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than met. The performance of Yolo Maid was phenomenal. By pacing 

 in 2:164, she sliced 1^ seconds from Goldleaf's three-year old pacing 

 record. She was driven hy John Goldsmith, and demonstrated that, beside 

 having a flight of speed, she can stay. The race was the fastest ever won 

 by a three-year old, and Goldsmith is not adverse to matching the Maid 

 against Adonis. She paced her heats out, without a waver, and almost 

 without turning a hair. There is lots of reserve power in her which can 

 not but lower her record in the future. The pools before the race were, 

 Yolo Maid, $100; Almont Patchen, $30; Goldleaf, $10. 



In the first heat Goldleaf piloted the string to the half in 1:10, doing 

 the quarter in 0:354. To the three quarters Yolo Maid took command and 

 drew away down the stretch, winning by two lengths in 2:164,, Goldleaf 

 second. With the pole in the second heat the Maid went to the quarter in 

 0:35, and half in 1:094, Almont Patchen pacing strong and holding her 

 almost level. Around the turn positions were the same, but when in the 

 straight Patchen was carried off his feet, and the Maid won easily in 2:164, 

 as before; Patchen second, and Goldleaf along the road. The third heat 

 from a pretty start was very fast to the half, the horses being bunched, 

 with Yolo Maid perceptibly leading. To the quarter in 0:32f , and the half 

 in POS^. From the half the Maid left her competitors, Goldleaf break- 

 ing on the stretch, and Patchen slowing, and won the heat and race in 

 2:18, the time which had previously given Goldleaf a world's record; 

 Almont Patchen second; Goldleaf third. 



SUMMARY. 



September 22, 1888. — Pacing. Special. 



C. R. Hoppin's b. f. Yolo Maid, by Alex Button; dam by Dietz's St. Clair — Gold- 

 smith -. 1 1 1 



Mr. Billup's b. s. Almont Patchen, by Juanita-Glady — Sullivan 3 2 2 



Pleasanton Stock Farm's ch. m. Goldleaf, by Sidney-Fernleaf, by Flaxtail — 

 McDowell . 2 3 3 



Time— 2:16£; 2:1G£; 2:18. 



A $700 purse for the 2:27 class had five starters, which sold in the pools 

 before the race as follows: Rosie Mc, $80; Franklin, $30; field, $12— Ed, 

 Barbaro, and Ha Ha. Considerable delay in scoring made the crowd 

 impatient, but the horses were finally sent off well, Franklin and Rosie Mc 

 fighting to the three-quarters, doing the quarter in 0:36, and the half in 

 1:10. From the upper turn Franklin was in command and took the heat 

 in 2:21, Rosie Mc second, Ha Ha third, Ed fourth, and Barbaro barely 

 saving distance. Between heats Franklin sold for $150; Rosie Mc, $40; 

 field, $15. The second heat was like the first, the race being between 

 Franklin and Rosie Mc to the head of the stretch, where the gelding drew 

 away, despite the use of the whip on Rosie, and won in 2:22|, Ha Ha third, 

 Ed fourth, Barbaro distanced. 



Before the third heat Franklin sold at $50; field, $12. Again Franklin 

 and Rosa Mc trotted, span-like to the stretch, down which both horses were 

 given the whip, Franklin winning a close heat and the race in 2:204; 

 quarters, 0:36, 1:10. 



SUMMARY. 



September 22, 1888— Trotting. Purse, $700. 2:27 class. 



Charles Davis' br. g. Franklin, by General Reno; dam, unknown — Donathon Ill 



G. W. Woodard's b. m. Rosie Mc, by Alex Button ; dam, Rosedale— Goldsmith 2 2 2 



Houser & Soule's br. s. Ha Ha, by Nephew; dam by McCracken's Black Hawk— 



Soule 3 3 3 



A. T. Jackson's b. g. Ed, by Irwin Davis— Jackson. 4 4 4 



Owen Bros', g. s. Barbaro — Wilson 5 dis. 



Time— 2:221; 2:21; 2:20^. 



