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inside, though it was thought a prompter observance of the signals would 

 have disqualified them. 



Second Heat — For the second heat 0. A. Hickok drove Antevolo upon the 

 request of his owner. The colt was suffering from the violent effort and 

 excessive heat, so different from the cooler temperature of Oakland. He 

 broke soon after the word was given, Dawn winning the heat easily in 2:27-i, 

 Pansy second. 



Third Heat — Still Antevolo was the favorite, but when Pansy won the 

 third heat in 2:28, it was evident that Antevolo had succumbed, and that 

 Dawn and Pansy had the day to themselves. 



Fourth Heat — The hopes of the backers of Antevolo were somewhat 

 revived when, under the pilotage of his old driver, in the fourth heat he 

 was lapped on Dawn at the quarter, in 36^ seconds, and at the half, in 

 1:13, was still close to him; but when Pansy came up on the turn he 

 broke, and Dawn, trotting fast and steadily, won in 2:25f, Pansy second, 

 and Antevolo third. 



Fifth Heat — That it was Dawn's day was now apparent, and the pool 

 rates were $60 on her and Pansy, to $10 on Antevolo. That this was good 

 judgment was shown by the result of the fifth heat, Dawn winning in 2:26^. 



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8DMMAEY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 12, 1885. — Purse, $1,000; four-year olds. 



Dawn, ch. c., by Nutwood— A. L. Whitney 2 12 11 



Pansy, blk. f., by Berlin— W. P. Smith 3 2 12 2 



Antevolo, br. c, by Electioneer — J.C.Simpson: 13 3 3 3 



Voucher, b. c, by Nephew — G. W. Trahern dis. 



Nona Y, b. f., by Admiral — A. A. Yeager dis. 



Time— 2:19J; 2:27i; 2:28; 2:25f; 2:26J. 



The second race was for the three-minute class. The starters were Menlo, 

 May Boy, Artist, Sultan, Norman, and Maud WWW. Menlo was largely 

 the favorite in the pools, bringing $100 to $50 on Maud, $15 on May Boy, 

 and $13 on the field. Menlo won the first and second heats so easily in 

 2:25-2 an d 2:25 that fuller description is unnecessary than to say that he 

 led at all points. In the first heat May Boy was second, Artist third, 

 Sultan fourth, Norman fifth, and Maud distanced. In the second May 

 Boy was again second, Norman third, Artist fourth, and Sultan fifth. The 

 third heat was varied by May Boy taking the lead, and holding it to the 

 quarter. Going down the backstretch, Menlo and May Boy were head and 

 head, when Menlo broke, and it seemed as though May Boy would win the 

 heat. Menlo came in again, however, at the head of the stretch, and the 

 contest was truly exciting, though it ended by Menlo winning the heat 

 handily, with something to spare, in 2:26|, with Sultan second, May Boy 

 third, Artist fourth, and Norman fifth. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 12, 1885. — Purse, $1,200; three-minute 

 cla>-. 



Menlo.b.h., by Nutwood— P. Farrell -111 



May Boy, b. h'., by Whipple's Hambletonian— J. McConnell 2 2 3 



Sultan, br.h., by 'The Moor— L. J. Rose 4 5 2 



Artist, blk. g., by McNasser's Golddust— J. R. Hodson \ 3 4 4 



Norman, g. tr., bv Whipple's Hambletonian — A. McDowell. : 5 3 5 



Maud W W W, blk. m., by General Reno— W. B. Todhunter dis. 



Time— 2:25| ; 2:25 ; 2: - ,; j- 



Although only two horses started in the third race, the meeting of Adair 

 and Sister was enough to give the race an interest it would not have had if 



