The morning call., 1893-12-23
Board Of Stewards and
Frank Van Ness.
HIS ENTRIES REFUSED.
The Rich Thornton Handicap
Down for To-Day.
JOCKEY RAFoUR BREAKS HIS LEG
Mutineer, Lucky Dog, Wyanashott,
Tigress and Red Light Win Yes
terday's Five Events.

A bright aftern Oon saw fair-sized
crowd at the Bay District Track yesterday
afternoon for the forteth days racing
After their big winnings of the previous
day il was hardly to be expe cted that the
talent would continue in good luck, and
though TWO favOrtes and second choice
did win, the remainder was decidedly on
the wrong side of the book for them,
Amida, Pennyroyal and Abb p, all the
hottest kind of favorites. losing them
their holiday money.
There was very little talk at the track in
reference TO the action of the board of
stewards toward Frank Van Ness. The
previous night at it's meeting it had
adopted resolution to refuse all his en-
tries and requesting him to vacate the
stalls at the track occupied by him. 1t is
understood that the board had called upon
him to explain the inconsis tent running of
Zampost on Thursday as compared with
his previous performance, and that the
variable showing OF other horses in the
Elkton string was also TO form the subject
of some questioning. The non-appear-
ance OF Van Ness at the bar of the tribunal
resulted in the adoption of the afore-
mentioned resolution and the consequent
withdrawal of those of his horses which
were entered in to-day's races, viz !:
Pasba, De Bracy, Nutwood and Bill How
ard. The absence of discussion Oh the
subject rather points TO the existence of a
smoldering fire. which may burst forth at
any moment.
The fist race, for all aged maidens, over
the Futurity course, resulted in big upset
for the talent by the defeat of the heavily
PLAYED favorlte, Amida, who, opening up
at to 8, was backed down TO to and
closed at the firSt-named price. Sieben-
thAlnT'S colt tt0mra6o cfr
ond choice and carried large amount of
money at fOurs. There was very little
money for Mutneer. who was quoted at
lives throughout. The latter ran in second
and third position behind Red Bird and
Bank Note TO the eighth pole, where he
came away, and, in the drive that ensued
between him, Amida. White Cloud and
Andante, who had raced up fast from the
rear, won handily by two lengths from the
trio, who were all heads apart
Mutineer was sold for $1,000 on the
strength of his win and has paid for him.
self three or four times over what Nc
Carly paid for him only month ago.
Ratour, no rode Comrade, had his leg
broken in a collision with the fence,
which came about by his going to the whip
at the far turn.
For the second race. six-furlong handi-
cap for tWO-yeaT-Olds. Lucky Dog was
made strong favOrite by the talent at TO
3 and even money and justified their conf
dence IN class. Although he was nomi-
nally off fifth he got the best of the start
by breaking away from behind. Quickly
taking the lead he made the running from
FURRY aud Centurion, who headed the
bunch, and, never afterward headed, won
cleverly by a length from Romulus, who
was second choice at 4 to l, whose challenge
IN the last turlong he easily stalled off
Normandie was poor third, and the others
strung out. The half was run in :49 and
the tull distance in 1:15A.
Barney Sctreiber's mare Pennyroyal
was picked as a cinch for the third race, a
mile handica o for winners, and backed
down from to 5 to 4 10 8. ClacQuer ana
Royal Flush were both fairly well PLAYED
a. fours and skies, with Swiftsure at fives
and Wyanashou Dibbled at at twelves. The
favOrite and Swiftsure set the pace to the
half pole, when the bay mare was plainly
beaten. Royal Flush, Claquer and Wyana-
shott then came on in pursuit of Swift
sure. who led into the stretch by length.
Strengthened for the wire a driving finish
ensued. in which Wyanashott outlasting
the Others won from Royal Flush by a
head with Swiftsure Tapped.