The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-15
RACING IN THE MUD.
Heavy Transforms Spoil Yester.
days Sport.
Five Races Run Inside Three Hours konc
wal, Acclaim, Initiation, Sheridan
and Castanet Win.

was correct; everything that the directors
could control worked as smoothly as piece
of mechanism. All the races were wei
contested, got off on time owing to the eX-
cellent starting, and, notwithstanding tue
heavy downpour, Mr.. Ferguson got through
a card of five races in less than three hours,
q feat which evoked favorable comment
from all sides.
The weather was the only unpleasant
feafure Of the day; after the second race
the rain set in steadily, and the track
speedily became a sloppy quagmire. Cali
fornians are so accustomed 10 fine weather
that they i'll can brook a little discomfort,
doled out b. the clerk OF the weather. SO
grum blngs were long. loud and deep. The
disconnected will, however, soon fight their
i'll temper. and doubtless turn out as strong
as ever to the races to-day. Sam Allen and
Jim Wall, two Of the best known book
makers from Melbourne, Australia, arrived
on yesterdays steamer, and made Oeeline
for the racetrack. They will open book
next Tuesday and as they thoroughly I'M
derstand their business will bet liberal
odds, and doubtless receive their snare OF
public patronage.
Starter Ferguson did not have quite such
a picnic with the 10 youngsters who faced
the flag for the half mile opening dash as
he had on Tuesday. There were eight
breakaways. Ward did not seem TO be able
TO control Sir Roy at all, and Naryaez on
Bridal Veil and HenneSsey on Sir Reel re-
eeived a severe lecture from the starter,
while Gotta on Orrin was fined $50 and set
down for 90 DAYS. The wait was enllyened
by the arrest of three or four men who had
lodged under or over the fences. They were
taken to the gate and turned adrlft.
The start was a straggler. Orrin jumped
off with a slight lead, but was quickly
passed by Bridal Veil, who led her field a
MT no 90
Roy coming fast and Orrln showing most
prominent OF the others. At the drawgates
Billy Donathan's colt MonOwai came out OF
the ruck, and making a strong run collared
Bridal Veil, WHO shut up like an umbrella.
and beat her handily by three parts OF
length. A length away cane Orrin third.
Sir Roy was fourth. Time, 80 2-5.
SUMMARY.
San Frsnclsco-Th!rd Gay Of Blood-horse Spring
meeting. Thursday. April IA, 1892. Purse 500:
two-y esr-0ids nOn-wiHuer5 az the meeting carry I
pounds below scale Half mile.
Garden City stables ca. c. Monowal. by imp Md
D. j. McCartys Oh. I. Bridal Veil. by imp CheYiot,
dam Nellie Collier, los pounds (Naryaez) .......
W. l. Appieby's b. c. Orrln, by John Happy. dam
jess, II pounds Gotta; ......... ..-...--.. 3
time lime i 30 ~ x sees lbs Sir Row m
Fiyaway los. Reeus Entry los ana Sir Reel III
Betting. Auction pools-FIeid $50. Sir Roy sIl
Bridal Ven $40 Book betting: Straight and place
M0nowai 10 t. l and 10 l. Bridal Veil to J and
eyens. Orrin 30 IA and Is TO /, Sir Roy TO and
eyens, Sir Reel 10 and 10 5. Reeds Entry 10 10
and to !, Alliance 50 10 l and 20 TO l, MonOwai
10 TO ] and TO !. Flyaway 100 To aud 30 10 J..
Tigress so TO and 20 10 l. waif 70 10 and % 10 /
THE MILE RACE.
Four saddl ed Up for the mile race, which
was looked on as a moral for Acclaim,
although Geraldine was well played by a
number Of her old admirers. May ID played
up at tie post and would not break handy
They scored some half dozen times, cauS-
Ing the starter 70 roar il stentorian tones,
"Oh, what are you tTyiDg?' Acclaim got a
length tie best Of the send of, but old May
ID was ridden TO the front and led the quar-
tet around TO the quarter where Acclaim
and Geraldine closed even up. Thus they
raced along the backstretch, Acclaim's
blue jacket showing in front at the three
quarters. Captain Al. who had been lying
last. now came with big run. passing Por-
ter Ashes mare, and in the stretch looked
like giving Acclaim bit Of q race. The
grand little mare, however. was full Of run
ming and won in a caDter from the black
horse, an open length; Geraldine was third,
three lengths away. May ID q bad last.
Time, l :43 %.
SUMMARY.
