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SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 14, 1888.— Running. The Golden Gate 

 Stake; for three-year olds; #'-'5 forfeit, or only $15 if declared on or before September 

 first; with $400 added; of which $100 to second, third to save stake. Winner of any 

 three-year old race at this meeting to carry rive pounds extra ; colts not 1, 2, 3, in No. 19, 

 allowed ten pounds. One mile and three quarters. 



M.S. Bryan's ch. g. Moses B, by Leinster-Aunt Jane— Carrillo, 118 1 



Palo Alto's b. s. imp. Brutus, by McGregor-imp. Teardrop — Courtney, 123 2 



William Boots' b. g. Nabeau, by Nathan Coombs-Beauty— O'Neil, 105 3 



Time— 3:08^. 



Betting— Auction pools : Brutus $100, field $15. 



The Night-hawk Stake is the event which is popularly supposed to bring 

 out the fastest u milers," and the popular voice is usually correct. Jennie 

 B ran a mile at Sacramento in l:42f, and as a fitting memorial a stake was 

 named after her, with the proviso that if the time were beaten it should be 

 rechristened with the name of the winner. In 1882 Nighthawk won the 

 stake in 1:42^. That was the fastest record for this coast to date, and 

 though beaten since, it has not been lowered in this race, so that it still 

 retains the name. Inasmuch as the winner of this year wears a title 

 which has been rendered famous by a trotting stallion, had he knocked off 

 the extra three quarters of a second, people would have been prone to asso- 

 ciate it with the trotter — rather anomalous for a racing event. There were 

 twenty-six nominations, nine of which started. All with pretentions to 

 speed, some of them sure enough clippers. There were nine starters: Ida- 

 lene Cotton, Almont, Daisy D, Al Farrow, Edelweiss, Welcome, Applause, 

 Not Idle, and Index. 



The rating in the pools: Almont $60, Daisy D .$40, Edelweiss $20, the 

 field $35. A great deal of money was posted, with slight variations in the 

 rates. Idalene Cotton was cut down soon after the start, and one of the main 

 supports of the fielders was thrown out. There is little necessity for de- 

 scription, as Almont took the lead at the first furlong mark, and from that 

 to the finish had the race safe. The contest for second place was a good 

 deal closer, second and third choice in the pools running second and third 

 in the race. Edelweiss held the advantage until within a furlong from 

 home, when Daisy D passed her and was within a length of Almont when 

 the mile was completed. Time, l:42f. 



SUMMARY. 



California State Pair, Sacramento, September 14, 1888.— Running. The Nighthawk 

 Stake, for all ages ; $50 entrance; $15 forfeit; $300 added ; of which $100 to second, third to 

 save stake. $200 additional if 1:41 j is beaten. Stake to be named after the winner if Night- 

 hawk's time (1:42^) is beaten. One mile. 



81 1 



115-. .. 2 



rfolk— Hazlett, 115.. 3 

 Idalene Cotton, Spray, Al Farrow, Welcome, Applause, Not Idle, and Index ran un- 

 placed. 



Time— l:42f. 



Betting— Auction pool's: Almont $120, Daisy D $80, field $70, Edelweiss $40. 



The concluding race of the day was a purse for non-winners at the meet- 

 ing, with allowance as follows: Horses which had not run second allowed 

 ten pounds; the distance, heats of one mile and one sixteenth. Dave Doug- 

 las, Sid, Mart Gibson, and Laura Gardner started. In the pools Laura 

 was the favorite at $100, to $25 for Douglas and $20 for the field. Laura 

 took the lead at the start and held it easily through the first heat, winning 

 in 1:51. Sid and Mart Gibson were shut out. 



The second heat Laura won very easily. Time, 1:53. 



