The morning call., 1890-11-23
BLOOD-HORSE
OPENING DAY.
Four Strong Favorites Land Their
Backers Money.
The Bay District Track in Surprisingly Fast
order-A Large Attendance and
Coed Days Sport.

Rosebud. 1O7, Narvaez up-1 to 10.
Odette, II5, Murphy up-9 to5.
If the best judge in America of the condl-
ton of a track had told on Friday last the
trainers of the different horses that took
| part yesterday in the opening day of the
| Bloodhorse Associations fall meeting that
| 1:41k would have been easily negotiated on
the following day by three-year-oid, he
would have been laughed at and politely in
| formed that he was talking through his
head covering.
| GAGGED THE TRACK RIGHT.
| But he would have gagged the speed just
| right. By dint of hard work on the part OF
| Track Superintendent Mulkey the course
| was put in order, especially for some fifteen
| feet from the inside rails. From there out
| to the out side fence it was as hard as a
| cOcoanut shell. Still it was FAST very Ia ST.
| Despite the track rumorS circulated by the
trainers about the ailing limbs OF their
| charges, especially if they were likely to be
| favorites not one of the horses that raced
yesterday broke down, and the time mad e
| compares most fayorably with that recorded
| for past meetings. The weather was all that
| could be desired, and no exceptions could
| possibly be found with the weather clerk
| who Is entitled to all the thanks race
| going public can give him.
A GOOD ATTENDANCE.
The attendance was very good and quite
| satisfactory to the Directors. Possibly there
| were $500 people at the track, including
| many ladies, WHO filled the grand stand and
| clubhouse balconies, and by the brillianey
| of their toilets added pleasing color effect
| to the surroundings.
Presiding Judge NJ. F. Tarpey, who was
| assisted in his duties by Colonel Ii. |. Thorn
| ton and Joseph Thompson, the Australian
| boOE-mnkar had buplpr SOun0 the first
| call for the horses in the opening event to
| come on the track sharp at 9 o'clock. 1t was
purse of $500 for three-year- olds and up
| wards dash OF one mile. The seven book
| makers who laid the odds were very sus
| picious of RicO's ability, and kept him down
| to to and e to when the betting opened.
| Alfaretta was second choice at 5 to 1, with
| Revolver, Dan Murphy and Kildare In good
| nibbling order for long-shot playing at from
] to to /. Adelaide, King Hooker, jack
| quoted AT fancy figures, Ktlgariff enjoying
| tie distinction of 100 to to win and 40 to /
| place, marks against his chances
FIRST BLOOD FOR RICO.
Henry Walsh, WHO handled the red rag,
! had considerable trouble in getting them
off, Alfaretta, Kildare. King Hooker and
| jackson i'll their anxiety to get of well
| caused many breakawaYs At last he got
| them we'll up and dropped his flag on the
| eleventh attempt. Kildare, Alfaretta and
| King Hooker were in the lead when he sent
them off, with Rico sixth. There was quite
| jostle around the first turn among the lead
| ers, and Narvaez nearly had Alfaretta
| thrown down in the shuttle, causing him to
fall back. Charley Dennison and DonOugh
| on Murphy made the running, the former
| getting Princes First to the quarter, two
| lengths in the lead. Rico closed up gap
| from the rear, and ut the tlree-eighths was
! even with Prince, Alfaretta seventh. At
the half Rico had lengths advantage and
going easy, Prince second. From there on
he kept drawing away from his company,
| though the Prince stuck 70 him as game as
| pebble. At the three-quarters Rico was
three lengths to the good, Prince second,
| King Hooker third. Aliaretta was brought
| up BY Narvaez and took fourth place. he
| favorite had the race well in hand, though,
| and galloped in an easy winner by four
lengths in the surprisingly good time of
| 1:4h.
FOUL ALLOWED.
| Hooker was sent first up from the draw
| bridge, as was Prince, and near home fouled
the Prince, but finished second. Narvaez
| drove Alfaretta out under the whip, and
was third TO Hooker under the wire by
| neck's disadvantage. DeuniSon complained
| that Hooker had fouled the Prince. After
| an investigation the claim was allowed aud
Hooker disqualified. giving the place to
! Alfaretta. This was double-heAder
| knock down to the boOkies. as the play at
| the close was Rice to win and Alfaretta for
| the place. The disqualification of Hooker
was lucky thing for Billy Appleby, as his
| horses thus got first and second money.
