. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 'Sovembeb 18, 1893] Cftlje â gveebei: ani> grportsmcwt. 487 THE BLOOD HORSE RACES. [[Continued from Page THIRTEENTH DAYâWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. ITH an extra fast track, a sunshinv pleasant day, and a most excellent card, it is not to be wondered at that a big crowd saw the races this afternoon. Two favorites finished first and three 6 to 1 shots. The finishes were in most instances close, and the time madethroughout very fast. Tod" Sloan rode two winners, both 6 to 1 chances, while tie other successful pilots were Hennessy (his first mount in Cal
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 'Sovembeb 18, 1893] Cftlje â gveebei: ani> grportsmcwt. 487 THE BLOOD HORSE RACES. [[Continued from Page THIRTEENTH DAYâWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. ITH an extra fast track, a sunshinv pleasant day, and a most excellent card, it is not to be wondered at that a big crowd saw the races this afternoon. Two favorites finished first and three 6 to 1 shots. The finishes were in most instances close, and the time madethroughout very fast. Tod" Sloan rode two winners, both 6 to 1 chances, while tie other successful pilots were Hennessy (his first mount in California for about eighteen months), Irving and Charley Weber. Patricia, ridden by Mike Hennessy, gradually improved ler position after getting away sixth, and won a good race rom North, who has -'een in retirement for some time, by me and one-half lengths. North led nearly all the way, and ust beat Katrinka out a nose for place honors, the latter com- ng with a great rush down the homestretch. Charger, the avorite was whipped and spurred for an eighth of a mile in he straight, but dropped back from second to fifth place at he close. Ricardo was superbly ridden by Sloan, and actually won uite easily from the speedy Charm in the watch-cracking ,meof 1:011. Zobair, who, by the way, is to be sold to-day t noon, ran a good race for popular Wilber Smith, and was d. My Lady, a ''green " three-year-old from the Elm- ood Stock Farm stable, sprinted off in front at a fine clip, â¢ading to the homestretch, and as she was heavily played for lace and a show, her admirers had a chance to shout nearly 1 along the line. Gascon won the third race, seven furlongs, in fine style id in fast time. Motto led to the homestretch by about a ngth, with Romair sticking to his work in game fashion an Gorden's speedy mare said "Take it" about an eighth om home, and Gascon won in most impressive style. Realization stamped himself one of our very best two-year- ids bv winning over a grand
Size: 1581px × 1581px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjecthorses, bookyear1882
