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was maintained to the outcome; Magdallah winning easily by several 

 lengths in 2:254, Poscora second, and Del Sur third. Poscora broke 

 badly. 



There came another chop in tlie betting, Magdallah selling favorite 

 at one hundred dollars to fifty for the held. The mare led at the 

 start, and went to the half in 1:14. There Poscora made a nasty 

 break, and was never again in the race. Magdallah won as she liked, 

 Del Sur a poor third. Time— 2:26^. 



Pools, eighty to twelve dollars on Magdallah, and but few backers 

 for tlic held. Magdallah again won the heat as she liked; Del Sur 

 just inside the distance. Time — 2:272. 



SUMMARY. 



AoRiouLTuuAi- Pauk Coursk, Sacramento, September 10, 1883. — Trotting, 2:25 Class. Purse, 

 $1,200. 



P. Farrell's eh. m. Magdallah 3 2 111 



Nevvland & Pumyea's gr. li. Poscora Hayward 1 12 2 2 



L. J. Rose's blk. h. Del Sur 2 3 3 3 3 



Tme— 2:23i.; 2:27^; 2:25j; 2:26-i; 2:27i. 



SECOND DAY 



On Tuesday, the sport was all trotting. The judges were L. J. 

 Rose, P. A. Finigan, and Chris. Green. The first race was a trotting 

 stake for two-year olds, in which Carrie C and Cora started; Carrie 

 C selling favorite at one hundred dollars to six dollars. The favorite 

 was the only horse in the race; she jogged the first heat in 2:53, 

 and then distance being waived, went for a record. She succeeded 

 in beating the best two-year old record ever made in a race (her own 

 made at Oakland last week, 2:30t) by two and three quarter seconds. 

 She went to the quarter in thirty-hve and a half seconds, slowed down 

 a little, marking the half in 1:12, and trotted the full mile without 

 break, skip, or helper in 2:272. Cora, forty yards more than dis- 

 tanced. 



SU.MMARY. 



Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 11,1883. — Trotting stake, mile heats, 

 for two-year olds. 



Palo Alto's br. f. Carrie C 1 1 



F. L. Smith's b. f. Cora 2 dis 



Time—2:bZ; 2:27*. 



Next came a trotting race for four-year olds and under, for a stake 

 of one thousand dollars. There were nine entries: Adrian, Tele- 

 graph, Sister, La Grange, Lucille, Bonnie Wood, Bonnie, Hazel Kirke, 

 and Adair, started in the order named. In the pools Bonnie sold for 

 eighty dollars, Lucille two dollars, field fourteen dollars. The scor- 

 ing before the start was tedious ; eleven times they tried to get ofT 

 before the bell tapped. Bonnie led at the turn, Bonnie Wood 

 second up, La Grange third, and the others all bunched in the rear. 

 Down the backstretch they were all strung out. La Grande falling 

 back to fourth and Adrian going up. They made no furtjier change, 

 Bonnie winning easily, Bonnie Wood second, Hazel Kirke third, 



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