The record-union., 1897-05-27
PR0TRACTED RACE MEETING.
Something the HOrSemen Are Just Now
Discussing.
Fast Time and Good Racing Yesterday
-Four Running Events
for To-Day.

The followers of the turf attending the
spring meeting of the Capital DrlVlhS
Association appear to be impressed WIN
the idea that Sacramento is good rae
ing center, judging from the liberal pat
ronage that is being extended 10 Inc
meeting now in progress.
1t was stated yesterday by offlcers Oh
the local club that the meeting VIII
probably be extended throughout next
week, for runners exclusively. If this
should be done, and the experiment
proves satisfactory, there may be con-
tinuous racing for month and perhaps
two months.
There are now at Agricultural Park
several hundred running horses, and
if a long meeting should be decided on
others will be brought here, instead OF
being taken to the Montana circuit.
The matter is only in embryo as yet,
but it is almost settled that there Will
be racing all of next week, anyhow.
There was another good attendance at
the track yesterday, though not as good
as on the preceding day, because the
events, with one exception, were for
harness horses. Somehow the runners
seem to draw better than trotters or
PAGERS, and the betting is always more
spirited.
The weather yesterday was perfec-
tion itself. The track was slow for
harness horses, being soft near the
rail, and the horses had to keep out near
the center, where the footing was hard
er but the distance covered considerably
more. Directors Flint and Beals and
Secretary Wilbur F. Smith occupied the
nd Lr
Gamble and r. Leggett.
The first race was for two-year-old
PAGERS for purse of S190. The start
ers We're w. Mastin's Walter p, Alex
Browns Sable LIE Grande, River View
Stock FARMS Esther c., and Mrs. Cal
lendine's Diawood. The latter was a
hot favorite at SO against So for the
field. For the first heat the books Of
fered 3 to l on Walter P, 5 to / on
Sable LIE Grande, II to l on Esther c.,
and l to , on Diawood.
First Heat-Diawood went to the
front, but broke on the turn, and Esther
led at the quarter. Diawood had settled
down, however, and soon passed the
others and led Esther at the half by a
couple of lengths. At the hree-fourths
he made a skip and again near the
drawgate. Esther came on with a dash
and drove the favorite out, Diawood
having only a head the best Of it in
2:23.
For the next heat 10 to / was offered
against Walter P, 5 to 1 Sable LIE
Grande, 3 to / Esther, and 1 to = Dia-
wood In the scoring the latter got
to acting badly and the books changed
their odds to even money, and cut
down those on Esther to the sans
figure
Second Heat-Diawood won this by
about five lengths. but broke a half
dozen times. At the half Esther went
to the front and led into the stretch by
three lengths, Diawood running and
holding second place. She broke again
in the stretch and led out by five
lengths, Esther second, Sable LIE Grande
third and Walter p. last The heat was
made in 2:33.
Esther's owners protested against
Diawood having the heat, and the
judges promptly conceded it to Esther,
the filly never making a skip.
Odds We're now given on the third
heat at to l each on Sable and Walter
and even money each on Esther and
Diawood. Later these figures We're in
creased to 10 each on Walter and Sable.
. to ] on Esther and 2 to 3 on DiawOod.
Third Heat-This was Diawood' s
without struggle. She appeared with
q new set of hobbies. and went the cir
cult Of the track without a skip. win
ming in 2:321a by twenty yards, Esther
second all the way, Walter P. third and
Sable LIE Grande last.
The second race was mixed trotting
and pacing, for the 2:21 class. The
starters We're F. E. Wright's Los An
geles. Willard Gardner's Jesse p, o. j.
Holmes Faro Bank and Joe Roses
Palatine.
Faro Bank was the favorfte, the
books giving 2 to l against Los Angeles
for the heat, , to l Jesse, 1 to = Faro
Bank and : to / Palatine.
First Heat-Jesse p. led the quartet
around to the three-quarters, where
Faro Bank went TO the front and held
his position to the end, winning in 2:2O
by two lengths from Jesse. Palatine
three lengths behind the latter and Los
Angeles last.
The books posted for the next heat
odds of - to ] against Los Angeles, 4 to
Perhara fhs