The morning call., 1890-08-20
EXCITING RACES.
Opening Of The Eapa and SOlanO AgriCultu-
raj Fair.

NAPA Aug. 19.-The Napa and SOano Agr-
cultural Fair opened here to-day with splendid
race-meeiing. The attendance at the park was
fully 5000. X. NJ. Larue OF Sacramento, j. W.
Bdinache OF Healdsburg and John McCOrd Of
Napa were The judges, A. Ii. Conking CLERK Of
the course and Messrs. CoOmbs, Hastings and
Mayhem official timers.
The first event was the 2:20 class trot, with
the following entries: Maggie Z, driven by W.
p. Fioget; Hazel Wilkes. driven by Johnny
Goldsmith; Victor. driven by &. w. Doherty
Express, driven by Dick Havey; Emma Temple,
driven by Lee ShaTer. Hazel Wilkes was the
iavorite In the pools In the first heat Maggie f
body was tired they got good start.
Emma Temple took Tie lead, followed
by Victor. who beat her TO the half pole. Soon,
however, Hayseed went up ana Emma Temple
took the lead. Hazel Wilkes was not far behind
and soon drew up to the leader. The finish was
very exciting, Hazel winning by a head-lim-
Maggie Z fourth, Express nth. In the second
heat the pools sold: Hazel Wilkes s35, Emma
Temple 81 !, field So. Emma Temple AT once TOOK
the lead, Victor second, Hazel Wilkes third,
At the head OF the stretch Hazel Wilkes passed
Emma ana easily beat her-time, 2:2Os4 -Em-
ma Temple second, Victor third. Express fourth,
For lhe third heat Hazel Wilkes sold as favor.
lite at s25, the field So. With ragged start they
Hazel broke very badly and was apparently not
iu IL. But with u magnificent burst OF speed
she closed up the gap Of fifty yards and won the
heat-time, 2:21A Emma Temple second, tx
press third. Victor fourth, Maggie last.
In the 2:30 trOt, for purse OF $1,000, there
were entered: Slas Skinner driven by william
MfcGraw; Keepsake, driven by j. Nj. Alviso;
Flora G, driven by z. Mccartney; George Wash
ington driven by Lee Shaner; Bob Mason. driven
6y George Bayless; Una Wilkes, driven by j.
G9lasiniih; Lees, driven by Dustin. Skinner
500 ~ as The favorlte at $50. George Washington
20 BOD Mason 81, the field slS After scoring
nan an hour they got start. Skinner TOOK The
i Ia. winch was contested by Bob Mason. The
diners we're away behind. The finish was very
exclIlng and was won by Skinner in
2:21, Bob Mason second, Una Wilkes third
Flora fifth. Clara z sixth, Lees seventh,
wiIe Bob Mason tripped and Tell heavily, and
the driver, Bayless, was thrown clear over him
and miracuiously escaped unhurt. The animal
lay perfectly still until released from his har-
ness. He was also apparently unhurt The
only damage done was the breaking of a shalt
of the sulky. When the horses appeared for the
cheers and gracefully dSned ee 5is S sap
After more wearisome scoring the horses
got of. Silas Skinner easily won the heat, fin
lshing almost III walk time, 2:25H2). Flora
G second, Cara 2 third, Bob Mason fourth,
George Washington nflh, Una Wilkes sixth,
Lees seventh. Keepsake eighth. The third heat
was a repetition OF tile secOnd-Silas Skinner
first, Bob Mason second, Flora q third, Una
Wilkes fourth, Clara u fifth, George Washington
sixth, Keepsake seventh, Lees eighth.
The next race was 2:40 tf0t with Carbon,
e Ma% by r. Sparks; Vic IL. driven By NJ. II.
mmcMans; Mountain Maid, driven by NJ. Rollins;
OaKhut, driven by Lee Sharer. entered. Vic ii
was Big fayorite. and won the race easily in
n fn,ee straight heats (tIme,
odhnui second Mountain Maid third.
The last race for the day was a yearllng tror
with Nonpariel driven by Shaner, Rustic King
rn,n Dy Frost Lady Thorne driven by Rounds,
was taken easily by Nonpariel (time, 2:57)
Rustic King second. Columbus third
4o-moriow's races will be all running.