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trotters made their only starts at Napa in October, 

 Thora being defeated in a race by the Alcazar colt, 

 Kebir, while Freedom, after failing to beat 2. 135 on 

 October 16, was started two days later and reduced 

 Norlaine's wprld's record of 2:31^ to 2:29^4. Of 

 the Guy Wilkes trotters, Regal Wilkes had three 

 walk-overs and made a three-year-old record of 

 2\iyy 2 at Fresno in a trip against time, and Hazel 

 Wilkes won at San Jose, Napa, Petaluma and Oak- 

 land, without changing her four-year-old record of 

 2 :2O, her only defeat during the season being in a 

 race that Homestake won in 2:18, 2:14^, 2:1414. 

 Una Wilkes was not so fortunate. She won at Oak- 

 land, Fresno and Napa, where she made a four-year- 

 old record of 2 1251/2 ; was third to Beaury Me at 

 San Jose, unplaced to Silas Skinner in one of her 

 races at Napa, second to Charles Derby at Petaluma, 

 third to Silas Skinner in her second race at Oakland 

 and beaten by both Vic H. and Frank M. at Sacra- 

 mento. Of the others, Vida Wilkes trotted to a 

 two-year-old record of 2 :22*4, the three-year-old filly 

 Milly Wilkes started five times, but failed to win a 

 heat and the three-year-old colt, Rupee, won five out 

 of seven races and made a pacing record of 2:163/2 

 at Fresno, where he defeated Hummer and Princess 

 Alice. Sister V. made a clean sweep through the 

 circuit, winning eight races in straight order and 

 making a record of 2:18^. On the first day of the 

 Oakland meeting this mare and Hazel Wilkes each 

 won a first and Milly Wilkes a second. On the 

 following day John Goldsmith cleared the card with 

 Una Wilkes and Rupee. Sister V. was by Sidney, 

 out of Nettie Lambert, by John Nelson. She 



