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at 2 -.25, and made it in a second heat. Maude also 

 won four out of five starts, her only defeat being at 

 Sacramento, where she was second to Killarney. 

 The three-year-old Valensin, by Crown Point, was 

 in Goldsmith's stable during the season, and won at 

 Petaluma an<} Stockton, where he made a record of 

 2 123 in a fourth heat, defeating Alcazar and Tempest. 

 In his other starts he was second to Alcazar at Santa 

 Rosa, Sacramento and San Jose, and third to the same 

 horse at Oakland. He was also defeated by Lot 

 Slocum at San Francisco and Petaluma. During the 

 meeting at Santa Rosa, Goldsmith also took a mount 

 behind Voucher, when it looked as though Stamboul 

 had the race won. He had the first and third heats to 

 his credit, while the second was called a dead heat 

 between Voucher and Stamboul. John had his 

 money on the field against Stamboul, and from the 

 time he struck the favorite at the head of the stretch 

 in the fourth heat the issue was never in doubt. 



