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July 22, 1895
The Record Union
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
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Report on the opening day of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association summer meeting on Saturday, featuring a special trot won by El Benton, a 2:13 pacing race unfinished after Cibolo's death and Waldo J. distanced, and a 2:40 trot won by Prince Ira. Attendance good, track conditions poor.
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TROTTING-HORSE BREEDERS RACES.
Opening of the Summer Meeting on Saturday.
The Great Waldo J. Distanced, and Cibolo Drops Dead—The 2:13 Pace Unfinished,
They didn't do a thing to Waldo J., the alleged world-beater, in the 2:13 pacing race on Saturday—only distanced him, that was all. From stories that had gone out during the past week or two, it was expected that the much-touted Waldo would simply make monkeys of all the other pacers that might go against him and probably reduce the world's pacing record. There were good reasons, however, why the record was not endangered. In the first place, there were too many horses on the track, and when a field of nine score for an hour and a half fast time cannot be expected. Moreover, the track had been soaked with water early in the morning and was unfit for trotting or pacing, for it had been harrowed up until a couple of inches from the surface was soft and lumpy. However, those who went to the park on Saturday to see horses pace away below 2:10 were disappointed, though they saw some very good racing and a few very hotly-contested heats.
It was the opening day of the summer meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, and for a first day, at the close of the week, the attendance was fairly good. The weather was simply perfect—cool enough for comfort and yet warm enough to enable the horses to sweat out well. The Second Infantry Band played between the heats. A. H. Cohen was the presiding judge in the stand, with F. W. Loeber and George Polhemus to divide with him the responsibilities of governing the races and declaring the winners. The timers were W. O. Bowers and J. W. Wilson of this city, and T. J. Crowley and A. L. Stetson of San Francisco.
A SPECIAL TROT.
The sport opened with a special trot between Oakwood Park Stock Farm's stallion El Benton and Palo Alto Stock Farm's Mary Osborne, the former driven by B. Chaboya and the mare by J. Phippen. Benton took the first heat in 2:23, leading all the way round by several lengths, but appeared to be pumped out at the close of the heat. Mary Osborne took the second heat in 2:28¼. The third heat was more closely contested, the Palo Alto filly leading by a length to the half. On the far turn El Benton evened up and was a neck in front at the head of the stretch. He went ahead at the three-quarters and won out by thirty yards in 2:29¼.
Summary—Special trotting purse for $100, mile heats. Oakwood Park Stock Farm's b. f. El Benton, by Electioneer—General Benton, 1-2-1. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b. f. Mary Osborne, by Almoxor—Elsie, 2-1-2. Time—2:23¼, 2:28¼, 2:29¼.
THE 2:13 PACE.
The next race was for the 2:13 pacing class, purse $1000, the starters being C. H. Corey's Laura M., driven by her owner; M. L. Covert's Touchet, Samuel Castro; La Siesta's Fred Mason, Ed Lafferty; James Mack's Waldo J., Mack; Oakwood Park Stock Farm's Cibolo, Ben Chaboya; S. C. Tryon's Hanford Medium, Tryon; Winship & Keating's Ottinger, T. E. Keating; H. R. Ward's Baywood, Ward; C. E. Barrow's Del Norte, Dan Misner.
In order to give the track time to dry out a little, the horses in the pacing race did not come out until 2:30 o'clock. Even then the surface was lumpy and too soft for harness racing. Besides scoring many times, delays were caused by punctured tires, etc., and it was 3:45 o'clock before the first heat was tapped off.
First heat—The start was a fair one considering the large number of horses. Hanford Medium led the bunch to the quarter, where Del Norte forged ahead slightly. Waldo J. began to move up on the backstretch, Laura M. also, and Del Norte fell back, the struggle being between Waldo, Laura M. and Hanford Medium, which passed under the wire in that order in 2:15, with but little space between them. Mason was fourth, Ottinger fifth, Del Norte sixth, Cibolo seventh, Touchet eighth and Baywood ninth.
