The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-27
The City Fairly SVarming With
Visitors.
Saloon-Keepers Greatly Dissatisfied With
Sheriff Cunninsham'S Action.
The Speed Programme Proves 10 Be Most
Attractive Opening Of District EX-
hibitS at Various Places.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALI.

STOCKTON, Sept. 26.-Ithas been the COM
plant of few saloon-keeperS that the de-
termination Of Sheriff Cunningham to pro-
hibit gambling and enforce the laws has
killed the fair but the attendance so far
has been fully as large as last year, and to-
day the crowds at the races were larger than
for three years past There were more car
riages on the grounds than were seen last
year on any day, and the grand stands were
full the stand being iammed. All the hotels
and l0dging-EouSes in the city turn away
many persons every night, and they say the
attendance is larger than last year.
The firtt two events at the races to-day
were walk-overs for Conrad and Fairy in
the running stakes, which felded year
ago.
Professor Auderkamp then made sue
cessful hOt-air balloon ascension. dropping
with parachute when he had reached the
height Of about 1000 yards
The first race event was a dash Of three
quarters of mile between Matt Storms
Acclaim and L. J. Roses Seminole. The
latter led to the half-mile post when Ac-
claim passed and ran first to the finish in
1:16B Next was the four-year-Old district
trotting race, in which the starters were:
Beaury Me, Chalo, James l. and Lynette.
Beaury Nc was barred in pools, and Percy
Williams, the owner, backed Lynette for sec
ond place, but after the second heat it was
settled that Lynette could not win second
money, SO Beury Nc was driven to distance
the field in the third heat. Beaury trotted
squarely, making the mile in 2 81 Y, shutting
out the others, and winning first and thlr d
money. No second money being paid, pools
were declared off. Beaury Nc won the
race in three straight heats. Time. 2:33z2-
2:33A -2:21h.
The next event was match race between
Percy Williams Sultan mare and f. ID.
Cobb's Gypsy Pool selling was lively at
even terms, as both are Stockton horses.
The Sultan mare took first heat in 2:30k
and the second in 2:35A, Gypsy being a
close second. Gypsy took third heat in
2:3715, but broke in leading TO the wire in
the fourth heat, and the Sultan mare won
the race in 2:35.
The next was the special trotting race, in
which the starters were Mamprino Chief,
Latham Almont, Clay Duke and Foxy V.
Clay Duke had everything all his own way
He sold favorite in the pools at SIS against
SO for the field. Duke won the first heat In
1886, Foxy second, closely pushed by MANI
brinO The field dropped TO So before the
second heat. Duke broke badly near the
first quarter, but soon recovered and trOtted
20 the head OF the procession and won easily
in 2:31 y, Foxy again coming in second and
Mambrino third The third heat was a
repetition of the two former ones, Duke
winning in 1929.
In the threr-year-old pacing contest the
starters were Falrose, Brillante and Vigor.
Brilliante sold favorite at SIS, Vigor being
Sic and FalT0se SIS. NigOr won the first
heat in 2:2S, Falrose second. Brilliante
broke frequently, and her last break was
near the distance flag She got on her feet
again and was barely past the post when tins
flag dropped. The judges changed drivers
for the next heat, and put Dustin behind
the favorite. This proved good change.
The start for the second heat was fine one,
ths horses getting of dead even. Dustin
60 ged ahead and maintained the lead to the
dnsh, winning the heat in 2:36. Falrose
econd. The third heat was repetition of
ire second, Brillante winning in the fast
tne of :3Oh. 1t was now after 6 o'clock
AID the race was postponed on account Of
sna darkness,