The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-05
Opening Day at the New Track at
Tanforan Park
An Ausplcious One, Many Thousands Of
People Being in Attendance.
But One Favorite in the Six Events
First Under the Wire, and That
Burmah, in the Hurdle Race
Results at Aqueduct, Lakeside
and Newport.

Burmah, in the Hurdle Race
Results at Aqueduct, Lakeside
and Newport.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.-Racing
began at Tanforan Park to-day. Con-
sidering the difficulty of preparing the
track in such short time. the opening
was an suspicious one. After racing
was started it went along without a
hitch.
The trains took good many thou
sand people to the track, attracted
more by curiosity than by a desire to
see the racing, although a fair card
was offered. Burlingame, San Mateo,
Menlo Park and all the other fashion
able suburbs along the line Of the rail-
road We're well represented.
The horses were late in reaching the
track. For the first race the horses
We're unloaded from the cars and sent
direct to the saddling paddock, most Of
them without any preliminary gallop.
But after that everything went on
promptly But the long Imprisonment
OF the horses in the cars spoiled the
chances of a couple of favorites.
The track itself promises to be 1ery
fast, although it is new, and to-day
dull and soggy from the rain of the
night before.
One new feature called forth a good
deal of favorable comment, and that
is the remarkably plain view of race
one can have without leaving the bet
ting ring.
l. ]. Burke, who formerly presided
at Oakland, was in the stand at Tan
foran in the same capacity. Asso-
ciated with him were Harry Kuhl and
E. F. Smith of Sacramento. J. A. Cald-
we'll was the starter
The racing, while not of a very high
class, was good. There were one or
two tight finishes. During the entire
afternoon but one favorite won, anc
that was Burmah, who performed over
the sticks, where an upset is usually
looked for. Results:
Five furlongs, Cassimir (Songer), :
to l, won; Champion Rose Devin), i
to l, second; Druidess &c. jones', to
10, third. Time-1 :O3A Giro, Tom
Sharkey, The Scot and Waterwick also
started.
One and one-sixteenth miles, Op-
ponent Deyin), IL to D. won: Morinel
q. Woods), s to ), second; Lothian
Qauch), { to 2. third. Time-1 :oi Il.
Tenrica and G. B. Morris also started.
Seven furlongs, Socialist (Ruiz), 3 to
l, won; Castake Ct. Walsh, 3 to l,
second; Wyoming (Songer), even. third
Time-1 :30A. Silver Maid, Guilder and
Coda also started
One mile, handicap Malay g. MARTINI,
5 to 1, won; DR.. Sheppard (Thorpe), :
to l, second; Roseromonde (Joe Weber,,
Is to ), third. Time-1:43. Rosinante
and Silver Tone also started
Mile and an eighth, hurdle, handicap,
Burmah (Mattier), l to =, won: Fl Fl
MOODY, to l. second; San Carlos
(Kenney), 3 to 1, third. Time-2:lih.
]. o. c. also started.
Six furlongs. selling, Montallade
(Songer), to L. won; Ann Page (Joe
Weber,, 8 to 1, second; Jennie Reid q.
Woods). to 10. third Time :l6A
Iona Marie and Winnifred also started.
AT AQUEDUCT.
NEW YORK, Nov. T. The bright
weather and a good card attracted a
large crowd to the Aqueduct race track
to-day. Sydney Lucas, favorite for the
last event. ran a remarkab BILE race. He
was practically left at the post, but
made UP the lost ground gradually, and
won at the post by a neck. Results:
Six furlongs, Our Gertie won. Cor
morant second lAlouette third. Time
Iii.
One and one-sixteenth miles, selling.
Compensation won, Maurice second
The Gardner third Time-1:51 10.
Five and a half furlongs, selling,
Prejudice won, Uncle Josh second. Wax
Taper third. Time-1:1O 20.
Mile and a sixteenth, Greyfeld won,
Trillo second, Bette Gray third. Time
/ 30.
won, ST. Lorenzo second, Federal third.
Time-1 80 3-5.
Five and a half furlongs, Sydney Lu-
cas- won. Give and Take second. Juco-
ma third. Time-1:11.
AT LAKESIDE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4-Weather clear,
but track heavy at Lakeside. Results:
Mile and sixteenth, selling, Uardct
won, Donna Rita second, Elidad third.
Time-1:5O As.
Four and half furlongs, Emma M.
won, Evanstock second, Lady Curzon
third. Time-O:57;A.
Six furlongs, O'Connell won Duty
second, Little Reggie third. Time
1:19H.
Mile and sixteenth, Maud Wallace
won, Volandies second, Hugh Penny
third. Time :54l1ha.
One mile, selling, Isabey won, False
Lead second, Lillian Reed third Time
II 81.
One mile. selling, George Lee won,
Pat Garrett second, Astor third. Time
Il AK.
AT NEWPORT.
CINCINNATI, Nov Hockey Char
ley Kuhn, who has been hurt on nearly
every race track, came near losing MS
life at Newport to-day. Kuhn rode
Hittick in the six furlong handicap.
When the aheld made the turn in the
homestretch kuhn's horse swerved uil-
der him, and before he could gain con-
troll of the animal Hittick crashed
through the infield fence and threw
Kuhn into deep ravine. The boy was
covered with blood when picked up, put
luckily no serious injury resulted. HIT