The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
SETS
A NEW TRACK
RECORD
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 9.-Native Sons
day at the track brought another i'm
mense throng of people to Agricultural
Park. The weather was piping hot and
the grand stand looked mass Of pretty
faces. gay colors and swishng fans, while
in the betting ring the people in the crowd
good naturedly crushed and jostied each
other in effort to get their coin in on
the many good things that were in CIR
culation. Stylish turnouts and the old
fashioned blackboard were also in profu-
sion in the infield The great free-fOr all
trot and the historic Ninctor stake were
the stellar attractions of the grand card
offered. Toggles, driven by Charles c.
Clark, settled once for all who is entitled
to be termed the champion of his class,
for the little bay gelding downed a high
class field in straight heats and in doing
so set a new track race record of 2:10.
Azote IN 1894 stepped a faster mile, but not
in an actual contest.
In the Vinctor stake the eschscholtzia
colors of Mat Storm were carried to the front
by Jennie Reid, ridden by young Loullier
with Hohenzollern, Libertine and Nilgar
finishing in the cloud of dust left behind
by the winner. Of five faYorites furnished
on the menu, but two earned brackets.
William Fieldwick had the track in rare
good condition, and those who looked for
fast time were not disappointed: The
2:25 pace was first called, with Wild Nut
ling selling favorite over the field For
the opening heat Gaff Topsail drew the
pole position, but it availed the chestnut
horse nothing. Valeria soon headed the
bunch, with the favorte in close attend
ance. Strengthened for home, jonathan
called on Wild Nutling and at the wire
won easily with Myrtha Whips second
In the heat following Dick Havey
sprung a surprise with Roblet, going to
the front and beating TN Nutiing out very
peated the trick in the third heat, Wild
Nutling stopping to walk. Then came
another change. The Myrtha Whips, party
backed the odds against the mare from 3
to to ! to 2, and she took the next three
heats in impressive fashion. In the fourth
heat Wild Nutlins pulled up badly dis
tressed and was drawn. Best time made,
When the free-for-aH was called friends
of the past did not forsake the old cam
pools he brought 8 against 10 for Toggles
and for the field, consisting of Clay S,
Hazel kinney, Doodle, Prince Gift and
the pole position in the opening heat, and
to a perfect start showed first until near
ing the bend for home, where Toggles
strobe into first position, winning from
the deposed leader without being pressed
in 2:11&.
Klamath made a couple of "jimmies''
during the trip, but managed to finish
almost of the first, only that Toggles led
from, the word, passing the judges hVe We
! lengths
which great things were expected, was
third in this heat.
OF the four starters for the Vinctor
stake, over a mile, the Sacramento con-
tingent sent Nilgar with Jack Ward up
to the post a slight choice over Jennie
Reid I4ibertine and Hohenzollern were
both to / chances in the betting. Havey
made a perfect start and Libertine and
Hohenzol1ern at once made for the lead,
fighting it out for nearly six furlongs.
Well into the stretch Loullier made his
move with Jennie Reid, disposing of
Hohenzollern at the wire somewhat easily
by a length in 1:4124 The favorite ran
last.
which followed. was responsible for the
downfall of Bamboulia The big colt was
sent to the post a pronounced choice, but
Thorpe. who had the mount, was pock-
eted the first part and at the end did not
figure among the first three. With the
race well in hand Morse, astride Con-
stellator, fell asleep during the final
stages of the game and was beaten out
a neck by Sunello, the Storm entry, which
came fast from the rear Show honors
went to The Buffoon.
Cromwell a to favorite, with Mack
lin in the saddle, managed to beat the
barrier in the closing seven-furlong event
and was never headed. New Moon closed
up a vast amount of lost ground, taking
the place in a drive from Manzanilla.