The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
NILGAR FIRST
FOR THE DEWEY
SELLING STAKE
Daymont Captures the 2:17 CIas
Special Trot After an Excit-
ing Brush.
Special Dispatch 10 The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6.-Busness is
picking up in the weather line, and before
the week passes the mercury in the ther-
mOmeter bids fair TO bump the top of the
glass. The grand stand this afternoon at
Agricultural Park was well filed with the
fair sex, attired in stunning summer suit
ings, and in the ring the bookies expert
enced the liveliest betting session of the
meet. There was little growing over the
prices laid, and the books finished in the
place" the crowd displaying rare form in
landing on the winner.
In the harness events John a, the brown
son of Wayland w, enjoyed a walkover,
pressively. Two days work in succession,
however, was asking too much OF Mamie
Riley, for she lost the special to Day
mont.
Diminutive Nidlove, faverte for the
Dewey selling stake, found the route too
far the prize falling to Nilgar Cromwell,
teenth run, was led out by New Moon,
and in the windup round Manzanilla and
Mafada were headed over the line by Pan
amint, Thorpe riding one of his best fin
ishes.
After John A had made a trip around
the elliptic for the 2:20 class pacing stake
called. After her impressive victory at
Oakland Lottie looked to be Hawkins
field. Colonel X r, over which Billy Don
athan held the ribbons, had a respectable
following, and although the Colonel did
not win he put his foot down in a way
three heats to draw the long end of the
purse were reeled off without effort by the
favorite, Spencer handling her to perfec--
| ton Dora Doe. which annexed second
money, stepped three nice heats and in
the third, Colonel K r, finishing second.
seemed to be getting just warmed up to
The special trot for horses eligible to
the 2:l7 class had bettors guessing before
marked up to on Mamie Riley and to
8 on Daymont, this pair looking to be the
most eligible. Charley Bunch. the Beau
a. wise tsi AKA 81 smile behind Dr. Frasse to
choice, and led from wire to wire in 2:18.
Daymont went high into the air at the
first turn, and Mamie Riley stubbed her
| toe soon after passing the half, finishing
! fourth.
! The betting now became nervous and
fretful Mamie Riley was, held at to g.
mont and DR.. Frasse. In this heat Mamie
Riley was on her good behavior, and pass
ing the Doctor in the stretch she won
| easily. Daymont once more made a bal
| loon ascension at the turn.
The heat winner was now made an over
whelming choice. When the horses APP
! peared for the second heat "Hi' Hogo-
! boom had replaced his brother behind
| Daymont, and with encouraging results.
| In the drive from the head of the stretch
home Daymont outfooted both Mamie
and the Doctor, taking the heat without
! effort by couple of lengths.
The Doctor shot his bolt, and with Ma
mfe Riley displaying signals of distress
fourth heat Closing favorite, he broke
at the turn and seemed out Of it.. At the
| far turn, though, Mamie Riley left her
| feet. allowing Daymont to get up and
eventually win in jog. DR.. F'rasse fin
ished second, securing second money.
The thoroughbreds now went to the bat
Only three started for the Dewey selling
stake at a mile. Midlove closing favorite
ever Nilgar and Jennie Reid. The talent
figured that the first choice and Nilgar
would chase away in front, after which
the Storm entry would come on and win,
but it did not so happen. Midlove sailed
away in the lead, opening up several
lengths OF daylight, with Ward on Nilgar
taking matters easy. At the stretch the
command disposed of Jennie Reid with
little to spare. The books laid up little
coin, as Joe Terry and his friends spread
their coin about on the winner.
day as the real thing for the mile and a
sixteenth selling run, which caused him
to be set up an even-money chance. The
chestnut ran good race after his long
by the s to ! shot New Moon, well rated
by young Mounce. Forts met with his
usual streak of bad luck making a game
effort from the far rear and finishing a
close third.
Nine platers went to the post in the. final
der selling conditions: Manzanilla, Ma
fada and Panamint all came in for heavy
backing the first named closing a slight
favorite After being cut off on the back
stretch Thorpe. astride Panamint, hooked
up with Mafada and Manzanilla the last
furlong, and in a very exciting drive was
first by neck Mafada downing the ia
vorite a short head for the place.