The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-01
RECORDS BROKEN.
Rinfax and HOtspur Challenge
the Equine World.
Geraldine Beaten in the Match Hotspur Wins
the Rich Burns stakes-More Close
Gamers" Finishes.

Better and more enjoyable racing than
was had yesterday at the Bay District track
under the auspices of the Blood-hOrse As
ISOLATION not even the most captious of race
goers could ask for. 1t is question if it
will be equaled In any respect, except per-
haps that larger fields may compete, on any
track in the East or elsewhere this year.
Finer racing weather could not have been
wished for. The attendance was the largest
of the meeting; the track as fast as bull
let: the betting most spirited, and, in fact,
all the surrounding circumstances most pro-
piti0us.
Two records were broken.
In the match between Geraldine and Rim
fax, the latter, the despised outsider, made
an awful exhibition of Ashes flying mare,
and lowered the record for the distance
thirteen sixieenths OF mile-from 1:2114, made
by Somerset, 5. 40, at New Orleans, December
IL, 1889, TO :2014, a clean snip OF one second.
THEN j. w. HarpeT's staunch slayer HotspuT,
carrying the heavy top weight OF III pounds,
also wiped out another record at one and three
quarter niles, and one that has stood good
pite all attempts to lower IT, for nine years.
The old mark was 3:01, earned by Glidelia, s.,
1l6 pounds. at Saratoga, on August 8. 1882.
Hotspur went the route in 3:00$4, knocking of
just quarter Of a second. He won so easily
that had he been strongly pushed out probably
the thTes-Quarter seconds would have been
brushed away, aud a HAT ihree minutes recorded.
Besides these two TemaI kable performances,
the visitors were treated 10 two more photo
graphic plate" or camera" finishes in the first
aud second events on the programme, races that
al FIRST seemed easy walh-OverS for tEe favor
lies. who, however, We're defeated on the post.
Terry. the game bearer OF the Maltese Villas
cherry jacket, after getting of very badly, won
by 4 nose from John Treat in the opening mile
cash, and actually ran tile route from wire 10
wire in 4Oi2, the record time OF tie race going
IL :4i54. IN the second race Applause, after
being al one time six lens this behind the leader,
Initiation, made bulldog finish, aud won by
nose also IN ;47s4 al a mile aud a sixteenth.
There was also a close finish In tie 6yef urlOng
scramble for tWO-year-Ol Altogether IL was
memorable day iu the racing history OF the
State.
Without any doubt the best lightweight at the
track and III the State is little fellow named
ward, who rides Tor the Rose stable, but whose
abilities jockey are so apparent that his
services are Ia high demand IN every race that
the stable Goes NOT start in. His wins on Homer
on Tuesday aud on Applause yesterday We're
tine bits of riding and equal TO any Eastern
jockey OF like weight. tie never ceases TO try
ana 10 bis style of finishing greatly resembles
the late Patsy Duffy. II " ara chooses he has II
IN Bis power o be one OF The leading jockeys Of
America and eau be independently wealthy by
the time be Is rs years Of age. All he has
Of evil company and let liquor 10 every shape
severely alone, Ii he guides himself by the
above pointers his future is assured.
The handicapping during the meeting has
given fun satisfaction, and whoever has the Sd-
justment of the weights must have felt quite
gratified at the recent nose finishes, and he
running OF the top and next TO bottom weights,
FIRST and second in the mile and three-qUaTter
event To bring horses so close together al the
distance is good Work.
In the long distance race, the old theory that
blood viii tell was strongly eXemplhed. Hot
spur Is the son OF the noted slayer, old Joe
Daniels, out OF a Wildidle dam, and tie runner
up, MarigOld, is BY another game one, Miner,
out OF the noted all-day mare, haty Pease.
Spectators on staying strains must have won
heavily on The race II they followed their jldg
meBt.
II Is probable that the Directors will reconsider
the case OF little Harrison, wno was ruled of last
Tuesday for his riding OF Mamie q. What in-
Quires have been made fail 10 show mat he
INTENDED any fraud, but that his lneXpefience led
him 10 ride tue hly not TO tie best advantages.
1he betting on her for the place Was not heavy
enough TO WaFTant The belief that Job Was at
tempted. The boy Is only 13 Yeas OF age and II
was his first mount In a race. In this particular
instance the exercise of a little mercy would not
seem our OF place.
As the present meeting has been so successful
aud remuueIatIYe 10 the association, they
have determined To give another weeks extra
racing commencing on Tuesday BeXl and con-
tiuuIng on Thursday and Saturday. IhIs de-
termination Viii conflict so strongly with tie
Sacramento meeting advertised for next week,
commencing Tuesday, that X is more than
probable that the races at the Capitol City VIII
be declared OF. Following the continuation OF
the BlOOd-hOrSe racing, tie Oakland ASsOcl ton
viii give TWO weeks meeting, opening Gu
Saturday, May 10Th.