Purse $500; all ages; owners handicap. One
Kennedy Bros b IN Acclaim. 4. by Three Cheers.
dam Rosetta, % pounds (SuIIiyan)...... l
Owens bros bE. b. Captain Al, 3. by Kingston.
dam Black MARIA; 20 pounds (Roycel ........... 2
Maltese villa stables ch. IN. Geraldine, sged, by
Grlnstead, dam Cousin Peggy, 80 pounds (ralIy) 3
Time. :43 IS,
May D. so pounds. also ran.
Betting; Auction pOois-Acclaim 81 90. field S45
BoOS betting: Straight and plaee-Acclaim to
place barred. Geraldine 10 : and 3 TO s. Captain
Al TO and to5 o, May 50 to ! aud 10 to l.
THE RACING SPOILED.
The binding rain spoiled the racing in
the ffteen-siXteenths Of a mile dash. Only
Tour sported sik-Motto, Lottie Mills, Draw
Scot and Initiation. Starter Ferguson
braved the clements on his stand. with his
nod nd fIn
quartet off to a splendid start, even as a
chalk line. Lottie Mills, who was first
choice in the pools. cut out the running.
with Draw Scot in close attendance, and
the pair led Initiation by length around
the back to the three quarters, with Motto
four lengths away last under the whip.
Rounding the lower turn Draw Scot went
back and Initiation came up into second
place. half way down the stretch the
favoTite bad shot her bolt and Initiation
dashed to the front aud won in romp by
two lengths. the faVorite second, Draw Scot
third, and Motto. who caught a good dose
of punishment all the way around, was a
bad last Time, 80.
SUMMARY.
Purse $500: three-olds and upward winner OF
any race Al the meeting to carry pounds extra. OF
two races, pounds extra. fEteen-sixteentha of a
EImwood stables b. M Initiation. &, BY Inaugural.
ton. dam Brown Maria. ! 10 pounds IN; rvaes). /
W. Rudy's b. IN. Lotte NILS. 3. by Coionei Clarke
l3s a
Suisun stables &. & Draw Scot 3. by imp. Midlo-
thiaa, dam Helen Scratch, 1o7 pounds (Hennes-
Tme. i:3s
Motto los pounds, also ran
$40. field $50. Book betting: Straight aud place
Lottie Mills 10 and 2 to g. Initiation to ! aud
2to l. ~ '1 y - ." SUI o ~ anu
RAIN OR SHINE.
Tie rain came down in torrents and fears
were expressed that the racing would be
brought 10 an abrupt conclusion, but the
directors seemed determined to carry out
their advertised programme Racing rain or
shine" and despite the sticky, muddy track
seven starters weighed out for the mile and
quarter race. The heavy going made the
race very uncertain. Queen Alta was in
stalled hot favorite. Oscar and Esperanto
receiving the most support of the remainder
The s"ptet scored several times but fin ally
well-bunehed start saw Sheridan start of
with the lead, b0tly pursued by Santa Fe
and Folly, Queen Alta heading the others,
and this was the order first time past the
stands Queen Alta took third place on the
upper turn, Sheridan still showing the way
along the backstretch, where Oscar was
ridden out and took second place. and the
order was then unchanged round into the
stretch Sheridan, TO chance. seemed
to fairly reyel ia the mud, which he SEM
flying into the faces of those behind him
winning with ease By length. There was
capital race down the straight between
queen Alta and oscar Tor the place. and the
last manned jest secured the position by g
short head. Time, 215 %
SUMMARY.
Purse $500; all ages: maidens allowed IL
pounds, pne mile and quarter
r. eleoenthslers CHI b. Sheridan 8. by Young Ba-
zaar. dam Lost Girl. l26 pounds (spoonerJ
L. RansdelPs b. C. Oscar. 4. by Wildidle dam
imp Petroleuse. III pounds (Narvaez) ..........g
Maltese Villa stables blk. m. Queen Alta 8 by
Ata' dam Cousin Peggy. lol pounds (Hennes-
Time 2:l5 IS.
Borealis 49, Esperanza lul, Santa Fe lO6 and
Folly l0l also ran.
Betting: Auction pools-Field S27 so Oscar $40
Queen Alta $50. Book betting: Straight and nis e,
Sheridan to and 10 !. Boreaiis TO | and 2 X
queen Alta ~ TO and TO g. Folly 10 to / anC
to l. Santa Fe 20 to l and to l. Esueranza 4 to
and eyens. Oscar To z and Z ~