The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-05
CONTRASTING
THOROUGHBREDS.
Successful Opening Of The San
Jose Meeting.
John Treat and Captain Al Among the Win
nerS-Tim Murphy, Although Lame,
Makes a Gallant Race.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

Special to THE MORNING CALI.
SAN JOSE, April 4.-The San Jose Blood
horse Association can be honestly congratu-
lated fOrsthe successful opening of their
regular spring running-race meeting. The
weather was simply perfect. The track
was in good order and fast, though had it
been sprinkled down early in the morning,
it might have been improved at least a sec
ond. The attendance was large enough to
insure the Treasurer that the receipts Will
well exceed the expenditures, and as for the
racing, though the fields were limited, they
were OF good quality Nearly every promi-
nent horse in the State was present and
enjoyed the days programme fully Most
all of the old familiar faces seen
on the race track last year were
TO be recognized, ana so was, also. a large and
very enthusiastic delegation OF those WHO specu-
lated In the San francisco pool rooms uni II they
were closed by the Supervisors. Many of the
latter came down in style but many Of the young
men who made good living for so
many years past by giving pool room
players the benefit OF their best ad-
vice either stood of the conductors or
counted the ties down to San Jose. But thew
were all there, and were just as sure that they
had certain winner 10 tip as thsy were in the
city. II count Of noses had been made OF the
visitors from San Francisco 1t would probably
have ouInum0ered the San Jose contingent by at
least TO 1.
The associations pretty clubhouse, though
rather too far from the wire 10 afford good
view OF the finish OF each race, was well
patroniZed, and The balconies were crowded
with pretty girls, dressed in handsome spring
costumes. Many ladies were also IN the grand
stand and perhaps more came to the races in
their private eonveyauces and formed an
effective color line from the judges stand 10
below the clubhouse.
JUDGES AND STARTERS.
President I. W. Hobson. Judge W. Buckley
ana Captain Thomas Merry we're up in the
judges stand, William Jonathan, trainer for
The Hearst stable, assisted by Monroe johnson,
handled The starters flags. With The exception
OF the start IN the twO-yeaT-od race, good Starts
were effected by Jonathan, ana in this particu-
lar case ii was more OF a Misunderstanding of
the Jockeys, through delay In tile fall of the
second flag than Donathans failure 10 send
them away Oh even Terms
Twice lie fayotites won and twice they were
sieually defeated and especially in the heat race.
4he teaten hrst choices were heavily suppOI ted
at odds. The players OF fayoiites were consider
ably out OF pocket, and he supporters Of that
very useful and many le ged racer, the field,
reaped itch returns for small outiays. M books
we've made IN the events, the pools and Paris
mutuals oil erng all the needed opportunities for
wagering. For those who prefer quick action on
their money, though on less advan ageous terms,
the ready-wheel presented a chance TO get ria of
any surplus cash
THE OPENING EVENT.
The days sport commenced with the LAUREL
wood sweepstakes for all ages, S25 entrance,
$500 added, one mile. Tycoon, 3, lis, Meln-
a, Ia, aud Acclaim, 3, 81, Ward, were the
starters Treat; owing TO his recent victories at
Modesto and fresno, his work putting him in
peter condition lhdn The Others was made the
favorite 1T $50 against SI2 for the field. Ii
either Tycoon or Aliaratla had had more gallOps |
the odds would probably have been the other |
way. but they both evidently required further |
keying up while little Acclaim was fat enough TO
XII That she ran as well as she did shows her |
TO be pretty good liily.
After one breakaway by tycoon, they got the |
Nag 10 good start. Tycoon ana A &C aim making |
the running. Alter the first turn Treat went |
10 The front aud was never headed, winning |
easily by length In :4334. Tycoon and Ae-
c.dlin ran good race all The way, acclaim land.
lug second money, under heavy punishment from |
the half, by neck. Alfaratta, though she |
showed up better ~ her work two days ago. was |
last Ihroughou. MutuAlS paid So So Treat.
THE SECOND RACE.
Next came special match race for $4,000, at
SIX fufiOnes, between Owen Bros Captain AL t. |
lI5. and j. j. Dolan's Revolver, also carrying |
ll5 pounds up. Both OF them have been getting
into condition at The Two recent southern NEE
lngs, where each has earned brackets within the
past two weeks 1t was race for blood aud
freely expressing their opinion aud backing IL
with cash HAT their colt could give Revolver
year aud a Dealing. The betting uDened at $50 |
ior REMOVER against $40 for Al, TIL The Fresno
Champions friends backed him so freely that the
odds closed al $50 for Captain Al to $50 for Re-
voiver.
