The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
DAYMONT WINS
FREE-FOR-ALL
Easily Defeats Cyclone
at MarysVille.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MARYSVILLE, June 9.-There werc
five events programmed for the second
day of the Jockey Clubs race meeting at
Agricultural Park. viz: free-for-all trot,
a special trot, three-quarter mile dash,
a five-eighths mile dash and mile dash.
1t was Marysville day at the track. The
principal business houses Of this city
closed at noon and employer and clerk
accepted the opportunity to enjoy some
rare entertainment. Ladies. who are ad-
mtted free of charge, turned out Ell
masse.
There were only two entries for the first
race. D. E. Knight named Daymont and
Charles Rash entered Cyclone. Daymont
sold favorite at ? to l. In the first heat
the horses left the wire on the first al
tempt. with Cyclone half a length in
the lead. At the quarter the Rash horse
was d length ahead and going steadily.
When the half-pole was reached it was
nip and tuck and remained so until they
entered the stretch. when Daymont forged
ahead and came under the wire a winner
by a length. 1t was pretty race, and
the finish brought wild cheering from the
spectators.
In the second heat Cyclone got away a
length ahead. Daymont went alongside
a the stables, where he lost his feet, but
soon recovered. At the half the horses
were neck and neck. AT the upper
stretch DaYmOnt took the lead. coming
down the stretch in splendid form, ana
winning easily by four lengths.
For the special trot which followed the
entries We're {. MCAlpne's Cuckoo Joe.
Peter Kerrigan's Cricket John Sanders
Blacksmith. ]. X. 2. Elwell's Conductor
and W. Gavitt's Shannon. The purse was
| 500. shannon sold favorite. In the first
heat the horses We're strung out from the
start Cuckoo Joe breaking early and Con
ductor taking the lead. with shannon sec
ond and Cricket third by five lengths.
In the second heat both Conductor and
| Shannon. of whom much was expected
tried their hand at breaking, and at the
| quarter pole Conductor was in the rear
! as a penalty for bad behavior. Down the
| backstretch he got down to work and or
coming into the hOmestretCh he was sec
! ond with Cricket in the lead. Conductor
| won the heat and race. Cricket second
| Shannon third. The last named TWO oil
! vided second money
| The next event was a threequarter mile
| dash for a purse OF SO. me entries were
A NJ. Linnel's Tom smith, Tom Latta
| Major Cook. c. J. Thacker's Somis, E. +
/ Smiths Don Luis. Major Cook, the ia
vorite. got away in the lead, the othel
/ horses punched. Cook won by tive
lengths. Pongo second. Don Luis third.
The fourth event of the day was a five
eigbths Of a mile dash with the followin;
entries: Amy Bel by : P,;rSia +; 0infyet[; h. 90 o.
Nance. Texarcana. by William Sherry
Homestake, by F. Quigley. and Red
wood by W M6Cune Inc me fa[ertte race MAS We Io
! left at the post and the race was betweel
/ Homestake and Redwood, who came
down the stretch neck and neck, Red
wood 5 rider crowding Homestake int
the ditch Il was a pretty finish, Home
stake winning by a head. TeXarcana was
The The closing event of the day was mile
dash for purse of SIS, The entries were
/ Alicia. by p. Moore; Sir Crian, by A; NJ
! Iinnen: Jim Bozeman, by F. Starkey
/ and Lothian. by ]. Foley. Sir Urian solo
| favorite Alicia won by half length
! Jim Bozeman second, Lothian third
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