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twenty-nine, was second in nineteen, third in twelve, 

 and unplaced in four. Hickok and Marvin were 

 both absent on the Eastern tracks, the former with 

 Arab, and the latter with Palo Alto, St. Bel and the 

 four-year-old record-breaker, Manzanita, 2:16. Guy 

 Wilkes again proved the star pupil in Goldsmith's 

 stable, as he had in 1884, his first start being at Santa 

 Rosa, in August, when he won and made his record 

 of 2:1534, in a third heat, the middle half of the mile 

 being trotted in 1 :o6j4- He also won his engage- 

 ments at Petaluma, where he trotted a third heat in 

 2:1634; Oakland, where he lost two heats to Adair; 

 San Jose and Sacramento, where he trotted a fourth 

 heat in 2:1634, and at the Bay District, on Christmas 

 Day, where he distanced Charles Hilton and J. Q. 

 He was also started at San Francisco on November 

 27 against Antevolo, Charles Hilton, Harry Wilkes 

 and Arab, and finished second to Harry Wilkes, after 

 winning a third heat in 2:16^4, the time of the winner 

 being 2:1534, 2:16^2, 2:15. 



While in the Circuit, in 1886, Dawn won four out 

 of five races and reduced his record to 2:19^ at 

 Petaluma, where he defeated B. B. and La Grange. 

 Manon was also inside the money in all of her races, 

 and won the free-for-alls at Nevada City and Sacra- 

 mento, where she defeated Antevolo, Albert W., both 

 of which won heats, and Bay Frank. Sister w r as also 

 tried again, and after winning from Allan Roy and 

 Albert W. at San Francisco, trotted second to the 

 Patchen Vernon gelding at Oakland, Sacramento and 

 San Jose. Shamrock, his first colt trotter, was also 

 started while on the trip. Soudan defeated him at 

 Sacramento and San Jose, and he was third to Ella at 

 Oakland. In his other starts he had a walkover 

 at Petaluma, defeated Soudan and Edna at Stock- 

 ton, and won over Twinkle at San Francisco, where 

 he placed the two-year-old race record for colts 



