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Pool selling was at an end before the start for the fourth heat, as it 

 was generally conceded that nothing but an accident would prevent 

 Sister from winning, but this estimate was not sustained by the heat. 

 Magdallah took the lead on the first turn, James H in the second 

 position. Sister third. The quarter was reached in 37 seconds, the 

 leaders flying down the backstretch in 34 seconds, 1:11 to the half. 

 Magdallah and James H were parallel with and Sister three lengths 

 behind. Closing the gap a trifle around the further turn, James H 

 had the heat safe apparently, though it was short lead, as he only 

 beat Magdallah by a length in 2:25. It was somewhat dusk when 

 the harnessing bell rang, and at the expiration of five minutes, had 

 it not been for the white background of the track fence, it would 

 have been difficult for the judges to determine what the horses were 

 doing. 



Sister was evidently tired, and the tactics of Goldsmith were to 

 work for a postponement, but it did not avail. The signal was given, 

 and so emphatically that James H broke; the others opened a wide 

 gap, but it was evident, as they flitted down the track, that he was 

 closing. Men huddled in crowds on the stretch to catch a glimpse. 

 They were all together a furlong from home. James H had the lead 

 at the forty-yard mark. He increased it in the last few strides, and 

 came under the wire winner of what can be termed a truly sensa- 

 tional race in 2:26?. The " high rollers " had a heavy fall, the fielders 

 were jubilant; $30 had won nearly $300, and the horse with the snakey 

 experiences had gained a grand victory. 



SUMMARY. 



Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 11, 1884. — Purse, $1,200; 2:25 Class; 



James H, b. g., pedigree not traced — Geo. Bayliss , 13 3 11 



Sister, b. m., by Admiral — M. Salisbury 2 113 3 



Magdallah, eh. m., by Primus— J. Dext"er 3 2 2 2 2 



Louis D, b. g., by King William — L. Duncan 4 dis. 



Time— 2:21; 2:22i; 2:23i; 2:25; 2:26^. 



SECOND DAY. 



On Friday, the twelfth, the clerk of the weather must have been in 

 a mood to assist the Directors of the State Agricultural Society in 

 carrying out the programme, by vouchsafing a temperature that was 

 all that could be desired. In place of the anticipated scorching sun, 

 there was a pleasant breeze, and though the morning might be a trifle 

 chilly, it would be a hypercritical person who could find fault with 

 the rest of the day. The ladies' grand tournament was to have taken 

 place in the forenoon, but owing to a misunderstanding onlj^ three 

 appeared, and it was postponed. The bill was entirely running — four 

 races being on the card. The first race was the Introduction Stakes 

 for two-year olds, a dash of three quarters of a mile. There were seven 

 entries, three of which staid in. These were Mischief, Arthur II, and 

 EstiU. The latter was so great a favorite that in the pool sales Thurs- 

 day flight he brought $50 to $14. This was mainly owing to his fine 

 races at Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and Oakland, and being a big strap- 

 ping colt, he is better able to handle the weights than his lighter 



