The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-23
RACING AT
THE FAIRS.
Wanda Makes Fast Time at
Napa.
Una Wilkes the Winner Of the 2:2i Class
Race - Closing Days Sport at
Kent.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

NAPA. Aug 22.-It was a hard question
for the visitors to the track to-day to decide
whether the interior of blast furnace
would have been cooler or not than the tenn
perature which they had to endure while
witnessing the races. Had a vote been
taken the furnace would have had probably
the most supporters.
A running race. 600 yards and repeat, be-
tween three local horses, Little Cap, Tony
and Nelly b, was the first event, Cap sold
for $50 in the pools, Tony for IS and Nellie
for So Nellie won the first heat easily by
five lengths, Little Cap second. That there
was something wrong about the race was
easily seen when Little Cap won the next
heat by length. Doc Ably of the Guenoc
Ranch, who was in the stand, at once de-
tected the job and declared the race off,
also all bets, and ordered the horses to leave
the track. This action was well received by
the public.
THE wANDA-sK1NNER MATCH.
No pools were sold on the Wanda-Sias
Skinner match, speculation being left to the
medium of the mutual box. Hickok drove
the mare and McGraw guided the black
horse. Both looked in fine fette. They
came up level as die on the first score, but
the judges seemed to have forgotten that the
horses were out on the track, for they neither
gave them the word nor the recall bell, and
the two contestants were at the one-eighth
pole before the bell was rung. When they
came back il was easily noticed that uickok
felt somewhat irritated, especially as Skim
ner had acted unsteadily after leaving the
wire, giving the mare good lead. On the
second score the word was given, Skinner
hopping before tie turn was reached.
Wanda led all the way into the stretch by
from one to two lengths. reaching the quar-
ter in 0:353, and the half in I:lOh. The
mare, we'll steered by Hickok, outspeeded
the horse and won by length in 10 MI
tuals on the heat paid So IS for Wanda
For the second heat the pool-box was
opened again at $40 for Wanda and $40 for
Skinner. The first score was satisfactory
and the mare at once pulled away from the
horse, who made another hop or two around
the turn. Wanda led all the way again,
went to the quarter in OBS by three lengths,
the half by four in / 10. the three-quarters
by three 10 ! as and won, well in hand, by
length in 2:2O. The horse made a pro-
longed skip near the half, which lost him at
least two lengths.
WANDA WINS THE RACE.
Inc third heat brought cut the fastest
time OF the race. No delay was had in the
start, both being level up. Skinner was
very unsteady throughout, and near the
half-mile post made quite a long bob up.
Wanda led by two lengths at the half in
1:O9R, Skinner. when settled down, going
very last and forcing her 10 let out little
reserve speed. At the three-Quarters. in
80. Wanda still led. Up the stretch,
Skinner, occasionally breaking, moved like a
flash and came strong, but did net succeed
In heading the mare, who won by half a
length in 2:16A, Hickok not moving behind
her, and She evidently had something left in
reserve. Outside watches made the last
quarter in % seconds. Throughout it was
a signal defeat for Skinner, and although he
acted much less obiectionably gated in the