The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-18
SPORT AT NAPA.
A Lengthy Programme to De-
light the Horsemen.
Sunset Gives MambrinO Chief a Hard
Race for the Special TfOt.
Charles Derby 0utStepS His Competitors In
the First Special That Vas Left
Unfinished Thursday.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

at u o'clock. Van was drawn and Man,
brine Chief Jr., Sunset and Oakville Maid
came out 10 do battle for the supremacy.
Oakville Maid broke ut the first turn, and
despite desperate half-mile run, could not
save her distance, and had the red flag flashed
in her face. Sunset took the heat easily by
four lengths from Mambrino in 2:30R.
No pools were sold on the third heat, but
when Sunset was seen to have chance
with the Chief the betting on the fourth heat
stood Chief $40, Sunset SIS. Sunset led all
the way, the Chief breaking repeatedly, and
won the heat easily in 2:37M, the Chief
three lengths back. Speculation was at
standstill for the fifth heat They were off
on the first come up, Sunset leading at the
quarter and half by two lengths Just
around the turn he broke and Chief took
| the lead. He also broke near the three
| quarter, and had only length advantage
! into the stretch. All the way home Sunset
broke repeatedly, and the Chief won the
heat and race easily by ten lengths in 2;36.
The three contestants for the postponed
first special, in which Charles Derby and
Redwood had each two heats, brought out
| the two-heat winners and Lee. Pools stood,
| Derby $50, fed SIS. Before the horses were
| called up Presiding Judge Page stated that
| a mistake had been made in the inc OF the
last heat won by Derby on Thursday after-
noon and that ii should be 2:23l2 and not
| 2:24h. Mcdowell did not pilot Redwood,
| Murphy handling him instead. On the third
| score they got the word. Derby and
Lee went off in front and had
the heat between them, Redwood
| trailing and laying up. At the quarter in
| 0:35k Lee was at Derby's neck. At the
l.1f in, I.1n V.a- ha nd at
| three quarters, in :54a4, the positions were
| the same Dustin drove a remarkably well
| judged race with Lee, brought Derby to
break about 200 feet from the wire and
| crossed it neat winner in the fast time of
900 Derby was length back and Red
wood ten behind him. For the sixth heat
the betting was Derby $50, field SIS. An
eXcellenty even Send-oH was had on the
third score. Derby took the lead at the
| turn, and was length In trout OF Lee at
| the quarter. These positions were I'M
| changed at the half and three-quarters.
| Dustin did his best up the stretch with Lee,
| but the horse tired considerably and Derby
| won the heat and race by length in the
| fast time of 2:20. Redwood was distanced.
| The quarters we're 0:34A, l 90 and :45.
The purse of $500, for the 2:27 class, had
| only two starters, Home take (McDowelD
| and Frank NJ (kedting). The betting odds
were $40 for the former and SIC for Frank.
Homestake took command at the word on
the first score and led Frank by two lengths
| at the quarter, half and three-Quarters. lie
came up home easily, out, being pushed near
| the wire by Frank, broke, as did Frank, but
| won by only a leng h in 217R. For the sec
| ond heat uomeStake brought S25 against 50
| Tor Frank. The heat was again jog Tor
| Homestake, who won by four lengths in
2:23b. Frank broke at the first turn and
had no chance of winning.
There was no betting on the third heat,
which Homestake placed to his credit, with
| the race, in the easiest manner, winning by
| fifteen lengths in Pisa, Frank finishing on
| run.
DAILY was sent accompanied by runner
| to beat his record of 2:25@, but, breaking
repeatedly, was unsuccessful. After
| couple of heats had hren trotted in the
special. Daily was brought out again, Haayey
steering the accompanying runner. IhIs
time he fully succeeded, doing the first
quarter in O:36%, the half in 1:12A, the
three-quarters i'll :4S, and the mile, finish
Ing strong, in 2:22R
Pilot Prince dustin, Starlight (Hecox)
| and Freda (WoOd>) started for a two-year-
| old purse of 500. Prince sold at $50 against
| ST for the field in the pool. Prince had viz
| tually a walk-oyer for the heat As he took 1t
| in a jog by a sixteenth OF mile IN 2:35A,
| Freda second. Starlight third. Princes easy
| win stopped all further betting Prince had
! not the last difficulty in easily disposing of
| the other two contestants. At the half he
| was picked up by runner and sent to make
| 30 mark He made skip near the pallngs,
| but was neatly caught by Dustin, and passed
| under the wire in 2:3lA, Starlight second,
| fifteen lengths off, and treda last.
