The morning call., 1891-04-15
BOOKIES IN GLOVER.
Virtually All the FayOrites Beaten
at the Races.
Rinfax, at Prchibitive Odds, Canters In for
the Pacific Derby-Toro Lands the
California Stakes.

While overhead the weather was all that could
have been desired the going at the Bay District
TRACK for the second days racing OF the Blood
horse Association yesterday was about as bad
as could be. Big puddles of water made morass
OF the course especially from the quarter pole
up the stretch TO The stand, and around the first
turn. Down the back stretch it was somewhat
better. but the average footing was Insecure and
very holding for the runners.
Inc attendance was quite fair under the I'M
favorable track conditions, and the gate receipts
were as large as on the opening day.
Only one fayorite, Rinfax. i'll the Pacific Derby.
succeeded in landing the public's money, and
the book-makers reaped an enormous harvest,
especially over the defeat OF the Palo Alto colts
in the two-year-Old stake race. As long as the
book makers continue to offer the IRON clad odds
listt d, 1t is a wonder that, as has happened IN
Australia, the public do not all become book
makers. To make book nowadays seems 10 be
a certainty for making fortune.
Starter George Van Gordon was not much
more fortunate yesterday in dropping The flag
than he was on the opening day. He sent For.
roster of four lengths 10 the good in the open
ing race, and after keeping the dozen OF two-
year-olds in the California stakes one hour aud
len minutes at the post be lowered Tie flag to
very Struggling start, Folly having three lengths
the best OF 1t, with about one-half the others not
IN motion.
SUMMARY OF THE RACES.
Selling purse. $500, one mile.
King Hooker, 4. 2.........-........wi nchell
Also ran: Abatfoss. Applause.
Time, l:5l34.
Betting-Auctions: Applause S25, Mamie si5.
field So. Books: Applause 2 TO and out, Mamie
and 3, Forester and Hooker and 2, Albatross
80 and 10.
Forester got away four lengths In front, was
taken back at The quarter, and after trailing to
Into the stretch, won a game race under The
whip by three lengths. The favorlte was never
prominent in the race
Evaf urfn hon
q. HSsG.sa = RSea
''i-''O Also ran: Kildare and i6kerman 'HS
Time, los 2-1:0614.
herman 81, Revolver Sl2. Books: Kildare,
Gambo Revolver, and evens; Inkermau, aud
Revolver $25, field So, Kildare So. Books;
Revolver, TO o. Aliaretta, Kildare, and TO .;
Revolver won both heats in good style, after
Gambo had run away with big lead In the first
heat, Revolver winning well-judGed finish in
easily by length, Alfaretta getting second
money under punishment after making the rum
ming.
< tfoals of 1889; $50 each, s25 forfeit. or $40
q If declared out on or before January /, 1891;
all declarations void unless accompanied by the
money; with $500 added; second horse to receive
Sl0O, third to save stake; half mile
James Davis CHI. c. TOrO, by Joe Hooker. Nelson.
C. Mlikeys cG t. Folly by Wildidle-f os!ress
Deahison Bros CHI t. Stella. by Prince OF Norfolk
4so TsS AUaie levi, o7 Ross zalfYar Gic
Evans; Top Gallant 10 Morton; Brown Idle 10,
Mcintosh; Guidon l07, NarvaeZ; Muster lO7,
Roach.
Neutrality-suspicious.: Paio Alto stable (Guidon and
MUSTER SEQ Folly SO, Top Gallant So, field $37.
Books: folly o and =. GuidOn ~ and 4 to 8, Mus
ter and 2, Top Gallant and to 8. ToIo and
even, zaldivar 4 and to 5, others 10 to 20.
For the first Two ear-old event of the meeting
lao Hpg fll ffArn Un On hnn do a
post and innumerable breaksaway, in which
Folly and Stella were the most conspicuous. 10 a
d55 st d E irs sa Sy oes b emd
W, some In mo. ion and others not The favor
lie quit after going 200 yards and was whipped
severely. Folly, under punishment, led 10 the
quarter then 1OrO took up the running and won
hands down by a length from Folly, who was
whipped all The way home. as was Stella, who
was three lengths behind Folly. The others
were never IN the race, and 40 not seem from
their running yesterday 10 be up 10 the gener-
ally fair spring quality OF California Iw0-year-
Olds, ToIo. the winner, is good-looker, and
the best of his age that has yet shown up In The
spring races.
The Pacific Derby-For three year olds
a (foals OF lsss); 800 each. half forfeit or $40
clared out August J. 1890. or $50 If declared out
January l. 1891; all declarations void unless
compsnled by the money; with $3.50 added;
ond TO receive $500, third to save stake. One and
T. Ii. v iIiams' oh. c. Rinfax, by Argyle-Ame-
Fashion ii Stables b + Cheerful BY Three Cheers
qG' Roses a5s Dik Peri by Flood Ffoc 4 IIs
Cook
line, 2:5S
Betting - Auctions: RinfaN Sl20. field $l2
Books: Rinfax l to 10, Cheerful and 8 TO s. fer
and to 2.
The run, as a race, was farce. 1t was simply
an exercise canter for Riniax, but only through
HE below par qualify OF the others. PEN got
two lengths 10 the lead and then fell back al the
FIST quarter. At the three quarters she threw
up her tail and was beaten of. Cheerful, on
sufferance, was TWO Lengths behind the winner at
TIE flush. Peri staggered IN from fatigue six
lengths back.
TO TRY THEIR LUCK AGAIN.
1t was currently reported at the track that the
book-makers recently ousted from the pool
rooms by most welcome and much-needtd local
ordinance are Intending TO leol EN- their rooms III
Oakland, and SO afford the Oakland population a
chance TO add to their criminal and pauper cen
sus. \ running meeting is TO be held at the Oak
land track at the conclusion OF the biOOd-horse
races and even If the bOOkies don't open in Oak
land they will be az that track in force. IL is
ported that OF them offered the Oakland
crack managers $500 day for the booking
privileges there.