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straight at a rattling rate, but at the finish Marian drew ahead, win- 

 ning the heat and race, Ella second, and Nighthawk third. Time— 

 1:44. An investigation revealed that Major Whitcsides had turned 

 the fetlock joint of the left fore leg, and the force of the fall had made 

 a compound fracture of the limb. He was destroyed. He was owned 

 by W. B. Todhunter, of Washington, Yolo County. 



SUMMARY. 



Agricultural Park Couusk, Sacramento, September 15. — Consolation purse. Mile and repeat. 



J. B. Cliase's ch. ni. Marian, bv Ilubbanl ; dam, Eloetra 1 1 



H. C. Judson'sch. f. Ella Doai'ie. by Wildi.lle; dam, Nettie Brown 2 2 



P. F. Shafter's br. m. Nio;htliawk, by imported Haddington ; dam, by Norfolk 4 3 



F. Dupoister's b. h. Major Wbitesides, by Monday ; dam, Lizzie Martin 3 * 



Time—l-Aii; 1:44. 

 *rell and diti not finish. 



The free-for-all trot was then put on. The starters in this affair 

 were Vanderlynn, Manon, and Nellie R, and the talent seemed a 

 little mixed as to which had the best of it, Palo Alto or Petaluma. 

 They finally inclined a little towards the daughter of Nutwood-, and 

 when the contestants appeared on the track the prevailing rate was 

 Manon four hundred dollars, Nellie R three hundred and seventy- 

 five dollars, Vanderlynn seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents. The 

 decree of the dice box gave the bay horse the pole, Manon second, 

 and Nellie R the outside position. 



First Heat — AVhen the word was given Manon had half a length the 

 best of it, and the two mares went steadily together to the quarter, 

 Vanderlynn breaking on the turn and falling back. On the back- 

 stretch Nellie moved up and the two went head and head for a fur- 

 long, where Nellie fell back again. They came around the lower 

 turn with Manon in front by half a length, and Vanderlynn three 

 lengths behind. As they swung into the last quarter Nellie R drew 

 ahead and outtrotted Manon, only to meet another antagonist, for 

 Vanderlynn came up on the outside with a great flurry, and the two 

 had a lively wrestle for a hundred yards, which ended by Vander- 

 lynn's breaking almost at the score, and the mare beating him under 

 the wire by a head only. Manon third by a length. Time, 2:22L 

 The knowing ones thought they saw daylight ahead now. If Vander- 

 lynn was going to perform that way he could be depended upon to 

 drive Nellie R for another heat, and pump her out, when Manon 

 would have the race at her mercy. In the pools Manon brought two 

 hundred and twenty dollars, Nellie R one hundred and sixty dollars, 

 Vanderlynn sixty-five dollars. 



Second Heat— At the start Vanderlynn rushed off and took the pole 

 and they went to the quarter in a line, Manon second, Nellie last. 

 Down the straight Nellie moved up even with Manon, and at the 

 half, where Vanderlynn broke, she took the head of the procession. 

 She held the vantage to the finish, winning the heat by half a length, 

 Manon second, Vanderlynn a fair third. Time, 2:211. With two 

 heats to her credit and no sign of a pinch yet, Nellie R got to be an 

 investment much sought after. Quotations were: Nellie two hundred 

 dollars, Manon one hundred and fifty dollars, Vanderlynn seventeen 

 dollars and fifty cents. 



lldrd Heat— M&non led off, but for most of the mile the two mares 

 trotted like a double team, Vanderlynn breaking up on the first turn 

 and acting as rear guard. Near the seven furlong pole Manon went 



