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California State Faib, Sacramento, September 18, 1886.- The Bhafter Stake, for three- 

 year olds; $50each; $25 forfeit; $300 added; $100 to second; $50to third. Winner of No. 

 5 or 20, penalized five pounds, of both, ten pounds. One mile and a quarter. Six nom- 

 inations. 



\Y. M. A.yres' g. g. Ichi Ban, by Joe Hooker; dam. Queen: 115 lbs — I 



Kelly vV Lynch's b. c. Arthur II, by Hock Hocking; dam, Maid of the Mist; 123 lbs. 



(including 5 lbs. penalty).. (l - 



\V. M. Murray's b. c Billy Ayres, by shannon; dam, Lady Clare; 123 lbs. (including 5 



lbs. penalty) - - - 3 



Time— 2:11; 2:11J. 



Then came the great event of the day. the Nighthawk Stake, for all 

 ages, $50 each, with •+•"><>" added, at which John A at first sold a great 

 favorite, hut towards the close there were some heavy commissions sent in 

 on Beaconsfield. who sold at $150, against $160 for John A. and $40 for 

 Estill. All three horses appeared to lie wild and unmanageable, and for 

 more than three quarters of an hour they were cavorting around each end 

 of the quarterstretch, much to the disgust of the starter. At last he suc- 

 ceeded in getting them together, and at the drop of the Hag Beaconsfield 

 went to the fore, with Estill in close company, and on the backstretch John 

 A moved up to the leaders, and a slashing race resulted in Beaconsfield's 

 favor by two lengths from Estill, he being the same distance in front of 

 John A. The issue was a sore disappointment to the backers of the latter 

 horse, many of whom tore up their pool tickets, when, to their amazement 

 and delight, the announcement was made from the Judges' Stand that Bea- 

 consfield was two pounds and Estill one pound and a half under weight, 

 while the jockey of John A could scale within a pound of his proper impost, 

 so that horse must be awarded the race under the rules. Naturally, to 

 many who had pinned their faith on Beaconsfield, this was indeed a bitter 

 disappointment, and many disinterested amateurs expressed the regret 

 that John A's rider was not also under the rule of weights, so that the 

 race would be void and the pools declared off. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 18, 1885.— The Nighthawk Stake, for 

 all ages; $50 each; $15 forfeit; $300 added; $100 to second; $50 to third; $200 additional 

 if l:41i is beaten. Stake to be named after the winner if Nighthawk's time (1:42|) is beaten. 

 One mile. Eight nominations. 



H. C. Judson's blk. h. John A (4), by Monday; dam, Lady (dare; 118 lbs 1 



Garland it Goldsmith's b. h., Beaconsfield (4), bv Hock Hocking; dam, Aileen Allanah; 



lis lbs . 2 



W. M.Murray's ch. c. Estill, (3), by Norfolk; dam Lady Jane; 108 lbs 3 



[Note. — Beaconsfield's time was 1:42, but as both first and second horses were disqualified, there is no official 

 time of the race.] 



The free purse of a mile and a sixteenth and repeat was won easily by 

 Constellation, in straight heats, in l:53-j and 1:57^, Dave Douglass being 

 second and Johnnie Grey third. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 18, 1885. — Free purse, $350, for all ages; 

 $50 to second. Heats of one mile and a sixteenth. 



George Howson's b. f. Constellation (3), by St. George ; dam. Pianette ; 101 lbs. 1 1 



G. W. Trahern's b. c. Dave Douglass (3), by Leinster; dam, Lily Simpson; 104 lbs.__ 2 2 

 B. P. Hill's g. g. Johnnie Grey (aged), by Shiloh; dam, Margery; 110 lbs 3 3 



Time—l:53h; 1:54. 



For the final race, a free purse of $250, for all ages, Delaney was a great 

 favorite, and he carried off the spoils in 1:36^, Garfield being second, Joe 



