The record-union., 1896-09-06
SENSATIONAL DAY At THB TRACK.


was doomed, for vinctor, at four to one,
raked in the pot for Mr. Boots.
Only in the hurdle race did a favorite
sustain the hopes and prayers of his
hackers, and they got only an average
of eight dollars for each five they in
vested
So it was essentially an outsiders day.
and the sure thing contingent must
have left the track with much lighter
pockets than when they went out.
FIRST RACE.
First on the card for the day was a
five and one-half furlong selling race for
two-year-olds, in which the starters
We're Dolore 80, Jay Wheeler SO, Tor
pedo 1O2, Bezonia 96 and Alma 96. Do
lore was the favorite at 6 to just be-
fore the race, Alma 2 to l, Bezonia 20 to
/, Jay Wheeler 8 to 1, and Torpedo 4
to i.
The start was good, and Alma shot
quickly to the front, with Torpedo next
and Dolore third. In this order they ran
into the stretch, where Dolore and Tor
pedo exchanged positions. Alma leading
over the score by a length, Torpedo two
lengths behind Dolore. The time was
los, two seconds under the State rec
ord
SECOND RACE.
The next event was one mile, selling,
for three-year-olds and upward The
book betting was: Clara Johnson 80,
80 to l, Regan III, 80 to 1, Warrago
105, II to /, Broad Billow 81, II to l,
Mic Mac 50. 8 to 1, Skalkaho 1O3, 20 to |,
Coda 3d. 3 to 1, Miss Pollard 10S to l,
Pheada 9S Is to 1, Long Lady 90, to
1, Two Cheers 113, to 1, Rebellion 1O3,
~ to !, Jack Richelieu 116, to i.
Broad Billow acted badly and got the
worst of the send-off, killing any chance
he might have had By the time the
quarter was reached Regan had set the
pace and held the lead good part of the
way, but Miss Pollard, with 3 to l
against her, was out to win, and she
landed the purse after hot finish in
1:4315, Two Cheers good second, and
little Coda third
THIRD RACE.
Next came the great Nursery stake
for two-year-olds, six furlongs The
value Of the stake was S4,075, Of which
$3.50 went to the winner. The starters
were George Palmer 123. Miss Maggie
M. 115, True Blue 11S, Fleur de Lis 100,
Lumina 12O, Candelaria 11S, Hohen-
zollern 11S, Vincitor Ill, and Hard
Tack 115.
There was very lively betting on this
race. J. E. Terry's pair F'leur de Lis
and Lumina sold favorite at even
money. Elmwood Farms Hohenzollern
and Vincitor were 8 to /, George Pal
mer 20 to 1, Miss Maggie 20 to 1, True
Blue 10 to 1, and Hard Tack 60 to l.
The Terry stable made a good show
ing up to near the last stretch, where
Fleur de Lis had to give way, and Can
delaria and the Boots pair, Hohenzol-
lern and Vincitor, came up and soon led
the field out to the score, Candelaria
winning by two lengths in 1:16H, the
other two in the order named. George
Palmer threw Jockey Piggott at the
post, but stopped until he was caught
The jockey was not hurt.
FOURTH RACE.
This was a special race between
Vinctor 112, Bellicoso 112, Sir Play 1OS.
and Libertine 115. In the books 4 to
was offered against Vinctor and Belli-
coso each. 20 to 1 on Sir Play, while
Libertine was strong favorite at 1
to-
1t was bruising race between Boots
Vinctor and the Eastern crack Liber-
tine, but the former won by neck in
1:14H, Bellicoso good third. Sir Play,
one of Green B. Morris horses, by Sir
Mcdred- -Plaything, set the pace for a
while, but was soon overhauled by Lib
ertine, which led around the turn and
into the stretch. There Vinctor let out
few pegs and crept up on Libertine
inch by inch. The finish was very ex-
citing, and the victor and his Jockey
were loudly applaude1 as they returned
to the stand.
HURDLE RACE.
Last on the days programme was the
mile and quarter, selling, hurdle race.
between Torsion 124. Quit Ora 127, ]. O.
G. 140, Zaragosa 120, Ny Sweetheart
121, Huntsman 130. Robin Hood 1. 12O,
BABY Hill 12O, Gold Dust 13O, Quarter
staff 100
In the betting 3 to / was given on J..
o. c., 6 Torsion, 8 Quit Ora, 40 lara
gosa, 10 My Sweetheart 8 to Hunts
man, II Robin Hood, Baby Hill, 8
Gold Dust and 80 Quarterstaff.
AS usual the hurdle race was prolific
Of accidents, and the only wonder is
that with SO large a field some one or
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not killed. The horses started at the
three-quarter pole and took the first
hurdle at the seven-eighths They
came with a rush, and when several of
them had cleared the hurdle down went
j. .. c., veteran hurdler as he is, into
the dust, and he and his jockey, Hem
messy. rolled over in the dust. Everyone
thought the rider must have been
killed, but it happened that the fall was
ON the inside near the pole, where the
ground was soft. Fortunately neither
horse nor rider was much hurt.
On the rest Of thar; came and Gold
Dust was leading as they passed the
stand. Soon Huntsman, the favorite,
went to the front and led all the way
home In 2:2O12. At the fourth hurdle
Robin Hood took a tumble, but his
rider. Blair. got up without any broken
bones. Something happened to Torsion
also, and he was pulled up. Gold Dust
was second under the wire, My Sweet
heart third, Zaragosa fourth, Quit Ora
seventh. Thus all that started were
accounted for after the battle.
SUMMARIZES
State Fair meeting Sacramento Sep
tember 5, 1896. Running, selling two-year-
olds, five and one-half furlongs:
Burns Warehouses; b. t. Alma by
Take Notce-Picnic, 96. 96.........
Pueblo Stables b. f. Dolore, by Wild
Idle-Rosette, 80. 9.....................
NJ. J. keliy's ch; c. Torpedo, by Racine !.
Bezonia So. and jay Wheeler 80, also ran
Time-10S.
Same day-Running. three-year-olds and
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