The record-union., 1896-09-16

warm favortte.
Ben Wilkes took up the lead and held
it to past the three-quarters, with Ma
jella second and Telephone third. Flare
Up hared up on the first turn and con-
tinued to flare up at intervals. She
would have been shut out, but the dis
tance was waived. AS Majella closed
in on Wilkes the latter broke badly,
and the former won easily In 2:29, Tele-
phone third.
After the heat Majella sold for $40
against $14 for the field.
Second heat-The favorite was down
ed in this heat. Ben Wilkes led at the
quarter by length from Majella, Flare
Up third. On the stretch the three
evened up matters. but Majella broke
and lost ground. Flare Up opened up
| a gap of five lengths at the half, but on
the turn Majella closed up much Of it,
Wilkes breaking and falling to the rear.
Flare UP broke at the seven -eighths,
but regaining her feet came on and
beat Majella out by a neck In 2:22, Tele-
phone third.
for Flare Up. Telephone was second
all the way to the head of the last
stretch, where Majella came UP and
passed her, but could not touch Flare
Up, which won by twenty yards In
2:241a.
TROTTING-2:17 CLASS.
For this race, for purse Of 81 600,
the following horses started: Gazelle,
Margaret Worth, Athena, Carlyle
Carne, Stella and Chris Petersen. Ga
zelle was favorite and was barred In
the auction pools on the race. Peter
sen was next in favor
First heat-Athena left her feet on
the first turn and suffered a loss OF
several lengths. Margaret Worth led
at the quarter, Gazelle second and Chris
Petersen third. From the half to near
the outcome Margaret and Gazelle went
side by side at clipping gait, the latter
winning in 2:14 by a length, Chris Pc
| tersen third.
Second heat-This heat was won in
exactly the same order as the first.
Gazelle led two lengths past the score
in PIG, it being nearly a dead thing
| between Margaret and Chris for sec
ond place
| Third heat-Chris Petersen gave Ga
zelle a hard brush for the heat and
was beaten by less than length. Mar
| garet was second up to the half, with
| Athena and Carne see-Sawing in third
place. On the turn, however, Petersen
came up and drove Gazelle out in 2:141a,
Carlyle Carne third.
| PACING-2:17 CLASS.
The third race was for 2:11 PAGERS
for purse of $1,000, with these start
ers: Bonnie Belle, Our Boy, Promise
Me, Sam H. and Jennie Mac. Our Boy
was a strong favorite. with Sophie r.
next in demand.
First heat-Our Boy had 1t his own
way, leading from start to finish In
2:16. Jennie Mao was second all the
way, and Sam H. finished third. The
| windup between Sam and Jennie was
very close.
| Second heat-ThiS was won in the
| same order as before, so far as the first
three were concerned, Our Boy leading
all the way. Jennie Mac was second
and Promise third at the quarter, but
soon after Promise Me and her driver
Lafferty, came to grief, the latter be-
ing thrown to the track. The horse
ran home and was caught after pass
ing the stand without having done any
damage. He did not start in the next
heat
Third heat-There was little change
in the third heat, the chief one being
r. for the second position, which, how
ever, did not prevent her from taking
second money. Our Boy won the heat
in 2:151a.
SUMMARIES.
State Fair meeting, Sacramento, Sep
tember Is, 1Sss-Pacing. two-year-olds,
2:30 class.
Oakwood Park Stock Farms b. f.
Flare Up, by Charles Derby; dam.
Flash. by Egmont (Chaboya) ...... All
Alex. Browns br: (. Majella. by VIII
Direct: dam, Theo (Sullivan).....
River View Stock Farms blk +. Tele-
! phone, by George Dexter; dam,
Oakwood (E j. Bennett) ..........
z. J. Weldon's che. Ben Wilkes, by
| Easter Wilkes; dam, Daisy (Tryon) A
Time-2:29. 2:22. 2:2Sa.
Same day-Trotting, 2:17 class, purse,
s., 900.
Winship & Keating's blk. m. Gazelle
by Gossiper; dam, by Governor
Booth Keating) ............. .......... l l
DR.. G. B. Somers' br. m. Margaret
Worth, by Alex Button; dam, Ade-
line Patti, by Efingham (Franklin). 2
DR.. H II. Howson's b. g. Chris Peter
| sen, by Deputy; dam, Virginia
| Wilkes (Shaner) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. z
Palo Alto Stock Farms b. m. Athena,
| by Electioneer; dam. Ashby, by
General Benton Dustin) ............
John Cross gr. g. Carlyle Carne. by
Hambleton's Mambrino; dam. Lady
Gray (McDowelD :-.....:...:. :...:.... :
| Washington dam, by Mcdonald
Chief Smith ........................ Or
Time-2:14, 2:16. 2:1414.