The record-union., 1897-05-25
THE CAPITOL CLUBS RACES.
opening Day Of a Weeks Excellent Turf
Events.
Races Well Attended-Five Running
Events on the Card for
To-Day.

The spring meeting of the Capital
City Driving Association was inaugu-
rated yesterday under very flattering
circumstances. There were but two
races on the programme, but they were
good ones, and the attendance was sur
prisingly good for the opening day.
The club officials say there We're about
100 more paid admissions than on the
first day of the last State Fair meet
ing, which was certainly very good
showing
The weather was all that could be
desired, and if a little warmer it would
have been all right. The track was IN
good condition, and nothing lacking to
make the sport first-class unless 1t was
perhaps the too rigid economy prac-
ticed by the club in a few particulars.
1t is understood, however that from
this time on someone will be employed
to announce the results of the heats on
the blackboard, and the positions OF
the horses. The press stand was over
run with outsiders yesterday, but as
surance is given that this Will not be
permitted hereafter.
The club is certainly liberal enough in
allowing all the privileges of the track
and grand stand for % cents admis-
sion, and there is no need of a horde
of men and boys taking possession of
the press stand and interfering with
those who have work to do there.
The Judges stand was occupied yes
terday by Directors Daniel Flint, H. S.
Beals and John hatcher, men who have
grown gray during their experience with
horses and high-class racing and who
1nRa fan thair h11C RnGinpSS
Manager Winans and Secretary Wilbur
F. Smith are also energetic officials,
and there seems to be no reason why
the present meeting should not prove
TO be the best held here in many years
aside from the State Fair.
r. Leggett and J. Burns officiated as
timers yesterday, and the veteran Jim
Brown looked after the drivers and
horses during the scoring.
To-day there will be an excursion
from Placerville and intermediate
towns and many visitors are expected.
Next Friday the club will give that
most worthy charity, the Childrens s
Day Home and Shelter, a benefit, and it
deserves to be made a rousing one.
One-ha1f the days receipts will go to
the home.
TWO YEAR-OLD TROT.
For the two-year-old trot the starters
were H. S. Hogabooms Sacramento
Belle, River View Stock FARMS Corinne
Dillman, r. H Nason's Tube Rose and
Walt Mastin's Gold Rose.
There were very few pools sold, and in
these Tube Rose was the favorite at SO
to s. for the field.
After scoring several times the bell
tapped with Corinne Dillman in the air.
The filly at once fell back to the rear,
but at the quarter was in third place.
Tube Rose led by four lengths from Sac
ramento Belle, Corinne three lengths be-
hind the latter, with White Rose last
At the half Corinne was even up with
Belle and went to second place on the
far turn, entering the stretch at Tube
Roses wheel The latter came along
smoothly, but at the seven -eighths Cor
inne left her feet and fell back several
lengths. They all logged in, Tube Rose
winning by a length and a half in =: 46,
Corinne second, Belle third and White
Rose last.
Second Heat-This was about a repeti-
ton of the first, with the exception that
White Rose and Sacramento Belle
changed positions. Tube Rose led all the
way with Corinne second. The latter
was close upon the leader in rounding
the far turn, but broke and fell back sew
eral lengths Belle and White Rose in
dulged in considerable bobbing and made
no showing for the heat. Tube Rose
won from Corinne by six lengths in LIB.
2:35 PACING CLASS.
The second event was for 2:3J PAGERS
for a purse of 5000. The starters were
w. Mastin's Octoroon, Dan Clark's F'os-
ter, Tuttle Bros Abdine, c. Harring-
toms Albert NJ, r. H Nason's Prim-
rose and 0. j. Holmes Bluebird.
Bluebird had the call in the pools at
$40. Abdine So and the field SO.
First Heat-The horses had a good
send-off and were well punched for the
first eighth. Primrose led at the quar-
ter. Octoroon second and Bluebird third.
all close together. the others strung out
In the rear. AT the half Primrose still
led by half length Bluebird being in
second place. and Octoroon third The
three entered the stretch on apparently
even terms, but there Octoroon pulled
out and won easily in 2:20la by eight