The record-union., 1897-06-03
RACING WE'LL PATRONIZED.
A Cood-Sized Crowd at the Track Yes
Yesterday.
Tedious Delays at the Post, But Some
Good Racing-To-Day's
Card.

Contrary to the preulcIlOIlS VI many
the races at Agricultural Park continue
to attract a great many people. Yes
terday was the ninth day of continuous
racing. yet the attendance was up 10
the average, which has been good from
the first.
Unfortunately there is no means or
enforcing fines at this weeks meeting
against jockeys, and the result IS 100
many tedious delays at the post. IL the
lads could be fined for disobeying orders
and refusing to get away until they see
fit to do so this business might De
broken up. Some of those who do the
betting are ones to suffer most, Tor
almost invariably some horse carrying
a good share of the money gets the
worst of the send-off after the starters
patience has been exhausted.
The betting was not quite as brisk
yesterday as on some previous days, but
it was fair, and considerable money
changed hands. General Barrett ana
Wilbur F. Smith presided in the
Judges stand, and William Gamble
was in the timers box as usual.
First race. one-half mile - Defender
101, 315 to /; Myron ia, 10 to i; Jessie
o. 107, u to /: Riot 112, 10 to /;
Picnic 100, u to 1; Decision 103, ) to
/; Red Bird ia, s to 5; Soledad ia
s TO 1. Red Bird was taken out OF
the betting before the race started.
After a long delay at the post they got
a fair send-off, and ran well bunched
TO near the outcome, where Red BIRD,
the favorite moved to the front and
won from Jessie o. by a length in
0:4911aa, Soledad a length behind the lat
ter.
The starters in the second race, five
eighths of a mile We're Cassandra 100.
. to ), Midglen 10S y to /; Pongo l0S.
Z to 1; Desdemona 105, Is to i; May
Boy los. 21a to 1.
Cassandra was first away, and led
to the seven-eighths with May Boy
at her shoulder. Then Midglen came
up from third position and sprinted
first over the score in 1:02a by a
length from Pongo, Cassandra poor
third.
The starters in the third race, three
fourths of a mile, were Don Cara 104,
s to /: Lost Girl e1, Z to 10; Santuzza
1O5, 2ih to /; Quicksilver 104 212 to /.
Quicksilver shot away in the lead and
led Lost Girl by several lengths at the
half Don Cara third. SantuzZa was
several lengths to the bad in getting
away. On the turn Don Cara evened
up with Lost Girl, but the latter fin
ished a length behind Quicksilver in
1:14, Santuzza beating Don Cara for
third place.
The fourth race, eleven n-sixteenths of
a mile. brought out Heartsease 100, T.
to 1: Walter J. 10S, 3 to 1; Fiji 112,
so to /; La FIecha 103, 8 to ,; Jerel-
derio SO. 3 to l; Fanny S. 100, 4 to l.
Heartsease went off in front, with
Walter J. following, the rest punched,
with La Flecha, the faYorite, near the
rear. Heartsease had two lengths the
best of it coming into the stretch, but
at the seven-eighths Walter pulled to
the front, and La FIecha came UP and
passed Heartsease. Walter won by a
length in 1:0S112. La F1echa second, and
Heartsease third.
The fifth and last race was one mile,
with William OBJ. Ill, 2 to /; B. Nc
Closl1ey 102, to 3; Leonvilfe III, 10
10 Il 1MO GueSIS IOos 4 " IL MISS
Ruth 104, 3 to I.
The winner was Billy McCloskey, who
ran in 1 :4215, beating Miss Ruth a length,
the latter half-length ahead of Two
Cheers.
The horses were breaking away for
nearly an hour, and the wonder is that
as good time was made.
Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento,
June 2, 1S97.-Running, four furlongs, for
non-winners since October 1896.
Iron-Fanny Johnson, ia pounds. l
B. A. Chilson's blk m. Jessie O., by
Ironwood-J Jessie Mack, i07 pounds. 2
J. .. McDonald's br &. Soledad, by
Ironclad (dam not giVen), ia pounds. 8
Defender 101, Myron ia, Riot 112, Picnic
100 and Decision 107. also ran.
Time-0:49i4
Same Day.-Running, five furlongs, two
year-old maidens
J. A Gray's b. c. Midglen, by Nidlo-
thian-Glendair, los pounds. ..,..s...,:. l
Rey-Ogalena, los pounds ds-...-.--.......
J. Touheys br. f. Cassandra II, by
John A, dam by Duke of Norfolk, los
pounds ..........-...-.-...--..... )
Desdemona 105 and Mayboy 10S, also ran.
Time-1:02&.
Same Day.-Running, three-quarters of
mile. selling.
f. Cailoway's ch. h. Quicksilver, by
Friar Tuck-Jennie, 104 pounds......... l
%. G. MeConnelfs ch. i. Lost sir. by
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