Second heat—Waldo J. sold in the pools at two to one against the field. It was near 5 o'clock before the horses got away. Ottinger went off in the lead, but at the quarter Hanford Medium and Waldo J. were in the lead and even. Then Waldo J. drew away and led all the way to the wire, slowing up and crossing several lengths ahead of Laura M. in 2:15. Del Norte third, Ottinger fourth, Cibolo fifth, Fred Mason sixth, Hanford Medium seventh, Touchet eighth and Baywood distanced.
Soon after passing the wire Cibolo fell dead. His driver, Chaboya, saved himself by leaping over the horse's head and landing safely on his feet. It was noticed that Cibolo wavered as he passed the wire.
Third heat—Waldo J. led all the way to the far turn, where he broke and Ottinger came up and passed him. Waldo soon got down to his work again and led at the three-quarter pole. Coming home he again broke at the seven-eighths and again Ottinger went to the front. Gaining his feet again Waldo made a hot brush for the heat, and it was close between him and Ottinger to the wire, but the crowd supposed Waldo won. The judges, however, declared Ottinger the winner. Del Norte had held his own throughout the heat and got third place. Laura M. fourth, Hanford Medium fifth, Touchet sixth, Fred Mason seventh. Time—2:22¼.
After the heat Waldo J. brought $30 in the pools to $15 for the field.
Fourth heat—Ottinger broke on the first turn, and just after Waldo J. passed the quarter in front of the others he left his feet. He broke again a little further on and Hanford Medium went to the front. Waldo was going fast on the far turn when again he went into the air and fell back, hopelessly out of the race, for he was shut out. Laura M. had in the meantime moved to the head of the procession, with Ottinger crowding her, and was either's heat up to near the wire, where Ottinger broke and Del Norte took second place, the mare leading out in 2:19. Del Norte second, Ottinger third, Hanford Medium fourth, Touchet fifth. Fred Mason did not start, having shown lameness after the third heat.
It was 7:30 o'clock when the horses were called out for the fifth heat. The sun had long since gone down behind the western hills, and the somber hues of dusk were falling over the fields. But the rules require that a race must be prolonged while it is light enough to distinguish the horses, so they were sent off for the fifth heat—Hanford Medium led to the quarter, where Laura M. went to the front, and going up the stretch Ottinger and Del Norte moved up to second and third places. Ottinger broke on the far turn, but soon regained his footing and passed Laura M. in 2:22¼, Del Norte third, Hanford Medium fourth and Touchet last.
heat and Laura M. two, so that at least one more heat must be paced, and possibly more.
THE 2:40 TROTTERS.
This race was sandwiched in between heats of the pacing race. A peculiar feature of it was that every heat was trotted in exactly the same time to a second. The field was a very large one, twelve out of the thirteen horses announced coming to the score. They were C. H. Corey's Lady Thornhill, C. A. Hug's Charivari, D. E. Knight's Maxie Hammil, Oakwood Farm's Bay Rum, H. F. Perkins' Hazel Ayers, G. Peirano's Maria P., I. L. Ramsdell's Prince Ira, San Mateo Farm's Ravenscroft, S. C. Tryon's Bonnie Ben, Winship & Keating's Lady Grace, Sherman Bros.' Briarhill and C. A. Durfee's Zombro.
Zombro was the favorite at $20 against $9 for Lady Grace, $6 for Prince Ira and $5 for the field.
First heat—After scoring several times the word was given when the horses were badly scattered. They were strung out like a lot of coolies up the backstretch, Charivari leading at the half-mile, with Zombro a close second. The latter took the lead on the far turn and led to near the wire, where Prince Ira came up and beat him out by a length in 2:21, Lady Grace third, and the others all strung out, with Maxie Hammil distanced.
Second heat—Zombro and Charivari were even at the quarter, and at the half the latter led by a half-length. At the head of the stretch Prince Ira came up out of the straggling mob and closed on Zombro, Charivari falling back. Zombro left his feet when near the drawgate and the Prince beat him out in 2:21. Ravenscroft was third, Lady Thornhill fourth, Bonnie Ben fifth, Lady Grace sixth, Maria P. seventh, Briarhill eighth, Hazel Ayres ninth, Charivari tenth and Bay Rum last.
