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Adrian fourth, La Grange fifth, Sister sixth, Adair seventh, Telegraph 

 eighth, Lucille distanced. Time, 2:26?. 



A hundred to twelve dollars on Bonnie, and but few takers, was 

 the cry after the heat, and the buyers of the short end only played the 

 field on the off chance that Palo Alto's representative would break 

 her neck. 



After three scores the horses started. La Grange slightly in the lead. 

 Bonnie was well in front at the quarter (0:36), Bonnie Wood well up. 

 At the half (1:13) Hazel Kirke was coming up, and near the turn 

 got second place. Bonnie won easily,. Hazel Kirke, La Grange, Bon- 

 nie Wood, Adrian, Adair, Telegraph, and Sister coming in the order 

 named. Time, 2:29. 



This ended the betting. Bonnie broke just past the score on the 

 third heat, losing several lengths. But she collared the field and took 

 the lead on the backstretch and won easily in 2:32. 



SUMMARY. 



Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 11, 1883. — Trotting. Purse $1,000, for 

 four-year olds and under. 



Palo Alto's b. m. Bonnie ' 1 1 1 



J. B. McDonald's b. f. Hazel Kirke 3 2 3 



H. W. Meeks' br. f. Bonnie Wood 2 4 5 



C. David's c. f. Sister 6 8 2 



L. J. Prose's blk. g. La Grange 5 3 6 



J. M. Learned 's b. h. Adrian 4 4 4 



W. F. Smith's b. g. Adair 7 f> 7 



J. Mcintosh's b. g. Telegraph 8 7 8 



John Williams' br. m. Lucille. dis. 



yme— 2:29i; 2:29; 2:32. 



The race for the 2:50 class brought out three entries only — Allan 

 Roy, Barney B, and Bay Frank. The night before pools were sold on 

 the race with Adair and Barney B in the field for ninety dollars, Bay 

 Frank one hundred and fortj^ dollars, and Allan Roy ten dollars. 

 Adair did not start, and the judges declared all field pools off. Bay 

 Frank and Allan Roy sold even up. Bay Frank took the lead at the 

 start, broke and let Allan Roy go to the front. At the quarter (0:34-2-) 

 Allan Roy was three lengths ahead, which distance Bay Frank nearly 

 closed up at the half in 1:10. Then Allan Roy fell back, and Bay 

 Frank won as he liked, Barney B second, Allan Roy third. Time, 

 2:25. 



Bay Frank looked peevish and out of sorts, and those who had 

 seen him at Oakland played him to lose, making Allan Roy favorite 

 at one hundred and sixty dollars to one hundred and ninety dollars 

 for the two bays. The start was even. Allan Roy led at the quarter 

 (0:86i), but broke as he passed the pole, and fell back to third place. 

 Bay Frank led to the half (1 :12), and had it all his own way to the 

 homestretch, where he made a wretched break. He had to be pulled 

 to a standstill before he would trot, and lost so much ground that 

 Allan Roy coining up with a rush won handily, Barney B third. 

 Time, 2:28. 



The friends of the " Sacramento Wonder," believing it impossible 

 to beat their horse, howled fraud. Some wanted the pools declared 

 off, and others demanded a new driver for Bay Frank. In response 

 to the clamor of the latter party, the judges took down Pete Williams, 

 and put Walter Mayburn, Rose's driver, in his place. The change 

 was not a success. Bay Frank led as before to the half (1 :12), made 



