The morning call., 1891-09-12
The STATE FAIR.
An Exciting Day at the Sacra-
mGntO RaGG-TraCk.
The Narrow Escape Of a Young Woman
HurdlG-RidGr.
Winners Of The Days Events on the Course
Resignation Of Superintendent LaTue
Of the Pavilion Accepted.


in the newly opened children's playground
in the annex at the pavilion. 1t proved to
be very interesting, and President Cox was
warmly applauded at the close. The play
ground, specially set apart for the benefit oil
the children, at once jumped into high
favor, and young Sacramento enjoyed itself
to its hearts content. There are free bicy-
eles for boys and girls, free swings, free
games of all kinds, and several cages Of
monkeys that seemed to have unlimited
attractions for the youngsters.
The attendance at the pavilion was very
large again last night, and as usual the ex-
cellent music attracted great crowd around
the band-stand.
Yesterdays stock parade was one OF the
very best and largest ever seen at the
track. 1t stretched one and half times
around the course, making IL fully one and
a half miles in length. The cattle especially
we're out in force, and the best herds In the
State we're shown.
Sacramento is filing up rapidly, and the
demand for accommodations is exceeding
the supply. Every incoming train brings
large numbers of visitors from all over the
State, md by tomorrow night the city will
be filed to OVERLOOKING.
Horsrmen are looking forward with great
Interest 10 the meeting of Wanda and Silas
Skinner in the $500 race for the 2:iS class
next Tuesday. II promises to be great
race, and whichever wins will lave TO show
very fast time. Both of the cracks are be-
ing keyed up to concert pitch for the event
and are reported now as doing most salts
Iai1 ic faa n no N fjaUt
that its horse will win. The Skinner people
say the mare will have TO lower her mark
considerably to beat the big black stallion.
while the admirers of Wanda say that she
will prove fully worthy of their confidence.
Much credit is due the society for the ex-
cellent arrangements made Tor the timers
and the reporters, The press stand is
large, convenient and clean; outsiders are
not allowed to enter it.
This year provision has also been made
by the society for a supervision OF the
mutual boxes. They have appointed cap
able accountant who keeps full record OF
the number Of tickets sold for each heat and
of the instant the horses are started AMI the
boxes closed. He checks the figuring of what
each winning ticket Gays. aud thus the So
clety is assured that no errors are made
and that the betters get their correct dues.
1t is satisfactory all found to the society,
the players and the booksellers and much
growing is avoided by this supervision.
THE DAYS RACES.
Thousands of spectators. principally Ia
dies and children, were out at the race
track early this morning to secure first
mortgages on front seats in the grand stand,
in order to have full view OF the ladies'
tournament. a dozen and quarter of la
dies, mounted on well-traiued, half-trained
and unframed horses came out on The track
10 display their skill. They were all pretty
evenly matched in the various branches OF
equation in which they took part and the
fnal awards will be made after another
trial of ability next Friday. One branch of
the tournament should be Immediately abol-
Ished and that is the hurdle jumping. Ii ii
Is not the Coroner viii have a few cases on
his hands. Miss Grace Dixon OF Sacra-
mrntO one of the best riders on the Coast
can thank her GOODNESS, luck and clever |
hOrsewOmanship that she was not most nor |
ribly mangled and killed to-day. In q
rather foOlhariy manner she took the hurdles |
on barebacked horse, or at least 1t had only
& narrow suTcingle as an apology for saddle. |
After clearing the jump in tine style the first
time she made second attempt but in
landing missed her seat and nearly fell un-
der The hOOfs Of her horse who, frightened
by her cliDging half dragging to the ground
by his name, started off on a wild gallop.
