. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY Warn-. w PBIP^^IW^s^^^^Ss^s^ Vol. XIII. No 10. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1888. Golden Gate Fair- The fifth day of the Golden Gate Fair was the first when there were features which seriously marred the harmony of the meeting. The afternoon was fine, the attendance larger than has been the case in former years on corresponding duy*, the track in good Bhape and two races on the bill which were likely to afford fine sport. In place of that there were good reasons for dissatisfaction; but as that will be fully treated
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY Warn-. w PBIP^^IW^s^^^^Ss^s^ Vol. XIII. No 10. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1888. Golden Gate Fair- The fifth day of the Golden Gate Fair was the first when there were features which seriously marred the harmony of the meeting. The afternoon was fine, the attendance larger than has been the case in former years on corresponding duy*, the track in good Bhape and two races on the bill which were likely to afford fine sport. In place of that there were good reasons for dissatisfaction; but as that will be fully treated on the editorial page, there is no necessity for a discus- sion in duplicate. Tne fir^t race was the 2:28 class for a purse of $1,000. Funr of the entries appeared, viz: Bosie Mc, Franklin, Fallis aul Bonanza. In the pools before the start there was little differeuce in the amounts placed on the two first named, a fa r ratio being $100 on Kosie Mc, $90 on Franklin, and $40 on Fallis and Bonanza coupled. There were doubts before the race commenced whether all thu were "meant" or not, and the doubts gave way to h certainty in the minds of some that Franklin would not be permuted to win if he could. He had won at Los Angeles, was btaten at Santa Rosa, victorious again at Petalnma, where he beat Elector and Eosie Mc, Elector winning two heat-; Lis fastest time made at Petalnma where he trotted the first and second heats in 2 The misgivings lent additional interest to the coLitest. Those who had made up their minds that something was wrong, were anxious to learn how it wonld be managed; those who were in the secret, if secret there was, were solici- tions to know whether the job could be carried to a success- ful termination. After a few scores a fair start was given, Bonanza behind, thongh his rider had nodded for the word. Franklin broke soon after, and Fallis went on with the lead though the pace vritB slow, the quarter occupying 37£ seconds; Franklin's h
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