The morning call., 1891-09-16
The STATE FAIR.
Gate Receipts Show a Very
Large Attendance.
The Race for The $3.50 Purse Postponed
Until Saturday,
J. A. GOldSmih'S Serena Takes tue $500
Purse In the 2:40 Class in Three
Straight Heats.
Epeciai to THE MoKSTSa cALu-

SACRAMENTO, Sept. Is - Yesterdays
trains brought in large numbers of visitors,
and while somehow or other the city does
not look as crowded as it did during several
past fairs, the increase in the gate receipts
proves that the attendance is better than at
any previous meeting. UptO last Saturday
night $500 more had been taken IN this
wear than during the corresponding first six
days of last year.
Gambling is in full blast everywhere,
specuators can find any kind of game they
wish close at hand. Every public house has
from four to five games running, many of
them keeping open day and night.
A murky menaceing sky that threatened
rain all the morning fulfilled its promise at
1:10 o'clock this afternoon, and converted
what was then the fastest and smoothest
track in the State into a slippery. sticky,
unsafe one, and took away any quantity OF
speed from it. For some twenty minutes 1t
rained quite steadily, and when the precipt-
tation ceased the days racing was spoiled,
and the big event Of the meeting the race
for the $500 purse for the 2:1S class, where
Sllas Skinner Wanda and Frank N come to-
gether, became an impossibility for the day.
Considering the amount Of the stake, the
value of the three horses engaged, and the
heavy betting on the result, none OF
the owners cared to take chances
on such uncertain footing Sooner
than start and risk injuring their horses
they would have forfeited their entrance
money and taken the chances of being ruled
of. That this determination was well
founded was sustained by the judges, who
postponed the race to next Saturday.
Under the rules all bets made so far on the
race stand Already over $4,000 Is locked
up in the pool-box with Skinner and Frank
n selling at about 1920 against 500 for
Wanda. The pOstpanement will, however,
only increase the interest III the race, and 1t
promises to be one Of the most exciting and
heaviest betting events OF the year. All OF
the owners felt that they had the winner in
their entry. The Skinner people especially
think they have a great chance. and say
that 2:16 will have to be shown to beat the
big black son of AcOna Jr.
THE FIRST RACE.
The condition of the track took away
much of the public interest IN the three
races trutted, except in the $500 special race,
which took six heats to decide. The four
YeaT-Old stake Of 500 entrance, for which
the $500 added was Withdrawn, as only two
started, brought out the Palo Alto stock
farms Coral, by EIectiOueer (Maryin), and
the Agnew stock farms Lynette, by Lyn-
wood (Willamsl.
Coral was a 2-to-1 favorIte over Lynette.
Although the former, through bad break,
lost the first heat in 2:36A, she then easily
took the next three and the race in 2:35,
2:3I and 2:27H. The mutualS paid on
Lynette FIRST heat, Sl3 10.
J. A. Godsmilll's eh. m. Serena, by sgd
III. a. "a -1Nr
the 40 class in three straight heats
handily. from H. P. Perkins LYDIA c by
Bay Rose (Bayless) and c. r. Hoppin's br
5, CUbit by Caliban. Time, 2 ;33 12-2:34 p
2:39h. LYDIA got the second and Cubit The
third money. The winner sold at S45 against
SOS for the first heat, after which betting
on the race stopped.
LYDIA is one of the most unruly mares
ever 8een on track. She had on double
oEeTchecks and an oYerfraw and yet acted
like wild bronchO. Btyless, her driver,
must be the bravest of the brave to risk his
life behind her every time he gets up in the
sulky. She has great speed, but is 100 bad
an actor at present 10 hope to win with.
THE THIRD RACE.
For the $500 special for the 2:26 clasS the
field consisted of Chloe (Haryey), Maud
PatcEen (Keatiug), Fannie d Bayiess),
Annie (Go!dsmth) and Our Jack willis;
sold for the initial heat. field, $40; Fannie ID
SIC; Maud Pa'cLen, S31. Owing to the bad
going for some twenty feet from the rail the
lot were long in getting off, all trying to get
the better footing on the outside. On the
eighth score they got tne word, Maud going
TO the front Size led all the way and won
easily by three lengths, in 2:30, from Chloe,
Annie Z third, Fannie D fourth and Our
Jack distanced.
The field now sold actively for the second
heat at $50, against Sl4 for Maud Patcne0,
Sc tCr Fannie d. After long scoring Maud
81 r&..wI
never headed, being the winner by a length
readily from Chloe in 1924. Fannie d,
who had showed great speed. but also much
unsteadneSs, finished third, but was set
back for running and Annie given the third
place. Although Maud had two heats to
the good she only brought $40 against $40
for all the others in the field for the third
heat. Maud broke at the tHrn and Chloe
and Annie close up led to the three-quarters,
where Chloe broke and Annie tonk the heat
easily by two lengths from her, Maud third.
Time, 2:30. There was no pooling on the
fourth heat
AN EXCITING CONTEST.
1t proved to be the most exciting one Of
the race. and brought out the closest finish
OF the meeting. Maud and Chloe went even
to the quarter, where Maud took command
and led Chloe by length into the stretch.
Here Annie joined in and red hot battle
TO the wire was had, all three drivers doing
their best. Just length from the wire An
ME broke aud came in first on run by
neck from Chloe, who was neck better
than Maud. Time, 2:29b. Annie was put
back to third place for running and the
heat was given to Chloe, with Maud second.
For the fifth heat the odds were: The
field $50, Annie S25, Chloe S17. Around
the turn Fannie D broke tug, and, pulling
mp, was distanced. Chloe and Maud were
first and second to the half, then Chloe
broke and Maud led into the stretch, when
Annie came uD and won by length from
Maud in 2;30K, Chloe was third, four
lengths back. There was no betting in the
sixth and final heat, which Annie placed
easily to her credit in 2:32k by three
lengths from Maud, who made several de-
teTmined drives at the winner, but without
success Chloe was third well back.
The judges announced that George Van
Gorden was willing TO match his horse Del
anninst Inhn Hraat fnr c1nnn Lii