. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Vol. XXlil. N"o. 8. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19,1893 SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR THE FAIR. Closing Days of a Creditable FairâSeveral Hard-Fought ContestsâAll the Harness Races in Detail. IT FOURTH DAYâFRIDAY, AUGUST 11. There were many undecided people gathered in the hotel rotundas and on the streets of Vallejo last evening. Their pockets were bulging with tickets on every horse in the un- finished race, and the great uncertainity of the outcome of the "special" was as strong as it wa
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Vol. XXlil. N"o. 8. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19,1893 SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR THE FAIR. Closing Days of a Creditable FairâSeveral Hard-Fought ContestsâAll the Harness Races in Detail. IT FOURTH DAYâFRIDAY, AUGUST 11. There were many undecided people gathered in the hotel rotundas and on the streets of Vallejo last evening. Their pockets were bulging with tickets on every horse in the un- finished race, and the great uncertainity of the outcome of the "special" was as strong as it was before Mabel H. won for them ihe last heat of the day. In the morning, assoon as the sun made its appearance over the eastern hills, it seemed as if everyone was awake. Many whose thoughts were divided between their pool tickets and the conditions of the contestants were unable to rest, so a walk was taken to the water front, where the "jolly jack tars," the "Marines" and the laborers in Uncle Sam's big brick buildings on Mare Island were prepar- I ing to go over on the ferry boats for the day. The appear- I ance of the old hulks, Independence, now used as a school ) ship, and Admiral Farragut's famous vessel " Hartford " j aroused reminiscences of the "great struggle," and many who | are now "following the races" listened intently to the I stories of these famous vessels as told by an intelligent, well- I spoken old gentleman who had been in the navy during the war and seemed to be well-posted on the dimensions of these and other vessels, the number of officers and men ; their en- gagements and voyages long after the white-winged dove of peace had nestled o'er the scenes where the noise of cannons and the din and roar of the mighty conflict were rever- berating throughout the land. The city of Vallejo, owing to its proximity to the navy yard, is not a "horsey ; Its resemblance to a little seaport impresses t
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