The record-union., 1892-09-14
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slower than the first.
Third heat-Adelaidel led by two lengths
up TO the halt, but on the turn went off
her feet and fell to the rear. Peko led
Antioch by two lengths at the three
quarters, but there Adelaide began to
close the gap, and passing Antioch col
Jared Peko at the drawgate. and beat her
out IN 2:22 by head.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, Sep
TENDER 13, 1S92-State Fair meeting. Trot-
wing ting, three ear-old stake, for s1,125.
Wiseburn Stock Farm names b.. I.
Adelaide McGregor, by Simmons
Palo Alto Stock Farm names b. +.
Peko, by Observation-Disclosures. 9 g
Thomas Wall names br. c. Antioch,
by Antevolo-Fannie... ............-...-.. 3 8 8
Time, 2:2o%-2:211a-2:22
SECOND RACE.
For the two-year-oId pace the starters
were lakewood Stock FARMS Madcap and
w. Gardeners Octoroon. No pools were
sold on this race.
This was no race at all. Madcap led
by seventy-five yards at the half-mile,
Octoroon being quite lame and making
no showing at all. On the bomestretch
Havey took her down to walk, Lafferty
jogging home an eighth of mile ahead
in BIZ.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, Septem-
Der ID, 1S92-State Fair meeting. Pacing
for two-year-olds.
OdhWOOQ fafK Farm names D. I.
Madcap, by Steinway-M. McGregor...
w. Gardner names blk. (. Octoroon, by
Soudan-John Patchen. ..................... dis
Time, 3:17.
THIRD RACE.
In lieu of the 2:15 stallion race the di-
rectors substituted purse of $, 900 for
~ trotters. The starters were Shippee's
Ihornwood, San Mateo Stock Farms
Lou Wilkes and Martins Del Rev
Thornwood sold for $40, Wilkes S31, and
$40 for Del Rey. There were none but
pneumatic sulkies in the race.
This was surprise to the talent. Lou
broke soon after leaving the wire and fell
back out of the heat, while Del Rey went
ahead and led the favorite fifty yards at
the quarter. He held his place all the
way around into the stretch, where
Thornwood outfooted him and was at
Del Rey's sulky wheel at the drawgate.
Here he left his feet and Del Rey fin
1shed in front in 2:223.
Second heat-Dell Rey took the lead
and held it to the half, where he and
Thornwood were even. Lou Wilkes
broke on the first turn and was out of all
consideration so far as that heat was con-
cerned. 1t was very hot contest down
the homestretch between Dell Rey and
Thornwood. but the former left his feet at
the seven-eighths pole, and Thornwood
logged ahead under the wire in 2:24 Lou
Wilkes saved her distance by sprinting.
After the heat Thornwood sold for $50,
against ten for the other two.
Third heat-The result of this heat
buoyed up the spirits of those who had
plunged on the field. Dell Rey and Lou
both broke on the turn, the latter falling
far behind. Thornwood led Dell Rey all
the way into the homestretch, where Lou
came up with rush, outfooted the 9TH
ers, and took the lead at the drawgate,
winning the heat handily in 2:304, Thorn
wood second.
Before the next heat Thornwood sold
for 500, against $40 for the field, notwith-
standing the good showing made by Lou
Wilkes.
Fourth heat-The horses went even to
near the half, where Lou broke and fell
wood out-trotted Dell Rey and won
handily in 2:254.
Fifth heat-Thornwood had it all his
own way in this heat and won without
difficulty in 2:224, Dell Rey second, Lou
Wilkes third.
AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, Sep
TENDER ID, 1S92-State Fair meeting. Trot-
ting, 2:27 class, purse $1,000.
Il. U. Shippee names CHI. S.
Thornwood, by Hawthorne
Margaret Fourth............ 2 1
i. w. Martin names chs. Dell
Rey, by Clay Duke-Ma-
San Mateo stock Farm names
br. IN. Lou Wilkes, by Sable
Wilkes--Hinda Wilkes 8 8 dis
Time, 3o2-2:25114 -2:22N.
FOURTH RACE.
The fourth race was for the 2:25 trotters.
w. n. McCarty's Maggie, c. l. Lowelrs
Don Marvin, James Boyd's Billy Thorn
hill, A. L. Hatch's Lenmar. r. S. Hogo-
boom's Waldstein, j. II. Harris Maud
H., San Mateo Stock FARMS Colonel
May, Williams IL Warehouses; Leap
Year and X. d. Wise's Emin Bey.
Don Marvin was the favorite at $3.50.
Colonel May $55, Thornhill $3S and the
field $40.
When the horses were called up for the
start the quarter-stretch was filled with
horses and sull<ies. OF the big field of
nine but one horse was in front of the or
binary sulky, all the others having "bi-
cycles"
After scoring five times the horses were
given the word to necessarily stray
CLING start. 1t was ''a circus'' for the first
quarter, and utterly impossible for one to
tell the respective positions of the horses.
On the stretch Maud III. pulled in front,
followed by Colonel May, the others
last stretch Emin Bey forged to the front
and won in 2:23l, Don Marvin second
and Maud ii. third.
After the heat Don Marvin sold for $50,
and all the others in the field for $50.
Second heat-Maud II. led to the half,
Marvin third. Maggie won by an open
length from Colonel May, Emin Bey
third and Maud II. fourth. The Judges
placed Emin Bey second and Waldstein
third. Time, 2:224.
Before the next heat Thornhiu sold for
SEQ, Maggie $50, and the field SIG.
Third heat-As usual, the start was
very struggling one. The first to show
in the lead on the back stretch was Mag
gle, with Thornhill Tapped. The mare
opened the gap on the turn and seemed
to have an easy cinch on the heat, but
Waldstein came up out of the bunch and
pushed her hard to the wire, Maggie get
ting the heat in 2:24, Thornhill third.
1t was nearly 8 O'Clock when the horses
came on the track for the fourth heat. and
the sun had nearly set. The ONLY hone of
finishing the race before another day was
for Maggie to take the heat, she having
two to her credit. Maggie was made the
favorite at $50, against $50 for Don Marvin
and SIC for the field.
Fourth Decentralization led at the half
with Maggie second, the others ali
strung out. Rounding the turn Maggie
evened up things with Waldstein, and
Thornhill and Don Marvin began to
make trouble for the leaders coming
down the stretch. At the seven-eipht6
pole Maggie left her feet and lost her
chance for the heat. Don Marvin came
up with rush on the outside and won
from Thornhill by bare nose. Valid
stein third. Time, 2:223.
Fifth heat-It was $50 O'Clock when the
fifth heat was got under way, and it was
SO dark that the horses could not no
clearly identified on the far side of the
track. Don Marvin led at the Quarter.
Waldstein second and Maggie third.
Maggie broke on the turn and Thornhil1
took third place. Marvin held his own