. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. T-W-ZEKTTTT PA& SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, AUG. 24, 1889. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR. NAPA. By our Special Commissioner. THURSDAY. At half past ten a large and brilliant gathering congregated on the grand stand and lined both sides of the track to see the Equestrian Tournament, limited to the district. Nine ladies turned out. In the preliminary exercise Miss Mollie Bottorff, who was riding an unruly pinto with only a saddle «lotb, narrowly escaped serious injuries. The snrsingle turned, and with the horse bolting, the fair rider had all she conld do
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. T-W-ZEKTTTT PA& SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, AUG. 24, 1889. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR. NAPA. By our Special Commissioner. THURSDAY. At half past ten a large and brilliant gathering congregated on the grand stand and lined both sides of the track to see the Equestrian Tournament, limited to the district. Nine ladies turned out. In the preliminary exercise Miss Mollie Bottorff, who was riding an unruly pinto with only a saddle «lotb, narrowly escaped serious injuries. The snrsingle turned, and with the horse bolting, the fair rider had all she conld do to cling on until the horse was pluckily stopped, juBt passed the stand, by Mr. Reams. The lady was given a remount, a different horse this time, and saddle, and joined the other competitors shortly afterwards. The exhibition of riding was of the usual kind, trotting, cantering, singly, in pairs, etc. The first prize, a saddle and riding habit, was awarded to Mi6S Evelyn Packard, who, in a blue habit, rode her black cob in very good Btyle. The second prize, $40, was given to Miss Clara Darbin, who was dressed in irreproacha- bly style and managed her graceful brown horse with ease. The third prize, $30, was taken by Miss Mollie Bottorff, who showed up very well after her change of horse, her seat and hands being nearly perfection. She, like the winner of the second prize, was turned out in true Rotten Row style. The fourth prize, §20, was given to Mrs. Deweese, who rode her big chestnut, emblazoned with the legend "Daily Report" on the saddle cloth, in workmanlike style. Mrs. McFarland was the winner of §10. The other four equestrians. Misses Loyce Beagles, Clara Bowman, Maggie Dobinson and Mrs. Charles Coldwell, were awarded extra prizas. Miss Bowman, who was very quietly cressed in a green habit, with a tall black hat, a la mode, on a good-looking bay, was perhaps de. serving of more notice than she received, for her horse came nearer bemg a ladie's hack than mo
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