The morning call., 1891-09-20
LAST DAY
AT SACRAMENTO.
Closing Races Of the State
Fair Meeting.
SilaS Skinner Defeats Wanda-The Double
Race Won by KilliD'S Team--BluGheP
Wins the Last Race.
srecial to THE MORNING CALI.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19.-The last day of
the State Fair brought out another large at
tendance at the track in the morning. After
a fine parade Of all the prize winners in the
stock exhibit, Professor Awerkamp and
Miss Hazel Keyes made another double
balloon ascension and parachute descent
1t was entirely successful, the professor,
through his superior weight landing. on the
ground first, close to the grand stand, some
two seconds before Miss Keyes.
For the final days racing the Directors
provided grand attraction in the 2:1S trot
between Silas Skinner, Wanda and Frank
NJ. with a double-team race. owners to
drive, concluding with trot for the three
minute class, with two starters.
OF course the main interest attached to
the big race, but little attention being given
to the double teams, on which the pools
sold for the first heat, Killip's SOS, Kings
ley's S12 and Crooks S19. Killip had Eva
o and Maud Pitcher hitched up together,
Kingsley Joe Thompson and Miss White.
and Crooks Irwin c and Diamond. A 5000
puloc WAS lIuuS up laCC. olbCi II
couple of scores the word was given, with
all even up. Around the turn Killip's
team broke, and he pulled up nearly to a
standstill. Crooks going off in front Atthe
half Crooks broke, and Kingsley led. Kill
lip kept crawling up, and at the drawbridge
carried Kingsley to break, and in hot
finish outdrove Kingsley by neck, amid
much excitement, winning in 40. killlp
drove a great race and showed that, though
he has retired for some years from the
regular track, his hand had not lost its
cunning. Kilip sold for the second heat at
$50, Kingsley S21. Crooks Sc. Killip won
the heat easily by six lengths.
A FAST RACE.
At o'clock in the afternoon the judges,
President Cox, Gamble and BoggS, saw
Hickok drive Wanda out. McGraw soon
followed with Silas Skinner, and Frank NJ,
handled by Keating, was close at his heels.
The betting opened at Wanda $50, Silas
Skinner $50 and Frank NJ S26
On the fourth score the word was given,
with Frank and Silas nose and nose and
Wanda half length back. All went around
the turn rapidly and were close up to the
quarter in 54A. KeatiDa let Skinner and
Wanda fight the heat out between them.
At the half in :07k, Skinner led Wanda
nearly a length. They went to the three
quarters in this order in 40, with Wanda
closing up the gap. On the way up the
stretch it was hot drive between them.
Wanda at the seven-eighths being level with
Skinner. Hick0k urged Wanda hard and
laid on the whip.
Sine could not move as fast as Skinner,
who won by half length in 2:17. Frank
NJ had an easy heat and was not driven
against the leaders. Mutuals paid: Skinner
SIS 25 The Wanda hackers we're ell at sea
now and utterly confused, and that Wanda,
with her well-known speed, could not take
the first heat made them feel very anxious.
The pools on the second heat sold: Frank
NJ S245, Silas Skinner S210. Wanda $50.
Three times they scored and then on very
level terms they were off, Skinner leading
at the turn; at the quarter in 3iA seconds,
and at the half in 1:09 Frank closing up.
No change to the three-quarters in :42A.
Into the stretch Wanda had a neck the best
of Skinner, with Frank close on her wheel.
A sensational drive home was had, all doing
their utmost. Skinner seemed to have the
heat, but Keating brought Frank NJ like
cyclone on the outside and nailed Skinner
length from the post and won by neck,
with Wanda Just neck back OF Skinner.
Time, 2:17h Mutuals paid. Frank II
S15 40. Frank NJ was made favorite for
the next heat Mt $50 against $40 for Skin
ner and SO for Wanda. Skinner won the
heat in 2:17h. beating Frank NJ by neck.
Mutuals paid S14 40
The fourth heat was hotly contested, the
judges decision being Skinner first, Frank
second, wanna tnlru. llme, Z:l9
Summing up the big race of the year it
can honestly be said that the best horse
won. No excuse can be offered for Wanda,
and Frank Burke himself was satisfied that
she was as good as she aver was, and that
her defeat was due to her maeting better
horses.
All interest in the trot for the three-mIn-
ute class, with only General Blucher and
Doc Button, was ended by the big race. No
pools OF mutuals were sold on 1t. Blueher
was the winner in straight heats. Time.
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