Breeder and sportsman . Vol. XXXI. No 318 BUSH STKEET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1897. SUBSCRIPTIONTHREE DOLLARS A TEAK STATE FAIR MEETING, SACRAMENTO. Last Days of a Very Successful Meeting—St. Oal-atlc e WIds the California Annual Stake—LongShots in Front Thursday—Nordeau, An-trima and Ethel Downs Victorious Fri-day—A. B. Spreckels Gallopers tothe Fore Saturday—All theEvents Described. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. The Sacramento folks, ever public-spirited, closed up shopand bouse for half a day and went to the races. Result—anattendance of at least 8,000 persons. The grand st
Breeder and sportsman . Vol. XXXI. No 318 BUSH STKEET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1897. SUBSCRIPTIONTHREE DOLLARS A TEAK STATE FAIR MEETING, SACRAMENTO. Last Days of a Very Successful Meeting—St. Oal-atlc e WIds the California Annual Stake—LongShots in Front Thursday—Nordeau, An-trima and Ethel Downs Victorious Fri-day—A. B. Spreckels Gallopers tothe Fore Saturday—All theEvents Described. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. The Sacramento folks, ever public-spirited, closed up shopand bouse for half a day and went to the races. Result—anattendance of at least 8,000 persons. The grand stand, at adistance, resembled a fleecy cloud, while in the betting-ringthere was a mad scramble to get on—at any old price. Itdidnt make much difference which horse was made a favor-ite, for it was bowled over in six out of the seven races. Twostake races were decided, and one was won by a 20 to 1 shot,St. Calatine, about the best two-year-old filly in California,but only five weeks off the grass, the other
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