The morning call., 1892-09-18
JyD0ITG OF THE PLUlCERS.
Bad Judgment Of the Men WhO Thought
They anew It Iii.
TT WIS TIE TiLEKT'S WATERLOO.
i Bay Of Consolation Races That Had in HEN
Small Consolation for the Sports
WhO Played for ETen.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALL

him were looked upon as green hands
They comprised visitors, local farmers
eraziers. and those people who Duy the
short end because Il Is cheap
As luck would have 1t 1t came lhelr way
. The talent did not wake up TO their position
until Beaury Ne had trotted IN winner OF
TWO fighting heats, and was moving rs
strong as ever in the scoring Tor the thlrd.
Then they made a wild rush for the pool
box TO play the field, but II was too late.
There was little or no money Tor them.
Beaury Nc won after tour tremendous
heats and fully Vindicated ms claim 20 De
the fastest staying trotter IN the State. 1t
Is singular that the man after whom the
horse was named is said to have died just
three wears ago to-day, and one fortunate
becker profted 10y this seemingly Ill omen
and played the horse to win him good
stake
The free-for-all pace was also decided
during the afternoon. Our Dick, that game
side-wheeler. showed that he Outeiasses
every p aeer In California By winning as ne
pleased. He was ably pilOted by Tom
Heating. whose abilities as driver ana
trainer place him right in the front rank
lie is a great artist in the sulky and handles
the string Of l.. Ottinger in grand shape
THIS stable won the biggest part oil the
money at ths State Fair so far as the horse
men were concerned.
afternoons sport There was an enormous
attendance. and for those who wished 10
speculate it was q regular hgnI 70 get near
the pool and mutual boxes The directors
are nightly pleased at the racing success
scored, rs tie whole fair, wIlh the exception
of the Aster protest, passed of withou.
bio; to mar the pleasure Of the festival
The Unfinished Pace.
The unfinished fTee-foT-ail pace was num-
ber one on the list of the afternoon 5 races
Our Dick, with couple OF heats 10 MS
errdit, was favorte at $50 against 81 Tor the
NIafft NO Crt4a
the heat that Corey had not driven Dr.
Swift 10 win, so the judges took him out
and put jonathan in the Suky, bat Billy
had 10 show of winning against Our DICK
The heat needs no description, as Our DICK
led from wire 10 wire and won In JOS, p2e-
ing the mile with ease in 2:163. DR.. Swift
was second and Princess Alice, who broke
couple Of times, third.
SUMMARY
SAaRAWENro Sept l7-Freefor-au pace; purse,
our Dick. b. 2. by Gibraltar lKeatiuz). 2ll21
Dr- III, en-. g., by haywood COREY
Princess Alice. Bis n, BY De1tsr Prince
An h. L. a 5y ,uy WIIsss 5s,aa,efsj
IIre <:-0i2-3 l9I4--:4 4l12-2:Is-4:l618'
First Race.
There were seven starters in the 2:40 class
trUJ. Maud Merrill snid favoTte for $50,
Cubit was second choice at SIS, Colonel
II Hickman brought SO and the field So.
w0rd was given it was TO a bad start Maud
Merrill showed the way from wire to wire
in 2:3I., Cubit second, Colonel Hickman
third, breaking badly in the stretch Star
light, Harry Winchester and D0ty's Briga-
der we're distancPd.
Maud Merrill now sold for $50 against S.
the Whole field, and the second heat was
jig for her by six lengths from CubIt.
Santa got the flag this heat. The time,
Z:3i i was repeat.
vts..e Of - I 81 haf 1aa
third heat which Maud Merrill took in
handy fashion in Z:234, thus winning the
race IN three straight heats. Cnbit was
second again and Colonel Hickman third
SUMMARY.
Same day-Trottng. Purse $500: 2:4O class
Maud Merrill. bA. m by AnteV5ie, dam Belle
ca5it. b. h.. by cae6an tlicDoweiii''
Colonel Hickman, e. 5y Nevada (Ober)... 3 3 3
Sollta. p. m by eros lDonathan) ......... -. dis
starlight ch m. by Dawn (ConDoly) -. dist
Doty's Brigadier, b e, by Brigadier (Doty)... dist
Time, 2:2ls4-Z;2ls4 s4-2:23A.
