The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-03
GOLDEN GATE FAIR.
A Trotting Race Job Quashed by
the Judges.
Una Wilkes and Hummer Carry Off the Purses
The Tactics Pursued With Beaurey
Nc in the Opening Event.

II the management of the Golden Gate
Fair Association desire to make their present
racing meeting, now in progress at the Oak
land track, popular with the public. they
should at once put a stop to the dilatory
method in getting the horses on the course.
That it should take from 2 o'clack to for
two races, involving eight heats i'll all
to be decided, is unnecessary and shows
some poor management. More attention
should be paid to the convenience Of the
public and less to increasing the receipts of
the pool-5ox, wheels of fortune, bar and
other privileges. Yesterday no specially
tedious scoring was INDUCED in in each heat,
and yet five hours were consumed in COM
plotting a programme of two races.
While the weather was all that could be
desired, the track was not in irst.cIass con-
diton. 1t was lumpy and hard, and the
drivers made considerable complaint about
its condition. The attendance was again
light and was but little if any larger than on
the opening day.
A JOB FRUSTRATED.
The opening event was the Mountain Boy
Guaranteed purse OF $1,000 for the 500
class, and Bob Mason, Una Wilkes, Beau
rey Nc and Ed Fay were bulletined as
starters. A very palpable job was at
tempted in this race. but the people pulling
the wires were so raw" and did their bust
ness in such an apprentice fashion that long
before the race it was known all over the
track that scheme was on foot.
The trickery was in connection with
Beaurey Nc, entered by the Undine stable
and driven by J. Mcconnell, better knawn
as Cluster" On the previous evening at
the overnight pool-Seling an effort was
made to boom Beaurey Nc by betting $500
to $40 on him against the field, ana as the
horse was known to have on several occa-
sions gone in better than 20 he was sup
posed by the public to be in the race TO win.
lie was made strong favorite in the pool
ing on Monday evening and in the pool
rooms yesterday morning. When betting
commenced. however, at the track in the
afternoon things looked decidedly fshy.
1t was first Beaurey Nc selling at 500
even for the field, then closing for the
first heat at the field 500, Nc $50. At
these odds the betting was very heavy, and
it is stated that some $4,000 went into the
box When the quartet came out Una
Wilkes, with Johnny Goldsmith up behind
her, uDdeniably looked the best of the lot.
Me, the mysterious financial steed, appar-
emily was little off. Ed Fay, with Major
Tom Griffin handling him, went somewhat
sore and did not seem as well as at san Jose.
Old Bob Mason with Bayless for pilot. looked
a. if he would prove back number. How Nc
was TO be defeated was at first believed 10
be by scoring him QUITO temper, and this was
essayed for several come-upS, until at last
good send-off on the fifth trial was effected.
Mason took the lead with Me and Fay in
close attendance, Wilkes trailing well back.
Nc led att the half by three lengths, Mason
second. Around the turn Mason fell back
to the rear ana Wilkes, who was fully 800
feet behind Nc, came up like flash and
passed Fay. 1nto the stretch Nc led by
three lengths, Wilkes coming after him at
a lively clip. The horse, however, kept 60
ing ana beat the mare out to the wire by
length, Fay third, ten lengths back. Time,
2:24h.
THEY KEPT PLUNGING.
Although Nc had a heat to his credit, the
field buyers for the second heat plunged
against him red-hot and all the talent and
sure thing gentry surged around the pool
box, each more anxious than the other to
give S1C0 for the field against $40 for Me.
When the bell called them out again Nc
was as dry as a bone and acte1 either as if
he had been "Sluced" or given good stiff
scores they got away with Nc in the lead.
Around the first turn Una went to the front
and maintained her advantage all the way
into the stretch, Nc second, Fay thru.
Coming home, Goldsmith let her out little,
and she won as she pleased by six lengths,
Nc second and Fay third. Time, 2:2512.
Bob Mason was distanced and sent to the
stable to mediate OH the vicissitudes of
racing.
NO CHANCE TO LOSE.
"We'ye got EN-. boys" shouted the field
people. Nc is like McGintv-just as good
as at the bottom of the sea-" and they as
saulted the ool-box again. paying $40 for
the field against S26 for Nc. Then num-
Der of sharp players held caucus. and reas-
oned that If Nc really tried 20 win he could
do so, and to buy him at these figures was
great business: while if he was stiff
they could call the attention Of
tile judges to it and have the bets de-
clared off, thus giving them Il chance to
make large winning without running any
chance of losing. So back they went and
bought Nc until the money was exhausted.
According to the booksellers statement
there was $4,000 in the pool-box before the
third heat was called up.
CHANGED DRIVERS.
McConnell's driving, however, was mott ed
bv the iuCgeS and they took him out of the
s1lky and gave the horse to Dick Havey 10
engineer. When they came out Nc looked
even drier than before and Wilkes in excel
ent order. A start was quickly secured and
now Fay went after Nc in great STYLE
Wilkes, who broke on the first turn trailing.
Nc and Fay went even up all the way to the
three-quarter pole, where Fay broke disas-
trously. Wilkes then came up and easily
beat Nc, who tired almost to a standstiu at
the drawbridge to the wire-time, 2:2612
and getting slower and slower. There Vas
IDENTIFY hgd his grue and retired. WILKES set
off in the lead, staye1 there all the way and
won, pulling up by ten lengths in 2;2S. Fay
aud Nc kept company to near the draw
bridge, aud the Major would have surely
beaten Nc out but for a bad tired break that
let Me get home just in front of him.
AS DEAD AS MACKEREL
Havey was called up by the judges and
asked his opinion about the condition of the
horse when he took him for the third heat.
He stated that Nc was as dead as mack
erel and that he was unable to assign tile
judges -Messrs p. Pumyea, r. McKillican
and E. Hackett-had timed Ne only
couple Of days ago in 2:l9k, they decided
that the horse was evidently not intended to
win aud promptly declared all be.s off. This
action met with entire public approval.
though it was not relished at all by the
parties who had engineered the little scheme.
THE MOUNTAIN BOY PURsE-sUMMARY.
The Mountain Boy guaranteed purse OF $1,000,
San Mateo Stock Farms b. m. Una wilkes,
unaIas stables :. +; Bsaafey Ms, By
ers ah and Morans ;, h. Ed Fay by WHIP
p s a0aS g. b. Bob Mason by SGn
lime is2:3slsNa es DIS
Bettings-First heat, field 500, nc $50; second
heat, feid 500, Nc $50: third heat heid sl2o Nc
s2s: fourth q heat a none All bets declared of.
THE PACING RACE.
The pacing purse for the q so class, $500,
came next, in which Rupee, Hummer, Sun
rise and Princess Alice were the starters.
Rupee was installed favor,te at $50 against
S14 for Hummer and $40 for the field. In
the mutlalS Hummer was well supported
for the first heat. On the second score the
word was given, Princess Alice taking the
lead with Hummer second. Hummer led
the Princess into the -stre.ch by length
with Rupee we'll up. Up the track to the
wire Hummer. well handled by Garitty,
maintained his advantage, though Gold
smith drove Rupee very hard. Rupee
could not stand tue pressure and left his
feet near the wire, Hummer sailing in
clever winner by length in the excellent
time of q: ISL. Princess was third and
Sunrise last AS Hummer was quito sore
yet from his heavy work early in the cir
cult and Rupee was known to be extra
game the latter was made fayorite for the
second heat at $50, with Hummer and the
field at $50 each.
RUPEE ROMPs HOME.
Hummer and Alice went even up to the