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fourth money. The heavy investments on this event prove thai there is 

 plenty of cash around to wager on a square, well-contested race. 



- I M M \ BY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 17, L885 — Purse, $1,200; 2:27 class. 



Marin, b. h., by Quinn's Patchen ; dam, by Emigrant— P. Farrell 3 3 111 



Olivette, br. m., by Whipple's Hambletonian— A. C. Diete— 112 2 2 



Thapsin, blk. g., by Berlin W.P.Smith.— - - . r > -' 4 3 4 



La Grange, blk. g., by Sultan— L. J. Rose 2 4 3 ."> ■'< 



Ante volo, br. c., by Electioneer -J. C.Simpson 4 n 5 4 : J > 



Scandinavian, blk. g., by Black Hawk, Jr. P.Johnson •> 5 •; <; <i 



Dawn, rh. c, by Nutwood -J. A. Goldsmith -.- dis. 



Time— 2:28J; ±24; 2:24}; 2:27; 2:24*. 



For the two-year old purse of $1,000, Alcazar was favorite, and he won 

 in straight heats in 2:3H and 2:29-$, Transit heing second and Senator 

 third in each heat. In the final mile Alcazar lost a great deal of ground 

 by a bad break, but still he won in the fastest time ever made by a two- 

 year old in a race. 



SUMMARY. 



California Htate Fair, Sacramento, September 17, 1885.— Purse, $1,000; two-year olds. 



Alcazar, b. c, by Sultan ; dam, Minnehaha, by Bald Chief — L. J. Rose. --. 1 1 



Transit, b. c, by Prompter; dam, Venus, by Cal Dexter— M. Tooiney 2 2 



Senator, b. c, by Echo; dam, Vixen, by Geo. M. Patchen, Jr. — Ranchodel Paso 3 3 



Time— 2:3H ; 2:29*. 



Then came the free-for-all pacing race for a purse of $1,200, in which 

 Maud was sold at $100, against $35 for Killarney and $15 for the field, in 

 which were Prince, Shaker, Ackerman, and Fairmount. 



In the first heat the fielders had a very poor showing, as Maud and 

 Prince had all the speeding to themselves, the former winning by a length 

 in 2:20, Shaker just saving his distance, while Ackerman, Killarney, and 

 Fairmount were shut out, owing to some wretched breaks. 



Maud took the next heat by a length from Shaker, it being the turn of 

 Prince to be distanced, and now it seemed such a foregone conclusion for 

 the mare that many visitors left for home. 



Maud, however, was tiring, and could not be kept to her gait, so Shaker 

 took the two succeeding heats, amid great excitement, in 2:27-5 an d 2:27|, 

 when darkness necessitated a postponement. 



EIGHTH DAY. 



The Park was crowded both morning and afternoon, the Grand Stand, 

 even, furnishing inadequate accommodation for those who were eager to 

 witness the ladies' tournament and the races. For the display of skill and 

 grace in horsemanship, the awards were made by the Judges in the follow- 

 ing order: Miss Nellie Ryan, first; Mrs. Gannon, second; Mrs. Depue, third; 

 Miss Belle Ellis, fourth; Miss Haskell, fifth; Miss Cooper, sixth; Mrs. 

 Bates,- the seventh prize. 



In the afternoon the first event on the card was the unfinished pacing 

 race that lay between Maud and Shaker, each having two heats. Maud 

 was the favorite, and won easily the heat and race in 2:24^. 



