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Oat of the seventeen nominations nine started: Edelweiss, Ashe's Ida : 

 lene Cotton, Haidee, J M R, Fusilade's Last, Wild Oats, Oro, Al Farrow, 

 and Nerva. Idalene Cotton brought $40 in the pools against $60 for the 

 field and $32 for Al Farrow. At the first quarter Edelweiss was ahead, with 

 Idalene Cotton second. The horses held this position all the way around, 

 Edelweiss winning, Idalene Cotton second, and Haidee third. Time, 1:43^. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 12, 1888.— Free purse, $300 ; one mile ; 

 for all ages. 



Mrs. S. B. Wolfskill's br. m. Edelweiss— Hazlett 1 



R. P. Ashe's b. f. Idalene Cotton— Kelly 2 



D. Dennison'sb. f. Haidee — Dennison 3 



Oro, Fusilade's Last, Al Farrow, Spray, Nerva, J M R, and Wild Oats ran unplaced. 



Time— 1:43£. 



SEVENTH DAY. 



There have been so many grand events in connection with the State Fair 

 that the repetition of the adjections may appear tiresome, but to pass over 

 the grand weather of Thursday would be an omission not justifiable from 

 any point of view. The " heated spell broke," and if it had run short a 

 couple of weeks ago there would have been delight at the misfortune. The 

 attendance was good and the track in fine condition. 



In the first race, a special free purse, seven eighths of a mile and repeat, 

 there were three entries. Kildare was a strong favorite, but was pulled to 

 Blue Bonnet, who took the lead and was never headed, with Kildare a 

 length back, and his mouth wide open and his head nearly pulled off. Oro 

 was third. Time, l:30f. The judges very justly dismounted Cook, the 

 rider of Kildare, and put up Hitchcock. The pools now sold Kildare $30, 

 Blue Bonnet $12, and Oro $8. 



In the second heat Kildare went off at once in the lead and was never 

 headed, and under Hitchcock's riding won the heat easily from Blue Bon- 

 net by two lengths, Oro third. Time, 1:30. 



Blue Bonnet made a runaway heat and took the lead from the first hun- 

 dred yards, and finished an easy winner of the heat and race by two lengths. 

 Time, 1:32|. 



_ The 2:25 brought out eight very good horses, but the somewhat sensa- 

 tional stallion Victor so far outranked the others that the greatest interest 

 was centered in him. In the pools Victor brought $120, Don Tomas $60, 

 and the field $40. A good send off was had on the fourth trial and Don 

 Tomas was first to the quarter, two lengths ahead of Victor, with the others 

 in a bunch. These positions were unchanged until the head of the stretch, 

 when Victor took the lead with all the ease imaginable and won the heat 

 by five lengths from Don Tomas, amid the wildest excitement and yelling. 

 The others finished as per summary. Time, 2:25^. 



The second and third heats were taken by Victor with the greatest ease, 

 distancing Artist in the second and Ha Ha in the third heat, and the band 

 playing " One More River to Cross." Time, 2:22^ and 2:24f 



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