The morning call., 1892-08-28
IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
The Napa Meeting Closes With Some
Superb Racing.
PlL0 ALTO TO THE FRONT AGAIN.
Our Diek Wins the Best Race So Far Seen on
The Fall Cirtuit-i Desperate Struggle
TO The IGy Last.
Special 70 THE MORNING CALL

| From this 1t may be deduced that tie atmos-
| phere was sultry and the suns rays power
| ful. But the sport was so good as to more
than compensate for any little discomfoIts
| resulting from excessive heat.
| A large crowd of prominent horsemen
came up on the special train from San
/ Francisco in the morning. including Colonel
! Harry ]. Thornton, Ariel L1throp, Chris
Smith, Z. j. Murphy. General Brown, J. T.
Boyd and r. H. Mllroy. They and their
| friends helped TO swell the attendance to
the biggest on record at the Napa Fair, as
| was fitting for the eliminating day of the
meeting. They also came On purpose to see
the PalO Alto horses score . triumph. II
was great day for the friends and sup
porters of the Stanford stock farm.
First OF all the Electioneer four-year-old
| colt Truman beat hot fayorite in the
| AnteeO lilly Myrtle for the opening race in
| three straight. Then the three year-old
colt Peko. by Electioneer out of Penelope,
trotted TO beat her record and got into the
| list with notch of 2:2S. Finally 0rphina
q bay mare by Norval. captured the 2:25
class tr0t In four straight heats. But why
| IN four? Because the judges again showed
| that they must be either blind or looking
| the other way by awarding the first heat Of
the race to 1ippoo Tib when the Palo Alto
mare beat him long neck. Ii was a re Pc
titiou of the running heat rsce decision of
| yesterday. Further comment Is super
huous.
The dandy race of the day. the star race
of the week and the best race of this years
fall circuit hitherto was the free-for-all
pace. AS AL Hall would say, ii was a
| "corkeE" Our Dick won after four hard
fought heats in the best time of 2:l5. The
second heat was the sensation of the day
and week.
Taken altogether" said director to
| The CALL representative, after it was all
| over. this evening, sit has been a week of
| haps and mlshaps, disputes and rejoiclngs.
H. IL mas 9een IKE this Tor 20 years to my
| knowledge, and probably will continue to
be so. In spite of all We have had a phe-
! nomenally successful fair, and | hope we
shall all meet to fight the battle over again
| next year"
First Race.
The half-mle running match between
Alfred and Gypsey Queen was with
| drawn, so the first race on the programme
In order was the four-year-old free fer all
| trot Only two horses were left in l. de
| Turks brown FLY Myrtle by Anteeo and
! the PRlo Alto ElectioneCr colt Truman
! Myrtle was a known performer and conse-
| qucntly sold tayorite in the pools before the
! first heat for SIS against s14 for Truman,
/ " no was dark horse so far as racing went.
| Went the word was given Truman went off
| on tangle and Myrtle going with a
| "skiving" gait opened up a big gap on her
opponent When Truman caught his gait
! again he gradually closed the streak Of day
! nght up. and, getting on terms with the
| hlly at The head Of the stretch. there was
Rood race 10 the wire, where Truman shot
| out handy winner by q length amid tre-
mendous cheering by the shortenders.
| Time. 1854.
| Betting switched right around now in
/ favor OF Truman. The pair trotted with
Truman length in the lead to the bend for
! home, where the mare tired perceptibly,
ana the Pslo Alto colt came away and won
slowing mp By 10 lengths. Time, 2:22A
In the third heat IL was Truman first and
all the time. Myrtle was on her tiptoes nearly
all the time. The pair were even ND In the
| backstTetch and going as If they were
| hitched I'D 20 one suiky. The Eiectioueer
| colt from this point, as indeed all the time
proved his superiority from every point Of
/ view as a trotter and won by a length. while
| the crowded stands burst forth into one
| continuous roar Of applause, Myrtle break
! Ing all 10 pieces - yards from the wire but
Catching like flash. Time. 2:22 Truman
thus got the race and first money.
