162 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



SUMMARY. 



AgriculturaTj Park Coursk, Sacramento, September 20, 1884. — Purse, $1,000. Two-year old 

 class; mile heats. 



L. J. Eose's b. c. Kismet, by Sultan ; dam. Saucebox, by a son of Hambletonian__Mayburn 1 1 

 Rancho del Paso's b.c. Lohengrin, by Echo; dam, Vixen, bj' George M. Patchen,Jr._Dewan 2 2 



Tme— 2:36i; 2:30i. 



One of the most attractive races in the meeting was the 2:30 class. 

 There were fourteen entries, but owing to casualties a majority of 

 them were unable to participate; and besides accidents and a lack of 

 condition, there was a terror to owners in the form of Guy Wilkes, 

 who had shown great speed, endurance, and reliability in an eminent 

 degree. This narrowed the field of starters to five, drawing the fol- 

 lowing positions: Olivette first, Guy Wilkes second, Adair third. 

 Colonel Hawkins fourth, and Adrian on the outside. Owing to his 

 conceded superiority, Guy Wilkes was left out of the pools, the sec- 

 ond or better place in the race governing the winner. The rates were 

 Adair $50, Olivette $16, the field $5. 



First Heat — It is seldom that a better heat is seen than the first heat 

 proved. The .horses were bunched as they got off". Olivette and Col- 

 onel Hawkins leading, with Wilkes partly pocketed and Adair a 

 short distance in the rear. Passing the quarter, Olivette, Guy Wilkes, 

 and Adair were close together, and for part of the way down the 

 backstretch it was as pretty a race between the trio as could be 

 desired. Finally Olivette broke and Guy Wilkes and Adair went by 

 the half-mile post head and head in 1:11?. Rounding the turn Guy 

 Wilkes drew away from Adair and came into the homestretch with a 

 lead of two lengths. He seemed to have the heat safe at the seven- 

 furlong pole, but Adair was coming fast, and one of the most exciting 

 trotting finishes of the meeting was witnessed. Goldsmith found it 

 necessary to use every art to increase his speed, and Smith, behind 

 Adair, was not idle. Forty yards from the winning score Adair's 

 head was on the hip of Guy Wilkes ; at twenty yards his nose was on 

 the girth of the leader, and under the wire a short neck was all that 

 the stallion led him. Olivette was third. Colonel Hawkins fourth, 

 Adrian distanced. Time, 2:23. 



Second Heat — As no one anticipated that Guy Wilkes could be 

 brought to a drive to win, the second heat was looked for with more 

 anxiety, and a few were sufiiciently sanguine to predict that Adair 

 would win one game in the long rubber, and the result showed that 

 these were not very far wide in their calculations. At the third score 

 a very good send-ofi" was had, Adair slightly leading when the bell 

 sounded. Guy Wilkes led him by a neck at the quarter-pole in 361 

 seconds, and increased his lead at the half in 1:10 to a length. Going 

 around the turn he gained still more, and at the head of the home- 

 stretch looked all over a winner, but again Adair came up. Wilkes 

 made a slight hobble when half way home, and after that there was 

 a repetition of the finish in the former heat, excepting that Adair got 

 his nose in front as the goal was reached. Both broke when within 

 a length of home, and Olivette came in a good third in the fast time 

 of 2:21. 



Third Heat — Speculation was laggard after the first heat, and when 

 a few pools were sold the only wagering was in the mutual box. At 

 the start in the third heat Guy Wilkes rushed off at a very rapid 

 pace, taking the lead on the first turn and never losing it to the finish. 



