The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-28
RUNNING EVENTS
At SACRAMENTO
Several Thousand Per-
sons Present and
Betting Brisk.
Miss Dividend Causes Delay
by Getting Away From
Her Jockey.
ST. Calatine, O'FIeeta, Dunboy, Will
liam OBJ and MCFarlane
the Winners.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 27.-The
running events of the Capital City Driving
Association drew a crowd of several thou
sand people to-day. The grand stand was
a mass of bright-colored ribbons. spring
the feminine youth and beauty OF the
capital city, with q fair sprinkling OF
comedy matrons. Down in the betting
ring crowd of fully 1000 were in evil
dence and small money was more than
plenty.
In the first race -four ana half fur
longs, for two-year-olds) Miss Dividend
delayed matters by refusing to go to the
post, ana when her jockey dismounted
after breakaway to lead her back to the
post she pulled away and started lively
race by her lonely in the opposite direc-
ton. She was captured at the wire and
returned to the post.
When Dick Lsggett got the bunch away
when the favorite, st. Calatine, went to
the front and was never headed. Castake
second, MeIisio third. The latter got OF
last and put up great race.
In the second event, five and hall fnr-
longs. selling, O'Fieeta waited on kittle
Brady to the head of the stretch and then
came in as she liked. Kittie Brady sec
ond, Lo Lo third.
In the third race, three-fourths OF a
mile, Dunboy who opened at even money,
was quickly scratched off the board. The
horses got off in ragged shape, Jerilderio
leading up the back line until entering the
stretch, when Dunboy moved up and
went to the front, hard pressed by Lost
Girl, who would have won had she not
been pocketed by her jockey.
In the fourth race, one mile, selling, the
bunch got away with fair start. VII
liam o. B cut the pace from the jump, win
ming from Hermanita by hall length,
Billy McClosky third.
In the fifth, five and a half furlongs,
selling, with ten starters, the bunch got off
well with the exception of one laggard.
McFarlane made the running, beating Tor
toise by a half length, Dorsey third. Fol-
lowing is the summary:
Four and a half furlongs, o-year-olds, st.
Calatine 10S (Glover) won, Castake los (Shep-
herd) second, Mellsio 106 (Clausen) third. Time,
Cassandra ii 103, San Carlos LOG, May Boy
LOG, also ran. St. Calatine even money, Cas-
take 10, Melisio D.
Five and half furlongs, selling-O'Fleeta
second; Lo Lo los (Frawley), third. Time
1857 Blue Bell los. Red Bird 113, Pansy
1O5. no ko lib, Flora los, also ran. O'Flee-
ia to 1, Kittie Brady lo5, Lo Lo 25.
Three-quarters OF a mile, three-year-olds-
Dunboy la tGioverb won; Lost Girl los
(Enos), second; Jeriiderio l02 (Parker), third
Time, I:1434. Rienzl 104, Cogent 102, also
ran. Dunuoy o, Lost Girl 4 to l, Jeril-
derio3.
One mile, selling, William OBJ 1l6 (Shep
herd) won, Hermanita Ito (Hoimes) second
Billy MeClosKy 1I2- (Fiynn) third. Time,
1:42H Miss Ruth Ill, Walter J liz, Two
Cheers 1I6. also ran. william OBJ 10, Her
manita l, Billy McClosky to B.
Five and u half fur.ongs, selling, McFarlane
113 (Iacklin) won, Tortoise 104 (Enos) sec.
ond, Dorsey lib (Smith) third. Time, 1 :0S3<
Cheridah SO, Fiambeauette 80, Irma Ill, Mo
destia 80, Lovington ITO, Picnic Ill, Rapido
lib, also ran. McFarlane to /, Tortoise tc
5, Dorsey 10.