., made 4:7l3, an average
OF 2:254 per mile. And little Flora w.
owned by Mr.. Agnew OF Santa Slaia.
was right after the winner, tnougn sno
had arrived by steamer the night before
and had not lain down for TWO Gays ahu
nights. ;nrovad
The weather yesterday was improves
by gentle breeze from Inc soQtni anu
tbe ettendance was fairly good Inc
track was fast; the music by the oecolo
Infantry Band was first-class; there "ere
no very tedious delays III set'lns ~
horses off'-in fact, all the conulIions
were favorable for GOOD DAY spoIS
and those who went to the fHrA ehJoSe0
the afternoon.
FoUR-YEAR-oLD 2:25 TRoTTERS.
The first event was for four-year-olo
trotters with records no better than -
for a nurse of 81. 900. 1t brought out Sill
yer Bee, Lady Thornhill, StamDoul belle'
Director Prince, Little Mac and McAeus.
The pools were very choppy. SILVER
Rec sold for from $40 TO 50. Director
Prince from $12 to 81. and the heid from
$40 to $40. =. .so
First heat-Stamboul Belle led the
way from the quarter to the hail, Where
McZeus took the lead, but soon broke
and lost several lengths. he was Iout
lengths behind at the three-Quarters; pus
coming down the stretch made q gallaht
brush and passed under the wire nose
and nose in 2:21. Stambonl Belle nao ene
best of 1t by about three inches, Dlfec'of
Prince third.
Before the next heat McZeus brought
$40. STEAMBOAT Belle SD and the field 81.
Second heat-Silver Bee broke near the
wire. came to a standstill and was shut out,
as also was Little Mac, who broke baoly Oh
the backstretch. StambouI BeIIe leu at
the quarter, with McZeus tapping. belle
broke going up the stretch ana az tne hal,
in twenty yards ahead OF Belle III z'1S2'
Director Prince at her wheel.
Third heat-McZeuS had 1t all MS own
WAY. the others taking turn about IN
breaking. He came TO the wire IN 2:ZOt,
a Stamboui Belle second and several
lengths behind, Lady Thornhill third.
Fourth heat-Lady ThOrnhiu broke
twice in this heat. and McZeus had an
easy victory in 2:21, the Lady second by
four lengths. Director Prince third.
acknowledgements 2:26 class, trot-
ting, purse Sl,OOO.
Clark Conants br. s. McZeus, by Nc
Kinhey-GraGe Kaiser, by kalser2 L
G. H. Coreys b. ~. Lady ThOrnhlH
by Billy Thornhill-tlora, by BLACK
Boy :.'.% o &
Z. NJ. Sanders br. b. director Prince
by Director-Lodt Princess, by
Dexter Prince...........
S. G. Reeds STEAMBOAT Belle, by
STAN boul-Belle H., by Belmont 4
Thos. Smiths S. g. Little Mac by
Electon-Daisy s., by Mcdonald
ols
W. 0. Bowers eli. s. Silver Bee, by
Silver Bow-Belle Nc, Ensign Cold
iime-2:2I. 2:I9jg. 2:2O15, 2:21.
TWO-THIRTY PAGERS.
For the 2:30 pacing race. purse Sl,OO0,
the starters were Welcome, Pathmont,
Javelin, Phenol, Ruby NJ. Primrose.
Tout and Cory ).
In the pools before the race Phenol
brought $50, Pathmont SIS. and the field
SIS.
First heat-Phenol led at the quarter,
with Ruby NJ. second, and JaYelin third.
Phenol continued to open the gap and led
by four lengths at the half, but when the
thres-quarters was reached Ruby Nj. was
at her wheel. and staid there till the wire
was reached in 2:2l3. Jayelln still In third
place. Primrose was dlstanceOs anu came
In with broken hobbies.
After the heat Phenol sold for go, Path
mont $40, and the field ST.
After the horses had scored several
times for the second heat, Mr.. LaRue. the
presiding judge, called the drivers up
and said 1t was rumored that Pathmoni
was not being driven TO win. II he saw
any indication of trickery, he said, ht
would change the driver of the horse.
Second heat-Phenol led all the way tC
the far turn by several lengths, Path
mont being second. There the latter
moved up. and at the three-quarters was
at Phenops saddle. The race down the
stretch between these two was a scorcher
-
mont opened up and drove Phenol to {
break few yards from the wire, which
ne crossed in 2:l44, Javelin third.
Pathmont now sold at $40. against 81 fol
the field.
Third heat-This was an exciting race
Phenol and Pathmont were nose anC
nose at the quarter, and In going up til,
stretch the mare went to the front and lee
at the half (made in l:06A) by q length. a
few rods farther on Pathmont broke
badly and fell 10 the rear. Javelin came
along at the three-quarters and pusheo
Phenol hard 10 the seven-eig hths, wher,
she broke and fell to fourth place, JaveliI
winning in 2:20, with Welcome SECOND
and Cory s. third.
Pathmont sold after the heat for $40 tG
So for the field.
Fourth heat-This was another punish
ing race between Phenol and Pathmont
The gray mare led all the way to the IA
turn, where PatbmonG came up to be
monrs driver piled the whip vigorously
but Phenol was TOO speedy for the Oregon
horse aud opened gap of several lengths
She broke just before the wire wa
reached, but lost no ground by it. and al
though she wss bobbing over the scor
the judges gave her the heat, which wa
made in 2:l6, Ruby NJ. being third.
Phenol sold for $50 after the heat, an
the field for So.
Fifth heat-Phenol broke while lead
ing near the quarter and Pathmont wen