198 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



SUMMARY. 



California State Fair, Sacramento, September 14, 1888. — Free purse, $250 ; of which 

 $50 to second. For non-winners at this meeting. Horses that have started and not run 

 second allowed ten pounds. Winners of any race, entered herein, may be withdrawn 

 without penalty. One mile and a sixteenth and repeat. 



W. L. Appleby's ch. f. Laura Gardner (1), by Jim Brown-Avail— Hitchcock, 100. 1 



G. W. Trahern's b. g. Dave Douglas (6), by Leinster-Lily Simpson — Denison, 110 2 



B. C. Holly's ch. c. Mart Gibson (3), by Joe Hooker-Jennie Gibson — Richardson, 103... dis. 

 B. C. Holly's b. c. Sid (3), by Sidarthur-Vestalia— O'Day, 93 dis. 



Time— 1:51; 1:53. 



Pools sold— Laura Gardner $100, Dave Douglas $22, field $16. 



NINTH DAY. 



All races declared off, on account of rain, under Rule 18, National Trot- 

 ting Association. 



CLOSE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR. 



Had the weather of Saturday proved propitious, the closing day of the 

 Fair would, in all probability, have been the most exciting of any. There 

 were three races programmed, and two of them, at least, of a character to 

 awaken the highest excitement. These were the free-for-all — with Arab, 

 Starnboul, Lot Slocum, and Tempest to start — and the three-year old 

 pacers — with Adonis, Yolo Maid, and Gold Leaf sold in the pools Friday 

 night. As Maggie E was in the 2:40, the main interest would have been 

 which would get second, though it was on the cards that Maggie E could 

 be induced to stay out, when the other entries would prove a " guessing 

 lot." Though Arab was a big favorite in the pools sold the night before — 

 and from the loss of form shown by Starnboul, with Tempest hardly up to 

 the speed of the others, it was to be expected that he would rule first in 

 the estimation of the betters — for all that the case was still a matter of 

 doubt. Starnboul may "round to" at any time, and Lot Slocum was 

 brought from the other side of the mountains with a full knowledge of 

 what he had to contend against. He has scored the fastest mile ever made 

 in Montana, and when in the pink of condition he is liable to be trouble- 

 some to the very fastest. The pacing youngsters were "dead certain" to 

 make a lively fight, and heats in the teens all through the probable result. 



There have been rainy days at the State Fair before, but such a down- 

 pouring as that of Friday night and Saturday morning — and that, too, 

 accompanied by the eastern mixture of loud thunder and sharp light- 

 ning — is a new experience. 



The action of the Directors in declaring the races off was the wisest 

 course to pursue, as a postponement until Monday would have interfered 

 with other engagements. 



