The morning call., 1893-05-19
Four GaIloped Home to
Victory.
]. Fl. MILLER BUYS ROMULUS.
The Running of Enisernan Being
Investigated by the Judges.
To-Day's Races.

lllt IacI tidL poor IOt VI uOESeS cOutcSteu
in the five events. Backers of favorites
did very well, for they won four of the five
races. A well-backed second choice won
the other race.
The half mile dash brought nine sprint
ers to the post Although there were such
good ones as Jack the Ripper, Cyclone.
Joe ID, Valita and IOuntain Boy after the
purse there was only one in it-Redlight.
Redlght. decided favorite in the betting,
won without urging in 49A seconds by a
length from Joe D, who beat Volta
length and half for the place. Bosnian
never tried bit with Cyclone, and the
horse will bear watching.
Romulus proved himself to be pretty
good two-year-old in the selling event at
four and half furlongs for the two-year-
old division. He was entered to be sold
for $1,000. and j. III. Miller, who bid him
up to $780, now owns him.
de was always Il favorite in the betting,
TiIlie S being next in fancy at 21a 10 l.
Realization had some support at 4 to l.
Silver Plate. Button and Willow. the other
starters, were Oh offer at most any price.
Realization, who got a bit the best of the
send-off. led Romulus around to the
stretch and to within furlong from home.
Here Miller brought Romulus on with a
rush, and, passing Realization, finished an
edS9 WluueT III oeCUuuS. lIlIlG ., DhU ly
ridden by Seaman, was third.
The third race. dash of mile. brought
out five dogs" 1t was hard TO guess n
winner out OF the bad lot, but after lot
of figuring the talent made Vendome a
slight favorite. Folly and Connaught
were equal second choices.
Vendome, who got off In front at the fall
of the flag. led around to the stretch
where Initiation, Miss Walling and Folly
overlook him.
Miss Walling looked like a winner at
the eighth pole. but Seaman. who ought to
get spanked for ever trying to use whip,
made such bungling finish with her that
Johnny Webber landed Folly an easy win
ner by Two lengths. Miss Walling beat
Initiation two for the place.
Nero and Huguenot were the most
fancied in the six and a half furloDg dash,
and The former at post time ruled slight
favorite. Huguenot got off badly, but made
home was reached. Here it looked 20 be
anybody's race, for all were punched
Huguenot, when the field Strengthened out
Tor home, went to the front and led half
way down the stretch. where Miller Joined
him with Nero. The pair drove ont for
the verdict and Nero got it by neck The
Drummer was third, three lengths back
lnkerman. the Iayorite in the last race,
at five and half furlongS won handily
from Annie Moore, who made a runaway
race of it until sixteenth from home
when she commenced TO die away, Lodi
was third. the two-year-old Warrago, who
was backed quite heavily. finishing fourth
lnkerman, who was entered to be sold
for $500, was bid up TO $3.50 by Peter
Webbsr, the owner of the second horse,
at which price w. p. Fine, his owner
bought him in. lnkerman ran so badly
the day previous that the judges called
Jockey Eppherson and Owner Fine INTO
the stand to explain the horses sudden re-
versal of form. They attributed his bad
showing on Wednesday to shortness of
work, and maintained that seven and a
half furlongs was too far for him to run
The matter Will be investigated further.
SUMMARIES.
First race-Selling. Four furlonrs.
A. Beurandis' b. g. Redlight. g. l2o ID. rphy).
7: Archibald's b. &. Joe ID, a. ll2 (iing)..
Time. :4914.
Won by three-Quarters OF q length, length and
half between second and third.
Post betting: A to Redlght. 6 to Joe d. Is
TO Volta.
Hooker Jr. 100 (HanawalD IS to J, Mountain Boy
~ 1o4 ca smith o 10 81 to bSnnie II Ris5insl 70
l1S (Boseman) to /, also ran.
Second race-Selling Four and half furlongs
ElDwood farms D. C. Romulus, l2I (Milier)..... l
Hoag Il Watson's b. c. Realization. llS o. Web
W. Gardncrs b. t. Tiie ), ioi iseaanj.
Time, :56.
Won by length, two between second and third
Post betting: Evens Romuus, to 1 Realiza-
Silver Plate 81 &C. Webberl Is TO l. Willow 50
(Stimpson) 40 TO /, Button 95 (Peters) Is to l,
also ran.
Third race-One mile
Ocean View stables ch, m. Folly, 4. III 81.
N NJ Gurrays cn t. Mss waiIinr 4 iii Csca
Eimwood FARMS b. m. imitation, a., ii3 ikingj
Time, 1:4514.
Won by two lengths same between second and
third.
Post betting: 8 to l Folly, 6 to 1 Initiation. to
] Miss Nalling
vendome l0i (H smith) 21s to /, Connaugh.
1O3 (Burlinghame) to !, also ran.
Fourth race-Selling, six and half furlongs.
Owens brothers b. G. Nero. 5. III (Mller) -. l
Oakland stables b. b. Huguenot, 8. 10 u. Wep-
w. Thompsons b. C. The Drummer, (Burling-
Time, 1:23.
Won by neck, three lengths between second
and third
Post betting: 21a to i Nero. 3 to / Huguenot,
to The Drummer.
Alfred Il lO6 &C. " ebber) to ]. Charmer los
(F. Narvaez) to ], Broadchurch 116 (Look) 5 10
l, also ran.
Fifth race-Selling. Five and half furlongs
n. p. Finn's b. 6. lnkermau. 5, 125 (Eppberson)
p Webber's ch. I. Annie Moore, 4. lis u. Web
S. B. Smiths b. g. Lodi. a., ia iBosemanj
Time, 09.
Won by two lengths. one between second and
third.
Post betting: 8 20 Inkerman. to 1 Annie
Husuenot Ill (Ristine) IL to /, warrago 81
(Peters) 21s to l. also