The morning call., 1891-10-25
BL0OD-HORSE
FALL RACING.
Fairy, Motto, Queen klta, AImOnt
Show Up is Winners.
a Good Days Sport at the Bay District Track.
When Favorites Lose Second Choices
Come to the Frent.

All reports to the effect that the hatchrt
had been entirely buried, deep up TO the
helve, between the Blood-horse Association
and the clerk of the weather, notwthstand-
ing, it is a certainty that the reconciliation
has not been fully complete. 1t may be
quite true that the clerk took his solemn AL
fred David that he would not turn on the
rain, as he has always done in the past
when the fall races commence, still there
was nothing said about the next thing to i:
"a regular Scotch mst-and this he did un-
fasten Yesterday. Therefore the clerk was
much censured for breaking not the letter
but the faith of his bargain. To add to his
villainy the BIASED handler of the moisture
surplus, after turning on his fog just before
the races were called at 2 O'Clock, cruelty
held it off in a jeering way soon alter the
last event was decided and mockingly let
the sun go down in red blaze Of glory away
out in the west.
GOOD TINE.
Outside of the fog handicap the opening
days racing at the Bay District Track of
the fall meeting of the F. c. B. III. A. was
entirely successful, and good enough for
anybody. If similar honest sport is pro-
vided every day, the association will be lots
of money ahead at the close. and can start
in next year with renewed prestige. Track
Superintendent Dustin got little angry on
Friday over the comments that the course
was too hard and so set extra teams at
work tearing up its inward recesses and
dOusing it with Spring Valley galore. AS
consequence, when the hrst race was
called it looked lumpy, heavy and slow, but
appearances we're deceitGul, and 1t proved
to be quite the reverse, as the time made
shows. To go six furlOngs in 1:14A, win
ming handily after making all the running,
is pretty good for two-year-old hlly, the
showing of Motto, l.. j. Roses speedy chest
nut daughter of Sir ModIed out of Mottle.
1t must be. however, remembered that she
had only the postage stamp impoSt OF 50
pounds When Motto won the maiden
purse Of S400, someexpressions were current
that she was not eligible. having won in the
East. THIS is not so, according to Goodwin;
her Sc cOnd to Airplant, lis, when carrying
105, for tue Independence stakes at Morris
Park on July 4th last, time IA, being
transposed in her favor as winner by some
turfmen. This is her best performance in
the past. The fily was sent East last
spring by Colonel Ii. i. Thornton with the
rest OF his stable. and when continued bad
luck pursued, he sold them all out. Im-
mediaiely the tide turned, and every indi-
vidual of the string, notably Abb, showed up
good form as soon as sold. Motto was
known to be very fast, and was started at
Oakland last fair, but bad case OF thrush
put her hors de combat. Now she is all
right, and will no doubt show her true form
right along.
BATTLE ROYAL.
Fairy nd Acclaim had a battle royal for
the opening mile event, and amidst great eX-
citement the little Three Cheers fly was
first under the wire by short head from
Fairy. Dicky Ward riding a caboodle finish,
and prUba bly, the best OF his life. But he
certainly crowded Fairy TO the rail all the
way up the stretch, so much so that Rafour
4 t.s Il i'll hnrN md Il how
diSmuunted an objection was promptly
lodged against Acclaim, which was allowed
by the judges, and the first shall be last"
Biblical pr0Yerb fully illustrated. Acclaim
was placed third, Fairy first and Nevada
second.
The Ladies' stakes, a two-year-old six
furlong dash, was another "palper"; Folly,
a cayenne-pepper favorite, aud the outsider
at TO l. Queen Alta, having rattle and
bang fight all up the stretch, and going
under the wire SO close jellied up tnat every
one but the Judges thought it was q dead
heat. 1t was finally given to the Queen by
wink of an eye-iid the elongated neck of
Atlas daughter standing her in good stead.
The time, IL, was poor compared TO the
other two-year-old run, though, again, it
must be kept in mind that Motto had
twenty-five pounds the best of the weight
with the Queen.
FAvoRITE DROPS.
Another heavily played fayOrite, lodowic,
dropped with subdued sound in the last
race, the mile and a quarter run, lmOnt,
we'll ridden by NarvaeZ, who only returned
from the East in the morning, winning by
half length, with perhaps little up his
riders sleeve, in 2:0Sh. Little Spence, one
OF the coming crop of new light-w Ell ights, kept
Wild Rose close up to Almont TO the three
quarters, and seemed as if he had great
lOok-in for the race, but in the closing up
after that point had been passed was thrown
by Wild Roses stumbling to his knees. and
lay stunned on the track. Hewas promptly
taken up in hack and driven to comforta-
BILE quarters in care of a physician. Be-
yond several minor cuts and bruises and
general shaking-up the by is not believed
to have sustained any injury. Wild Rose
lost couple of teeth and skinned both
knees in the fall.
combination sheet and the regular auction
ting. The odds listed in the books were
averagely fair and though soma hot favor
ties were bOwled over, still the winners
were well enough PLAYED to make the
''bookies" feel uncomfortable, and the bal
ance of the days play was probably against
them.
In the stand yesterday were President
Burns, Colonel H. l. Thornton and A. B.
Spreckels. James de Poyster handled the
flag and handled it satisfactorily.
For an opening day the attendance was
good, but not as large as it would have
been had the climatic conditions been more
favorable.
THE SUMMARIES.
SAN FRANCISCO, october "a. 1891.
Introduction purse. $500; three-year-oids