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ander, dam a Clay mare, color, pink and orange ; Stanford's blk. g. 

 Clay, by Fred. Low, dam Maid of Clay, blue; b. m. San Mateo Belle, 

 by Speculation, dam Young Lady Vernon, black and white; s. m. 

 Susie, by George M. Patchen, Jr., dam Santa Clara, purple and 

 orange; b. g. Ewing, black and blue; b. m. Lady Ellen, by Carr's 

 Membrino, dam by Owen Dale, gray and black; ch. m. Venus, by 

 Venture, dam unknown, red an$ black. Venus had first place, Susie 

 second, Ellen third, Dodd fourth, Clay fifth, Belle sixth, Ewing out- 

 side. 



Clay sold favorite, $50 to $30 for Dodd, field $18 to $20. This race 

 presented a track full of fine animals', and as they were scored on 

 the stretch, with the drivers all clad in neat jackets and caps of posi- 

 tive colors, the array was more than attractive. There were eight 

 false starts, and on the ninth score they all got off, with Ewing to the 

 rear. Ellen led nicely, with Clay at her wheel, and Dodd third. 

 From the one-quarter to the three-quarter post it was a fine struggle 

 between Ellen and Clay. On the last upper turn Dodd put in an 

 appearance in the front rank, Clay broke and fell off badly. Dodd 

 steadily gained, and (with Venus next to his wheel) threw his com- 

 petitors to the rear. They came in, Dodd first, Venus second, Clay 

 third, Belle fourth, Ellen fifth, Susie and Ewing distanced. Time — 

 2:24. 



The pools stood : Dodd $75, Clay $30, and the field $15. Dodd at 

 the commencement of the next heat, gave evidence of lameness, 

 probably from the result of his lameness in the races at Petaluma. 

 A fair send-off was had, Clay leading freely, and keeping it up till 

 the three-quarter post was reached. Venus went second, but between 

 the quarter and half broke and lost ground. Ellen went third, and 

 at the half-mile post pressed for the front, and at the three-quarter 

 post had collared the leader, but soon after broke and lost, leaving 

 Clay to come in first in 2:28, Venus second, Dodd third, Ellen fourth, 

 and Belle fifth. The spirit with which Dodd, on the backstretch, 

 warmed to his work and got down to a fine trot, despite his lameness, 

 was something worth the seeing. The field now sold in the pools for 

 $80, and Dodd and Clay $30 each. 



Dodd came up for the next heat very lame, and after once scoring 

 was permitted to withdraw, much to the discomfiture of his backers. 

 Clay led in this heat, Venus second, and Belle third, but the latter 

 broke at the quarter-post and lost badly. Venus broke at the half, 

 and ran and broke twice or thrice again, and repeated her runs. 

 Ellen broke early in the start, but made up her losses, and beyond 

 the half-mile pole passed Venus and took second place and kept up 

 a pace that soon gave her the lead, which she kept to the score, com- 

 ing in in 2:28, Venus second, but placed third for running, and the 

 second place was given to Clay, who came in third. Belle was last. 



In the next heat Clay came up nursing, because of an attack of 

 "thumps," which in white man's English means a palpitation of the 

 heart from over-exertion. This left the field in high feather. Ellen 

 led, Belle second, but Venus took second place at the quarter, and 

 Belle breaking, lost badly. Near the half Ellen broke, came almost 

 to a dead halt, and Venus took first place. Belle meanwhile trailed 

 far to the rear, and on the homestretch ran like a deer. They came 

 in to the drawgate Venus first, Ellen second, when suddenly Venus 

 broke, and Ellen, just on the verge of defeat, shot ahead, and they 



