Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-29
PACIFIC COAST.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO TIE RECORD
UNION.
CALIFORNIA.
The stockton Fa.r-second Pay.

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STOCKTON, September 2Sth.-The fair of
the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Asso-
ciation develops finely. The city is thronged
with visitors. and the hotels are full. The
gambling fraternity is not only sour, but
very surly, over the order of the oficials pro-
hibitiRg the thieving practices Of professional
sports. The greater number of persons in
attendance seem to be farmers and others,
earnestly interested in the various exhibits,
who regard the fair with favor, and endeavor
to aid it in every way they can. Mere curl
osity.seekers and that class of nomads, who
have no particular object in view, are
not SO numerous as has been noticeable
on some former occasions. The spirit of the
people generally is en- rapport with the man.
ayers Of the Association, and it is now per-
fectly apparent that the fair will be a grand
success. The cash receipts yesterday figured
up over 500 in excess of the receipts on the
first day last year.
The feature at the park this morning was
the stock parade. and the expectation Of wit
Messing a grand display drew large number
of people early to the grounds The process
sion was over half mile in length, and for
its size has, in point of the quality of the
stock, probably never been eqlaled, and GER
tainly never surpassed, in the State. The
list Of entries is long, and embraces many of
the most notable thoroughbred horses and
cattle on the Pacific coast.
THE RACES.
The first was running race for three.year.
olds or over, owned in the district, mile and
repeat-Grst horse S175, second SS7 30. third
S52 30, fourth S35. Rocket. Boots, Maggie
Early, Lena K. and George Bender came
upon the track and assumed their positions
They were sent off at the third trial. Boots
came in first, Maggie Early second. George
Bender third, Lena r. fourth and Rocket
fifth. Time, LII After several attempts
the horses got good start. They ran the
first quarter close together. Ga the back
stretch Rocket fell back while the others kept
together to the homestretch when Boots shot
past, winning the heat, race and first money.
by two lengths, Lena r. second, George
Bender third, Maggie Early fourth, and
Rocket distanced. Time, 1:47}
The second was a trotting race, free for all
horses owned on the Pacific coast that have
never beaten 2:36 mile heats best three in
five first horse to take $500, second $3.50,
third $150, fourth $780, The horses started
the pole. Harry Hopkins second, Susie third,
Kittie Thorne fourth, Starr King fifth and
Honesty sixth. After a number Of failures
in starting the horses got away, Susie taking
the lead. closely followed by Starr King, with
Honesty length behind. Susie won the
heat, Starr King second, Honesty third,
Kitty Thorne fourth, Harry Hop
kins and Hancock distanced. Time,
2:3l&. On ths fourth attempt to
start the horses got away on the second heat,
and Honesty shot ahead, winning the heat,
King fourth. Time, 2:9li. The third heat
was won by Kitty Thorne, Honesty second,
Starr King third, Susie fourth. Time, 2:33.
The fifth heat was won by Susie, Starr King
second, Kitty third, and Honesty fourth.
Time, 2:30 The sixth heat Susie won, and
took the first money, Starr King second and
second money, Honesty third and third
money, Kitty Thorne fourth and fourth
money. Time, 2:27a.
The third race was a trotting contest for
stations owned in the district, uils heats,
best three in FIVE, for the stallion stake of
$50 each, $3.50 added, four moneys. Entries
- Alexander names blk. h. Ben. Allen, A.
ID. Hitchcock names e. h. Western Boy, j Ohm
Patterson names 6. h. Frank Hunter, w. +.
Morris names h. Upright, G. W. Trahsrn
names blk. h. Revolution, d. Visher names
b. h. Peerless, III. F. Rosecrans names b. h.
Young Hiram. The first heat was won by
Young Hiram, Western Boy second, Reyolu-
tion third, Upright fourth, Peerless fifth,
won the second heat, Western Boy second,
Upright third. Revolution fourth, Young
Hiram fifth. Time, 2:46
The third heat was won by Peerless, Up
right second, Revolution third. Western Boy
fourth. Time, 2:46. Revolution won the
fourth heat, Western Boy second, Peerless
third, Upright fourth. Time, 2;4l1. The
fifth heat was won by Revolution, Peerless
second, Western Boy third, Upright fourth.
Time, 2;46. Revolution won the sixth heat
and first money in PA, Peerless second
money, Western Boy third money, Upright
fourth money.