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Jou, Forest King, Jim Douglas, Bryant W, and Beaconsfield to start. 

 The allotment oppositions was in the above order, but the placing in 

 the pools was different. In the pool-rooms Thursday evening the 

 rates were: Forest King, $50; Jim Douglas, $40; Beaconsfield, $31; 

 Bryant W, $22; Jou Jou, $14. Before they started the betting rated: 

 Douglas, $36; Forest King, $30; the others, grouped in the field, $32. 

 Again the horses were marshaled at the quarter-pole, and owing to 

 the complete obscuration of the starting point by the cumbrous 

 judges' stand, which is directly in front of the reporters' quarters,- the 

 incidents of the start were hidden effectually. It was by crowding 

 into the northern corner that the knights of the pencil could catch a 

 glimpse of the horses. When the white flag was dropped all were in 

 a bunch, and they ran so evenly for the first quarter that it was 

 extremely difficult to place them at the half-mile pole further than 

 to note that Jim Douglas and Jou Jou were in the lead of the others, 

 with Jou Jou slightly in advance. Around the turn there was a 

 dropping back of the others, Jim and Jou Jou reaching the three- 

 quarter pole in close proximity. At that point Jou Jou gave up, and 

 Forest King came with a rush. The big horse was running easily, 

 however, and came from the seven furlong well in hand, winning a 

 very good race, the pace being fast from the start to finish, in 1:15; 

 Forest King second, Beaconsfield third, Jou Jou fourth, and Bryant 

 W distanced. 



The Second Heat — After the heat there was some very heavy betting. 

 Forest King was slightly the favorite, bringing $330, Jim Douglas 

 $300, the field $200. This was accounted for when Howson mounted 

 Douglas, when, on trotting him, he was seen to be lame so as to make 

 his winning extremely doubtful. This was fully proved, as soon after 

 the start, all being in a line, when the flag fell, he fell in the rear. 

 Forest King and Jou Jou going past the half-mile pole so nearly 

 together that it was hard to separate them. Beaconsfield was two 

 lengths in the rear, going easily, however, and half way around the 

 lower turn he moved up, until within one hundred and fifty yards 

 from home, it was a pretty contest between Forest King and Beacons- 

 field. But from there the fine looking son of Hockhocking left his 

 competitors, winning by two lengths, in 1:151; Forest King second, 

 Jou Jou third, Jim Douglas fourth. 



The betting now was $80 on Beaconsfield to $75 on the field. It 

 was heartless to start Douglas on another heat, as he could only 

 hobble. When the word was given Beaconsfield and Jou Jou were 

 some two lengths in advance of Forest King, who took the place of 

 Jou Jou coming down the homestretch, but could not get nearer 

 than four lengths of Beaconsfield, who was hailed winner of the heat 

 and race in 1:164. 



SUMMARY. 



Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 12, 1884. — Del Paso stake; for all ages,- 

 $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $250 added ; $75 to second, third saves stakes ; three-quarter mile heats. 

 Value to winner, $360. 



E. J. Baldwin's b. c. Beaconsfield, 3 years, by Hockhockingj dam, Aileen Alannah ; 



109 pounds Appleby 3 11 



S. J. Jones' br. h. Forest King, 5 years, by Monday; dam, Abbie W; 113 pounds; 



Duffey 2 2 2 



Howson & Densdale's b. h. Jim Douglas, by Wildidle; dam, Yolon; 113 pounds; 



Howson 14 4 



W. Kelly's b. g. Jou Jou, 3 years, by Monday; dam, Plaything; 106 pounds Eoss 4 3 3 



T. H. Williams, Jr.'s, blk. h. Bryant W, 4 years, by Monday, -.dam, Babe; 113 pounds; 



Johnson dis. 



Time— 1:15; l:15i; 1:16^. 



