The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-03
Their Accounts on the Wrong
Side Of the Page.
Twelve Straight Victories Of Choice Favor.
ties the Cause.
4 Sale at the Track = Pools and Entries
for the Last Days Races = Fl Rio
Rsy In First-ClaSs Condition.


SACRAMENTO. May 2.-Yesterday's races re-
suited In another al-through victory for the first
choices in the betting, making twelve straight
favorltes 10 win without break since the COM
mencement OF the meeting most remarkable
occurrence. In each case the favorlte had every
right TO win, both on public form aud on the
backing. excepting In one race, the first event
yesterday. won by Rover. He was beaten at
the three-quarters and only won because the
others were so bad. But he was first, however,
and got the money. Taking up again the igur-
ing on the winnings that could have been made
by strictly playing the fayorites only and parley
ing the money the capital accrued by this plan
on Saturday and Tuesday would have given the
follower of the system S2414 TO commence on
yesterday. OF course here, with only three
books 10 invest In. the money to be invested
could not have been placed; but lit had been on
an Eastern track, where there are frequently
over hundred book-makers Offering the odds,
there would have been no trouble at all In get.
ting every cent OF 1t on. Placing The S2414
calculations are made exactly as to odd dollars)
on Rover al TO it would have returned about
$4,000. This on Pllny at 3 10 5 makes $1,000.
Placing this amount on Kildare at to runs 1t
up to 1000. Following 1t by putting 1t all on
Ed McGinnis at to makes total Of S28 900
pretty good return for $40 original starter
and with only twelve races bet on. 1t shows
how quickly money can be won with luck and
pluck, though such a run as twelve favoriteS
winning in straight succession Is Of the rarest
occurrence. Per contra, persistent buyer OF
the field would have been hopelessly Dankrupted
here had he followed up an original investment
by increasing his stake on each race to recover
the first bet lost. There is nothing easier than
winning wheu luck is with the player and moth
Ing more depicting than plugging against luck.
A GOOD FLAGMAN.
w. Fl. Coombs of Napa, who has started all
the races here, deserves special word of COM
mendation for his excellent work with The flag.
He has not made one single bad send at the
meeting. Some comment was made on Muta's
get-ot yesterday in the Pliny race. That she
was not better placed when the flag fell is en-
iirely Joe Naryaez' fault. When they were
sent away King Hooker jumped right In front OF
the Palo Alto hl.y and NaryaeZ did not see the
starters flag fall. lie pulled up instead Of
watching the head-fiag up the stretch, and had
TO be told by Coombs that the start had been
made. The others were then some fifty yards
ahead Of her, too much of distance for the lilly
TO make up She ran good race, however, aud
would have had the place for which she was
cure The place was very pleasing TO the book
makers, who would have been big losers had she
succeeded.
Despite The small attendance the betting at the
track Is veIY good, IL being no Trick at all for
each book to take in all the way from $4,000 to
$4,000 on each race. This, however, they have
had 10 pay out again Immediately with a good
deal more Oh top Of H. The bookies are good
losers far, indeed they could not well be other
wise, with twelve straight fayorites, most Of
them heavily backed, landing first under the
wire.
HEAVY LOSERS.
1t is said that the three books pay $500 a day
for the booking privilege, or about $40 day for
each firm. Add TO this the heavy expenses OF
clerk hire, ETC., and then place on top OF 1t the
steady losses, and the outlook for good big bal
anee 10 The debit side of the ledgers at the end
the meeting is almost certainty. But IL will all
come back again In time and the friends 1.-the
fayorlles Will not feel as iUOilaqt as they do now.
l.. j. Rose may send little Charley Denpison,
son OF Dan Deunson, the veteran horseman, East
to- night with his stall TO ride the llgntweights.
Charley is good rider and, with a little more
experience, should be We'll up 10 the front ranks.
Although the attendance at Tie inaugural meet
ing OF the Slate Agricultural SOcietys running
races has been disappointment, II Is stated
that the society Is not discouraged and Will hold
meetings again In The future. Although The gate
receipts have been dishearteningly small, the
society will no lose much of consequence over
the races. The subscriptions OF The leading
business houses aud hotels foot up over $4,000,
then there Is $1,000 from the book makers, aud
these amounts, besides the gate money aud The
returns from other privileges, will just about
pull the society through.
