The morning call., 1893-05-21
THE RACES OVER.
Runners Will Race Next
at Oakland.
HORSEMEN MOSTLY LOSERS.
RedIight, Montaiva, Little Esperanza,
Alexis, st. Patrick, TilIie S and
GuadaIoupe Win Races.
HoRsEMEN MOSTLY LOSERS.

the last days racing commenced yester- |
day afternoon, but when the seven races
had been run it descended from its posi- |
tion on the balcony, took position on the
ground in front OF the clubhouse and !
played for the consolation of the many |
who became financially embarrassed by
the way the ponies ran such airs as ''Auld
Lang Syne" and There Is No Place Like
Home"
The last-named ever popular melody
caught The ear OF the generous public who
attend the races, and winners and losers
alike smiled the same smile of satisfaction
and on the whole looked happy.
The racing tax en- as a whole, was con
Quoted very satisfactorily. and most of the
racing that looked in any way crooked was
caused by the bad and Indifferent training
of horses by a lot Of incompetent trainers.
The judges, Messrs. Riley, Trevathan
and Brough, did their work very accrpt-
ably, and Starter James Is. Ferguson, al
though he had off days on which he
handled the fag very badly. demonstrated
on numerous other occasions that he was
a good starter, and beyond a doubt proved
that he was trying to give a square deal
ali around.
Yesterday and for few days previous
his starting has been excellent, and he
should be given the credit that is due him.
During the meeting several people have
been ruled off the track, but as the evil
l-nce of crookedness has been very slight
'ganst them it is proba BILE that they will
- given another chance.
One thing about the meetings of the
Blood-horSe Association ana the Califor-
MIA Jockey Club, which was practically
one meeting, ana one that lasted thirty
seven days, is that it has never been
cQualed In the history of the State. a
good class of horses has contested for the
liberal purses, and the attendance has
always been large enough to demonstrate
that racing has taken hold on the public.
A few men like Colonel Dan Burns, the
millionaire mining man. Jimmy Coleman.
the capitalist, I. Il Williams, VIII, Sc oc-
cupatiOn is gwen in the directory as the
same as COleman's. Adolph Spreckels. an
owner of various interests. Charles VIE
land,and few others have won consider
able money.
Among the owners, F. II. Williams Jr..
b. c. Holly, w. OBJ. Macdonough, Charles
Boots and Matt Storm won most of the
money, and outside Of them one cannot
find an owner that is anything ahead of the
meeting, although occasional purses fell in
their way.
The jockeys have been having a hard
time collecting money for their mounts.
and this is certainly evidence to the effect
that most Of the horsemen are losers on
the meeting,
Tie bookmakers Jared very we'll the last
few weeks. and if the public won any
money from them during the first few
weeks racing they got it all back by the
successive defeats OF favoTites.
With the exce.tion Of the big or rich
hOrsemen all those now quartered at the
track will go to Oakland, where racing
will begin on June 6. Running races can
not really be said to be over.
The racing yesterday had every condi-
tion to make il favorable. The weather
was fine, the track good. the fields large
and the starting excellent.
The Webber b0ys-who, with George
Miller, Johnny EppersOn and Joe Mar
vaez. who is now on the ground. form the
only quintet of real jockeys on the track
did nobIy yesterday. Johnny rode two
winners and a second, and that favorite
little brother Charley rode three winners
in very clever style.
The selling event at four furlongs
brought out the best lot of sprinters that
ever was on the course.
There was Joe d. Redlight. Nellie Van,
Annie Moore, Gypsy Girl, Cyclone, Jack
the Ripper and couple of others. 1t
looked hard to pick the winner but the
talent settled upon Redlight. whom they
made an even-money favOrite. Gypsy Girl
was the second choice. the others having
long odds against them. Cyclone, Annie
L
to the stretch, where the latter drew away
from them and held Annie Moore safe to
the wire.
Joe D should have got tie place, but
Webber on Moore outrode his rider King,
and beat him in the last few jumps by
nose.
The second race. fve- furong dash for
two-year-olds. was a rOmp for Johnny
Webber's mount, Montalva, who ran his
field to death over the first quarter. and
won handily from the favorite Romuus in
;04 Warrago was third. beating Silver
State a nose.
That game little mare Esperanza. the
fayorite in the handicap at mile, was
rushed to the front by young Webber at
the first turn, when the whole field
bumped each other all over the track. and
won ali the way by two lengths. Nellie
G. an TO l chance, secured the place by
three lengths from Red Cloud, who beat
the greatly fancied Solitude and Nero
easily.
Alexis, a tw-oyear-old, belonging to
Billy Jonathan, beat lot of aged horses
in five and half furlong dash. Every
body wanted to see Billy's colt win, and
his friends were very happy over his sue
cess.
Alexis. who was slight favorite over
Mount Carlos. let that horse lead to the
stretch. Then young Webber hustled him
to the front and finished very easy win
ner in 1:o9A. Connaueht. sixteenth
from home, passed the tired Mount Car
los and secured the place.
ST. Patrick. the favorite In the selling
event at mile, won practically from flag
fall to finish, owing TO the exceptionally
clever riding of Charley Webber, who
seemed away above himself. Huguenot,
well ridden by Peters, snatched The place
in the last few jumps from Quarterstaff,
beating him nose. The mile was run in
1:42. Sir Rel. a well-backed second
choice, got cut out In the stretch, other
wise he might have been fighting for the
money at the finish.
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