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way around, making the quarter in 0:38:1, the half in 1:14, and the mile in 

 2:28£, with Wallace G second, Lottie M third, and Como fourth. Previous 

 to tlic heat Lottie M brought $60, Como $33, field $20; but a field horse 

 winning two heats, there was a change. The field brought $129, Lottie M 

 $•".2 50, Como $27 50. 



Fourth Heat — McManus resumed his place behind Como, and when the 

 word was given on the first score, shot to the front from the outside place. 

 He was a different horse from what he had been in the previous heats, mak- 

 ing the quarter in 38 seconds, the half in 1:12, a long way in the lead of 

 tin' others. Spry had broken on the first turn, and again he went up on 

 the second, when Lottie M came next to the leader, but all was of no avail, 

 as he won by fifteen lengths, in the improved time of 2:27, Lottie M second, 

 Spry third, Wallace (i fourth. The unexpected display of speed which 

 Como showed in the last heat installed him the favorite at the rate of $60 

 to $25 for the field, Lottie M $13. 



Fifth Heat — The fifth heat was similar to its predecessor in the respect 

 of Como taking the lead and keeping it for the mile; he made the quarter 

 in 0:384, broke slightly before reaching the half in 1:15, and came home in 

 2:29. Spry was second at the half mile, and at seven furlongs still led. 

 Wallace G came on the inside of the track so fast as to obtain the second 

 place, Spry third, and Lottie M fourth. Under the rule Wallace G had to 

 go to the stable. 



Sixth Heat — All that is necessary to say of the sixth heat is that Como 

 won it in 2:3H, Lottie M second, Spry third, and this ended a rather sin- 

 gular race. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 14, 1886.— Purse, $1,000; 2:36 class. 



Como, ch. s.— M. McManus 4 2 4 11 1 



Spry, b. g.— A. Lathrop .' 2 113 3 3 



Lottie M, b. m.— John Williams 1 4 3 2 4 2 



Wallace G, ch. g.— P. Garrett 3 3 2 4 2r.o. 



Time— 2:35; 2:31; 2:28|; 2:27; 2:29; 2:31£. 



The free-for-all was called after the third heat of the 2:36 class. Adair 

 and Guy Wilkes were the only starters, and what little betting was done 

 was at the rate of two to one in favor of Guy Wilkes. Adair certainly 

 showed the best in the preparatory work, but then the most ardent specu- 

 lators conceded him the best at the opening. 



First Heat — At the second score they were off at a very level start, Adair 

 a short neck, perhaps, in the lead. This he increased to three lengths at 

 the quarter, though made in the comparatively slow time of 36 seconds. 

 From there he went at a clipping rate, trotting the backstretch in 32-J sec- 

 onds, the half mile in l:08-i; from there he slackened his pace and Guy 

 Wilkes closed on him as they rounded the further turn. There was not a 

 great deal of difference when fairly entered on the straight work here, and 

 for a time it appeared as though Guy had a chance to win. He broke, 

 however, this side of the seventh furlong, caught quickly, but broke again 

 when within sixty feet of home, and Adair swept under the wire with his 

 long, easy stride in 2:19. 



Second Heat — The start of the second heat was wonderfully even; look- 

 ing directly over the wire it could not be said which was favored. As 

 before, Adair was the fastest away, and at the quarter, in 35 seconds, he 

 was first by a length. Not quite so fast as before doing the backstretch, 

 though the half was faster by half a second, in 1:08. Rounding the turn 

 Adair drew a little farther away from Guy Wilkes, the latter gaining when 