Prince Ira was the favorite in the betting at $20 against $15 for Zombro and $4 for the field. Ira led from the half-mile home in 2:21, beating Lady Grace out by only a head, Zombro third, Maria P. fourth, Lady Thornhill fifth, Briarhill sixth, Bonnie Ben seventh, Ravenscroft eighth, Hazel A. ninth, Charivari tenth, Bay Rum last.
Summary, 2:40 class, trotting, purse $1000. Prince Ira, Director—Prince—Luella, 2-1-1. Time 2:21, 2:21, 2:21.
TO-MORROW'S EVENTS.
The programme for to-morrow is a splendid one, and should draw a big crowd. There will be three races—one for the 2:45 class of two-year-old trotters, one for 2:27 trotters, and the other for 2:28 pacers. There are large entry lists for each, and they embrace many horses whose speed is away below the classes in which they are entered, so that some exciting heats are looked for.
HALF-HOLIDAY THURSDAY.
There is a movement on foot to have the business houses of the city declare a half-holiday on Thursday next, so that all who desire to attend the races may do so. It is understood that Governor Budd (and possibly members of his military staff) will visit the park on that day, for which the best programme of the meeting will be arranged. There should be from 6,000 to 10,000 persons there on Thursday afternoon.
The race was then postponed until this afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the gate will be free, there being no regular events scheduled for to-day. Ottinger has one heat and Laura M. two, so that at least one more heat must be paced, and possibly more.
Opening of the Summer Meeting on Saturday.
The Great Waldo J. Distanced, and Cibolo Drops Dead—The 2:13 Pace Unfinished,
They didn't do a thing to Waldo J., the alleged world-beater, in the 2:13 pacing race on Saturday—only distanced him, that was all. From stories that had gone out during the past week or two, it was expected that the much-touted Waldo would simply make monkeys of all the other pacers that might go against him and probably reduce the world's pacing record. There were good reasons, however, why the record was not endangered. In the first place, there were too many horses on the track, and when a field of nine score for an hour and a half fast time cannot be expected. Moreover, the track had been soaked with water early in the morning and was unfit for trotting or pacing, for it had been harrowed up until a couple of inches from the surface was soft and lumpy. However, those who went to the park on Saturday to see horses pace away below 2:10 were disappointed, though they saw some very good racing and a few very hotly-contested heats.
It was the opening day of the summer meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, and for a first day, at the close of the week, the attendance was fairly good. The weather was simply perfect—cool enough for comfort and yet warm enough to enable the horses to sweat out well. The Second Infantry Band played between the heats. A. H. Cohen was the presiding judge in the stand, with F. W. Loeber and George Polhemus to divide with him the responsibilities of governing the races and declaring the winners. The timers were W. O. Bowers and J. W. Wilson of this city, and T. J. Crowley and A. L. Stetson of San Francisco.
A SPECIAL TROT.
The sport opened with a special trot between Oakwood Park Stock Farm's stallion El Benton and Palo Alto Stock Farm's Mary Osborne, the former driven by B. Chaboya and the mare by J. Phippen. Benton took the first heat in 2:23, leading all the way round by several lengths, but appeared to be pumped out at the close of the heat. Mary Osborne took the second heat in 2:28¼. The third heat was more closely contested, the Palo Alto filly leading by a length to the half. On the far turn El Benton evened up and was a neck in front at the head of the stretch. He went ahead at the three-quarters and won out by thirty yards in 2:29¼.
Summary—Special trotting purse for $100, mile heats. Oakwood Park Stock Farm's b. f. El Benton, by Electioneer—General Benton, 1-2-1. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b. f. Mary Osborne, by Almoxor—Elsie, 2-1-2. Time—2:23¼, 2:28¼, 2:29¼.
THE 2:13 PACE.
