The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-01
OAKLAND'S FAIR.
A Successful Opening Day With
the Bang.Tails.
FaYorites and Outsiders Take Turn About
Ragna, Fairy, Ida Glenn and John
Treat Win Their Races.

If the Judges, Messrs. DR.. 81. Latham. c.
NJ. Crittenden and Charles McCleverty, had
been kind enough to get move on to them
selves and had hurried up the races so that
visitors to the opening day OF the Oakland
Fair could have got back to the city in time
for dinner, a subscription 20 give them the
best any of the local restaurants could
spread would have certainly reached into
the hundreds.
Despite the hardness the days sport was
sufficiently satisfactory TO make full amends,
As is usual on all opening days the attend
ance was not large, and much below the
true merit of the racing. 1t augurs well for
the success of the fair that not single kick
as to the squareness of the starting, judging
or placing was recorded with the County
Clerk of Alameda.
A five-eighths scramble for $500 purse for
assorted -year-olds was tha first number
on the programme. 1t had for starters the
following lot of baby thoroughbreds, some
of which had reached the primary grade Of
development, while the majority were ordi
naIy everyday attendants OF the kindergar-
tens With twelve innocent kids to pick
from the field was made favorite IN the
pools at SO against S45 for Pescador, $40
iOL pdiii -hOuuI anu Gov lOl lNd5uds 1no iut-
ter is very lady-like looking FLY by Jim
Brown Vixen and was one of the lot held
back by George Van Gorden. the Supern-
tendent of the late Senator Hearst's Cali
fornia division, when the stables were re-
Gently sold out.
After the dozen had practiced all the
dancing steps known, Starter Billy Dona-
than sent them off on the eleventh come up
70 fol ri mod or moi Sam Mount tho
hope of the Russ House, in the lead. They
were hudded up when the stretch was en-
tered. There Ragna singled herself out and
won hands down by two lengths in l :0ih
from Pescador, Melanita four lengths back.
Ill - SUMMARY.
Purse. $500; twoyear-ods. Five furlongs
q. Van Gorden's b. +. kagua, by Jim Brown-Nixen.
DicRSy and Thomas b c. FescadoT 10 eu Ward
D. MIXERS b. l. Melanita lO7 .......:.... Cooper
Also ran; Motto. l07, Rafour Sam 80: mt, 40,
Mcintosh; Gracie c., lU7 Rinckney ;Esperanza, o..
Spence: Blondinette, l07, o'Hearn; Encore 40,
Bally; Roman, Ito. Roach: Edith, 1O7 Slocum;
Folly, lo7' kearneyri ,, M. 90: -.
administrations: Field $40, Pescador s45,
Sam Mount $40 RagDa S3e, Rocks; Ragna and
eyens. Pescador 4 aud Z to ;. Mel anita Is and s.
others to so. Won handiy by two lengths four
between second and third <.: 49,
Despite her eyscerated looks, which made
her resemble drawn herring. Fairy, the
crack of the Rose stable amply made
amends for the defeat of Motto, her stable
companion, in the first race, by winning the
next event. purse of $500, all ages, one
mile, at her own sweet will. She was made
first pick at almost pTohibitive odds, and
simply played with her opponents. ...--:
:- SUMMARY.
Purse $500; all ages. One mile. -.
l. J. Roses b. IN. Fairy, BY Argyie-Fairy Rose.
Fashion Ul stables b. T. CicerfGi io3
Elmwood stables b. m Initiation, ll3 Ward
4 tnrr HnnLra
11o, Wright. ....- ... -'. .....
