The San Francisco call., 1904-08-23
ALMADEN WINS
A GREAT RACE
Defeats the Field in Sen
sational Contest Between
Trotters at Sacramento Fair
EVENTS ARE EXCITING
ZenObia, Who Was Tipped to
Carry Off a Purse, Fails
to Land for His BackerS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. PA rather
light card was put forward for the
opening Of the State Fair race meeting
to-day, the only event approaching
class being the Occident stake for
+, three-year-old trotters. which devel-
oped into contest that delighted the
admirers Of harness racing. 1t took
seven heats to decide the stake, the
heavy end of which went to W. G.
Durfee's Almaden, which took the
/ last three heats after the others had
/ come back to his notch. 1t was
bruising race with heats badly split
between Marvin Wilkes. the favorite,
| Carlokin and the winner.
The second race a trot for the 2:So
class, went to Morosco. the favorite, in
| three heats. after the judges had fined
| Cabney, his driver, $50 for not trying
to win the first heat. All pools sold in
the mutuel boxes on this heat were
declared off.
Royal Dame, a local mare, was an
| added starter In this race, but was
| withdrawn after the first heat, as was
Monocrat. The gallopers were an In
| different lot and the racing they pro-
vlded was not exciting. The track
looked hard and fast, but no fast time
was made
| A hot tip was sent out on Zenobia
! for the third race, but North Pole,
horse which raced well at Seattle,
ran over his field and the much-touted
| Zenobia was necked out for the place
| by Tuck Back.
Celeres was played to win the five
furlong spin for two-year-olds and
| would have made good had he got OFF
well. He was practically left at the
post, but showed a great burst Of
speed, running to the show. Edge
cliffe, the favOrite. beat the barrier
and was never headed, beating Cos
| siper, which had been second all the
route. by half length. Skirmish won
the final event, a selling affair. at six
| furlongs. She got off we'll and made
her run through the stretch, winning
handily, Berendos beating Potentia for
| the place by a narrow margin.
What little betting was done to-day
was confined to the auction and mu-
tuel pool boxes, the State Fair direc-
tors having determined to bar the
| bcokmakers this year. OF late years
1T has been impossible to make an
open ring and the syndicate book has
had full sway. So general was the
complaint against the syndicate by
reason of the tight book made that
the directors decided to experiment
with auction and mutuel pools, after
the method of many years ago.
The light play to-day and the small
returns to the directors on percentage
may induce them to put the books on
under some arrangement with Chase
& Co., who have the pooling privilege.
The pavilion opened tonight with
ribbon parade given in the horse
show oval by the Sacramento Driving
Club. Summary:
FIRST RACE-Trotting; Occident Stake:
total value, s19s3; mile heats three in Ave:
MCKINNEY Cw. 6. TSss1'o Durfeej'o'' 44s2111
Marvin Wilkes, b. c. by Don
Marvin-Nora OIartin). ........1 241422
carIotta Wilkes CHoEoboom1., 21142ss
Neergard. br. T. by Neernut-Al-
cola (Brooks). ks).................. 4W
SECOND RACE-Trottins. 2:so class; mile
heats three in fte; purse $500
Morosco. br g. by wayland W-Iady
AIibTas, ;: 5. by Prince Aiiiie-Feaf l
walter ''1FT Wilkes. blk. g. by sabi: :
WIlkes-Patehen Vernon (Groom) .. 234w
4@AVsAOH1s Ut. Dy ErOS-franctsc2
NChaDaya) 3W
Royal Dame and Monocrat also started
Time-2:161a, 2:161s. 2:25h 2:32A
THIRD RACE - Running; three-year-olds
and up that have not won two races; purse
$225; six furlongs:
North Pole, CHI 8. by Commercial Traveller
Reel III (Bozeman). Observation-Disclosures. 4
Tuck Back. b. g. by Imp Friar Tuck-LIly
X, IL (Desmond) )........................
zenonian, b. g. by Montana Hanna Moore.
1Vo (dooartl .-.-............... 8
Time, 1:15h- DR.. BirdsIl. Nakana Samar
wandering Boy. Etna finished a. named
| Gray Morn left.
FOURTH RAcE-Running; two-ysar.olds;
purse t22o; nve furlongB:
Edsechn, br. 8. by Eddie Jones-shasta
Water. los CHendArson) ................
Gossiper. ch. {. by Colonel wheeler-Con-
ndante. 1O8 CBoZeman) ...-..............,
Celeres, ch. c. by Maxeo, los CHobart) -.
Time. 1:o2% Abby A. Glennrnan and Chest
nut also ran
| FIFTH RACE-Running: three-year-olds ana
up; purse $225; six furlongs; selling:
Skirmish. ch. m. by Warsign-Lady I,yona
| 1O2 (Crossthwaite) Observation-Disclosures 1
Berendos. 1o2 e. Sullivan) ............ 2
Pctentia, 102 (Bozeman) ................. &
| Time, 1:1b File dor Botany Thorndafe
Messler. Nick Carter and Derby Winner also
ran.
BROOKLYN LOSES GAME
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