The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-16

are experienced horsemen, Had not their hon
esty been unquestioned there would in all proba-
billy have been a pretty stormy scene on the
track, especially over The first race. In this after
The nine starters had cut up all manners OF tricks
al the post for a solid thTee-quarters OF an hour
two young imps OF Stable-hOys, Hill on Coloma
and Williams on King Hooker being the ring
leaders-Starter Walsh dropped his flag to one OF
tie most wretehed send-ons that has been seen
FOR many day. Al Farrow, the fayorite and
top-weieht (126l, which heavy impost tod greatly
on l;n during the long delay 1T the post, was
FULLY leu lengths back OF the lightweights Of the
lot. DAISY ID, the second favOIite was about .
length better than FarrOw. Surely a~s.arter
sH0uIu see IlaJ t5f-W 6IgnL Ta-JriIes get as good
a seud-ct In mile ruu a lot of fight weighted
outsiders, WHO often purposely keep breaking
away solely for the purpose OF wearing out
the heaYy-weIghts. Last Saturday, Oh a good
send-on, Al Farrow won, at a mile and a six
ieeuth. win 12l pounds, IN 1:4S12 the record
being :4714 made by Elvton, los and Wheeler
L. 9Si, hands down from Pliny, 80 pounds up a
COL jhat has shown good form, and WHO was
backed 10 beat farrow- Farrow gave Phiny au
easy beating, yet yesterday having only five
lOuGds more up and a sixteenth less to go, he
could never get better than SIKH, and finished in
The luck. Tie horse is an unlUeky one, getting
always beaten when hot favorte and winning
Wien at comfortable odds. No suspicion is at
Iached TO Al FarOw's defeat yesterday, but
SIN the public looks with unfavOrable eyes on
winner. however. Is as good a colt as anyhody's
when lie Is right, as his record shows, aud yes
teday he was right aud showed 1t too. The
stable were not quite sure about him though,
and beyond playing him early in the morning at
10, let HIN go TO the post at TO l. Had he had
their fun confidence they could have landed 4
great stake. Daisy ID, however would probably
have given him harder fight, and might have
won, had not The miserable start been so much
against her.
Starter Boots in the two-year-Old event gave
Homer, the fayorite, 115 pounds up, who was
giving weight 10 all the others, a good TWO
lengths running start of the Others II did not
make much difference, however, as Homer won
easily In 1;01$4 BY ten lengths, none of the
others being In il. But even seeing what sur
hing the for the colt still better send
of than the one effected should have been had 1t
looks very much batter TO the public, many OF
whom 40 not understand the true points OF a race
and want to see all the horses get off together.
The other two starts were average and call for
no especial comment
Yesterday the attendance was lighter than on
tie opening day, though there was still a large
number OF visitors. The clubhouse balconies
and grand stands were well filled and the ladies'
were out In force and new Easter toilets. As 10
the weather and track they were all that could
be desired. Seven bOok-makers, one auction
pool stand, a combination book and a gaudy
wheel OF fortune offered full vent for The specu-
lallVe ferYOr OF the public.
he DAVIS officials we're: Judges-M. F. Tar
pey DR.. Ross, Colonel II. /. Thornton; timers
J. A. Dustin, Frank Baldwin,; starters-Heury
Walsh. Charles Boots.