Bettng-Auctions: Fairy $3.50 field $42, Initia-
tion $50. Books: Fairy to i and place. others
to - Place; Initiation ana wild Rose evens.
three between second and third. ~
The fiye-furlOng heats race, all ages,
caused some heavy plunging, with Ida
Glenn favorite for the first heat. When
Inkerman took first blood he usurped her
place for the second heat. In the run-off
between him and the mare it was "place
aux danes at TO l on the lady. Tom
Bally's artistic handling OF lnkerman, who
was SO badly cut down at San Jose and
whose back understandings still show the
effect of the fracas, was the subject OF much
favorable comment in the first heat. He
timed his finish like FOrdham, and given
equal conditions Is the peer of any jockey in
California. Owners who want a good
square ride for their money should not over
look him. The second and third heats, how
ever, tested the recent strain ON Inkerman's
back tendOns, and, despite hard riding, he
had to be content with second money. \ one
OF the other starters we're at all prominent
in the heats except Sentella, who make a
strong play for place in the first heat, but
had!to take back seat
SUMMARY. -
All ages stake run for not given on programmed
Five turlOng heats.
Dan MlllsT,s Gu. m: Ida Glenn, by Glen Elm ,
W. i. San6ofnis b. 8. inkefman, II BaIy ?
Aso eseT g. Sullivan Ed Msinty So
Pinckney Yolo III, HOwson; Minnie K, los,
- Time. l;0l-l:O2-l ;O2.
letting, frst heat; Auetlons-Ida Glenn $50.
Ida Glenn $50 field SIS: third Ida Glenn 50
Ink erman Sl2. Books: First heat. inkerman and
eveDs, Ida Glenn u TO and to 3, others to 30
second heat InkerInan ont. Ida Glenn 3 TO and 2
TO 5. Others 10 to 6Oi third heat. Ida Glenn out
| Inkerman to /. ..-... ILL.,. ... ~ -:
First heat won under a clever drive by
neck; second by half length; third easy
by a length Others, first and second heats,
resting 10 the backwoods.
Flushed with success and glutted with their
Ida money, the talent went 10 their Water
loo on Captain AL for the last race on the
programme, the ffieen-SiXteenths handicap
| They played the black Kingston colt down
to nearly an even money favorite and
finally, when they had good and dumped
themselves, saw the old gray track-pounder
John Treat. gallon off with their ducats in a
horse, Del Mar, ought TO have had a nearer
look In, but his jockey, as on previous
| occasion, made his run too late. Were the
race to be run over again Del Mar would
probably win, all other things being equal.
The winner, after lots Of fumbly attempts,
slipped his company and never being
headed, thanks to his favorable impost won
with plenty to spare by two lengths. The
fayorIte was poor third.
SUMMARY.
Handicap for all ages amount of purse not given
programme). Fifteen-sixteenths of mile.
d. Bridges gr g. John Treat, a., by Shiloh, no
C. Van Gcrdens CHI $ De- Mar 4, ,hoaCa
owens Brothers Dr. s. Captain Al, i. ArpeU!
Also ianonti Ora 100 ward: Herva, P iog sIo
cum; Fanny +, IS, Spence; Alfarata, IFS, Appieby;
HAIRY Peyton, 49, Houston.
Time, :34N.
Neutrality-suspicious.: Captain Al $50 field S35,
Del Mar $32. Treat $50. Books: Treat and q
Captain Al to and to 2. Del Mar and eyens,
others to 80.
Treat slipped his horses, was never
headed, and despite too-late judged wind
rail rush of Del Mars won comfortably by
two lengths. Captain al was length back
of Del Mar. Time, :34h. quite good
notch
l.. j. Rose, the genial sage of Rosemeade
informed The CALLS turf reporter yes,
terday at the track that the report that he
would dispose of his string of thOroughbreds
was correct. He said that his two cam
paigus in the East bad taught him the les
son that to cope with the highly acute intel
lects of tho Eastern racing world the
energy of youth was Indispensable. The
struggle for supremacy is so strong there
that he felt the strain severely at his age,
and sooner than worry himself to fiddle.
strings he had concluded to leave the field
in favor of younger men. In disposing of
his runners he will not, however, rel nauish
entirely his turf interests, but will dryote
trotters, field In which he has been
so prominently successful. If possible.
Mr.. Rose would like to see his thorough
breds kept in tho State. as he knows that
Ia has the vary hest hlnnd Strains AZ r..