The next race was for the 2:13 pacing class, purse $1000, the starters being C. H. Corey's Laura M., driven by her owner; M. L. Covert's Touchet, Samuel Castro; La Siesta's Fred Mason, Ed Lafferty; James Mack's Waldo J., Mack; Oakwood Park Stock Farm's Cibolo, Ben Chaboya; S. C. Tryon's Hanford Medium, Tryon; Winship & Keating's Ottinger, T. E. Keating; H. R. Ward's Baywood, Ward; C. E. Barrow's Del Norte, Dan Misner.
In order to give the track time to dry out a little, the horses in the pacing race did not come out until 2:30 o'clock. Even then the surface was lumpy and too soft for harness racing. Besides scoring many times, delays were caused by punctured tires, etc., and it was 3:45 o'clock before the first heat was tapped off.
First heat—The start was a fair one considering the large number of horses. Hanford Medium led the bunch to the quarter, where Del Norte forged ahead slightly. Waldo J. began to move up on the backstretch, Laura M. also, and Del Norte fell back, the struggle being between Waldo, Laura M. and Hanford Medium, which passed under the wire in that order in 2:15, with but little space between them. Mason was fourth, Ottinger fifth, Del Norte sixth, Cibolo seventh, Touchet eighth and Baywood ninth.
Second heat—Waldo J. sold in the pools at two to one against the field. It was near 5 o'clock before the horses got away. Ottinger went off in the lead, but at the quarter Hanford Medium and Waldo J. were in the lead and even. Then Waldo J. drew away and led all the way to the wire, slowing up and crossing several lengths ahead of Laura M. in 2:15. Del Norte third, Ottinger fourth, Cibolo fifth, Fred Mason sixth, Hanford Medium seventh, Touchet eighth and Baywood distanced.
Soon after passing the wire Cibolo fell dead. His driver, Chaboya, saved himself by leaping over the horse's head and landing safely on his feet. It was noticed that Cibolo wavered as he passed the wire.
Third heat—Waldo J. led all the way to the far turn, where he broke and Ottinger came up and passed him. Waldo soon got down to his work again and led at the three-quarter pole. Coming home he again broke at the seven-eighths and again Ottinger went to the front. Gaining his feet again Waldo made a hot brush for the heat, and it was close between him and Ottinger to the wire, but the crowd supposed Waldo won. The judges, however, declared Ottinger the winner. Del Norte had held his own throughout the heat and got third place. Laura M. fourth, Hanford Medium fifth, Touchet sixth, Fred Mason seventh. Time—2:22¼.
After the heat Waldo J. brought $30 in the pools to $15 for the field.
Fourth heat—Ottinger broke on the first turn, and just after Waldo J. passed the quarter in front of the others he left his feet. He broke again a little further on and Hanford Medium went to the front. Waldo was going fast on the far turn when again he went into the air and fell back, hopelessly out of the race, for he was shut out. Laura M. had in the meantime moved to the head of the procession, with Ottinger crowding her, and was either's heat up to near the wire, where Ottinger broke and Del Norte took second place, the mare leading out in 2:19. Del Norte second, Ottinger third, Hanford Medium fourth, Touchet fifth. Fred Mason did not start, having shown lameness after the third heat.
It was 7:30 o'clock when the horses were called out for the fifth heat. The sun had long since gone down behind the western hills, and the somber hues of dusk were falling over the fields. But the rules require that a race must be prolonged while it is light enough to distinguish the horses, so they were sent off for the fifth heat—Hanford Medium led to the quarter, where Laura M. went to the front, and going up the stretch Ottinger and Del Norte moved up to second and third places. Ottinger broke on the far turn, but soon regained his footing and passed Laura M. in 2:22¼, Del Norte third, Hanford Medium fourth and Touchet last.
heat and Laura M. two, so that at least one more heat must be paced, and possibly more.
THE 2:40 TROTTERS.
This race was sandwiched in between heats of the pacing race. A peculiar feature of it was that every heat was trotted in exactly the same time to a second. The field was a very large one, twelve out of the thirteen horses announced coming to the score. They were C. H. Corey's Lady Thornhill, C. A. Hug's Charivari, D. E. Knight's Maxie Hammil, Oakwood Farm's Bay Rum, H. F. Perkins' Hazel Ayers, G. Peirano's Maria P., I. L. Ramsdell's Prince Ira, San Mateo Farm's Ravenscroft, S. C. Tryon's Bonnie Ben, Winship & Keating's Lady Grace, Sherman Bros.' Briarhill and C. A. Durfee's Zombro.
