The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-29
DlABL0 MAKES A FAST HALF mile.
He Paced 1t Under Strong Pull at a
2:03 Gait.
Then logged Home IN 2:1O-Brllliant
Racing the Last Day OF the
Breeders Meeting.


Never before in this State was there
held week of better racing than that
held under the auspices of the Pacific
Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Associa-
ton. which was concluded in this city on
Saturday last. From the opening event
on the first day until the bell called W
the horses in the last heat of the tina
race. there was no relaxation Of the in
terest taken in the races. Everybody
admits it was the best meeting the asso-
citation ever held, and it is quite likely
Sacramento will have the call again next
year.
The attendance on Saturday was very
excellent and the weather pleasant
There were good fields of horses in all
the races except the free for-all pace, for
which only Diablo and Wood showed up.
Diablo's half-mile in 1:0l4 stamps him as
about the equal of any horse in the coun-
try, and were it not that he has sllg nj
unsoundness of one leg, that dlsquanhe
him from hard campaign. he would to-
day be- on the grand circuit and giving
Robert j. and the other great PAGERS all q
hard rub for the championship.
SPECIAL TRoT, 2:27 CLASS.
Little Mac, Lottie, Sir Derby, Topsy,
and Ray linus were the starters. Nc
pools were sold on the first heat
First heat-Little Mac led all the way
from the start, the heat being simply a
procession, Lottie was second all the way
and Ray Tinus got third. Time-2:273
After the heat Little Mac brought S2U
against the field for So
SaCoDd haat-I little Mac la1 to near the
half, where he broke and Lottie went TO
the front and won out in 2:27!, Mac Sec
ond and Ray third.
Third heat-Lottie and Mac trotted to
near the half like a double team, but
there Lottie drew out and opened q gap OF
alength. Ray third. Mac broke on the
turn and Lottie led into the stretch by
tive lengths. She won out easily in 2:30!,
Mac second and Ray third.
Fourth heat-Little Mac led to the
quarter half length from Lottie, Ray
eight lengths behind. LOttie broke on
the stretch and Mac led by three lengths
at the half, but on the turn she came up
TO him and then broke, losing again.
Mac led by four lengths into the stretch
and won easily by three lengths from Lot
tie, Ray third. Time-2:29.
Fifth heat-Litlle Mac led -Lottie q
length and half at the quarter, but the
mare closed up on the stretch. At the
half Mac broke and Lottie went to the
front and led into the stretch by six or
seven lengths. Half way down the
stretch Mac broke again, but came out
second to Lottie by four lengths in $50,
Ray third and Topsy last.
Summary-Special 2:27 trotting race, purse
$3.50.
F. w. Loeber's b. m. Lottie. by San
Diego-dam by Whippleton.~..........2 2
Thomas Smiths ch. g. Little Mac.
by EiectlOn-dam by Mcdonald
Chief 2 1
j. ". Rea's b. h. Ray Thus, by An
H w Crabbs b. n. Topsy, by
Grandissimc-dam by Whipple-
ton
E. \. Smiths br. g. Sir Derby by
Charles DerDy---... dls.
TROTTING, 2:20 CLASS.
For the 2:2O trotting purse the horses
that lined up were Irene Croker, Vi
salia, Doodle, Myrtle Thorne. Steve,
Chico and King of the Ring. Doodle was
the favorite.
First heat-Irene Croker and Visalia
were together at the quarter and well in
advance of the others. Irene pulled
ahead on the stretch and led at the hall
by length and q half. On the turn she
broke, and Nisalia came along and beaE
her out by length IN 2:l7, Myrtle Thorne
third.
Doodle was still the favorite at $50, vi
sslia SO and the field SO.
Second heat-This was very hot race
between Doodle and Irene Croker, the
former winning by length in 2:lS vi
salia third. Myrtle Thorne was in front
on the far turn and led into the stretch,
but Doodle and Irene outfooted her to
the score.
Doodle now sold for $40 against S12 for
the field.
Third heat-Boodle went to the front
and led at the quarter with Irene at his
side, Myrtle third. On the stretch Vi
salia evened with Myrtle. On the turn
Irene fell back to fourth place, Steve sec
ond and Visalia third. Doodle broke on
the stretch. but soon gathered himself
and passed first under the wire, with Vi
salia's nose at his side, Steve third. The
judges gave it to Visalia, she not having
broke during the heat.
After the heat Doodle sold for S10 Vi
salia SO and the field S..
Fourth heat-Alviso was now put up to
drive Myrtle instead of Loeber Doodle
led Chico at the quarter by a half-length,
and at the half Chico had the best of II
by little. Coming into the stretch
Chico led Visalia by half-length, Doodle
third. Chico won out by an open length
in 2:l9l, Visalia second aud Doodle third.
After the heat Doodle sold for 81. Vi
salia So and the field $50.
Fifth heat-At the quarter Doodle led,
and at the half Irene was at his wheel.
Chico third, having recovered from bad
break. Doodle led into the stretch, Chico
having taken second place from Irene.
Coming home Irene got up to second
again and finished q couple of lengths be-
hind Doodle in go, Chico third.
Sixth heat-The only horses left in the
race were Visalia, Doodle and Chico. Al
the quarter it was Doodle, Visalia and
Chico, and the same at the half, where
Visalia broke and fell away back, Chico
at Boobies wheel. The latter led into the
stretch by a length. and won out by tive
lengths, Chico breaking badly at the