The morning call., 1891-09-17
The STATE FAIR.
Result Of Yesterdays Racing
Events.
Interesting Balloon Ascension by TBO
Daring AeTOnautS.
ZsIdlYar Wins the First Race In 1:46 IL.
The Hopeful Stakes for TBo-YeaT-OIds
Won by ESperanza in 1:i5.
Special to THE MoRNrSa CALI

tised COW boy race did not take place owing
to the non-appearaDce of the yaquerCs this
morning at the track, where the attendance
was the largest Of the meeting, and the vlsi-
tors were obliged to content themselves
with the numerous other attractions az
ranged by the managers.
First came a twenty-mile race between
two colored riders, Il. Flowers and H. Pep
pers, who we're allowed to use as many
horses as they wished, but had to mount
and remount at the end Of each mile. The
two contestants kept pretty closely together
until the fifteenth mile, when the superior
quality of Flowers horses gave him lead
which he kept improving, landing finally an
easy winner by nearly quarter of mile.
The winner was given $500 and the loser
S1O0 The time for the twenty miles was
55 minutes 21& seconds.
A feature which had great interest for the
thousands of ladies and children present
was the double balloon ascension and para
chute race between the two aeronauts, Miss
Hazel Keyes and Professor Auerkamp. A
prize Of $780, besides the usual fees for the
ascension, was offered 10 the aeronaut who
should reach terra frma first. The two big
hot-air balloons we're quickly inflated, and
when Director Shippee tapped the bell, the
restraining ropes we're unlOOsed, and both
balloons shot straight up, side by side.
A tier reaching an elevation Of perhaps 1900
feet, the balloons remained stationary aud
prese nted very pretty appearance. Hang
ing from the bar Of the trapeze attached to
the parachute, Professor Auerkamp we1t
through a number of daring gyrations.
Finally, both Of them dropped their hand |
kercuiefs as n signal they were about to
descend. The bell sounded and down came |
the ventureSOme couple. They descended |
rapidly, but the professors extra weight |
brought him down first, landing Inside OF the |
track without any injury. MISS heTeS was /
only q few seconds later in returning to |
earth than her companion, and struck the |
grass about 100 feet from where he brought |
up. Il was the best exhibition given here IN |
the balloonic way.
A mile walking match between a black |
and a white draft stallion, each hauling a
ton Of grain to wagons, was won by the black |
in Is minutes and 24 seconds, the white one |
taking II minutes and 80 seconds to 20 |
around the course.
TRACK IN GOOD ORDER.
The weather was perfect this morning and |
the track In splendid order 1t had dried |
out nlpletely from yesterdays shower |
which, while it spoiled the track then, still |
did much good il fitting it for extreme
speed By Sa urday the track ought to be |
quite fast.
tions, Wanda, Frank NJ aud SiIas Skinner |
were out ut noon to-day and logged and !
brushed up. Skinner and Frank moved |
faster than the mare. II all three are in as
good shape on Saturday as they were to-
day the race will be a most interesting one, |
and surprisingly fast time is expected. The |
more the race is weighed the more open it |
looks, and the man who can surely predict |
the winner will be a wonder.
THE RACING EVENTS.
Five contests between the bang tails and |
one walkOver comprised to-day's racing |
programme. The judges were Messrs. Cox, |
Green and BOggs and the starter was |
Gamble. No very fast time was made in |
any of the events, and the two-year-olds |
that have shown up at the fairs this year |
are not much to brag of, it must be ad- |
mit,ed. So far the best three-year-old is |
undoubtedly Fairy, who is a wonder; the |
best four-year-Old Take Notice and the best |
fve-yeaT-Od or over Delmar These horses |
win their races, not in such fast time, but so |
handily that the lower class OF their op- |
pOnents is clearly shown. The contestants |
in the first race we're: Zaldivar, by Joe |
Hooker, 115 [OHearn); Elmwood, by Ma |
than Coombs, 100 (Warren) and Red Cloud, |
by Red Iron, 100 (Sullivan). The race was |
for the autumn handicap for two -year-olds, |
$50 sweeps, with $500 added; distance one |
mile. Although instead of getting weight |
as he did wheE he won on Monday, Zaldiyar |
was now giving lots of it away, he was |
made the fayOTIte al S25 against Sl5 for |
ElmWOOd and Sl2 for Red Cloud. What |
ever chances Red Cloud and ElmWOod had |
CT winning before the start they destroyed |
by running tuil tilt into the fence in the !
breakaways. When they moved off Elm
wood ed to the quarter. Red Cloud led to
the half and lien both fell back, leaving |
Ipld1V2r n bA.T FlmWO06 Out in a Walk nv
TWO lengths in 1:46R Mutuals paid $40 05
on the winner.
