The San Francisco call., 1898-09-10
THREE EFAVOR|TES.
 GAP TURF PURSES Hollow Victories at the
 State Fair. ToGGLEs FIRST IN A JOG EASY WINNER IN THE e:1o
 GLASS TRoT.
Much Better, 9 to 5 Favorite, Beaten by Rex Alto in the 2:12 Pace = Diawood Takes
 the BIT Class Dash.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept 9.-The attend ance is still on the increase, and 1t dem onstrates that most persons like to come late to see any kind of a show.
 Five races were carded to-day-three trotting and two pacing-and, odd to re- late, favorites won all the trotting events and second choices the pacing contests
 Three of the victories were as hollow as Mammoth Cave, and two were just close enough to make the heart beat a little quicker than it does when a horse is leading by long block and his driver has an armful of wraps. It was expected that Toggles would toggle around in 2:0912 or thereabout, but he did not come close to that mark. In fact, no real fast time was made.
 A. B. Spreckels was presiding judge, and his associates were M F. Tarpey and Joseph Terry, while J. w. Wilson acted as starter.
 The 2:10 class trot, mile and repeat, brought to the score Toggles, Monterey, Zombro and Galette. On the fifth score they got away on good terms, but Monte rey was galloping, and kept this up until he had gone a furlong, when he settled down into a. walk. Toggles led past the quarter by four lengths. Zombto second Then Monterey trotted up like record breaker until at the half but little more than a length separated him from Tog-
 
 chance on the last turn, Monterey went to a break, and Toggles logged in first by ten lengths. Monterey was a handy sec ond and zombro. (who broke when about furlong from home) third. Time, 2:13; last half in 1:0512.
 The second heat was almost an exact on the first turn and losing twenty lengths or more. and breaking again in the home stretch Toggles went right along stead- second two lengths bere bro, who beat Galette as far. Time, PIP; last half in 1:O5.
 Ten 2:407class trotters next occupied at tention and pulled the excitement market, for Harry Marvin's bike was broken in one of the scores. Driver Carrillo was thrown out, and the big brown gelding until he had twice made the circuit of the course. The ludicrous attempt of the mar shal to catch Marvin only spurred the horse on to beat out the officials plug, which feat he accomplished with ease, dragging a portion of the broken sulky. Rigged as he was, the chances are Mar win could beat any horse in the land simi- larly fixed
 Finally, after several scores, Joe selby went into the lead and held it clear around until half way down the home stretch, when Mamie Riley, the. to 5 favorte, got up and in mild drive won by good length from Phoebe Childers, who beat Joe SeIby about six lengths Selby was a far-away fourth Time, 2:1S1a. -@f,
 The 2:16 class next went a dash of a mile. Prince Gift was to favorite aDd justified the confidence reposed in him by making every pole winning one lengths; Lou A. Game second a. block in front of Silver Ring, who was second for five furlongs and broke nearing the final turn. Time, 2:16N; first half in 1:06.
 Much Better was a to favorite in the mile dash for 2:l2-class pacers. but bad bobble on the first turn put her out of the hunt, and Rex Alto, a 2 to l shot, making a bulseye on every target, won with something left by four lengths F1oracito was second, fifteen lengths be- fore the unfortunate favorite. Time, 2:12N.
 The last race. mile dash for 2:17-class pacers, brought eight to the post, Rex Alto being a to 10 favorite, Diawood second choice at to 5, Dave Ryan, 20