The morning call., 1893-12-24

gave ii. five furiopgs mistake which cost
hackers who did not visit the track tidy
little sum of money, Georgetown. for some
reason or other, which TO form student
was inexplic able considering the weight
he carried, was made favorite and played
as IL there was nothing else in it at and
2b to ]. Castro and Condo, who were at
fOurs and threeS straight, were heartily
supported for place, while outside One
Dime and Bordeaux. who were an offer at
Fights. the rest WIRE at odds from twen
ties IT, sixties. Ichi Ban was certainly
quoted at tens, bnt was not backed.
Charger and Georgetown showed promi-
Dently for the first part of the journey.
After the field was well into the stretch
the race looked to lie between Castro.
Condo and Bordeaux, who were uneX-
pectedly joined after they had passed the
drawgate by Ichi Ban and George l.. and
these five finished heads apart. Castro
gaining the verdict by head from lchi
Ban.
McAuiiffe again gave the public taste
of his riding ability. The Australian is
certainly in fine form just now.
the hands Of good capable jockey. could
not have lost, however.
The second race for maidens over the
Futurlty course resulted in an easy victory
Tor Zaragoza. who was picked as the winner
by the Ia ent auG well backed at 10 9.
lead for the first furlopg. when Border
Lassie joined Remus and they led 10 the
far turn. ZaragoZa went to the front en-
terlng The stretch and had not the slight
est difficulty in winning by three lengths
from Remus, who was as far in front of
Bonnie LaSsie.
NicOdemus fell going round the far turn
and threw Morris, who escaped unhurt
luckily. There had been plunge on
NicoGemus, who, opening at twenties. had
gone to the post at fours.
The third race was the Thornton handi-
cap. Rudolph opening at half point less
than Wildwood and the Undine stables
pair (coupled) was made favorite at the
close, quoted then at To s. with II to on
offer Tor Cadmus and Racine and fours OBJ
tainable about Wildwood, Charmion being
at fifteenS straight and twos for a show,
the last-named transaction being about the
best thing or the day. Racine and Char
mlon made the running and wearing each
other out TO the stretch, where Wildwood.
running easily. closed up and. heading
Charmion at the eighth pole, ran home all
easy winner by three lengths in front of
Cadmus, who got The place by head from
the fasi-tiring Charmion. The times we're:
Is 10, "a %. Is 374. p :52, % 1:0j, "a rs.
Is I;311@. mile :451a, IL 80. IL 2:12A.
The steeplechase over the shor. course,
one and quarter miles, was one of the
events that has taken place at the meet
ing. the horses shifting positions continu-
0usly and The result being considerably
in doubt till after the last hurdle was
taken. The winner turned I'D in the out
slider FL Dorado, who managed in drive
to beat First Lap out by three lengths. the
favorite. Templemore, being beaten off.
The last event, iye-furlong race,
brought smiles To the faces of the talent,
who were wise enough in their generation
TO stand by Barney Schneider. Broad
head was played down from twos to even
money and TO 8. and that in spite Of the
widest imaginable plunge on Gordius.
GusSie for some unexplained reason was
left severely alone at tens and twelves.
Broadhead, after indulging The Lark
with the lead for the first hundred yards,
went to the front and running we'll
within himself won by length from
Gussie, who got the place by head from
Gordius.
The entries for Christmas days races,
the programme CT which includes "The
Old PEI per Steeplechase. will be pub
lished tomorrow.