Narvaez, the Pdl0 Alto Jockey, was I'D on the
Catt'in aud Fred Ross on Revolver. They came
up as evenly as possible for the flag at the first
attempt, ana wllrn lie quarter was reached Al |
dad neck tile best OF IL rounding the turn |
Al Kept improving his advantage, aud Revolver,
~ho was ALREADY being driven hard, was drop
Al the half AL had the race won ana came into !
The stretch i've lengths to Tie good. Ross drove
Revolver as hard as he could, but was unable To |
catch Captain Al, who won hands down by TN ee |
lengths IN 1854 rather below his speed as bets
were freely inaae that he would be beaten The
Owens people made nice clean up and gave
NarYdeZ handsome cash present Tor winning |
them good large stake. Mutuals paid 81 10.
SANTA CRUZ STAKES.
T. Ii. Williams (Undine stabIes) b. c. Brown |
Idle, 10. NarvaeZ; Cy Mulkey's CHI. +. Folly, |
107, Ward; ID. Bridges b. c. Peseador. no |
Murphy, and Il. Ii. fhillis u. T. Annie Lewis, |
10Y, +. Ross came out for the Santa Cruz stakes
Tor two-y edr-Olds, SO entrance 5000 added,
-four fufl ngs. Both 81 own Idle aud Folly are
Paio Ailo bred colts by Wild Idle. the ii ST out OF
Nellie brown and Folly out OF Fortress. Pesca-
dor IS b. Cane, out OF Thea Howard, and Annie
Lewis IS also from Palo Alto stock, being
by Flood, out OF Lady EyaUgeline. Only Pesca-
DOR Lad ever appeared In public before, ana
then not very prominently, running third at
Fresno this week. Brown Idle sold $50 in the
for 81 10. AT these rates business WIS veiy livery.
The Brown Idle parry supporting him heavily on
his good traits. Alter five breakaways, caused
ny Pescador's bad behavior at The post, the red
nag fell 10 tile four buncbed Tie flag past the
post wa ,howeVef,sill lutIering as the four came
up ana NdTNaez on the Gay0Tite and Rose on Annie
LEWIS Thought II was no start. Then the call
came Tor them 10 co. as ii was send-Of. They
put after Folly aud Pescador, who were trimming
neck and neck several lengths In front. hut only
The leaders were in 1t. Folly shook of Pescador
easily opposite the clubhouse. aud won handily
he IN M
tired, and swerved badly at the nnish. but beat
Anne Lewis out for place by two lengths.
NafYaez did not ersevere with Brown Idle when
lie sa he was beaten by The start. The MutuaIs
paid field 50 80
SENSATIONAL STRUGGLE.
Ssven sprnlers came out for The selling purse
sensational, very fast time being made and the
apparently alright cinch played for all the |
money I'm Mlrphy's friends could raise being
stgndlly exploited. The starters were: Minnie |
X, a., 100, hearns; Tim Murphy, 6. III, Clif-
Iold; Ida Glenn, a.. 10Y; lnkelman, 8, 1o4,
Ba5iy; Gambo, 4, ITO, Murphy; May Boy,
Murphy was raced by Cy Mulkey In the Northern
circuit last year and won every race which ne
aDce aud repeat of 4S12. Last fall his leg
Ioubed him and MuIRey let up and nursed him
most carefully. He was said to be better than
.ver, aud was accordingly plunged on very heav-
ly at $50 against S44 for Gambo, who was also
veil tIpped S26 was offered for The field and
'nly so for lnkefman. The public appar-
.ntly mad forgotten that lnkerman only four
lays ago at Fresno had started well backed In
he halI-mile race when lie was left ten lengths
Il the post and yet ran second. being
,eaten only one length in 4S1a seconds
But a few good judges remembered IL aud
lept buying tickets on him. After several
alse starts they went OFF with Ida, Inkermau
md Gamoo In front and Murphy about fifth. AT
be quaite Murphy came through his field like
Vdhre. swinging his head from side 10 side and
uhnlng under strong pull. He won by one
engtb from Ida Glenn, who was ridden out In
':4913. Gambo was third. Murphy pulled up
nite lame, but little attention was paid TO il
nd sure-thlng SPECTATORS could not get enough
money on him Tor the second heat $50 against I
10 for the field. They thought it was simply
licking IL up at the odds. Only the Inkerman
eople hardly thought so and Kept taking long i
dds cheefiuly. Murphy went to the post still
cry lame. 1
LAME BUT GAME. .
, When they started ;I all were well punched Ida