The morning call., 1893-12-21
RUNNING RACES.
Fifty=Four Horses Took
Part Yesterday.
RACINE'S EASY VICTORY.
Quinlan Handicap the Chief
Event To-Day.
RUDOLPH A SURE STARTER.
Sir Reginald, Sympathetic's Last,
Zobair and Carmel Winners of
the Other Four Events.
RUDOLPH A SURE STARTER.

1t was bOokmakers' day again yesterday.
True. favorites did not fall in quite the
mOnotOnous fashion that they had top
pied the previous afternoon. Sympa-
thetic's Lasts victory was practically the
only thing that broke the series, as Racine,
though he was nominally first choice in his
race. did not carry the money that Others
did IN the same race. SO that his winning
was absolutely in the pencilers' favor. He
appeared to go bit lame in his off hind
leg as he trOtted TO the post, but it did not
seem to affect him when he took TO gallon
ing. His success was undoubtedly the
feature Of the afternoons racing, both
from the excellence of the field that turned
out TO oppose him. the best that has vet
been seen in any handicap at the present
meeting. and from the style in which he
defeated them, and that too in record time
for the distance on this course, and with
out being extended.
There were very big fields throughout
the afternoon. lfty-four horses taking part
IN the five races. The starting was good.
and the delay in the last race, which was
occasioned by Morven's unruly conduct
and the accident to his rider. Taylor, who
was lncapacltated from riding, unavoid-
able, but all the same il seems as If if
ment TO commence racing at l 30 p. NJ
Had anything occurred TO necessitate the
opening OF new book, the race would
have perforce been run in the dark with
the aid of hack-drivers' lamps to enable
the judges to distinguish the saddle
cloths.
In the first race, five furlongs, there
were nine Withdrawals out of the enormous
entry list of twenty-four, thus leaving far
- too big field for the distance on the
narrow circular track.
1he talent to man picked Red Light
as tue winner, and, as events showed. lie
could not we'll have lost if he had carried
his night weight, viz. 119 pounds.
In the natural order of things it was eX-
pected that Spence would ride him, but he
had been let down by MI Ferguson the
previous day and Murphy was substituted.
Ihls 1t was understood by few really
meant more than the three pounds over
weight winch was posted on the notice
board. Mr. Ferguson, however, consented
to allow Spence to ride and telephoned the
clerk OF the scales to that effect, but that
Official refused to weigh Spence ont al
though the books had virtually not been
opened The race resulted in a head de-
feat for Red ight It's the general opinion.
and very widely expressed, that the
notice board did not accurately
describe the amount of overweight
carried, but that six pounds would
come more nearly to it. If this is so the
puollc,s money to the extent of from S10.-
GOO TO So, 600 was burned up by an officials
lazlness or Indifference for their interests.
1t would be interesting TO know what was
included in the 122 pounds, which was
supposed to be Murphy's weight On weigh
ing out. He could hardly have done it
with skin saddle and in natures habili
ment. But this the pu bile was not to know.
and they backed Red Light for all they
were worth, Bertrandia's gelding going to
the post the hottest kind of fayorite at TO
8. After getting off fairly well he took
the lead almost Immediately, and led to
the drawgate. when in driving finish the
extra weight told on him and he was lust
beaten by Sir Reginald and Queen Bee by
barely two hands breadth. The winner.