Second Race.
Then came the sensational trot of the
week for the fTee-fOr-all class. There were
five starters-Richmond Jr.. driven by na-
ben; Frank NJ, by Heating; BeauFy Nc, by
Fieldwiek, and Mckinney, by Durfee,
while Silver Bow was steeTed by the vet
eran Pete Williams. The pooling was very
heavy, Mckinney being a pronounced IA
vorite at $780, Richmond was second choice
at $50. and the shOTienders paid $50 for the
remainder In the field. All the horses
looked and moved freely and well. and
when they came out on the track TO score
Up for the word the huge crowd settled
down prepared TO witness The struggle be-
tween the equine champions with eager
eyes.
There were five scores and when Presi-
dent Cox shouted the word Go" in his
well-knOwn resonant style Frank NJ had the
pole. bat Fieldwick drove Beaury Ne in ad-
vance and he led Keating's borse length
at the quarter and TWO lengths at the half
which was reached IN :08. Richmond Jr.
moved uD alongside of Frank NJ in the lower
turn. Mckinney trailing. Entering the
homestretch BeauTy BIC still had three
lengths the best of it. Maben bringing Rich
mond Jr. at great clip, and ne looked as if
he would catch and beat Beaury, but ths
next moment he mixed it up badly, and
keatiDg, driving in splendid fashion, sent
Frank NJ afier the leader. But ST. Julian
Biz was driving Beaury nice and easy and
gauged the measure of his DANGEROUS chal-
lenger accurately. Going Ike an autom-
atom, game as a pebble, he landed the heat
by an open length from Frank n, amid
great cheering, in 2:15A. Richmond Jr was
third, two lengths away, then came Silver
Bow fourth and the favorite last.
The talent still poured in their dollars on
Durfee's stud at so, Richmond at $40 and
the field sold up little for S28 There was
fair start after lot Of tigesOme scoring.
Beaury Ne led around to the stretch,
where the remainder made drive at HIM.
Richmond Jr. again looked like winning as
he came up even with tue leader, but
bobbled up and spoiled his chances. Bill"
kept Beuary going in splendid style. and won
with great ease by couple OF lengths of
daylight. There was a close finish for TIE
place between Frank n, RichmOnd and Sill
yer Bow, heads apart in the order named
The fayorite again lost Time, 2:l6A.
Then the talent began TO tTembie little
and they absolutely fought TO get out in the
p0olbOXes, paying 1915 for the neld S275 for
Mckinney and S75 for Richmond The heat
was most exciting one. Beaury Nc was a
length ahead of punched field right around
to the half, where Mckinney broke Beaury
still led around to the drawgates when Pete
Williams pulled his Silver Bow on to the
gang, and coming ND head and head with
BeauTY Nc batted the finish out fiercely
every inch OF the road. The people in the
stands rose to their feet and cheered wildly
ia their mad excitement as the two horses
nose and nose, trotted along like wild
horses. just at the wire Pete Williams with
voice. whip, hands, arms and in fact his
whole body, seemed to absolutely lift Silver
Bow In winner by short head. Mckinney
coming in Ike shot out Of a gun on the
outside finished third. Time 2:16A
So close was the finish tina. huge crowd
got into line TO cash their pool tickets on
Beaury Nc, dancing with glee. laughing and
shouting uproariously. The change in
their cOuntenanceS was worth seeing when
they heard the presiding judge thunder out
the words. 'Silver Bow wins the heat"
The fourth and last heat of the great race
produced scene of enthusiasm which has
seldom been eQualed and never surpassed
at Sacramento. IL was a splendid race.
The start was not The best ever seen, and
Silver Bow, who was now selling fay0rite,
went off on break. Feldwick drove Beaury
Nc right to the front. Silver Bow and Nc
Kinney lying OF his wheel. The three were
in bunch at the half, three-quarters and
into the straight for home.
A low sound, like the roar of distant surf
breaking upon the shore. rolled through the
stands, telling OF pent-up excitement as
Dnrfee drove Mckinney even with Silver