The morning call., 1892-05-01
CASTRO VICTORIOUS.
He Wins the Racine Stakes From
.0rrin by Nose.
The Call PropAesies Five Winners Out of the
SIX Races-A Big Crowd and
Grand Days Racing.

It was a Castro day again yesterday.
Charles TreYathan's gallant son Of So
bTante winning the rich racing stakes
through the mud by a nose from OrTin, after
one Of the closest gamest whipping finishes
ever seen on a Tacetrack. The journalists
were all on him to man, the only regret
expressed being that if the colt continues
his victorious career the newspaper world
OF San Francisco viii lose one Of its most
popular denizens. When Mr.. TreYathan or
dered his new racing colors from John A.
Kerron a few weeks ago, and the former
asked for his bill, he received the following
reply Now you've got your colt entered
in the American Derby next year. If you
win ltyou can afford to pay me handsomely,
If you don't won't cha &c you a nickel"
Castro's owners great hope now, after his
horses great performances, is that he may
have to pay McKerr0n a big sum by landing
the blue ribbon Of the American turf.
President Thornton was in great glee yes
teTdsy, for not only did Ee breed tie win
DeT Oi tie Racine stakes, but he sold his
tWO-yeaT-uld colt hY Sir Modred, out Of Car
Fie c, to Charles L. Far, and Dick Havey
viii take him East Win the others next
week. a few slight showers yesterday
made the weather deliciOusly balmy, and
the Big crowd thoroughly enjoyed the after
nOCn' ; sport. Tie starting was very good,
and every race was got of with marvellous
punctualIty. The track Itself was very
heavy ana sticky, making all the times
slow, the jOCkeYs IN every race coming in so
bes pattered with mud that, 10 use white
hat McCarty'S elegant phTaSe0lOgy, their
own mothers wouldn't have known them"
The CALL tips were marVelOusly success
ful, hge winners and two placed horses
being given Yesterday morning. II any one
asks BY Holly now for advice he generally
says, go buy CALL and play the selec-
liOns win aud place" and many hackers
have been playing them right through the
piece.
Seven horses started in the first race on
the card, Applause and Joe Ellis being most
fancied in the betting. A good send-off was
effected, the TWO faVOTiteS going away with
the lead, Bartlett close up, the others
punched Joe Ellis was up in front at the
thTee-quarters, and he was then joined by
Bartlett this pair and old Applause leading
into the straight Here Joe NaryaeZ ran
wide with Wesley Georges veteran TO get
on tie good going, and the horse, showing a
very surprising improvement in form, won
IN length and half from Joe Ellis. Joe
Stacey, length away, third. Time, 1:19h.
SUMMARY.
Selling purse $500 ali ages Six furlongs.
W. /. Appieby's o. g. Applause, aged. by Three
Cheers, dam Alice y, ia pounds (Naryaez) $50.
Garden City stables ch. h. Joe ElIis g. by iron
clad, dam unknown lO4 pounds (DonathanJ....2
J. Reavys ch Il. Joe Stacey, 3. by Joe Hooker,
dam Lady Stacey, AGO pounds (Vlques) ......,,,.2 3
Time, 1917.
Bartlett io5, Kyrene 9e, Hello IOs and Randwick
9 z also
betting: Auction poos-Appause $50. Joe Ellis
S35. field $40, Book betting: Straight and place
AppI1use 2 10 I and TO 5. Joe Ellis 10 and
10 2, Joe Stacey IS 20 l and to l, to 10 to !
others.
Tben came the great race Of the day for
the Racine stake, although the heavy,
muddy track precluded all possibility of
Racine's record Of 1:14E being beaten or
even equaled. Special interest was taken
in the rae by newspaper mel. as Castro,
the fayorite, is owned by Charles TreYa-
than, the turf reporter on morning con-
temporary. The race proved 10 be the
most exciting yet seen at the meeting
There was a well-bunched start, the favor
ite and 0rrin showing in front, and the
quintet ran together at good cli3 around
the lower turn. Castro and Orrin, neck
apart led into the stretch, a length from
Sir Reel. he half length in front OF ALI
ance. Then came the struggle, and what
a fight IL was between the leading pair
Nose and nose they came along. tile occu-
ants Of the stands rising to their feet and
shouting "Castro," "0rrin, "OrFiu, Gas