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country. Every family of celebrity, from the Channel Islands and from 

 Scotland, the blood, the bluest in the herd book, was represented, and 

 competent judges pronounced the individual specimens as good as there is. 

 While it was conceded that, taken as a whole, the bovines had the suprem- 

 acy, there was a fine display of hurst's. There were few thoroughbreds in 

 comparison with the number owned in tins State, though among them were 

 animals of tried celebrity. The whole circuit of the course was inadequate 

 to contain them, and cattle and horses were placed abreasl in order to get 

 room. 



The first trotting event was the completion of the special race in which 

 Grover C bad won two heats, and Empress and Telegraph each one. 



Fifth Heat — Grover C was the favorite with pool buyers, but in the fifth 

 heat he was penalized for running, and the heat given to Empress, Tele- 

 graph second, Lucy third. Time. 2:35.. Grover C was placed last, and 

 Lucy and Ned bad to go to the stable for not winning one beat in five. 



Sixth Ileal — Empress made the most of the advantage of having the inside 

 place, and led until she came into the boniest retch, when the race from 

 there was as close as is usually seen: neither bad a perceptible advantage 

 until within a few yards of the score, when Grover C was given his head 

 and he beat Empress by a few inches in 2:33. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 11 and 12, 1885.— Special purse, $400. 



Grover C, b. h., by Whipple's Hambletonian— P. C. Bryne -2 1 13 5 1 



Empress, in... — 12 2 4 12 



Telegraph, b. g — J. Spurgeon 5 4 3 12 3 



Ned, b. g.— Jos. Edge . - - --• 4 5 4 2 4 r. o. 



Lucy, b. m.—Wm. Griffith --3 3 5 5 3 r. o. 



Timer- 2:34£; 2:33; 2:32; 2:32; 2:35; 2:33. 



Then came the four-year old race. It was expected to be a close con- 

 test, though in some respects it outdid anticipations. The starters were 

 Antevolo, Voucher, Nona T, Dawn, and Pansy. Pool-selling was brisk, 

 Antevolo and Dawn alternating as favorites, though Antevolo had slightly 

 the call. There was a heap of scoring, as none of the drivers were willing 

 to forego whatever advantage was to be gained, and ten times they were 

 called back. Under the hot sun and debilitating wind this was something 

 of a strain, and told on all of them. 



First Heat — At the eleventh trial they were sent off to a very even start. 

 Antevolo was going easily; Dawn broke, Pansy broke, Dawn broke again. 

 This gave Antevolo a long lead at the quarter, in 36f seconds. Along the 

 homestretch the pace was somewhat faster, and Dawn broke again. At 

 the half, in 1:11$, Antevolo was nearly a distance in the lead, and from 

 that point he came very fast — far faster than there was any necessity for, 

 but his driver had a motive in letting him step along — he was also his 

 breeder. Antevolo was full brother to Anteeo, which he sold for $10,000. 

 He had never worn a shoe, and his driver had advocated for years a sys- 

 tem of shoeing which was pronounced absurd by those claiming extra- 

 ordinary knowledge in all pertaining to the foot of the horse. There were 

 other reasons, and though the fast drive in that burning sun and simoon- 

 like wind W;as injudicious, his objects were gained, and he succeeded in 

 placing to the credit of California the fastest time for a four-year old stal- 

 lion on record, that was 2:19$, and now Antevolo, Albert W, in 2:22, and 

 Romero, in 2:22$, all California bred, rank first, second, and third on the 

 calendar. Voucher and Nona were declared distanced, Dawn and Pansy 