Shouts of horror went up and every body
expected TO see her killed. She very coolly
pulled herself up on his back again and
finally got him under control, to the great
relief OF every one. To add TO the interest
of Witnessing how near any one can come to
being killed and yet escape Miss Hazel
Keys took a seven to ten chance
OF scattering herself piecemeal over
Sacramento County by ascending In bal
loon, and after performing number of
fancy movements on rapeZe attached to
the balloOn made descent to earth by tie
parachute route. She came down safely in
a cabbage-field about quarter OF mile
from where she assembled, and all the ladies
at the track went home happily thrilled by
witnessing in safety two escapes from most
horrible deaths.
WON BY FAYoRTTEs.
Four favortes won in straight succession
to-day, being the second day that the bang
tails held the track. John Treat the aged
gray Shiloh geldiug, proved himself to be
quite race-horse by his easy two Victories
one at one and an eighth miles and one at
mile. The days judges we're President Cox
and Directors Green and Boggs; the timers,
Messrs. AGnew, belong and Wilson; the
starter, Director Samuel Gamble. The at
tendance YVES very large, the weather and
track perfect, and the racing satisfactory to
every one except the losers. l.. j. Rose,
the genial sage OF ROsemeade, has nice
little private mint in his gray mare Fairy.
She was never better than she is now, and
there is not a three-year-Old-nor, for that
matter, anything else at weight for age-now
in training in California that can give her
piece Of racing machinery, being bodied
like a wasp, having hitch-up in her nigh
hind leg that resembles to the unpOsted
touch Of strlnghalt. and catch in her right
quarter that looks as if she was stified. At
first sight no one outside of those who know
the mare would think her Of much account,
but set her going and another tale Is told.
She took up lib and RafOur against Es-
peranza, 2, So, Spencer; Delmar, 8, 10,
Hill; Inkerman, 3, l22, Bally, and Minnie
Miller, 3, 49, Brown, in the Acclaim stakes,
for all ages, weight for age, SIX furloDgS,
SIS entrance. $3.50 added. and made show
Of the lot, winning in gallOp in :l4k by
three lengths from Delmar, lnkerman Two
lengths back. She was, as usual, never
beaded. Considering his weight Iukerman
ran very creditable race, coming very fast
at the finish. In the auctions Fairy was
barred aud DelmaT sold at SIS, Esperanza
$40, tleld ST. BY Minnie Miller's bad be-
hayior the start was delayed long time.
just before the quarter was reached Minnie
Miller broke down and did not finish, being
led back TO the stable badly crippled.
Mutuals paid straight, Fairy barred, Del
mar IS 70; place. Fairy IN S. 45. Delmar
Sc 50.
A selling sweepstakes of $40 each, $3.50
added, was simply an exercise galop for
John Treat, a. $1,000 lis, Roach $1,000 to
beat Fanny +. 8, 100, Spence and Forget,
$780, LOG. Lloyd won in :5S at mile and
an eighth. The big geldlng led all the way,
WIFI FhHHy SotUIu. AUCTIONS SOU. l. EeaL
$40, field 50. Mutuals paid So 70. No ad-
vance bid on the winner.
FoLLY's EASY FINISH.
The Sunny Slope stakes for two-year-
olds, $50 each, $3.50 added, five furlOngs,
brought out c. s. Browns Folly, by Wild
Fortress Ward, DepnisOn Bros
Stella, by Prince Of Norfolk. dam I'm
known &C. Denuison), and Owen Bros
Oracle c, by Jae Hooker-Carom (Sulliyan).
ALI carried lis pounds. In the auctions
Folly brought $50 against S25 for the field
On the third come-up Starter Gamble low
cred the flag, Stella jumping off in front and
opening up gap of six lengths at the first
turn. Entering the stretch, Stella began to
come back to Folly, and half way up the
home run Ward, alter backing up the
fayOrite with the whip. had Stella in
trouble, ana collared her at the drawbridge.
Ward rode very sensible finish on Folly;
when he saw he had Stella beaten he eased
her up and won in hand by length, Stella
second, Oracle G well back. The time, de-
spite Stella's opening burst of speed. was
l.. 1 H. A.