The San Francisco call., 1896-09-25
PAGES the Fastest Heats Ever
Travelled Over the Stockton
Courses.
p1CKPOCKETs COME TO GRIEF.
Weather Is Warmer and Visitors
From Sacramento Help Swell
the Crowd.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 24.-It is said
wine ripens with age. and as the fair
progresses the crowd continues to increase
in size. To-day the largest crowd of the
week saw some good, clean sport in nearly
every instance. The infield was we'll
populated to-day with vehicles of differ
ent descriptions, and a delegation of
Sacramentans helped swell the number of
spectators in the grand stand.
The thermometer took startling up
ward jump. The horses seem to enjoy
the change if the public lid not. A num-
ber of pickpockets, posing as touts, did
thriving business. One or two who were
luckIess enough to fall into the clutches
of the law through their clumsiness bid
fair to become wards of the State for some
time to come.
Auditor, favorite for the 2:24 trot, dis
appointed his admirers, who fell heavily
by his downfall, but they pulled out by
backing Bastina, favorite for the 2:27
pace, and Rebellion, first in demand for
the mile handicap.
The unfinished 2:13 pace was the first
event called. Loupe, with two heats
TO his credit, raced with Del Norte
to the homestretch, when he drew away
and won cleverly in 2:10H, thus winning,
the honor of having been the victorious
contestant in the fastests heats ever traY-
eled over the Stockton circular or kite
courses.
Driver Joe Edges horse Auditor was
considered quite the fashionable thing for
the 2:24 trot, and his friends jumped
aboard, bidding $50 for the son of Secre-
tary to $40 for the sturdy looking Addison
for
hard race and Addison, skillfully pioted
by Nelson, got away with the race in
straight heats in 2:19-2 :19-2:21% Audi
tor, who was driven by Jimmy Sullivan
after the first heat on account of the ill
ness of Mr.. Edge, earned second money by
finishing second in two heats.
The 2:27 pace was somewhat tame.
Bastina, driven by his owner, NJ. NJ. John
son, brought $40 in the auction pools, with
the entire field, consisting of Prince h,
Butch, Rex Alto and Munyon bringing
but $40. Bastina held lead of a few sec
onds and finished before the field in
straight heats. Time, 2:19-2:19-2: :22H.
Prince h, driven to the best advantage by
+. Haney, took second money.
Six accepted the weights in the mile
handicap. Rebellion, with 104 pounds up,
had strong following, the big players
bidding $25 for him, with Miss Pollard
bringing $11 and the field $40. Shepard
either Intentionally or unintentionaliy
yanked Miss Pollard up at the start and
she was left. At any rate the right sort of
coin did not go in on Burlingame's mare.
Trix evidently was the only one trying
outside of the favorite, and she headed the
field to the stretch. Here Martin, on the
first choice, by some judicious riding over
hauled the outsider, and, in a drive, won
by three parts of length from Favory.
who, after running a strong hail. fell back
and then came strong again at the finish.
The mile was covered in AN.
Trotting; 2:24 class; purse s7Oo Best in
heats.
Addison, DIX. s, by James Madison (Nelson) i
Auditor, br g., by Secretary (Edge & Sullivan)8
Alias b M, by Woolsey (Gaines) ......23 8 8
Time, 2:2112-2:20-2:l912.
Pacing; 2:27 class; purse $500. Best in 5
Bastina, ch. T., by Nutford (Johnson) ..11
Prince II, b. g., by George Hickman (Haney). g 2 3
Munyon, b. h.. by Wilkesdale (Holmes) -. 4
Butch ch. g., by Coprl (Shaner) ............43 3 5
Time. 2:l9-2:l9-2:2214.
Running: mile handicap; purse 5000.
Mutiny, 1O4 (H. Martin) Observation-Disclosures l
A. B. Miler's ch. g.. Favory, 4, by John A
Lowena r, III (SpeDcer) Observation-Disclosures.
Miss G. Naryaez,s ar a9s b. &, Trix, 8, by Freeman
annie L. 30 tfitzgeraio ;,.--..... .-......--..
Landlord SO, Regan 49, Miss Pollard 112, also
ran the latter being left at the post
Auction pool-betting: Rebellion $25, Miss Pol