SUMMARY:
o,S SAFA Pa Cal "a, Aug r. ise3- Irotting; fouryear
Truman, b. c, By Eleetioneer. dam JeIie by
General Benton phippen) .......... mill
Ayrtie is;. 6T < by Aateso. dam Luelia BY Nut.
Time 2:i914 -2:22i4-2:22 Z
Second Race.
After the second heat of the four-year
old trot the quartet Of PAGERS came np TO
score for the FIRST heat Of the free -for-all
| pace. Our Dick was a bot first choice at
| 500, w. Wood brought $50 and the field
| with Princess Alice and Pluukett in it, s17.
A capital start was effected. Our Dlck,
having the POLE went out with
a half length lead Of Wood. with Plunkett
lapped on the latter's wheel. Princess
Ailce broke at the first turn and fell way
| oack last The leading trio paced in the
same order round to the bomestretch, where
| the favorite and Wood went right away
| from Plunkett and it was nip nd tuck 10
! the drawsates. At this point the faYorite
went up in the air. and the Oakwood Park
| candidate gong sQuarely, won the heat amid
| enthusiastic cheering In the fast time of
2:l7A by four lengths from the favorIte
Plunkett third and Princess Alice last.
The next heat proved 10 be a race worth
| going 1000 miles to see. Our Dick still sold
favorite. After a couple Of scores there
! was a magnificent send-Off. Heating drove
| the faY0rtte 10 the front in the upper turn.
| Wood close uD and Plunkctt Tapped on him
| Our DICK was length and half to the
| good at the quarter, whicn was reached in
| 34k secs. Keating's horse was still a length
| in front of Wood at the half Il :0s4).
| Then murmurs of excitement arose from
| among the SPECTATORS as w. Wood was
| seen to be gaining on the leader. As thew
Tea ched the drawgates the favorite aud
| Wood were nose and nose. Heating and
| Latferty drew their whips and used the m
| freely, both driving as IT for their lives and
| lifting on their horses. as it were They
! paced like demons. The people went crazy
Al the last stride Heating absolutely forced
Our DICK TO suDerequine effort and won
| the heat by half a length from Wood
| There was a moments silence, TO such a
| pitch OF pent-uD excitement had the spec ia
| tors been raised. Teen the enthusia SIN
| broke loose The cheering was renewed
| again and again when the official time of
2:l5 was announced. 1t was the best race
| seen IN this years California circuit.
| Piunkett was third.
immediately after a good start in the
thlrd heat W. Wood broke very badly and
| fell way back last. Heating took Our Dick
to the fore. bat Plunkett aud Princess Alice
| stuck to him like leeches Tom had TO re-
sort TO his whip In the homestretoh, as
| Unele' John Williams drove Princess
| Alice up even. Shouts went up that The
mare had got the heat. but the gelding Just
| beat her half length in 2:l8. Plunkett
was close up third, and w. Wood Just
| saved his distance
| Our Dick won the fourth heat and race in
2:l8A, but not without Heating having to
| drive Tor 1t. Princess Alice again showed
great burst Of speed and finished with her
nose at DICKS sadde-girth. Time. 2:lsh.
| SUMMARY
| Same day-Pacing; free for all Purse 5000
| Our Dick. b. g., by Gibraltar, dam by Dave
Wood. g. BY steinwaY. dam by Ramona
Princess Alice, Blk M. BY Dexter Prince,
| dam hy 6en Mcclellan (Wiiliams) -. "A 2 q
| funsett, D. g. by stratbearn, dam Fly (Mis-
| Time, 2:l7M-2:lo-2:ls-2:lsIs
Third Race.
| Palo Alto was ON top, and the bettors
| played their good money on Orphina, the
| representative Of that famous stable, in the
2 rs class trot. Many fancied little Tippoo
| Iib. Orphina lay last of the fonr In the
first heat until the half, where Nolan drove
her to the front and she quickly had her op-
ponents in hot quarters Edgar brought
Iippoo I1b with great drive in the