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taken by Sleepy Dick in 0:49. The pools were: Lida, $25; Sleepy Dick, 

 $14; field, $6. 



In the second heat the rider of Lida Ferguson pulled the mare into the 

 fence soon after the start and stopped her, Johnny Gray reaching the wire 

 first in 0:49^. The attempt to throw the race was so patent that the judges 

 displaced Barton and Leonard, putting Hazlett on Sleepy Dick in place of 

 the former, and Cook on Lida Ferguson. The heat was declared " no heat," 

 and Caleb Leonard, the rider of Lida Ferguson, was suspended for one year. 



When sent off for the next heat under the new riders, Lida Ferguson 

 had it all her own way, and won in 50 seconds. Johnny Gray and Spring- 

 water were then sent to the stables, and Lida Ferguson and Sleepy Dick 

 sent for the last heat; the former winning in 54 seconds easily. 



SUMMARY. 



September 21, 1888. — Running. Half mile and repeat. 



Willitt's ch. m. Lida Ferguson— Cook 2 Oil 



Starkey's ch. g. Sleepy Dick— Hazlett 1 3 2 



Owen Brothers' g. g. Johnny Gray, by Shiloh-Margary — Howson 4 2r.o. 



Lowry's blk. h. Springvvater .-- 3 4 r.o. 



Time— 0:49; 0:49J; 0:50; 0:54. 



The great event of the day and of the fair was the next on the card, a 

 free-for-all trot, with Stamboul, Arab, and Lot Slocum listed. Before the 

 race Arab sold in the betting for $100; field, $30; and again, Arab, $100; 

 Stamboul, $20; Lot Slocum, $7. 



The horses were tapped from a good start for the first heat, Stamboul 

 breaking on the turn, and Arab leading to the quarter, in 0.33f, by eight 

 lengths. To the half Stamboul partly closed the gap, the half being done 

 in 1:07^, but at the three quarters Stamboul again broke and lost several 

 lengths. Maben soon straightened him out, however, and he came down 

 the stretch very fast, finishing at Arab's wheel; the heat being done in 

 2:16, a quarter of a second better than Arab's best previous time. Before 

 the second heat the pools were: Arab, $100; field, $13. In the second heat 

 Stamboul held his own with Arab to the quarter in 0:33, and the pair went 

 to the half like a span in 1:05, and in the same way to the three quarters. 

 When rounding into the straight Stamboul broke, but soon caught his stride 

 and fairly outtrotted Arab down the stretch, winning by a length in 2:15|. 

 The crowd cheered wildly, and the betting changed, Arab selling for $55; 

 field, $100. The horses were sent off at the third score for the third heat; 

 Stamboul showing the way to the quarter in 0:33, and the half by two 

 lengths, in 1:05. To the three quarters Stamboul broke, and placed Arab 

 by five lengths at the head of the stretch; but Mr. Rose's grand stallion 

 would not be denied, and came so strongly that at the drawgate he was a 

 length ahead, when Hickok began to drive and got Arab to the wire winner 

 by a head, in 2:17-§. 



The crowd rushed again to the pool box, and the betting again veered, 

 Arab selling for $100; Stamboul, $50. Lot Slocum withdrawn. The fourth 

 heat was taken by Arab; the gelding leading to the quarter by a length in 

 Arab had things his own way, and thence home jogged easily, taking the 

 0:35, when Stamboul broke and lost a dozen lengths. At the half in 1:0&§, 



heat and race in 2:22^ 



SUMMARY. 



September 21, 1888— Trotting. Free for all. 



O. A. Hickok's b. g. Arab, by Atherton-dam, Lady Hamilton— Hickok 1 2 11 



L. J. Hose's b. s. Stamboul, by Sultan-Fleetwing— Maben 2 12 2 



A. Gonzales' b. g. Lot Slocum, by Electioneer-dam, Glencora— Shaner... 3 3 3d. 



Time— 2:16; 2:15f ; 2:171; 2:22^. 



