The morning call., 1892-12-31


S40O-LRst Chance, c. Websru up.
Selling, one mile, s5oo-SeliIe G, Spence
up.
Handicap, six-eighths of a mile, for tw 5
year -olds, S4OO-Wicklow, Miller up.
Did you ever stop TO consider, as you sal
in the grand stand and looked over toward
the backstretch where q field of racers were
trying TO start on fSe-furlong dash, wha,
may be really going on over there while
you sit impatieEtly wondering whether the
horses have taken root, or their jockeys arr
taking politics. or the starter is asleep?
1t is not easy to give even small field oi
horses a fair send-of. IL you think so you
should have been with me yesterday, when
L accepted seat: in the carriage that was
taking Starter Rowe and his assistants over
to the stretch so start the blood horses al
the Bay District track
Mr.. Rowe is the gentleman who came out
here some three weeks ago from New YorB
City TO stait tthe horses at this meeting. He
has been wonderfully successful here, as
indeed. he is everywhere, at this wRrk, fol
he is probably the most efficient starter OF
running races IN this country.
He does not swear at the bows. either
He has fellow-feeling for them. for be be.
gan life as a jockey himself when a little
fellow only II years old, and weighing but
seveniy-three pounds starting for the first
time. just twenty years ago, at Long
Branch, and Winning the first race he eveI
rode. He knows the boys are not ALWAYS
the ones at fault.
Mr.. Rowe had scarcely taken his position
in the little coop that serves him al a stand.
with his assistant a few feet. farther on. 10
ii a tyb
the five jockeys on five restless, praneng,
Impatient young horses.
Now, now, no footing, get In line." says
the starter. Qnietly-s0 quietly one wonders
at the way the jockeys endeavor to obey
hlm.-: An outside observer would scarcely
credit the difficulties that lie.n the way of
getting off. Every horse knows what is
coming and Is eager 10 start away. Every
boy wants the advantage in the start, and
crowds as far forward as he dares, aud so,
inch by inch. they edge up to the starter
and out of line.
''Go back. tell you. you boy; get back.
What is the matter with you over there
Can't yOn bring that horse into line? Now
then. and I'll give the word';-but Just then
Patricia makes side movement against
her neighbor. Gipsy Girl, who is nervous as
a witch ana plungeS forward, starting all
the others, and IN minute the five horses
are In confused bunch. No starting at
that rate.
Get back again." says Starter Rowe as
quietly as before, but there is business
IKE snap IN his black eyes. and the boys
know he means business. They get in row
and face the starter again. This race was
easily started. as nearly all ara when Mr.
Rowe is in the stand, but in one race yester-
day nearly fifteen minutes were consumed
10 getting SIX two year-olds off in anything
like good order.
Daily Oregonian, Patricia. Cassim. Cor
ME buckingham and Gipsy Girl were the
i've who came up for the first race. Patri-
cla was the fayorite. aud yesterday was
favorlte day. The horses got away in good
shape when at last Mr.. Rowe gave the
WORD, GpSy Girl In the lead, Cassim sec
ond, Patricia third. Cornie Buckingham
running last. In this order they went TO
the quarter, but at the turn Patricia began
TO come up, oyertaking Cassm easily, and
OeGan oYernaulng GipSy Girl, who was
running very prettily in the lead She was
no. match for the lively three-year-old on
that stiff. cold track, ard Burlingame raced.
Fat!ltla down the stretch. winning from
1ipsS oifI without any trouble. vne Girl
coming secand past the winning-pOst, with
Oregonian, who had made a sudden spurt
from fifth place, a length behind, aud Cas-
sim fourth. Time, l ;07A.
There were good mary wild tips out on
tsls event, aud at some time or other before
1t came of about every horse: entered WAS
claimed as likely to win. After the result
tips nearly ali the rest of the afternoon to
explain how it was they came to lose.
There were seven entries in the next
eyent-Tyrona. Carter B, Topgallant, Lodi,
Bonnie Blue, Folly and Santa Fe. They
were all out In the Enclosure for some little
time before the start. giving everybody
chance to Decome familiar with the colors
OF each, fact Which one or two unini-
tiaJed race goers. ia the grand stand com.
mented upon with considerable pleasure.
Topgaliant was. strong favorite. every
BODY having faith in horse who ran as
weil as he had done Thursday, and playing
him 2 10 l to win. The field got away
almost at once, King leading on Lodi the
favoTlte second aud TyrOna, from whom a
strong race was looked for, third.
At the quarter Topgallant took the lead
from Lodi, and Carter B, coming up with a
rush. gained second place. Then Santa Fe
began coming mp from among the strag-
giers and came into the stretch running
like a deer. evidently determined to give
the favorite a race. "He can't pass him,
and then "Oh, Smith, hurry, hurry. Smith
Smith" in piercing tones of distress as
Santa Fe passed the favorite and came to-
ward. home with Topgalant good second
and Garter third. Whether Smith heard
the wall from TopgaIlani's; hacker aud
thought to make winning stroke. whether
he became confused at the idea of foregoing
the run so nearly his, or whether he had
fixed to lose the race as Baron Munchau-
sen pulled himself and horse from the
water "by the main strength of his unaided
arm" are matters concerning which
opinions differ.
Outsiders only saw that he suddenly
swerved Topgalant out from the fence
where he.had a sure second and across the
track, thereby losing several seconds, every
one Of which was fatal loss, and falling to
fourth place, where the fayOrite finished
Jonathan bringing Santa Feiin close win
ner from Carter b. with TyrOna third.
Time, %
A baby race came next, six future lights
OF: the turf running three furlongs for a
purse OF s40e. The first black horse Of the
season showed up In this event. Bordeaux, a
handsome imported Mariner-Eufaula colt,
owned by Colonel Thornton. He was rid.
den by j. Weber, newcomer, who got here
from st. Louis Thursday night, coming ali
that distance to ride the colt and one or two
other horses. He Is a brother of the little
feather-weigbt, c. Weber, whom some con-
slider the best rider seen al the meeting so
far. and both are sons of the owner of Car
ter b.
On this occasion the two brothers won
first and second money. Itwas nice race.
The babies ran their little distance as il
they liked ii, without much change of place
from start to finish, with the exception of
Wandering Nun, who. starting third with
NarvaeZ ap. flushed last. Bordeaux took
the lead In the start, Last Chance. the
fayorite: being second. Wandering Nun
third. There was a sharp race down the
stretch and close finish between Las,
Change and the black colt, Last Chance
winning by short length, Bordeaux Sec
ond and Claire third. Time, ;3SA.
The nextrace was worth seeing. Nellie G.,
the game gray mare who won mile sc
handily Tuesday, was favorite. ths talent
playing her even with Minnie EIkins to /
for place. Santa Fe came I'D strongly in
this race, too, and had great many back
ers. Cheerful and Regal were the other run.
ners. Santa Fe got the lead, ElkBs second
and Nellie G third. to tie quarter. wher
Nellie came up with a rush and took frs
place, never letting 20 all the way round
The race was procession headed by Nellie
g, who Is splendidly put up mare, with
an easy way OF going that is quite dece ptive
She cfaahiIV in ~