Zombro was the favorite at $20 against $9 for Lady Grace, $6 for Prince Ira and $5 for the field.
First heat—After scoring several times the word was given when the horses were badly scattered. They were strung out like a lot of coolies up the backstretch, Charivari leading at the half-mile, with Zombro a close second. The latter took the lead on the far turn and led to near the wire, where Prince Ira came up and beat him out by a length in 2:21, Lady Grace third, and the others all strung out, with Maxie Hammil distanced.
Second heat—Zombro and Charivari were even at the quarter, and at the half the latter led by a half-length. At the head of the stretch Prince Ira came up out of the straggling mob and closed on Zombro, Charivari falling back. Zombro left his feet when near the drawgate and the Prince beat him out in 2:21. Ravenscroft was third, Lady Thornhill fourth, Bonnie Ben fifth, Lady Grace sixth, Maria P. seventh, Briarhill eighth, Hazel Ayres ninth, Charivari tenth and Bay Rum last.
Prince Ira was the favorite in the betting at $20 against $15 for Zombro and $4 for the field. Ira led from the half-mile home in 2:21, beating Lady Grace out by only a head, Zombro third, Maria P. fourth, Lady Thornhill fifth, Briarhill sixth, Bonnie Ben seventh, Ravenscroft eighth, Hazel A. ninth, Charivari tenth, Bay Rum last.
Summary, 2:40 class, trotting, purse $1000. Prince Ira, Director—Prince—Luella, 2-1-1. Time 2:21, 2:21, 2:21.
TO-MORROW'S EVENTS.
The programme for to-morrow is a splendid one, and should draw a big crowd. There will be three races—one for the 2:45 class of two-year-old trotters, one for 2:27 trotters, and the other for 2:28 pacers. There are large entry lists for each, and they embrace many horses whose speed is away below the classes in which they are entered, so that some exciting heats are looked for.
HALF-HOLIDAY THURSDAY.
There is a movement on foot to have the business houses of the city declare a half-holiday on Thursday next, so that all who desire to attend the races may do so. It is understood that Governor Budd (and possibly members of his military staff) will visit the park on that day, for which the best programme of the meeting will be arranged. There should be from 6,000 to 10,000 persons there on Thursday afternoon.
The race was then postponed until this afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the gate will be free, there being no regular events scheduled for to-day. Ottinger has one heat and Laura M. two, so that at least one more heat must be paced, and possibly more.
| Zombro, McKinney-Whisper (C. A. Durfee) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Lady Grace, Raymond-Hock-Hocking (T. E. Keating) | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Ravenserot (E. M. Connelly) | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Briarhill (Sherman) | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Maria P. (G. Pierano) | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Lady Thornhill (C. H. Cory) | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Bonnie Ben (S. C. Tryon) | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Charivari (T. Snyder) | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Hazel Ayres (J. A. Perkins) | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Bay Rum (B. Chaboya) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Maxiej Hamil (W. Hogan) | dis |
What sub-type of article is it?
Horse Racing Report
Sports Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Trotting Races
Pacing Race
Horse Death
Wado J Distanced
Prince Ira Win
Summer Meeting
What entities or persons were involved?
James Mack
Ben Chaboya
A. H. Cohen
B. Chaboya
J. Phippen
Where did it happen?
The Park, Pacific Coast
Story Details
Key Persons
James Mack
Ben Chaboya
A. H. Cohen
B. Chaboya
J. Phippen
Location
The Park, Pacific Coast
Event Date
Saturday
Story Details
Opening day races included special trot won by El Benton 1-2-1; 2:13 pace unfinished after five heats with Ottinger and Laura M. leading, Waldo J. distanced, Cibolo died after second heat; 2:40 trot won by Prince Ira 2-1-1 in identical times. Track soft, delays occurred.