The morning call., 1890-09-10
GOLDEN GATE FAIR.
Silas Skinner Wins the Dexter
Prince Purse.
Bsaury Nc Trots in Very Much Better Time
End Of the Meetipg-0psning Of the
Sacramento State Fair.

The last days racing of the Golden Cato
Fair Association at the Oakland Track was
but Shiny attended, n weak race.card and
the numerous counter-attractions initiating
against heavy gate receipts, although the
admission fee was reduced to SO cents, half
OF what was previously charged. No COM
plant could have been found either with the
weather or the track, both of which were all
that could be desired. Only one race, a
purse of $1,000. for the 9 40 class, was of any
interest to horsemen. Although there
were five starters it was practically
a match between Silas Skinner and
Beaury Nc, the other three Charles
Derby. Una Wilkes and Bob Mason,
being out of it from the first On Wednes-
day last THE CALL freely criticized the
race in which Beaury Nc conteuded on
Tuesday, and gave an extended resume of
the result. Then Beaury Nc took the first
heat in 2:24H and was second in the three
successive heats in 2:25k. 2:26h. 2:2s. Yes
terday he forced the winner out in the first
heat in 2 81. the second heat in :201k under
dead heat Of the third in 2:2lA and was sec
ond in the fourth and deciding heat in . "a.
That THE CALLS comments of Tuesdays
race were fully Endorsed by yesterdays
performance it is hardly necessary to men
to1. When the two meet again Beaury
will probably turn the tables on Skinner.
A PECULIAR DECISION
Skinner is very gangly gated horse and
has a running motion behind that is most de-
ceptiye, while Beaury Nc is very honest,
level Irotter. Yesterday, in the third heat,
the judges made a remarkable decision.
Skinner moved just as he did in the first and
second heats which he wen, yet although he
was first under the wire by a length, the
judges decided it dead heat between him
and Beaury Nc. How they arrived at this
conclusion is somewhat of a mystery, as if
SINNERS gait was not o. h, then Beaury
should have been given the heat, and again,
the same rule should have obtained in tile two
first heats. Either Skinner won the heat
riahtfully. OF else he was beaten by Beaury,
yet it was declared dead heat. In the last
and deciding heat Skinner did not change his
gait and won by the same distance from
Beaury. yet he was given the heat and race
sTAMBoULs FAST MILE.
Stamboul, the only genuine crack now on
the Coast was given some fast work
Driven by Johnny Goldsmith he was sent
mile in 2;22, and later on another in 2:17A.
He went TO the quarter in o:34lR, the half in
:oSH. the three-duarters in :42H, and the
mile in 2:17A. Again he was brought out,
and went in 2:22, going to tic half at a 8
clip, but being eased up to jog in the
stretch home.
The Mambrino Wilkes purse of $500, for
4-year-olds in the 2:30 class, was declared
off.
A roadsters' race concluded the days
sport, and only merited passing mention.
sILAS SKINNER .wINs-sUMMARY
Tho Dexter Prince guaranteed purse OF $1,000 for
the 2:40 class.
/. de Turks blk. $, silas skinner; by Altoona
usdps Stables Bsaury Nc y N seSasw
mcconnell q 9
San Mateo Stock FARMS b. m. Una Wilkes.
by Guy Wilkes. Goldsmith 3 3
Z. u. Chords b. h. Bob Mason, by Echo
b. q. Moliy's b. $. Charles Derby, by Stein
Time, 2:21-2:2 la-2:2IH- 2:9i.
Pools-First heat Skinner $40. Nc $22, field 500;
second heat, Skinner 1850. field So, Nc 81: third
heat. Skinner $50. field $40; fourth heat, Skinner
$40. field $40.
Derby and Nc in the first heat led to the
three-qiiarters with Skinner some five
lengths back. In the stretch Skinner took
second place and coming home first beat
Nc out by two lengths In the second heat
Skinner led all the way from wire to wire,
with Nc second, and won by length.
Skinner reported in the same manner for
the third heat and won again by length,
but the judges after deliberati0n declared it
dead heat. Skinner took the fourth and
deciding heat at the same gait by a length