. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 446 ©Jje gveebev axx$ &povt&man. [Mat 12,18»4. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES. TWENTX-SEVENTH DAT—WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. EAUTIFFL weather for racing ' and a track in superb condition, -^ combined with fast horses to con- gest, made a day of equine sport that should not soon be forgotten There was an improvement in the attendance as well as in the caliber of the animals engaged in various events, and the time made in two of the events was quite sensational, Key Alfonso takiog up 121 pounds and running half a mile in 0:48^, Romair 109 pounds and galloping the fu
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 446 ©Jje gveebev axx$ &povt&man. [Mat 12,18»4. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES. TWENTX-SEVENTH DAT—WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. EAUTIFFL weather for racing ' and a track in superb condition, -^ combined with fast horses to con- gest, made a day of equine sport that should not soon be forgotten There was an improvement in the attendance as well as in the caliber of the animals engaged in various events, and the time made in two of the events was quite sensational, Key Alfonso takiog up 121 pounds and running half a mile in 0:48^, Romair 109 pounds and galloping the full six furlongs in 1:14 ilat. Two favorites were successful, two 6 to 1 shots and a 3A to 1 chance, so that the pencilers had a considerable shade the best of the argument on the silver and gold questions. Weaver, Tuberville, E. Jones, Glover and Madison rode the winners. Coombs, who rode Romulus, poorly today and Gordius frightfully bad yesterday, was set down for incom- petency for an indefinite period. Boule was backed down from 10 to 1 to 3J, and the " good thing" looked a winner up to the last fifty yards, when Cur- rency simply romped by her and won easily by half a length, Boule beating Navy Blue a length for the place. Alto Slio led to the homestretch, but ran as if a trifle short of work, finishing a good fourth, however. Seaside, the favorite, was fifth. Rey Alfonso smashed the season's half-mile record of 0:49 to the extent af a quarter of a second, and carried 121 pounds into the bargain. He led nearly all the way, and beat Gal- lant two and a half lengths. The latter is a slow beginner, but a fast finisher, and will surely make a better showing at five or six furlongs than at four. Trix, a heavilv played favorite, captured the third race by the narrowest of margins ; indeed it looked from the press stand as if Floodmore had won comfortably in the last stride. As a matter of fact, however, the oflicials are the only ones in a position to determiue exac
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