The record-union., 1899-09-05
IS A SPLENDID
SUCCESS.
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take an interest in racing. Director
j. W. Wilson presided in the judges
stand Ca position in which he has had
long experience), and with him were
associated Directors Covey, Terry and
Barrett
r. Havey did the starting, and Hon.
F. c. De Long and Galen Brown Off
ciated as timers. Crawford Cox is mar
shall Captain J. J. Callundan of San
Francisco and a corps of his detectives
have charge of the gates service
they have performed very efficiently
for several years.
The Occident Stake for trotters, foals
of 1896, brought out five starters,
though it closed with SO entries. The
value of the stake was S2,115.
There was no betting on the first
heat Lena A. had an easy thing of it.
DR.. Frasse's Sister trailed her by
few lengths all the way, the others
being an eighth of a mile behind at the
| outcome. The heat was trotted in
2:21h
The second heat was a repetition OF
the first, except that Lena A. led the
F'rasse filly by several lengths more at
the score in 2:2312.
The third heat was another process
sion, led by Lena A, with DR.. Frasse's
Sister some lengths behind all the way,
the other three strung out at all kinds
of distances. The time was 2:23A
The 2:30 pacing race came next on
the program, the starters being Sable
LIE Grand, Irvington Boy, Daedalion,
Cleon, Gaff Topsail, Marguerite and
Alta. Daedalion was the favorite at
l to ?, Sable lie Grand, Irvington Boy,
Gaff Topsail and Marguerite bringing
to l, Alta and Cleon to 1.
Sable LIE Grand won the first heat
in 2:11A, a couple of lengths from
Cleon, Irvington Boy third.
The second heat lay between Gaff
Topsail and lie Grand all the way, the
former winning by a length and half
in Pity. Irvington Boy third.
Daedalion had the call in the books
for the third heat at even money, LIE
Grand 8 to 5, Irvington Boy to l,
| Cleon 6, Gaff Topsail 2, and Marguer-
| ite s..
The third heat was a very pretty
race to the half between Gaff Topsail
and Daedalion, where the former broke
and gave way to LIE Grand for second
| place. Daedalion won with ease in
2:19, LIE Grand second, Irvington Boy
third
The splitting of heats now made the
betting quite spirited. Sable LIE Grand
brought 2115 to 1, Irvington 5, Cleon 6.
Gaff Topsail 212. Marguerite 10, and
| Daedalion . to 5.
| Daedalion had no easy thing Of this
heat. Gaff Topsail was even up with
him all the way, and it would have
| been very close to dead heat had not
Gaff left his feet a few yards from
the wire. Sable lie Grand held third
place all the way. Marguerite got the
| flag. Time-2171a.
| The books now offered but / to 3
on Daedalion, and to l on Gaff Top
| sail.
| Again the thing chopped. Daedalion
| led at the half by two lengths from
| Gaff Topsai1 and seemed to have the
| heat and race we'll in hand. He bohbled
| on the turn, however, and Gaff evened
| up with him and led at the three
| quarters by length. Daedalion re-
| gained the lost ground in the stretch,
| but the pace was too fast and at the
last sixteenth pole he flew up, Gaff
Topsail winning in 2:1S1h by five or six
| lengths, Irvington Boy getting third
| place, Cleon distanced, and Irvington
! going to the stable.
1t was now Hobson's choice for the
| bettors. The odds on both Daedalion
and Calf Topsail were to 3, with 5
| to / on Sable Wilkes
| Gaff Topsail went up on the first turn
and Daedalion led by fifty yards at the
quarter. The distance was increased
up to the head Of the stretch Topsail
ran most of the way from there home,
Sable lie Grand getting second place.
Time-2:2415.
The runners now had their inning,
with three events on the card to be run
off. 1t was 4:30 o'clock when the pac-
ing race was finished and the harrows
were started to loosen up the track for
the gallopers.
The starters for the six furlong race
| for three-year-olds and upward num-
bered fifteen. Burns & Warehouses;
Midlove was the choice at even money.
with 4 to 1 on Stromo, 6 on Colonel
Dan, and the others ranging from z
to 80 to /.
Havey had hard time getting the
the rubber rope was sprung the start
was necessarily struggling one Mid
love, the favorite, soon showed to the
front and led the mob all the way,
winning by a couple of open lengths
| in 1:14l2, Mafada second and Manza-
Mia third
Five two-year- -olds went to the post
/! for the Shafter Stake, six furlongs, the
value of which was $500 Princess
Zieka had the call at to 3, San Tomas
even money, Purmayah Z to 1, Man
damus II to l, Sunello 2 to 1.
Sunello shot to the front and led
around the turn, with Midlove and
Princess tapping. The Princess worked
ahead in the stretch and won by two
lengths in 1:151a, Sunello second and
two lengths ahead of San Tomas
Last on the card was the mile race
for three-year- olds and upward, selling.
Monroyia led in the betting at 3 to 5,
Nilgar 5 to =, Lady Hurst 215 to l.
Donator 4, Commercial Traveller 8, and
Alturas ID.
N1lgar led all the way and won in a
drive from Donator by half length in
the good time Of 1:41h, Commercial
Traveller third.
Agricultural Park Course. Sacramento,
September 4, 1S99.-State Fair meeting
TrOfting Occidapf Stake for fouls of 1909.