The record-union., 1896-09-02
Two PAVORITES WON OUT.
Very Successful Opening Of the State
Fair Races.
Palo Altos Palita Went Wrong
and Was Withdrawn
To-Day's Events.

There was more than average first
days attendance at a Agricultural Park
yesterday to witness the opening races
OF the State Fair, and considering the
TACT that there is to be three weeks of
racing, certainly the first days attend
ance was very good.
Every ything went along like well-oiled
machinery, except that as usual there
was more or less yeXatlouS delay in get
ting the horses off in some of the heats,
but the new starter, w. p. McNair, held
the drivers down pretty we'll to their
business by imposing fines right and
left. He Is what the track goers term
a corker." ]. w. Wilson presided in
the judges stand, assisted by Directors
De Long and Matthews. The timers
stand was occupied by Harry Agnew,
Abe Stemler and Frank Lowell. Super
intendent ]. E. Terry of the park was
very active and maintained a careful
supervision over everything.
There We're five booknakers' stands
in the betting ring, besides the auction
pools and the field book stand The
sporting element hardly got warmed up
yesterday, however, and the betting
was not very heavy. Tomorrow, when
the runners take possession of the
track, the bookmakers' voices will be
heard all over the track.
While the weather was quite warm
yesterday it could not be called uncom-
fortably So and there was no complaint
on that score. In the intervals between
the heats CaSSasa's mammoth band
played popular selections, and will con-
tinue TO delight the people daily during
the progress of the fair.
OCCIDENT STAKE.
Palo Altos Palita, driven by Phippen
Vi. S. Severance's Don Roberto, driven
by Maben, and 7. Smiths Sweet Rosie.
driven by Smith, came to the score for
the Occident Stake for foals of 1898.
The value OF the stake was 81 99o.
In the pools before the first heat Pa
nta sold for $50 against 81 for the
other two. In the books it was / to
Palita, 5 to ] Roberto, and to s Sweet
Rosie.
First heat-Palita was several lengths
behind and broke at the score. Sweet
Rosie led TO the seven -eighths, where
Palita came up and Rosie broke. Pa
lita passed her and won by two lengths.
Roberto and Rosie were even under the
wire, but the latter was running and
got only third. Time-2:2512.
The second heat was almost a repeti-
ton of the first. Palita left her feet
crossing the line, and did not overtake
the others till the three-quarters was
reached. Roberto led to near the half,
where Rosie passed him, but broke at
the seven eighths, giving the lead to
Falita. Roberto closed up a wide gap
and crowded Palita at the wire, she
winning by only a half-length in
2:26H.
After the heat the Palo Alto filly's
rating fell somewhat in the pools, but
she still remained the favorite.
The third heat was q surprise to Pa
Hta's hackers. She went away skip
ping as before and several lengths be-
hind. Sweet Rosie passed Roberto near
the half, but broke to a standstill on
the far turn, and Roberto easily won out
in 2: %, Rosie coming up and passing
Palita near the wire, finishing a couple
Of lengths behind Roberto.
Dustin was now put up behind Pa
Nta. Roberto was favorite in the fourth
heat
This was see-saw between Roberto
and Palita. Rosie led all the way,
PaIita and Roberto changing places two
or three times Roberto had good
show for the heat, but lost his chances
by breaking frequently. Rosie beat him
out by two open lengths In 80 Palita
I /hopelessly behind.
Palita was evidently not right, and
the Judges had her examined by vet
\ Urinary. On his recommendation she
was withdrawn from the race.
Rosie beat Roberto out several lengths
IN the fifth heat. He was close up at the
quarters, but lost his footing and
his chance to win.
In the sixth heat Rosie left her 1eet
on the first turn and fell a hundred
wards behind. and all thought she had