The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-21
THE RACING WAS EXCELLENT
FINE SPORT WITNESSED AT
THE PARK.
California Jockey Clubs Efforts
Are Deserving of Better
Patronage.


The Sausalito poolrooms seem to De
hitting the California Jockey Clup
racing meeting in this city quite haru
The local betting contingent Is, OF
course, limited, and it was calculated
that several hundred San Francisco ano
Oakland men would be here to play the
horses. They have not come, hence the
attendance is light. 1t is said the pay
sports go TO Sausalito and do their bet
ting in the poolrooms there.
There was a light attendance at the
track yesterday, though an excellent
card was offered, in which some OF the
best horses on the coast took part. The
weather was absolutely perfect, and the
track much faster than on Monday. SIX
bookmakers had up their states, and,
considering the light attendance, the
betting was fairly good.
Men will travel to San Francisco in
midwinter to see horses gallop in mud,
with the weather cold enough for heavy
overcoats, yet with a charming day like
yesterday, with the best horses on the
coast engaged, these same persons
could not be coaxed to go to the track
Last week thousands went out daily tc
see racing under conditions far less at
tractive The track is now just right
for runners, and a splendid meeting
would be had If people would only show
their appreciation of the Jockey Clubs
efforts by giving it a reasonable patron
age.
Yesterday $1,000 was given in purses
for the FIVE events, and the clubs other
hundred more. Yet it is doubtful II
$500 was taken at the gate.
The presiding judge is an Eastern
gentleman of high reputation; the bet
ting privilege is open to all bookmak-
ers, so that the public has the benefit
Of competition; the horses are the best
on the coast; the weather all that could
be desired-indeed, nothing is lacking
to make the meeting a success but the
presence of the public.
The present meeting is in the nature
Of an experiment on the part Of Mr.
Williams of the California Jockey Club
If the people extend a reasonably fail
patronage the meeting will be repeated
next fall, thus bringing to Sacramento
a large number Of horses and affordins
the people of the interior an opportun-
ity for enjoying good racing at time
when the big bay tracks are closed.
Since the above was written it was
learned that there was a conference
of leading business men held yester-
day for the purpose of taking action
looking toward an awakening of in
terest among the people Of the city
in the Jockey Clubs meeting. An
other conference will be held to-day
and the understanding is that a half
holiday be declared for Friday after
noon, when business men will be asked
to close their houses and enable al
who feel so inclined to attend the
races. This much is felt to be due
the California Jockey Club for its en-
terprise in holding the meeting here.
Judge Price made it evident yester-
day that he will stand no foolishness
on the part of jockeys. He set Ruiz
down for a week for his listless ride on
Ojai in the first race, by which rank
outsider was permitted to steal second
place. Jockeys must ride out their
races or take the consequences, for
Judge Price "'as a heye like a beagle. u
Out Of three starts yesterday Burns
& Waterhouse won two frsts and a
third. The other winners Of first were
Daggie Smith, Crane & Owens and Far
rar & Tuberville.
Six two-year-o1ds went to the post
in the first race, five furlongs-Correct
Is to l. Carmanita 80, Frank Conkling
80, Tiburon 6, Gold Fin to 3, and Ojai
to 8.
Gold Fin, the Burns & Waterhouse
colt by imported Gold Finch, won in
1:04 in a romp by two lengths. The
colt went away in the lead and was not
pressed at any stage of the game. Ojai
ran second up to the seven-eight1ls pole
where Ruiz went to sleep, and Hellman
on Correct made a sneak and secured
the place.
The second race mile and one-six-
tenth, had as starters Rose Maid 6 tc
l, Ringrnaster 10, Tenrica 80, Herman
tia even money, and Coda 8 to 2.
Coda, the favorite, could do no bet.
ter than second. She ran in fourth
place most of the way, but was third
entering the last stretch, with Ring
master in the lead and Hermanita Sec
ond From there home Hermanita LED
the way, winning by length and g
half IN 1:151a, Coda second and Ring
master third
Three good ones faced the starter fol-
the mile mad fifty yards race-Grady
to 5, Rey del TERRA 31a to I, and Shas-
ia Water IL to 5.
The trio got away to a very even
start Rey del TERRA led at the quar-
ter, Shasta Water second. Going ur
the stretch Grady moved up and at the
half was on even terms with Rey de-
TERRA, Shasta Water trailing a length
and a half behind. Thus they rounded
the turn, Grady leading by a half
length at the three quarters. Thorpe