Vida Wilkes, the crack two-year-old FLY
| of the COrbett stable, then came out driven
| by Goldsmith to go against her record of
| 2:26 She had no difficulty in easily lower
| ing the notch by 81 seconds, going TO the
| quarter IN 0 :34, the half in :l0%, the three
| quarters in AZ y and the mite in :22A.
sydney j, Nidelte AID S0udan came out
| for the first special No pools were sold on
| the event. Not much interest attached to
the hea. as Sydney J won as she pleased by
| six lengths from SOudan, Nidette third.
| Time, 2:I. The betting now started up at
| S100 for Sydney and $40 for the field aud
| the revulsiOn OF favor for the deSpiSed field,
| for which no buyers could be found in the first
| heat, was shown TO have a substantial basis.
| A good start was had on the second score
| Soudau broke at the turn and looked out of
| it. At the quarter Vldette had two
| lengths the best of it from Sydney.
| Down the bac6Stretch Sydney and Vi
| dette were nearly level with Soudan COM
| ing up. At the half VIdette led sydney
length, Soudan three lengths back. Down
| the turn Sydney broke. Vidette led two
| lengths at the three-quarterS, Sydney sec
ond, Soudan close up. Up the slretch Sou
| dan passed the leaders and won the heat by
neck from Vidette in 2:30h. Sydney
| broke coming home, and was three lengths
| back Of Vidette. sydney brought So
| against S11 for the field for the third heat.
| They got away on the third attempt. Soudan
| at once went to the front, and, with sydney
| breaking at the turn, she was first at the
| quarter by three lengths from Vidette. 1t
| was the same at the half, Sydney again
| breaking down the backStrelch. Videttc
| drew up to within length of Soudan at the
| three-quarter, and then. letting out few
| links of reserve speed, she got up to Soudan,
| carried him 10 a break at the palingS
and the heat tle mlIpfl-lIu-
| proved time of 2:255 by three
| lengths. Sydney was eight lengths back OF
Soudan. This heat just fed the wisdom
| of the field buyers, as with two heats to their
| err dit the prospect for its winning looked
| excellent. A few lucky men got Ndette for
| 81 on SO in few pools that were sold out.
For the second special, mile heats, two IN
| three, the starters were Anita (Goidsmith)
| Directa (McDowelD, and Suzette (Haveyl.
| There was no betting on the heat. In the
fourth score the word was given, Anita at
| once going to the front and keeping the LEAD
all the way, she won by four lengths from
| Directa, Suzette distanced. Time, 2 25R.
| In the second heat Suzette was allowed to
| start again, the judges revoking their decis-
! ion that she was dlstanced. She led all the
| way, with Directa second and Anita third,
| and won the heat in 2 :26B.
Owing to the darkness both specials were
| postponed for further decision tomorrow.
| To-morrow's programme is so long that
| the first event will be called at y sharp. The
| entries and pools are: Tie first special post
poued race. Soudan $50, Sydney J S13, vi
| dette $40. Each has heat. In the second
| special postponed race Lynette and Susette
| have one heat. $40; the field, Anita and Di-
recta, one heat SIS. In the special pace, Prin-
| cess Alice $40, Gold Medal S12 In the spe-
| cial trotting, Mary Lou $40, Emma Temple
| S14, Maggie E S12 In the special trotting,
Lizzie +, Lynette and Millie Wilkes, no
| pools sold. Against time, STEAMBOAT 2:12A,
| Freedom 2:35, Redwood 2:24A.
The Sierra Valley Fair.
SIERgAvILLE, Oct. 1.-THE Sierra Valley
Stock and A gricultural Association Fair has