The morning call., 1892-09-27
EVERY RACE A WALKOVR.
Rather an lnauspieious Beginning for
the San Jose Fair,
BUT BETTER SPORT Is TO CONE.
The Purses Will Not Be SO Large as at the Slate
Fair, but the Programme Will Be
Equally Good.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALL

SAN JOSE, Sept. 26.-Glorious weather
favored the opening of the fair here to-doy.
AS is usual on first days the racing was
tame and one-sded, and the attendance
small, but this afternoon sport was sort
of appetizer for the more substantial dishes
which follow during the next nine days.
The gO-ahead denizens of the Garden City
are not to be outdone by their Weather
State society at Sacramento, and If the
latter hang up heavier purses by reason Of
its heavier bank balance and subsidy than
the Santa Clara and San Mateo Agricultural
Society, the latter will give its patrons and
the racing public just as good sport at It's
fair as was witnessed up at the Capitol
City.
This week will be devoted to the 'har-
ness brigade" and has been so arranged
that the windup will form the grand
climax.
Then on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week the bangtails will hold
sway.
AS for the general fair, the pick of the
grand herds seen at the various fairs this
fall have arrived here and will doubtless
command the admiration OF all true agri-
culturists; and the competition will be Just
as keen as at the State Fair, as many of the
champion herds hail from this immediate
district. Among the herds already on the
fair ground may be mentioned those belong
ing to such wel-known owners as Frank II.
Burke, DR.. G. NJ. Dixon, j. n. Thompson.
the Messrs. Polhemus, c. p. Bailey, III. A.
Mayhem, j. 5. Conners and Robert Ash
burner.
The three races on this afternoons card
were all one-sided. DR.. Fay's fine PAGER
Electric captured the 2:25 class pace In
three straight heats. and could easily have
distanced his opponents in any one OF them,
but Dick Havey showed up chiValrously in
each heat and allowed the others to get IN
side the flag. If Electric, W.WOod and Our
Dick can only be brought together before
the close of the season there will be the race
OF the year for the sidewheeers.
They Were All walkovers.
Escl. of the races was walkover. and
but few pools sold, although the shortenders
of course never fail TO bet a little money on
the otfchance Of a horse falling down,
boiling over the rails, c0llidlDg or playing
up some little trick like that. They accord
ingly paid $40 for the field against Electric
at S100 They must have still got lot OF
the money they won at the State Fair left to
induce them to try and find anything to
beat the chestnut wonder. The races need
moi diyidual description, and the summaries
tell the tale.
SUMMARY.
Tr0tting. Yearling stake.
Silver Note eh. C, by Silver Bow.
Mckinley. b. c. by Eros
John D. Evans b. c.. by
Stratford Dawn, br. c. by Dawn................dis dis
Jim Kea b. c.. by Antinous. is
John Bury, b. c., by Ant nous. d s
Time, 2:56Is.
Trotting. Two-yeaT-Old stake.
Maud Alameda, gr. +. by Gayiota- ...............1
willema. b. T., by dis
Pacific, eh. c. by Jim L........ ................ IS
Time, 2;SlI3.
Pacing 1926 class
Eclectic, ch. b. by Jolly y..............,......1
Il, eh <, by Juauita a................ 2
jess +, D. e hy western. 5
Time. 2:2612-Z :2613-2:23.
To-Day's Events.
Tomorrow morning there will be double
balloon ascension and parachute drop and
the racing programme consists OF three
trots, including special, three-year-old
and one for the . 40 class. The pooling to-
night was very light, although in the
special trot quite pile was played in on
Maud NJ to beat Colonel McNasser and the
field. The following horses should capture