The record-union., 1898-09-20
The JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
TWO WEEKS MEETING BEGUN
YESTERDAY.
Five Very Good Races Pulled Of
An Excellent Gard for
To-Day.

The two weeks running meeting un-
der the management of the California
Jockey Club opened at Agricultural
Park yesterday afternoon. The at
tendance was only moderate, but this
was expected, as Monday is not a day
OF leisure in Sacramento. More per-
feet weather was never experienced
and if made to order it could not have
been excelled.
The track was somewhat heavy yes
terday, but will improve with work.
ing. Seven bookmakers opened up
and liberal odds were given. Charles
+. Price of Louisville, KY, is presiding
Judge, with J. W. Wilson as associate
and the starting is done by Ferguson
Neale's Band discourses popular airs
during the afternoon, and altogether
the park affords a. very entertaining
afternoon.
The first race was for all ages, five
and a half furlongs, IN which the
starters were Chihuahua 20 to 1, Eta
H. 3, Rubicon 211a, Olinthus 6, Mollie A
90, Miss Dividend 30 and San Mated
3 to 2.
The horses did not get off as evenly
as some wished, San Mateo, the favor
ite, being we'll back in the bunch
Mollie A. was first in front, but Rubi-
con soon shot past her and opened a
big gap between himself and the 9TH
ers. Rounding the far turn San Mated
improved his position somewhat, but
none of them could overhaul Rubicon,
which won by six or eight lengths in
LOSE. Eta II. beat San Mateo by .
nose for the place.
These two year-olds showed up for
the second race, six furlongs: Ocorcna
10 to l, Leo Vertner %, Magdalenas
3, Obsidian 6, and Hemera l to 2.
Hemera was in front when the gate
was sprung, but at the half-mile pole
Magdalenas led by a length, Ocorona
third by four lengths Obsidian and
Leo Vertner bringing up the rear. In
the last stretch Hemera outran the
leader and won in 1:1512 by a length
and a half, Magdalenas second, Ocoro-
ma third.
Only three went to the post for the
third race. seven furlongs, for three
year r-olds-Eroica 10 to l, Marplot i
to 8, and Gardiner 10 to l.
Marplot led from the start and won
handily in 1:30. Gardiner got the
place by a length, Eroica a poor third,
after running second to near the head
of the last stretch.
The fourth race was one mile and
seventy yards for three-year -olds and
upward, the starters being Kruna
to l, Ockturuck 8, Ko-Ko 6, Sea Spray
8, Fred Gardiner 10. and Stepabout
8 to 2.
The favorite, Stepabout, won from
start to finish. Kruna ran in second
place, being beaten by a length and
a half in las, Sea Spray finishing
third.
The last race of the day was for
three-year-olds, selling, six furlongs-
Lady Britannia s to /, Fig Leaf B, Do
lore 3, Homestake 70, Trappeau g.,
Outgo 80, and Moringa even money.
Lady Britannia Led the field all the
way to the last quarter, Homestake and
Moringa alternating in second place.
In the last quarter both passed the
Lady, Moringa winning by a length
and half, Homestake securing the
place by head from Lady Britannia
Quite a number cashed place tickets
on Homestake at 30 to l.
Measurements We're made the other
day of Shasta Waters stride while
running. She covered twenty-nine feet
at each bound.
The track was somewhat lumpy yes
terday, being freshly narrowed after
the harness races Of last week. 1t will
be better from now on.
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Phil Siebenthalers old standby, Sea
Spray, cut into the last purse yester-
day.
Clarence Waterhouse couldn't under
stand how San Mateo was beaten by
old Rubicon at five and a half fur
longs in 1:OS1a. San Mateo was well
back when the barrier was released,
while Rubicon got away in front and
seemed to like the newly narrowed
track.
Obsddian Of the Burns & Waterhouse
stable certainly has not made O good
showing since the State Fair meeting
opened. He was among the also rams
again yesterday.
Neale's Band favored the audience
yesterday with several exquisite selec-
tons.
Presiding Judge Price Of Louisville
is q very quiet little gentleman, but he
is all business when IN the judges
stand. Everything went off with clock
like precision.
Mike Kelly, the well-known trainer,
IS now in the employ Of Burns &
Waterhouse, and has taken charge of
the string at Agricultural Park Ben
Timmins viii prepare another division
HOW THE RAG
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