SUMMARY.
Introduction purse $500, for three-year-
| /. olds and upward. sl5 from starters. Win
- ners this year OF one ace at this distance,
when carrying weight for age or more TO carry
i've pounds; of two or more such races ten
low seven POUNDS; II four years or over twelve
pounds. Starting money divided. 90 pr cent to
second aud 80 Der cent to third horse. One
mile.
L; J. Roses b. g. Rico. by shannon,Fanny
A S Monssomeiys Dr. m. xiiafsia by WIid-
| Dennison Bros CHI. c. Princess First. by Prince
Also G RAM Kevover Us. Howson Dan e 81 Mar,
ply, ls, Donough: Kildare. rs. Hart: Kilgarin.
| los, Casey; Adelaide, 90, Madden Jackson. us,
| Hoag; Il ng Hooker, 1902, Clancy. Won by four
lengths, two between second and third placed
horse. King Hooker finished second, but was dis
qualified for a foul
Books: Rico to 5 and to- o; AIfaretta, and
evens Kildare Revolver, Jackson, s to 81 Others 20
| to 100.
FEARLESS WINS HANDILY.
Palo Altos representative was hot
| choice for the second event-the Ladies'
stakes for two-year-old FLIES, six furlongs
| In the auctions she brought nearly treble
| what the others were placed at. The book
| les held her out at l 10 and let the money
| lay for the place between Iingarella and
Acclaim, offering to 5 the former and to
| the latter Cheerful was friendless at to
| 1 for the place. Outside Of fearless the
| straight odds were about whatever an
| anxious outsider chose to ask for.
The first trial saw them off. with Acclaim
| making the running, the red jacket of
| Zingara las rider and the favorite's cofors
being closely blended. Cheerful got away
last and was, like the Democratic candidates
| for Californian municipal and gIbernatO-
rial nonOrS If ZiuOarn liza
| leading at the quarter, with Fearless in close
| attendance. The positions were unchanged
| at the half. Morton rode the Maltese Villa
| FLY hard all the way home, applying the
| catgut freely, but fearless always held her
safe and won handily by three-quarters of a
| length in the again fast time of :14la. Ac-
claim was third, some four lengths back and
| Cheerful cheeressly brought up the rear.
THE LADIES' STAKES.
n For two.year- old FLIES doals OF 1889; $50
January l. 1890, or $50 II declared out
August l. 1890. All declarations void unless
accompanied by the money; with $500 added,
second 10 receive 500, third TO save stake.
Winners of three stake races to carry fve
pounds extra. Closed August Is, 1889, win
twentyfo four eutries. OF which three declared out
Three-quarers OF mile.
Palo Alto Stock Farms CHI. (. fearless, by Wild
Maltese Villas CHI t. zingafea. by I'd eorr1
n-Minuet, l07 49,. ................. Morton 2
G. ii. Kennedy's b. +. Acclaim, by three cheers
Also ran: Cheerful, 10Y, Hart Won easily by
threequarters of length, and four between second
and third.
Time. :141R
Betting-AuctioDs: Fearless $50, field Sl2. Books:
Fearless to 3, place; Acclaim. 10 to and d to
81 Zingarella 10 TO and to 8 Cheerful, 50 and T.
ROSEBUD CANTERs IN
Rosebud, another Palo Alto FLY, had a
walkover. comparatively speaking. for the
third number on the programme, purse for
two-year-olds, six furl0ngs. In the auctions
she was at prohibtiye figure, and the cute
boOkies chalked her up at 1 to 10 on their
states. To accommodate lovers of big offers
for sure losing money, they priced the other he,
to Power and to l Getaway. Getaway
made the running on the first come mp,
Power second, Rosebud whipping them in.
They were nose and nose, all three at the
quarter and half. Then Narvaez took the
wrap off Rosebud and she won in o hand