The record-union., 1897-09-10

Paris mutuals, and the pencilers were
kept busy taking in bets
Director J. w Wilson was the pre-
siding Judge. and Directors Boggs and
Chase assisted in managing the races
Richard Havey did the starting, and
Directors de Long and Fox and Harry
F. Agnew occupied the Timers stand.
HOW 1T WAS
Twelve horses went to the post IN
the first race, a fve-furlong selling
sweepstake. The betting was: Amasa
20 to l, Pongo 3, Roxey Murphy 3
| Cosin2 3, Miriam s, FL Puerta II, El
Moro s, Morinell 3, Castake q, Don Luis
q. Oneko Maid s, Eroica 4.
Castake got away in the lead, Roxey
Murphy next, and the former was
never headed. He led by a length and
a half around the turn, and in the
stretch Don Luis moved up to second
place and Morinell third. They fin
/ ished in that order Castake winning
by three lengths in 1:02A.
The next was also a selling race for
three -year-olds and upward, seven and
one-hslf furlongs. In the pools 90 10
l was offered against Lorena H., .
Eta H., 4 Flashight 4 to Caliente,
l. to l Maseoro, 5 VIM. OBJ, i Marcie
A. and to ; Sleepy Jane.
Caliente outclassed the others and
won in 1:35 by length from Eta H,
which was a half length ahead of
Flashlight. VIM .O'B. was left at the
post Caliente led the field by two
lengths up the stretch and around the
turn, Eta H. second. Marcie third,
Flashlight fourth, Lorena and Jane
bringing up the end of the procession.
Eta held her position to the outcome,
and Flashlight worked up to third
place.
For the third race, six furlongs. ten
showed up. The books offered 10 to
Daylight. 10 Sea Spray, 21a Olive, 81
Shirdy, y Petrarch, to 5 Salisbury
! H., 10 to l Emma D., ROadwarmer
20 Perhaps and 80 Major s.
The talent took fall this time. The
money had gone in on Salisbury II
at 4 to ), but Roadwarmer made it
warm FOR all of them. He went off in
the lead, and was two lengths in front
at the half, Perhaps second, Emma D.
Roadwarmer, Perhaps and Salisbury
but here Olive and Sea Spray spurted
| the former getting the place, a length
and a half behind Roadwarmer, Sea
/ Spray third by a length. The time was
1:151s.
| The fourth race was a six -furlong
/ handicap for three-year-olds and up
ward On Free Will to / was offered
Devils Dream, 2112 February. 10 Tor
sion and 1 to 3 Summertime.
! Summertime cut out the pace and
| led for awhile, but at the half Torsion
was in the lead by a length. February
second and Summertime third. Around
the turn they Travelled in this order and
/ into the stretch. Down they came un-
der whip and spur, with February in
/ front and steadily widening the gap
/ passing the score in the fast time of
1:1313, six lengths ahead of Torsion
Summertime third by three lengths.
The last event of the day was a mile
and one-sixteenth for four year olds
and upward, and the odds were 6 to
! Del Paso H.. 30 Pansy, 21g Marcel, 4
PaIomacita, 10 Hazard, 4 Thelma and
80 Rapido little Cripple held out).
AS the field swished past the stand
the first time Thelma was in the lead
with Hazard and Del Paso following
Rapido forged to the front when the
first quarter was reached, Hazard next
and the rest we'll punched. Before
| the last stretch was entered Hazard
had taken the lead, with Rapido sec
ond, bet everything was changed be-
tween there and the wire. The strug-
/ gle in the last eighth was between
Marcel Thelma and Little Cripple, and
they thundered by the stand with tbs
/ jockeys whips saving the air, Marco
/ leading by barely neck, and Thelma
beating Little Cripple by a nose fol
the place. The time was 49,
Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento
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