The morning call., 1893-08-18
Advertiser Lowers His
Mile Record.
WON THREE PRIZES.
Major Brown, DiabIo and Dubec Are
Misunderstanding, Pacing and
Bicycling at Red Bluff. @ .
special to THE MohNIxe CALI.

NAPk. Aug. II. The biggest. crowd of
the week attended the races to-day. It
was almost one Of the. old time GRO wds
when the grand stand, .trottinG fing an d
driveways would all be packed: The sport
to draw this crowd must have been good
during the hard times which Napa is ex-
perencing in common with other locali:
ties. =. -: :: :, -
+ This morning the ladies': tournament
was held. Mrs. Harry Palmer won; the
first prize of sal; Miss MolHe Watson sec
ond. $50; Mrs, Frank Swift third, 500.
The first race was athree-year-ofd district
trot for a purse Of $500: The entries were
Turks Major Brown aud Fountain S
Altissimo. Secret won the first heat in
:29, with Major Brown .second, Major
Brown. took. the second heat, with Aitis-
simo second and.Secret third. Time, 2 3O11l.
Mcdowell was put up behind Secret for the
third heat, but the result was the same as
the second. Time, 2:2S. ..: =: 8. =. 80
- The second event was the fenr-year-old
pace, with Pieree's Moilfe Allen, Murray's
Dlablo$ and Wilson's :Lollpe " starting
DIablo took the first heat: with Molife
Allen second, IN :21. In she second heat
Mollie Allen was closely. pressing Dfablo,
but ch0ked and fell at the .fiye.eighths
pole. Her dryer James Dustin, was
thrown to the ground and his: arm was
hurt. though not seriously. Dfable won
the. heat In 2:1S. .Loupe was a close: second :.
The last race was 900 trot, three in five,
with no. less than eight! entries. namely:
Dubec, Bay Rum, Ftanklin, MelyaF. Maud
M, Ross S. Mabel II and Lottery Ticket: -
r Franklin won TIE first twp heats in 2:21
and 9 ~ ". Sbsnre was:the talent that he
would win the third that he was barred lin
the. betting. and the place only: sold in The
pools. Dubec.; However; wiiD was second
in the first and second heats, won the
third handily lin 2.2o1Iss. franklin was
second. All the horses except Dnbec and
Franklin now went tothe stables Dubec
won the fourth heat In 2:24A I'd the ffth
in 2:21. -
:. The great Palo Alto. stallion Advertiser.
By :Electioneer. dam Lulu Wilkes. was
brought. out at 90 minutes past IS togo
against his record of If. The horse was
known to he in a fit eendltio to go a record
breaking mile. and the track was FAST but
such a: strong wind was blowing 1iat- the
horsemen' shonk their heads. dubiously
w hen CUES ed as 70 the PROBABILITY OF
therecord being lowered. He, had been
given several .previo0s warming nip miles.
and Driver Phippen gave the nod for the
word to get off, accompanied by a. runner.
The great horse :trotted without q: break
or:skip, finishing strong in Easy. clipping
half "a second off. his record, Under the
circumstances this was considered a re-
markahIy good performance. Tbs: horse
and driver were enthusiastically cheered
when they ca me back in front of the stand.
he VENT the half in HOS. r. - r
+ Tomorrow will be*chihren's day. All
school children under 15.years of age vii
be admitted .tothe. park free. The schools
Will close TO give all a chance to attend
At II O'Clock In the morning there will be
balloon ascension and a :parachuteIde-
scent. To-morrew afternoon an. effort will
be made to have the Patio alto 6fty. Mary
Osborn. beat 2:43. =. =: r..