The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-07
N0RDEAU, OUR JACK, WHEELER.
THE WINNERS OF Yesterdays
RACING EVENTS.
Six Heats Required to Decide the
$40 Trotting Race-To-day
the Runners.

The State Fair racing meeting began
yesterday with good afternoons sport
| The attendance, while not large, was
quite up to that of other opening days
of the fair, and will increase from day
to day. Some fault was found with the
weather-not that it was too hot, but
quite the contrary. Horsen1en thought it
a little too cool, for the animals do much
better in hot than in cool weather.
However, it was very comfortable for
the spectators, especially strangers, who
had been led to believe that the summer
weather of Sacramento is always hot.
In a general way, the conditions Were
perfect The track was fast, and so
We're the horses-some of them. The
judges stand was occupied by President
Chase and Directors Fox and Terry,
whose task in determining the winners
of the three events was not difficult. c.
4. Willis, who has had long experience
on Eastern. tracks as presiding judge
and in other capacities, is Clerk of the
Course. Frank Convey starting judge,
and Director De Long, Harry Agnew
and VIM. Appleby timers. The duties of
Marshal devolve on Charles Studarus,
an efficient officer. Between the heats
anu races CIlDlCe tlluSIC W DIS ItlQeI6Q ny
the band under the leadership of C. A.
Neale.
There was but one unpleasant Incl
dent to mar yesterdays sport and that
was an accident that happened just be-
fore the second heat of the last race, the
2:11 pace. There were thirteen starters
Gan unlucky number)-two many en-
tirely for a harness race, and it was ne
cessary to start them in double rank.
At least, that was the intention, but
they had to be sent off in a struggling
crowd.
While coming up for the word, the
bike occupied by E. ]. Bennett, driver of
River View Stock Farms mare Blue
Bells, broke down about fifty yards from
the score. Bennett was rolled off on the
track, and the mare ran away with the
collapsed vehicle dragging at her heels.
Fortunately there was no one coming
directly behind Bennett. Those in front
managed to keep out of way of the
runaway mare, and no other accident
resulted. Marshal Studarus rode after
Blue Bells and caught her by the bride
at the head of the last stretch. She
was scratched up somewhat about the
hind legs, but suffered no permanent in
jury She was, however, withdrawn
from the race. But for the accident
Blue Bells would no doubt have cut into
the purse.
The Occident stake was won by the
/ Palo Alto FLY Nordeau, whose best time
was >: ., which is not near the best she
could do if pushed.
! The $40 trotting race was of the kind
4 that cheers the hearts of booksellers and
betting men Our Jack won the first
heat, Stamboulette the second and third
/ Eta Wilkes the fourth. and Jack cap
tured the fifth and sixth. The heats
We're all trotted between 2:1912 and
/ 2.2115.
Joe Wheeler spoiled the betting in the
third race. It was for horses whose
pacing records were not below PIT up to
! this season. Some of them have on this
/ years circuit shown their ability to get
under that mark, but at Woodland on
Saturday last Wheeler was driven out in
! 2:0Sla. It was dollars to dimes that he
would win, and he did so easily, but did
not have to so faster than from PIP to
2:13la to do it.
OCCIDENT STAKE
The first race on the card was the
J OCEtuttEl StahC lUE lIOllluS IOalS VI
! 1894. The starters We're the Palo Alto
! FLY Nordeau, Mrs. S. Y. Barstow' $
/ Wilkes Direct, and NJ. S Severance's
/ Uncle James. Nordeau sold as the IA
vorite at $50 against SO for the other
pair.
! First heat-Without any difficulty the
/ trio were given the word. Nordeau
! soon went to the front and led all the
way. Wilkes was close up. coming in
/ to the last stretch at Nordeau's wheel,
but the FLY was under a pull and won
easily IN jog in 2:27. Wilkes broke
at the seven-eighths and was six
/ lengths behind, Uncle James about the
same in the rear, having broken badly
on the first turn and fallen far behind.
Second heat-This was a repetition of
the first heat, except that Wilkes Di-
rect kept his feet all the way and fin
ished one length behind Nordeau in
2:2515, Uncle James away in the rear.
Third heat-This was trotted in the
same order throughout, Nordeau go
ing under pull all the way and win
| ming by a length in 2.25.