563 ECHOS-1996-288 eng Delaplane, Kristin Horse racing popular in summer of 1856 Jun 02, 1996 Third in a series Citizens of Solano County celebrated Independence Day 1856 with balls in Suisun City and at Tufts on Putah Creek, where a large crowd gathered. Between Benicia and Vallejo was A.P. Ryerson's Half Mile Track, and the races were on. For a purse of at least $40, there was a free-for-all, one-mile race with trotting horses. At least two horses made a race. The second featured event was a maiden race of 400 yards for Spanish horses. The purse was at least $20. vacahc@gmail.com 288 53783467322 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/288/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/288/288.1.pdf PDF Document