The morning call., 1891-11-05
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W MURPHY BUILDING, +
Market and Jones Streets.
NIPPED IN THE BUD.
Heterogeneous for the Heat
Race Defeated.
A Change Of Jockeys Causes Betting Revo
lution-The Winners of Yesterdays.
Blood Horse Races.

Throughout the eight days racing of the
Blood-horse fall meeting no contretemps
occurred until yesterday, the disturbing
element being as usual, a heat race.
There were only three starters in the
race-Captain Al, Inkermaa and Jackson.
Somehow the news was spread that Inker-
man could not lose it. and for the opening
auctions the figures were: Inkerman, with
Jackson thrown in for good weight, as a
field, 500; Captain AL $40. These rates
were based evidently on the jockey bulle-
tins, which assigned jenkins as Captain
AIS pilot.
The books laid Captain AL 8 to 5, Inker-
man 2 to 3, and jackson write your own
tickets" Big money went into the box
and books at these figures. Then the judges
had something 10 say about the race. They
took Jenkins off Captain Al and substi-
tuted Narvaez probably because some enc
had given them little inside story.
Switch went the betting when the change
was made to- Adctions-Captain Al 500,
field $50; books-Captain Al 2 to 5. Ink
erman 2, Jackson 10. These prices tell
their own tale, and definitely locate the spot
where a sunburBt brunette was roosting in
the lumber repository. Some Of the visitors
thought that the judges should have de-
clared all bets off. but by letting them stand
the snre-thing operators were dealt blow
right where they lived-in the pUcket-and
harder punishment was thus awarded than
by any other procedure.
As soon as Captain AL was unanchored
he won in two straight gallops. as he had a
right to do.
There has hardly been heat-race run on
the Coast for many year that has not
caused more or less talk, and probably in
the future This class of racing will be
dropped from the programmes. The time
made yesterday by Captain AL with 100
pounds up. winning his heats in the bandi-
est way. in / IA 2-5 and 1 10, shows what
good four-year-old he is.
Five of the best two-year-olds OIL the
Coast came ont for the opening six-furlong
jump, and Zaldivar, the fav0rite, though
handicapped by an unfavorable send-off,
again proved himself the best youngster in
California. Wilbur Smiths game colt won
after a hot set-to up the stretch by a short
head from Motto, who cut it coming home;
the time, IA l-5 is very good. The win
ner probably ran the route better than las.
especially when it is considered that the
starter took the field back nearly to the
seven-eighths pole and then gave Motto
four lengths the best OF it.
Lodowic had his only competitor, Sir
Walter, in the San Francisco Derby, one
and half miles, beaten when four furlongs
had been ran, and although the final verdict
was only in his favor by neck, 1t could
have been made SIX lengths If LOdowics
rider had so desired, but his emulation of
the Isaac Murphy and-stand-and-b balcony
fnish-aet sent cold shivers down the backs
Of the supporters of the favnrite. The finish
was drawn fine enough and rather too
much so. considering the value of the race
and the big betting on the result.
1t was pick and choose between the five
lov-class two-year-olds for the last event.
none of the lot having shown form that
should encourage any sane person to bet
four bits on any one of them. Kyrene made
mad rush near the first turn and led by
five lengths into the stretch. She looked all
over a sure winner, but collapsed like
prlcked balloon when Edith c0liared her
and was defeated by half q length in the
slow time of :0S 3d. for the five .fnIlongs.
The association is SO pleased with the
financial and general success Of the meeting
that it has aim )st decided to continue the
racing and run three days week until the
winter rains set In and food the track.
Il. e. Holly yesterday, 1t is reported, pur-
chased Fox, the :" Housea armer" heat win
neT. for $1,000. Fox. while sort of mo
body's child racer, Is undoubtedly, as
heat performer. the best on the Coast As