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SUMMARY. 



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Time — 1:11 



The second race on the card was the California Breeders' Stake for the 

 three-year olds, one mile and a quarter. Only three appeared, Peel selling 

 for $100, Snowdrop for $16, and Carmen $10. At the first attempt they 

 got away, and on passing the stand the first time Peel was two lengths in 

 the lead of Snowdrop, with Carmen several lengths back. The race from 

 here needs no further description, more than to say the favorite increased 

 his lead at will, and was ten lengths ahead of Snowdrop on the upper turn, 

 when Courtney took a pull and finished easy two lengths ahead of Snow- 

 drop. Time, 2:12f 



SUMMARY. 



Palo Alto's b. c. Peel, by Monday-Precious— Courtney, 118 - 1 



James Garland's ch. f. Snowdrop, by Joe Hooker-Laura Winston— Kelly, 115. 2 



Laurelwood Stable's ch. f. Carmen, by Wildidle-Nettie Brown— Appleby 3 



Time— 2:12£. 



Betting— Auction pools: Peel $50, Snowdrop $8, field $5. 



The next on the programme was the Capital Stake, three-year olds and 

 over, one mile and an eighth. In the pools the talent, with rare, good judg- 

 ment, selected Brutus and Extract at even money, $100 each, while the 

 field went begging at $35. 



For ten minutes the horses were paraded in Indian file with their jockeys 

 in colors, up in front of the Grand Stand, and this new rule of the Directors 

 met with general approbation. It gave all an opportunity to learn their 

 colors before the race. A beautiful start was given, and on reaching the 

 stand for the first time Not Idle led Duke Spencer, with the others well up, 

 and all under a heavy pull. They ran bunched around the turn, with these 

 two still leading. Up the backstretch both Extract and Brutus moved 

 into better positions, and both looked like winners as they came into the 

 stretch. About midway in the straight, Brutus was seen coming fast on 

 the inside and mowing the field down like grass, until at the drawgate he 

 was running easily a length in the lead, Extract coming fast. She was on 

 the outside, and was hardly seen in the crowd until the last few yards, 

 when she came with a terrific rush, and, catching Slocum,the jockey on 

 Brutus, napping, snatched the race by a nose at the very wire. Not Idle 

 was third. Time, 1:58-J. 



SUMMARY. 



Rancho Del Paso's br. f. Extract, by Virgil-Tincture, 3— Kelly, 105. 1 



Palo Alto's b. c. imp. Brutus, by McGregor-imp. Teardrop, 3— Slocum, 108 - 2 



M. F. Tarpey's ch. i. Not Idle, by Wiididle-Bonanza, 1— Appleby, 115 3 



Heliotrope, Hermes, Nancy, Del, and Nabeau ran unplaced. 



Time— l:58i. 



Betting— Auction pools: Imp. Brutus $100, Extract $G0, field $32. 



The last race on the card was the free for all for a purse of $250, heats 

 of a mile, and brought out four starters that were held as follows in the 

 pools: Canny Scot $40 to $22 50 before the first heat. This start proved 

 a great failure for the starter, as he sent them off with Sid and Ledor stand- 

 ing still, and the other two, Canny Scot and Dave Douglas, running six 



