The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-10
THE RACES.
A Large Attendance and Good Days
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A Large Attendance and q Good Days
Sport.
There was a marked increase In the at
tendance to-day Here, the Far Directors
are accustomed to handling thousands.
What in San Francisco and elsewhere in the
State would be described as an Immense
crowd that acked every available inch of
space" is only termed by them "a good at
tendance for second day." With perfect
weather. an Al track and plenty Of paying
visitors, attention was first directed to No.
on the programme, an opening race for two
year-ulds, SIS sweepstakes, $3.50 added. six
furlongs. George Van Gorden's DR.. Ross, 12l,
Hill; J. McKay's Tie Peer, a., 10 Hooker
descendant, us, Warner; w. +. Smiths
Luc!nda, ITO, O'Hearn; c. C. CockrilPs
San Mount 1l3, Sullivan; d. J. McCarthy's
Rumair, IFS Ward and G. 5. Sargents In
dine, 10, PerOw. and Bessie w, no. Gan
non, were slated to start On his Oakland
showing the CheyiOt colt was heavily played
at $50 against all the others as field at Sl3.
Starter sam Gamble, whose able handling
OF the red rag ought to pull him away from
the harness division, had lots OF trouble
with them at the post. Finally, on the
ninth attempt he sent them off, all little
struggling. with The Peer and ROmair in the
lead and the favOrite third. At the quarter
DO change was seen III the leaders posi-
tons. Around the turn DR.. Ross moved IN
second, Romair falling back. Hal had DR..
Ross about half length in the lead al the
half. with TIE Peer, R0mair and Bessie W all
packed behind him. The favUrte came into
the stretch still in front and sailed away,
under il must be admitted little riding,
He drew away handily, however, aud at the
drawUridge Hill seemed 10 have the race in
hand. He evidently thought so, and very
carelessly let go of the colts head, allowing
him 10 Jelly up" Warner on The Peer and
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ing advantage Of HIPS photograph gallery
STARE at Romair, who had the rail,
came ike specters The Peer Cd the outside
End Bessie on the inside. Before Hill
knew where he was they we're on him, and
it was more by the colts gameness than
anything else that Hill got him moving
again, winning on the post by a neck from
The Peer Bessie half length back. Time,
/ :lG. Had Van Gorden lost the race he
coud not nave blamed the colt, but only
Hill. Mutuals paid: DR.. Ross straight
81 70. place noteworthy odds Sc 80. The
Peer: place, SIG %,
THE SUNSET STAKE.
CY Mulkey's Sinfsx, by WiIdidle-FOs-
IpsS, 10, Cook, and the Fashion Stables
Cheerful, by Three Cheers-Queen Emma,
ia, Ward, were the two starters for
tie Sunset stake, one and a quarter miles,
for three ear-olds, 500 entrance, $500
added. A year ago SlnfaX was the crack
two-year-old in tho State and Mulkey re-
fused offers way up in the thousands for
him. lie went wrong this spring and TO-
day was his first appearance since. Al
though he looked strong and we'll Sinfax
was evidently short of work when he came
out and the auction odds, 500 on Cheerful
against $50 for him, were fully Justified and
a little more so. The buyers of the odds
reasoned that revived brOken-down colt
ought not to have much chance against FLY
that lad shown this year that she
was in form. They were right for
Cheerful led ali the way, letting Snfax on
suferance keep company from the half to
the thTee-quarters and then drawing away
and winning easily by four lengths IL 2:l0.
Mutuals paid: Cheerful SIS 80. l.. j. Rose
FalTy's owner, sent commission oil $500 to
play his mare in the pool box for the third
event, the Rosemead handicap, $50 each,
$500 added, one and an eighth miles. The
starters were: Fairy, 3. lis, Rafour; George
Van GOrden's Almont, 8. ll8, Hill. and Z.
odds were Fairy 500, field $50, Only the
Rose mare was ia it. She led all the way
10y from one to three lengths, aud won under
double wrap by two lengths in / 55H from
Amont. Mntuals paid So 70. Z. J. Ba ldwin
Is sometimes called the lucky one," and
when be sold Gladiator by Grinstead- Athoa.
fiVe-year-old, tor $3.50 to Cy Muikey, he did
not make any mistake and dispose of a
word-beater for such a nominal sum.
Gladiator, with III pounds to pack and
CHOK IN the Sduult, SldFltu against ". APP
pleby's Fannie L, 6, 1l8, Spence and the
Sherwood Farms LedOn, 1T, Ward, mile
heats, selling purse OF $500, ths last event
or The card. 1t was good betting Tor such
mare as Fanny to bring $40 against SIG for
Gladiator and SO for Ledon for ths first
heat. At least it was good for Fanny's
friends. When they came out Gladiator
looked far from being in good order, while
Fanny was in perfect fix. LedOD
was as skeletonized as he was al
San Jose. Cook oil Gladiator tried TO jockey
little Spence on Fanny at the start, and de-
Iayed matters quite while. He was lucky
In escaping a good round fine. Spence,
however, was his full match and jOckeyed
him In turn, getting off in front by a length
for the heat. IL was a hand gallop all the
way for the mare, who shook off Gladiator
At will and won in romp by length in
I:44H. The second heat was a repetition
If he first, though Gladiator hung on liz
tie better. Under pull Fanny won by
length in :46A
To-morrow the trottcrs and PAGERS will
show their quality and good contests are an
ticinated. after the State Fair stallion
nnrse had been won in jog by Silas SKIN
5er on Tuesday advantage was taken OF Tue