The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-31
WON BY THE FLAG.
Two LOOked-FOr Winners De-
feated by the Send.Offs.
Tim Murphy, Captain al, Romair and Re-
quest First Under the Wire-The Posted
Division Won the Money.

While Starter de Poyster did not deserve
quite as much adverse comment as was
passed on his efforts TO dispatch his fields In
the first and second races yesterday, sti II,
after keeping his horses over an hour at the
post for the first race, and with seventeen
breakaways to the bad. he might, to suit the
public. who had installed Geraldine as IA
yorite. have taken little more time and
not given the winner three lengths the best
of the eighteenth cOme-up and some of the
feldprs ten lengths the worst OF it.
As far as the first race was concerned 1t
proba Div would not have affected Tim Muir
phys chances ON any kind of fair send
off, as the roam geldng never was better in
his life aud could have possibly won if he
had got off last.
Danny Miller had good cause to complain
against De Poyster, who, in three-horse
race at mile, after four breakaways, gave
the genial little hOrseman's filly Melanita
only ten lengths the worst of the send off
and so defeated her. Had she got an even
start Melanita could not have lost, as the
summary will show.
The first race was settled by the drop of
the flag, Tim Murphy getting off three
lengths in front, with the others strung out,
and winning by four lengths easily from
Geraldine in the very fast time Of :0l. The
big Oregon wonder. Oregon Eclipse, who
swept the board this year up north, was
beaten for place by half length.
Kelly. Geraldine's rider, claimed that Rich
ards Oh Fox had fouled him in the stretch
and so prevented his winning. but tie claim
was diSallOwed.
Romair. Dan McCarthy's colt. favored by
big weight allowance, won the thirteen
sixteenths of a mile handicap in romp
+ad lao Tod fiTyfst han hln m
returns for their investments. DIR. Ross,
the favorite, was never in it, and Esperanza
| easily secured place honors.
OF the only two that started for the last
| race it was hard to make favorite at first,
| finally NaDeau was made an odds on first
! choice and landed his hackers heavily III the
! soup, Request winning in hard gallop by
| two lengths. The defeats Of Geraldine, DIR.
| Ross and Nabeau. all big fayorites, made
the bookies very jubilant and the aXles OF
their four-in-hands groaned with the weight
of their winnings as they drove JOyously
| home.
A little more narrowing and sun baking
will make the track faster than bullet;
indeed it was very fast yesterday, as l :0l
| in a gallop for five-eighths of a mile shows,
| and if no rain sets in great time can be
looked for before the close OF the meeting.
! The attendance was good, but not quite as
large as the beautiful weather and the
merit Of the programme deserved.
On Thursday night there was clash OF
| opinion as to the Issuance and acknowledge
ment of complimentary tickets, in conse-
quence OF which Secretary MIlrOy rendered
his resignation. At the urgent request of
| President Burns, Blilroy consented to hold
Oves for while and performed his regular
duties yesterday. The war between the
i official and nOn-official prOgramme-sellers
| seems to have come TO an end, as none buI
the regular correct cards were pedded out
at the track yesterday.
| The days summaries are:
SAN FRANcIsco. October 80. 1891.
| a ~ Purse 500; 500 10 second: all ages:
| III winning penalties and beaten allowances
! ~ Five furlOngs
Ma asse' Villa Stables en- m Geraldine s. By
J. Fosters CHI h. Oregon Eclipse 4 Joe Hooker-
Luz" RIGGS Time. 6i. r O''unA
Also ran: Excuse Me- 80. sullivan Monte Carlos.
30. Spence; Bernardo, ~, Peters; Fox, l25. Rich
starts. Tim Murphy got three lengths the best o
the send-of was never headed, aud won in gaIop by
three lengths: one between SECOND and third.
Betting Auctions Geraldine $50. field sl5
Eclipse $40. Books: Tim Murphy 8 and 2, Gera-
others and and so aud 10. Mutuats paid. field
$40 So. claim OF foul by Geraldine's rider against
| Richards on Fox was not allowed
IN Hanaicap for two,ysaT oIas; purse $500
Az Do McCarthy's b. c. Romair, by Argyle
O. APPpebys en- al Espsfaaza by Judge Mckia
stry-Mary ID. 100 Spence
! G.. Van Gordan's b. c. DR.. Ross by imp. CheyiOt-
dam by The Drummer, ll0.........,..N arvaez q
Time, ;2l.
Also ran: Eva d, so. ROmalr made all the run
ming aud won easily by four lengths; two between
| second and third
BettIng-Auctions: DR.. Ross $40. field 1913. rs
| peranza $50 Books DR.. Ross TO and to 5
! Esperanza and Romair and to 10, Eva ID 8 ana 3,
| Mutuals paid. field Sc IS.
~ Purse. $500: 800 to second; for non-win.
| Cn ming three-year Odds and upward this year
| ~S' two pounds allowed each defeat. Mile and
| quarter.
ID. r. Dlckey's b. c. Request, 3. by Sacramento
Como, lU3...s.... 1atOur
! EImwOod Stables b. h. Nabeau, q, by Nathan
Coombs-Beauty, 1l3.............. ......... Cook 9
Time, 2:l4.
Request made all the running and won by two
| lengths easily.
Neutrality-suspicious.: Nabeau S25. Request $l8
| Books; Nabeau to 5, Request to 8.
Mutuals paid Request $l2 40
To-Day's Races.