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Third II< <tt — The start was exceptionally good, but before a quarter bad 

 been trotted the line was Long. Ned Forresl was first, Lillie Stanley sec- 

 ond, Ed third, Daisy S fourth, the rest out of it. They went to the three 

 quarters without change. In the stretch Daisy S made a move for the 

 Lead, but after a lively finish she could not Deal Ned Forrestor Lillie Stan- 

 lev. The placing was: Ned Forrest first, Lillie Stanley second, Daisy S 

 third, Ed fourth. Como fifth, Maid of Oaks sixth, Twinkle seventh, Valen- 

 tine eighth. Time,2:28. 



Fourth II> <it — Daisy S continued to he the favorite at shortened odds, 

 $10U on her to $95 for all the rest being the rate before the start for this 

 heat. Ned Forrest and Daisy S got off in front, but the mare broke on the 

 turn and fell back to fourth position. Ned Forrest led, with Como second, 

 and to the three-quarter pole the two appeared to have it to themselves. 

 In the stretch Como broke and fell out. Daisy S came up suddenly on the 

 inside and collared Ned Forrest, and the two had a hot brush of it for the 

 last hundred yards. Forty yards from the wire the mare had her nose in 

 front, but both horses broke. Ned Forrest first caught and came under 

 the wire trotting, Daisy S a neck behind running. The placing was as fol- 

 lows: Ned Forrest first, Daisy S second, Como third, Maid of Oaks fourth, 

 Lillie Stanley fifth, Valentine sixth. Twinkle behind the flag, and Ed dis- 

 tanced for fouling Daisy S. Time, 2:26^. 



SI MMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 18, 1886. — Purse, $1,000 ; 2:30 .class. 



Ned Forrest, ch. g., by Blackbird— D. M. Reavis 4 111 



Lillie Stanley, b. in. — N. Coombs 3 2 2 5 



Daisy S, ch. m. — J. Spurgeon - 7 8 3 2 



Valentine, br. k— J- H. Kelly - - 2 7 8 6 



Como, ch. s. — M. McManus 8 6 5 3 



Maid of Oaks, ch. m.—G. Walters 6 5 6 4 



Ed, b. g.— A. T. Jackson. - 1 3 4 dis. 



Twinkle, b. m.— J. H. Tennent 5 4 7 dis. 



Apex, b. a. — S. K. Trefry dis. 



Time— 2:26f ; 2:27; 2:28; 2:26£. 



