The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09

day. In the special, for horses to be
driven by the travelling men, was entered
a little black mare called Farmers Girl
once known on the circuit as Pansy, with
a record of 2:1424 The boollies were not
on to the ringer and laid against her for
the opening heat, considering Kinney,
held at TO 3, moral Farmers Girl
showed the way to the wire in both
heats, and the books were about as hard
hit as they have been during the meeting.
The winner was driven by H. A. Bell. In
the second heat Kinney, under forced
draught, did manage 10 finish a persptring
second.
The 2:15 pace witnessed the downfall of
the favorite. Arthur w, the long end of
singularly fortunate horse, for in the
third heat he was in collision with Dia-
wood. which Wiggler broke his hopples,
falling after passing the far turn and
bringing Don down with him. Both ami
mails were uninjured and Don was allowed
to start again. the accident on the part of
his driver Reidy, being entirely unavoid,
able. For the opening heat Sophie r
drew the pole position, and as Walter
Maben sat behind her and she had been
showing well in trials, commanded con-
passed her on the back stretch, winning
the heat easily in 2:1Sh, with Arthur W a
close second.
The betting now shifted with Arthur w
the big fellow won all the way, Don
breaking badly at the stretch turn.
Montecto Boy earned the verdict over
Dictatress for the place.
Now / to chance, everybody expected
to see the heat winner end the contest
when just as the word was given in the
third heat he left his feet, and Quinn con-
Guided to lay up At the paddock Prim-
rose, the leader, went up, and Montecito
Boy. driven by Menchacha, placed the
heat to his credit. In this heat occurred
the collision resulting disastrousy for
Don and DiawCCd.
For the fourth only the heat winners,
Don, Arthur w and Montecito Boy, came
out. Arthur W at once went to the front
but made a bad mess of it at the stretch
turn, permitting Don to win hands down.
After the Sunny Slope stake, a seven
furlong run was decided for which Pana-
mint was hammered down to Z to 10 ia
voritism over Alaria. The latter proved
a disappointment Thorpe, on the favor
ite, made all the running, winning at the
end handily from the 20 to shot Petal,
with Coburn up. A1aria ran close third.
Ed Lloyd, who has not won race since
the sleighng was good in sacramento,
climbed on the back of Major Cook with
the crowd made the gelding a to 10
fayorite for the final siX-furlong dash
OF course he finished just beyond the
money. Amasa, held at odds of to l, led
from the start, beating out Stromo with
little TO spare. Nonchalance ran third.
Tomorrow will be Native Sons day and
another big crowd is looked for at the
the feature of the day.
The entries are as follows:
First race-Pacng; mile heats, three in FIVE:
Sable La Grand Alta,
Daedalon, Colby,
Cleon, Itoolet,
Gaff Topsail, Wild Nutling,
Valeria, Harry Aamon,
Myrtha Whips Demonla.
Second race-Free-for-all trot; mile heats
TWO in three:
Doodle. Prince Gift,
klamath, Hazel Kinney,
CLAY s Toggles
Third race-Vinctor Stake one mile; three
year-ods and upward:
Marplot ..........122l 36 Monrovia .11S
Cs6)Mt McGregor. i22 81 Libertine .........12S
(32)Nilgar ........1l2 (35) Jennie Reid 80. 100
6 The Fretter. .112 36 Hohenzoern -. .I22
Fourth race-Three-quarters of q mile: two