The Palo Alto people yesterday, who have
lIalucu tue Ouulnc StdDles 1.-TWO tWO-ytaT- OlQS,
Homer aud Glenlivat, TUNED the youngsters
over TO W. Ii. Mccormick, who will train the
stable during Its Eastern campaign. After
Racine wins the California Derby tomorrow lie
too Will pass into McCormick's hands, as the
colts racing qualities for the Eastern season
have been leased 10 the Undine stable.
A HARD NUT TO CRACK.
good joke is told about Professor George
Miehling, the wrestling-teacher OF the Olympic
Club who was up here on Wednesday to give an
exhibition of his strength AT the Corbett show.
Among the ieats the pocket Hercules was billed
10 perform was the breaking With his bare fists
OF number Of assorted cobDle-stone,. A num-
Der OF Sacramento practical jokers searched the
city all over for pre- adamaiic rocks, and finally
found one water-worn bOwlder that resisted for
several hours all attempts 10 smash IL with
sledge-hammers welded by the strongest men In
the city. After another test i'll a rock -crusher
which the cobble stood successfully. 1t was pro-
bounced inyulnerabe, and was carefully snug
gled INTO The thealer aud placed IN the collection
OF rocks that had been gathered up out Of the
stI eets for the professor 10 baug on. After
smashing all the others the selected cobble's
turn came and down went MiehlIng's heavy
hand on Ii. The professors look of surprise
when il resisted his best efforts for several min
utes was worth The admission fee alone. Finally,
with one gigantic effort, the cobble succumbed.
Meetings. hand. however, was severely bruised.
and in the future he will be careful that nc
similar tricks are played on him.
Theodore Winters, the well-kpown wealthy
breeder OF running stock aud the owner OF last
years champion wOyear-old FL Rio Rey, and
his promising younger brother, Rey del Rey, was
to the contrary notwithstanding. Ell Rio Rey was In
perfect health and ali right. The colt Is doing
good work, aud Is expected 10 win all lie starts
In this year, though he may not face the flag be-
fore the Chicago meeting, and possibly not even
then. as he may be Kept back for Ills much more
valuable Eastern engagements. Rey del Rey
Performance OF last year. Tue exact date OF his
nrst start is also, like Ell Rio Rey's, undeter-
mined.
SALE AT THE TRACK.
KlllIp g. Co. sold some trotters the property of
S. Z. Tryon and others, at the race-Irack this
afternoon. The attendance was small and prices
ruled low. CASTILLO 2:311a, PAGER. BY Echo.
2:4912, by Sterling Madam Baldwin, was bought
by john Judd Tor $1,000; Pocahontas, years old,
2:22ls, win sucking foal by Dexter Prince,
lin, sold Tor Si6o; Zulu b, PAGER, years od, by
Zulu Chief, was sold for S405 10 q. ii. Kingsley.
Two thoroughbred FLIES by Joe Hooker and
Prince OF Norfolk brought s1l5 aud 500 re-
spectiyely.
ENTRIES AND POOLS.
Tho entries and pools for to-mOrrow's races
are:
First race, the Golden Eagle Hotel handicap.
for two-year. olds, 5000 adGed, six furlongs-
Rinfax 122, Arcade 100 Bon Ton 100 No pools
were sold, the race being considered certainty
for Rnfax.
Second race. the Hopeful handicap, for all
ages. $500 added, one mile and an eighth-Sher-
idan 100, Longshot 11S, PIlny los, Ed Mcliin-
MIS- llS, ORC 100. Pools-Plny aud McGinnis
Gro o. S. stable szo' l0nE''0' $40 Sheridan 81
Third race. the California derby for two-year-
Odds, $1,000 added-Muta 118, Racine l27, Le-
land lilo, kiro 115, Sheridan 1877 Larghetta
115, Pllny 127. iools-PaIo Alto stable. Aiula
and Racine, $50, the others AS a field $40.
Fourth race, for a purse OF $500, for all ages,
son 1o9, Ida Glenn l04. Kildare 127, Guido 96,
Jack Brady III; Pools : Guido s25, Hot.
kildare and Jack Brady SO each.