The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-19
THE RACES.
A Fine Days Sport Witnessed by
Thousands.

The race meeting held under the man
agement Of the State Agricultural So
ciety was brought to close yesterday
with one of the most brilliant day 8
races ever witnessed on the coast.
There were seven events in all, and
every one was a horse race. In the
fifth race a dead heat was run be-
tween Emma D. and Free WILL and
it came very near being tie between
four horses. Only one favOrite out OF
seven got first money.
The attendance was large, second on
" to that of Thursday. which was un-
usually so, and the thousands present
were so we'll entertained that most OF
hem remained until the shades of
night had fallen over track and pad
dock.
The two-vear-old race, six furlongs,
was won easily by Aluminium (212 to
ID by three lengths in 1:15lA, Don Luis
Is to y second and Magnus rs to u
third When the gate went up Alumni
UNI shot cut as if sent from a catapult
and opened a gap of six lengths at the
half Macueda was second rounding
the turn, the others we'll punched. The
pace cut out by Aluminium was too
much for him. and he died away in the
stretch, finishing near the last.
The second lace, for -year-olds
and upward, was captured by Frank
James 6 to u. Two Cheers g to u sec
ond and Commission g to y third. The
run was made in 1:29
The Autumn handicap, for two-year-
olds. one mile. was a grand race. 1t
was won by Los Prietos (31a to y by a
bare nose from Padre Jose q to y in a
driving finish. Twinkler g to u finished
third. some lengths behind. The mile
WIS run in the excellent time, for two
year-olds, of LAP.
Instalator was an $ to , favorite in
the mile ana a quarter handicap for
three year-olds and upward, but could
not beat out Grady o to y, which won
from the favorite by a neck in 2:0I12
Little Cripple Is to y third. 1t was
horse race from start to finish
Daylight fell near the head of the
stretch. and his jockey, Ames, was badly
scratched about the face, but not seri-
ously hurt
The fifth race, for three year-olds and
upward, fifteen-siXteenths of a mile,
was the event Of the day. if not of the
meeting. Emma D. 6 to u and Free
VIII e TO u ran dead heat. They ran
ii off after the last race. and Free Will
won Third fell to Sea Spray % to D.
The race was run in 1:141a and the last
eighth was a struggle between four,
which came neck and neck to near the
outcome.
Dunboy the TO favorite. won the
fifteen-sixteenths of a mile in 1:36 by
a half-length from Florimel 9 to i.
Lena g to u third by a neck.
The last race of the day, three-fourths
of a mile was won by Eta H. q to d,
which beat Caliente III 10 y by less than
a neck in l IA, Fortunate e to u getting
third place.
Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento
September Is, 1S97.-State Fair meeting.
Running, six furlongs, for two-year-olds.
imp Idalium-G Glitter IAmes) los -. l
smith q Co CHI. g Don Luis. by imp.
othian-A Alameda (Horsel. 103 80. .
c, Parkers b; s. Magnus, by Three
CheerS-Etta ". (PoweID, los ............ 8
Morinell 100, Zapata 103 Duke of York II.
10S. Juan DEL Rio d1) and MaqueGa 50 also
TimeI:I5la.
Same day.-Running. three-year-olds
anu upward, seven furlongs
A. B. spreckels' CHI. z. Frank James. by
Ecuador-Tomato (Seaton). "a ........... l
n; S Hair b &, Two Cheers. by Three
Clark & Whitman's b. z. Commission. by
imp. Saxon-Louise T. lMorsel, 10I -.