The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-26
TWO-SEVENTEEN TROTTERS.


The third race of the day was for a
| 1000 purse between 2:l7 trotters. The
starters We're Manning, Nellie W., Pa
| Iona Prince, MelVar, Margaret Worth,
| Hamrock and Montana.
This was the best selling race of the
week thus far. Manning and Paloma
Prince each brought $40 and the field $40,
and the booksellers clerks could scarcely
handle the tickets fast enough.
First heat-MIargaret and Nellie were
nose and nose at the quarter, Paloma
Prince and Melvar close behind. Mar
garet had the lead by length at the half,
and in rounding the turn Nellie broke
and fell back. Margaret held her own to
the wire in 2:l7 3-5, Paloma Prince close
up and Melvar third.
After the heat Manning sold for $40,
Paloma Prince So and the field $40.
Second heat-The race was between
being at Margaret's wheel until the far
turn was reached, where gap of a length
was opened, and this Margaret held to
the wire in BIS, Nellie w. thru.
Before the next heat Margaret Worth
sold for SO. Manning - and the field So.
Third heat-HamrOck, a field horse,
won this heat in fine shape. Margaret
led all the way to the three-quarters,
where she was two lengths in front.
Hammock passed Meivar and then
walked away from Margaret, winning
out by two lengths in 2:I94, Manning
coming up and taking second place, Mar
garet third.
Manning was now made the favorite at
| $40 to 50 for Margaret Worth and IS for
| the field.
Fifth heat - Margaret and Hammock
were in front and side by side at the
quarter, y ellie w. a couple of lengths be-
| hind them. Nellie broke on the stretch
aud fell to the rear. Manning here be-
gan to move along and led Hammock a
! half-length at the half, Margaret third.
Soon the latter lett her feet and lost con-
siderable ground. Hammock showed in
| front at the three-quarters, Manning sec
| ond and Nellie W. third. Coming 10 the
wire Margaret moved up and finished
third, Hamrock winning out in 2:l7!!. d
| length ahead of Manning.
Sixth heat-Hamrock won this heat by
| four lengths from Manning, Nellie "
third. Time-2:20!.
| Summary-Special trotting race, 2:17 class
purse 81 900.
! Winship & Keating's br Q.
HamrOck. by Handy Rock
wOod.........-..-....... 6 /
! Dr. q. b. Somer's b. m. Margaret
Worth, by Alex Button-Ade-
| lima Patti, by EtfinghanI. 8 3 8
| r. IL. Buffers b. g. Manning, by
Messenger ChiefJewel, by
Vernon ..............--O
| r. Grid 5 C. M. Nellie w, by
Woolsey-Nellie Reynolds, by
Thomas Smiths C. h. Mevar,
by Eordstan-trankie Eaton,
Hambletonian 725...-..~......3 ? 4
| P. ". Murphys b. n. Paloma
Prince, by Dexter Prince
| Bessie Young, by Mcclellan % dis
! Williams x MUorehouse's b. $.
| Montana, by Sidney-by Com
| lnodore belmont .---....-.7 DIR
Time--:17 So, 2:1o, 2:1914, 2:l7$4, 2:2O%
Two-NINETEEN PAGERS.
For the 2:l9 pacing purse of 500 Loupe,
Gertrude o., Eagle, Golden West, Prince
! NuUwood and Dan \. lined up.
I Golden West was the favorite at $50
Prince Nutwood s.. and the field 50.
First heat-This was handsome race.
It was between Golden West and Loupe
| from the three-quarters to the wire, the
| former coming IN two open lengths in
! front in 2:l74. Prince Nutwood led at the
! first quarter, at which point Golden West
was near the rear. On the stretch he be-
gan to crawl past the group, and carried
| Nutwood TO break near the half. Then
| the Sacramento horse cut loose from the
others, and on the far turn opened a gap
| OF twenty yards between himself and
| Loupe. From the head OF the stretch to
| the wire y elson eaSed up o q Golden w est,
and Loupe came along fast, being only a
couple of lengths behind at the wire, Dan
| y. third, and the others were away back.
Second heat-Golden West had it all
| his own way again in this heat, the only
other horse showing anything like equal
speed being Loupe, the handsome black
horse from the Agnew Stock Farm in
Santa Clara. The half-nlile was made in
I:064, where Golden West led by a couple
OF open lengths. He went to the three
quarters in LAP, and came home without