The record-union., 1896-09-04
Solos.............-.By the Principals CT the Band
lie Reveille du Lion'.. ........-...De kOnskl
Original Fantasie, "Gypsy Life" "...... lie There
(a) Morning, (b) In the Woods, (cl Sere-
made, (d) Palacca, (e) TaranteIla
Duo for TrOmbones... illlams
Mr. and Mrs. TObin.
Gems from s'The Mascotte" .......:.......-Audra ran
Waltz, 'Love's Old Sweet Songs" Molloy
March, 1.-THE Brownies. Huber
G. II. Cassasa, Director Of Music.
THREE FAVORITES BEATEN.
Excellent Running Races at the Park
Yesterday.
Vinctor Defeats His Old Antagonist,
Libertine Starting Gates
Work Well.

There can be no doubt whatever that
| the great majority Of the people who
delight in attending races prefer to see
| the runners go, rather than trotters and
| PAGERS, and the fact was demonstrated
| by the large increase in the attendance
| at the race track yesterday over that OF
| the two days preceding. Though but
| the third day of the fair, there were
several thousand people present, and
| they were well paid for their trouble. A
large number of ladies graced the stand.
! The programme embraced five events,
| and there was horse race in everyone
of them. Favorites won out in only two
of them, and in the first race a lOO to l
rank outsider got in and captured the
race. Bueno was a strong favorite in
the race and a good pile of money was
| laid ON him at to 5 and Z to s. The
few persons who took the big odds on
Howard pocketed lots of money on
| small investments.
| The Australian starting gate was
used for the first time in the State out
side Of San Francisco and proved a
| revelation to persons who had been ac-
| customed to the old style of fiag-start-
| ing, with its long delays and many vex-
atious features. The starts were good
| in every instance except one, and the
/ gate was not to blame for that Bueno,
| the favorite in the six furlong race
failed to get away. but that is liable to
| happen to a horse under any circum-
| stances.
! Secretary E. F. Smith of the Agri-
! cultural Society officiated as Presiding
| Judge, and his decisions were accepted
without kick" although there were
several close brushes across the score
The new automatic indicator invented
by Cap" Harris, the veteran turfman
was given a trial and proved very sat
| isfactory. The positions of the horses
at the outcome were quickly announced
and could be seen from any part of the
stand.
FIRST RACE.
The first race was for four-year-olds
and upward, six furlongs, and had as
starters Landlord 106 Howard JOG
Gladiola 100, Mainstay 112, America
103, Sea Spray 106. Una Colorado 1O6
| Fayory 106, Silver State 1O6, Bueno IL
and Ricardo LOG. Bueno was the favor
ite at 2 to s just before the race.
The horses were a long time at the
post, great difficulty being experienced
! in getting the horses lined up before the
| gate. Landlord finally wearied Of the
delay and jumped through the web, al
most unhorsing his jockey
| When they were sent off Bueno, thf
| favorite, got left and merely galloped
| over the course at the tail-end of the
procession. Howard won by couple OF
| lengths from Sea Spray, Silver State
third Time-1 :1412. Gladiola was
fourth, Favory fifth. Ricardo sixth and
| Mainstay seventh, the others well tC
the rear. The winner he'd sold in the
| books as high as 100 to 1.
SECOND RACE
| This was a selling sWeepstake fol
maiden two-year-olds, five furlongs
The starters were Jessie B. Davis 1O2
| VeVo 80, Ezekiel 90, Principle 93, p. r
1O2, Minta Owens 90 Infiammator 90
Amelia S. 80, The Plunger 73 and Hen,
rietta G.. 90.
In the books Z to 2 were offered or
| Principle, A to / Plunger, 13 to 5 In
| Aammator. the others running from
TO 60 to l.
| The gate worked admirably, and q
| good start was had. Principle was the
| first to show in front, but there was
| quite a group of the horses punched al
the way to the head Of the stretch