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made the race more interesting to watch. There was an excellent start, 

 and an exciting race all through the heat. Jane L, while leading near the 

 quarter mark, broke, and Longfellow went to the front, but Wood nut went 

 up in fine form and took first place. Then came Jane L's turn. She made 

 her way close up to the favorite, the pair making a most exciting race in 

 the straight, but the horse was too steady for Jane L and she broke, giving 

 the heat and race to Woodnut in 2:22-£, Marin third, Longfellow fourth. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 22, 1887.— Purse $1,000 ; 2:25 class. Mile 

 heats, three in five. 



Woodnut, ch. s., by Nutwood— B. C. Holly .- 111 



Jane L, br. m., by Hambletonian Manibrino— L. B. Lindsay - - 2 4 2 



Longfellow, eh. g., by Hambletonian— H. W. Seale 3 2 4 



Maid of Oaks, eh. m., by Duke McClellan— A. McDowell 4 3 5 



Marin, b. s., by Quinn's Patchen — P. Farrell - 6 5 3 



Mt. Vernon, b. s., by Nutwood— J. A. McCloud — 5 6 6 



Bay Eose, b. s., by Sultan— J. N. Ayres --- dis. 



Time— 2:21§; 2:23^; 2:22i. 



The second race was the four-year-old trotting stake, for which three 

 appeared — Tempest, Clifton Bell, and Rosie Mc. In her previous races 

 Tempest had shown a splendid style and great speed, hence she was made 

 a hot favorite, selling in the pools for $50 against $25 for the field. The 

 race proved that her supporters knew what they were about when they 

 backed her so readily; she won in three' straight heats, the others failing 

 to press her at any time. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 22, 1887.— Four-year-old trotting stake; 

 $100 entrance, of which $25 must accompany nomination; $25 payable July first, and $50 

 payable August 10, 1887; $400 added by the society. Mile heats, three in five. 



Tempest, b. f., by Hawthorne— H. Whiting --- 111 



Clifton Bell, b. c, by Electioneer— Palo Alto Stock Farm 3 2 2 



Rosie Mc, by Alex Button— G. W. Woodard - 2 3 3 



Time— 2:26; 2:25^; 2:23?,, 



The third race was the race of the day, and in many respects the event 

 of the meeting. It was the free for all pacers. Three starters appeared; 

 the first, L. C. Lee, is the great Denver pacer who had frightened off so 

 many pacers here. The second, Arrow, had done some wonderful work at 

 Marysville, and had beaten Homestake in the 2:30 class on the opening 

 day of the meeting, forcing the latter to a 2:16^ gait in the second heat, 

 and then beating him out in good time in the third, fourth, and fifth heats. 

 Of Killarney's chances no one thought very much. In the pools Lee sold 

 for $120, Arrow's supporters running him up to $90, Killarney's price being 

 $5. In the first heat Arrow went off at a terrific pace, leading to the 

 quarter in 0:33, passing the half in 1:08. He kept his lead by two lengths 

 to the finish, and won, in 2:15^, one of the most wonderful heats on record 

 for so young a horse. With such a performance the betting swerved 

 round at once; Arrow sold for $225 against $100 for the field. In the 

 second heat Arrow repeated his previous performance up to the half, the 

 quarter being marked at 0:33, the half, at 1:07£. Lee broke badly and 

 Arrow passed under the wire in a jog in 2:19^, Killarney six lengths behind, 

 and Lee much further. 



In the third heat there was a collision at the turn, which caused Arrow 

 to break badly, and he did not recover from it, Killarney and Lee getting 

 a lead of more than one hundred yards. In the straight Killarney broke 