TAKE NOTICE WINS.
After Owens Bros b. C. Nero, by Wild |
idle, had walked over for the Presidents |
stake, for three-y ear-olds, at one and half |
miles, e1O0 entrance, $50 added, the Matur- |
lily stake, handicap sweepstakes for four |
yeaT-OldS, one ana an eighth miles, 500 en-
trance, 500 added, was calledup. The four |
that sported the silk were: King Hooker |
by Joe Hooker, 100 (O'Hearn); Captain Al, |
by Kingston, 115 Jenkins; Initiation, by
Inauguration, 100 (Warren), and Take |
Notice, by Prince Charlie, 113 Cook. The |
pools sold at first, Captain Al 500, Take
Notice 500, the field $50. When it was seen
how we'll Take Notice moved in his warm
up and his high class and Eastern records
were considered, he was made an even fav-
orite with Captain AL at $50 each against
SIS for the field. King HoOker's fractious-
ness caused three false starts, and then In
llldLlUu cut Uub Lub luuulu6 VIII captain
Al close up, Take Notice trailing to the
seven-eighths. Take Notice then went to
the front and led at the mile and came in a
very easy winner, being well handled by
Cook by half length from Captain AL In
itiation third, King Hooker beaten off.
Time, 1:55h. Mutuals paid, Take Notice
$40 80.
THE HOPEFUL STAKES.
Then came the event of the day, the Hope
full stakes, handicap sweepstakes for two
year-olds, $50 entrance, $500 added, six fur
longs, with the following to face the flag:
W. Murry's ch. c. The Peer, by Joe Hooker,
115 (Warren); George Van Gorden's br. f.
Ragna, by John Brown, 118 WARD; c. Ap-
pleDy's ch. I. Esperanza, 10y Judge McKin-
stry, 100 spence; G. S. Sargents br. +.
Dan J. McCaTthy's b. C. Romalr, by Argyle,
40 lRafour) at Oakland two weeks ago
Ragna, with only 107 up, had beaten fair
average field in 1:01R at five furlongs in
canter, ana with this to 60 on the talent
and even the best posted owners OF thor
oughbreds, plunged heavily or the flly to
win, josting each other to pay $500 for her
against $50 for The Peer and S45 for the
held. The uncertainty of punging on two
year-olds, especially when they are giving
away weight was fully shown by the re-
suit. Esperanza's consistent running atSan
Jose, Oakland and here was overlooked,
though she was in receipt of eighteen
pounds from Ragna, and the oversight
thousands. Starter Gamble got them off to
Q good start on the third attempt, Romair
setting the pace with Ragna on mis- flank,
EsperanZa third. The Peer and Undine last.
At the quarter Romar and Ragna were
neck and neck. Around the turn Spence
took EsperanZa back and The Peer assumed
third position, two lengths back of the lead
ers, who went like wdfre to the half in
0:48 The fast pace told and ROmair and
Ragna commenced to come back to their
lalf n ho CT afnNp DIV
The Peer, Ragna and Esperanza were about
OIL level terms and all running hard. Espe-
ranzas light weight enabled her to draw
away, and though The Peer came fast under
the whip on the outside. the little filly Won
easily by two lengths from him, Ragna
third, two lengths back, Romair fourth
and Undne last. The time was 1:15H.
Mutuas on Esperanza straight S31 80
for place SAL 9O The Per 50 70. Ward
doubtless rode Ragua to orders, but Espe-
rama can thank Romair for the win by car
rying Ragna TO the half in AS. and he prac-
tically tired the tOp-weight out. Little
rnd Es we'll and nrOh-