The record-union., 1899-02-21
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
JOCKEY C. SLOAN SUSPENDED
FROM OAKLAND TRACK.
Topmast Equals the Worlds Race
Record at Mile and Six
teenth, 1:45A.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. o0.-In the
sixth race at Oakland to-day James
Coffey's Bernardillo was the favorite,
but while in the saddling paddock, just
as the race was about to pe stared. ne
had fit, and the Judges ordered ali
bets off and new book to be made
AS the horse was being led to his stall
he broke Away from the groom and
galloped madly around the track, caus-
ing some commotiOn.
Cash Sloan, brother of Tod Sloan,
rode Abuse in the fourth race. The
horse was a. favorite ut 1 to 4. and
the jockey was instructed to take him
to the front. Instead of obeying this
order, it was charged that Sloan had
held his mount back just after the
start. Abuse was beaten by a head,
and the Judges suspended Sloan, pend
ing an investigation.
Carruthers & Shields horse Topmast,
with 1OS pounds up, won the fifth race
at mile and a sixteenth in 1:43H.
| This time is equal to the worlds record,
made by Redskin, 50 pounds, at For
sythe in 1896. The race Of Topmast
was, in fact, a more remarkable per-
Torrance than that of Redskin, mas
much as he carried ten pounds more
weight than Redskin. The betting on
Topmast was 10 to 1, and the other
starters were Satsuma, Buckwa and
Espionage
The weather was fine and the track
fast Results:
Seven furlongs, selling, Stromo
(Thorpe), 4 to 1, won; Una Colorado
(Rutter), to 1. second; Master Buck
QI. Martini, Is to 5, third Time
1:2S12 Glenn Ann, Ulm, Campus, Co
lonial Dame, McPryor Cardwell, Gilt
Edge, Schnitz and Monda also ran.
Three and a half furlongs, Bee Bee
CThorpe), to B. won; Tar Hill Bull-
MANI, 10 to l, second; Bamboulia tRut-
teri, 8 to I, third. Time-0:42;A Ice
Drop, ST. Agnes, Yantic, Candle Light
and Ovando also ran. Sisquoc left.
One mile, selling, Torsida PowelD, 4
to 5, won; Amelia Fonso Oh. Martin). Z
to /, second; Dare II. -(Rutter), IL to Z,
third. Time: 4O1a. Recreation, Chap
pie, None Such and New Moon also ran.
Tony Licalzi left
Six fur1ongs, selling, Tammany Hall
H. (Bullman) to l, won; Abuse &C.
olOdllJ> Il u +. StcOIu. Oily \0cNihj, IL
to 1, third. Time-1:131h. Highland
Ball, Lost Girl and Eta H also ran
Mile and sixteenth, selling, Topmast
(Thorpe), 10 to 1, won; Satsuma
(Jones), 5 to 2, second; Buckwa Dull
NAM, to 5, third. Time-1:4 oA-
Espionage also ran.
Six furiongs, selling, Wyoming Bu.i-
mani, even, won: Mainstay Rutter).
II to 2, second; Eakins q. PowelD, 70
to 1, third. Time-1:13A. Bonibel,
Shasta Water, Whitcomb and Road
warmer also ran.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2O.-Weather
showery and track slow. All the IA
vorites won. Results:
One mile, selling, Governor Boyd won,
Henry Launt second, The Star OF
Bethlehem third Time-1 :4oA.
Six and a half furlongs, Free Hand
won, Sister Fox second, Milepost third.
Time-1:24A.
Mile and an eighth, selling, The
Planet won, Sadie Levy second, Pete
Kitchen third. Time-2:011a.
One nlfle,s handicap, Lady Callahan
won. Double Dummy second, Tragedy
third. Time :44:4
Seven furlongs, selling, Tom Toher
won, McAlbert second, Lord Fraser
third. Time-1 L. 3H.
Seven furlongs. selling, General
Maceo won, Red Duchess secopd~Rs.
opia third. TiIhe-1:34 IsbnA'