The record-union., 1897-06-01
FIVE GOOD RUNNING RACES.
Thousands Witness the Events at Asri-
cultural Park.
Some Close Finishes-Four FavoriteS
Won-Five Events For
To-Day.

The special six days race meeting in
augurated yesterday at Agricultural
Park promises to be as successful as
that which closed on Saturday, which
was the best local meeting held in
many years. The attendance yester-
day was fully equal to, if not greater.
than on the day of the preceding meet
Ing. There We're four books on the
ground, and they We're all we'll patron
lied.
The races were all well contested, and
good time was made. 1t was a good
day for favorites, though some of them
had close calls.
The first race, four and one-half fur
| longs, had as starters, Midglen los. I
to /; May Boy 10S, Z to L; Cassandra
II. 105, to >; San Carlos 10S, to 3;
Desdemona 1O3, s to 1.
San Carlos led from the start, Cas-
sandra second and May Boy third, and
they finished in the same order in 561a
seconds. Cassandra quit near the
score and beat May Boy for the place
| by only a neck, San Carlos leading her
! by four lengths.
| Jones, Desdemona's jockey, was
barred for two days for delaying the
| start.
Second race five furlongs, selling,
| Dorsey 103, 6 TO l. Blue Bell 101, 3 to
1; Jack Richelieu 103, 6 to 1; Irma 101,
6 to l: Rodegap 103 to /; Tortoise
| 100 = to /; Leon 103, to /; Picnic 9S,
10 to l.
After a long delay at the post, caused
chiefly by Richelieus refusal to break
away, the flag fell to a good start, with
Picnic showing first, Irma next and
Tortoise third. Rounding into the
stretch, Tortoise moved uD. but was
passed in the stretch by Leon, who
won out by two lengths in 1:02, Tor
toise half-length ahead Of Jack Rich
elieu.
Third race, six furlongs, Walter j
! 112, 4 to /; Major Cook ia, to D;
santuzza 107, 21a to /; Last Chance
114, II to L La Fleecha 107, 6 TO /;
Billy Ayres ia, Is tos1.
! The horses were nearly an hour al
the post, and when the flag was finally
given them Last Chance was left stand
! ing in the rear. There should have
/ been two or three others with him. Ma
| jor Cook went away in the lead
and led to near the score. where San
tuzza, which had run in second place
all the way, made sprint and won by
a nose in i:15, La Fleecha third, q
length behind. which was her position
from the start.
Fourth race, seven furlongs, selling
/ AT- ID :
to L: VIM. OBJ. 106, Z to L; Miss Ruth
! 104, 6 to l; Adam Andrew 95, 2 to /.
Adam Andrew Won in driving fin
ish by a length from Mollie r. in 1:2734
w. OBJ third by a half-length. The
latter led for the first eighth, with Miss
Ruth second Then Adam shot to the
front and remained there to the end
of the route.
Fifth race, five furlongs, maidens
Lovington 100, 10 to 1 Cogent 100,
to 1 Mafada 112, 3 to 2; Madrone 115
to l; Jessie o. 101, 10 to l: Defender
100. 3 to / Modestia 90, s to 1; Cheri-
dab 90. 6 to /.
Madrone, a 4 to l shot, captured
the race. Mafada a close second, and
Modestia third. The time was 1:0215.
|
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, May 81
1897 Running, four and a half furlongs
two-year-old maidens.
j. j. Bertolacci's b. c. San Carlos, by
Gano-Lelita (Cairns), 10S pounds.
j. Touheys br. f. Cassandra H., by John
A., dam by Duke of Norfolk (Parker),
| 105 pounds Observation-Disclosures.
Colusa Stables ch. g. May Boy, by ST.
| Carlo-Puebla Flynn), 10S pounds. .......
Midglen los and Desdemona los also ran
| Time-0. .5fi1h
| Same day-Running, five furlongs, sell
J. Menchados ch. h. Leon by ST. David
| Lena (Weber), 103 pounds ds................
W. P. Fines br. G. Tortoise, by Brown
Fox-Turquoise (Cairns), 100 pounds. =.
! Thomas Boyle's b. h. Jack Richelieu, by
Great Tom -Envenom (Shepard), 103
/ Dorsey Dorsey loS. Blue Bell 1ol, Irma 1o1, Rode
gap 1o3, and Picnic 9S also ran
! Time--1 :02
Same day-Running, six furlongs.
IT Boyles blk. m. Santuzza by Mid
lothian, dam by Wheatley (SheparO
J. ]. Bertolacci's b. G. Major Cook, by
Bulwark, dam sister to Violet (Cairns),
/ ia pounds .......... ;'...;..
n. S. Hall & Co.'S ch. m. La Flecha, by
| Flambeau-Flam (Enos), 10l pounds.
Walter ]. 112, Billy Ayres ia, and Las
Chance Qeft at posD also ran.
/ Time-1: 10.
Same day-Running, seven furlongs
Atkin & Lottridge's b. o. Adam Andrew.
i by Sir Modred-Fedalma lClaWsonl, 80
s.