II Joe Thompson had stayed over for this
spring meeting lie would have had all bis doubts
removed as 10 whether new Tace-uaek. hon
esuy conducted, with good money offered 10 be
raced for, would pay OF not. But If he had stayed
he probably would have had an apOpectlc lit 10
think, now that his plans had failed, what 2 GER
tain fortune had slipped between his fingers
through his premature proclamaiious OF his
wealth aud intentions. With The closing up of
tie pOOl-TOOms all over the country, and The GER
tainIy that The 0lSgracefu winter tracks 10 New
Jersey will also meet their doom, IL is a wonder
that some tuIiuen with means do not seize the
golden opportunity TO build new race track
near this city aud give at least six months racing
yearly. There is fortune IN The scheme for the
right men.
The betting yesterday, especially on the match
ana The Dg-dStaBce- race, was the heaviest seen
on the track Tor years aud years. Ia the aue-
lions pools on the match were sold as fast as the
clerks could write them out for nearly three
quarters Of an hour, at so for Geraldine and
about $50 for the colt. The books offered TO
tie mare aud 10 RinfaX. Some held out the
MAZE and peDpeIed Rnfax; some held oct the
colt aud gave the public all the Geraldine odds
they wanted, and few just let their patrons do
the entire guessing. The Ashe people played
Geraldine very heavily indeed and her defeat
made terribly blg hole IN their pockets. The
Hleuds OF the colt supported him sIanchiy, aud
after the odds had been well established 1. II.
Williams, bis owner, made large investments on
bis chances and won, II is said, some $4,000.
" hen NaTVaeZ rode back TO scale " illams was
the first 10 grasp him by tie baad before ne dis
mounted.
1he one and tBree-quarter miles race was
repetition, II possible, 90 larger scale OF the
plugging on The match race, aud II Is impossible
20 guess even bow much changed hands on the
result A sample pool viii give the key TO the
CASH situalion: Tycoon $40. Hotspur $50.
Sheridan $50, field $40. AT these rates the
clerks could not hand cut tickets fast enough In
the auctions 20 satisfy the eager crowd around
the auetioBeers stand. The winners in the
match played the Tycoon end as If IL was all
over. believing that the Williams luck could not
be beat In the books The Tycoon money went
on by the thousands at Z to 8, forcing The
s. bOokies' 10 cut TO 10 8. Hotspur and Sheri-
dan were also heavily backed. The result pleased
the book-makers well enough and with the de-
feat OF every faVoriIe, bar kyio,who was held out
al 10 10, they again had another lat day. Mnta,
John Treat and Linita brought them stacks OF
money by not winning, and not one OF them but
ought 10 have had good balance ahead.
The summary Of the days racing is as fol-
lows:
Selling purse; $500; three-year-olds and up
Il ward one mile.
$1,000, l02 carried 104) ....... Hennesey
John Treat gr e.. (ss0O). Lawless
Also ran: Kildare, CHI. g., 5 cS50O). iO5 Ward.
Time. l:4l$4. Record, :39l5.
Betting-Auetions: treat $50, field $15. Books:
Treat to and 10 place. Nerva and 4 70 3, Terry
ana to ., Kildare II and 4.
On The seventh cOme-up NeTya and Treat got
vi bOufs WIN last al lcdcb lUlF ituEAli5
back Treat made lie running to the three
quarters, with NerYa Close up Then Terry
came through, and, under HenneSey's deter
mined riding, just caught the faYOEite on the
post and beat him oui by a nose. Nerva was
third, two lengths on a photograph plate OF
The hnlsh had to be developed before the judges
gave their decision. which conceded with tie
opinion Of tie result as seen from the press
stand.
Purse s4O0 owners handicap, tbree-year-
~ oids and upwards, one and q sixteenth
~ miles,
Wesley Georges b. g. a., Applause by Three
Cheers-Aitce \, Observation-Disclosures Ward
Initiation, b. T., a. Evans Jr 2
huta ch. T., A. 90. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sullivan
Time. 1:4734. Record. :l6L.
BettiBg-Aueti0us: Muta S2o field SIS. Books:
Muta 8 TO and 20 s. Applause to and to 8.
Initiation 2 y aad to
Initiation jumped eff IN the lead, with An
plause second ana Muta already out Of il aud
ouIpaced Initiation made all the running, aided
by her pOStage stamp imp0si, and at the half
mile post was SIX lengths ahead. She came Into
tie stretch wiih the same advantage. Then
teAr A