The morning call., 1893-12-09
( RUNNING RACES.
The Largest Fields of the
Meeting.
tRREPROACHABLE STARTS.
suspension of Miller Over Last
Saturdays Race.
EXPECTED NEW ARRIVALS.
EXPECTED NEW ARRIVALS.
Georgetown, Victress, Boston Boy,
Centurion and O'Bee Prove the
Winners of Yesterday.

There was an immense crowd at the
Bay District track Yesterday afternoon.
and they enjoyed the biggest and best
days racing of the meeting so far
The betting was exceptionally spirited
and as two hot first favorites and three
heavily played second choices pulled off
the events the talent must have had some
what the best OF the deal
The fields were big, fTty-five horses, an
average of eleven in each race, appearing
in all. In spite of difficulties unappre-
cisted by the casual observer, who too
often views the starting through glasses
trimmed by the dollars invested on some
particular horse, Mr.. Ferguson never did
such excellent work with the flag as be
did yesterday. and it can be safely said
that no man in America could possibly
nave done any better. as, for instance, in
the fourth race. when a field of thirteen
two-year-olds came into his hands end
were almost as quickly out of them, and
that. too. In most perfect alignment.
1n the first race, run over the Futurlty
course, GEORGETOWN was a consistent first
choice at 8 to 2 and 2 to /, and a great deal
OF money was invested on him at that
price. This WAS his tenth start at the
meeting and yet he came TO the post as
fresh as a daisy and proved himself the
best horse in the race. Waiting on Ida
Glenn to the half he passed her almost
under pull and coming on won galloping
from Blizzard, who as easily disposed of
the others, Ida Glenn finishing a poor
third Blizzard had not carried much
money, having opened up at skies and re-
ceded TO twelves, but Ida Glenn and Conde
had been fairly well supported, the latter
especially at to-
shortly after the betting had opened up
for this race and the Jockeys had weighed
out a telephone message was received bv
the clerk of the scales from the president
suspending Miller pending instructions.
As he had weighed out for Sympathetic's
Last this led to new book being made,
and Holly had to find another Jockey.
: On inquiry it was learned that the board
of stewards intend holding an investiga-
tion with reference to Miller's riding of
Don Fuano in the Santa Anita handicap
last Saturday. What developments have
occurred since to bring about such an in
Qriry tits difficult to surmise, and pending
any sensational evidence affecting MiIier's
status as hrstclaSs rider of unblemished
character. THE CALL abides by its opin-
ion. expressed then and since then that
Miller was JustiheNA in refraining from
driving out Don Eulano in what he felt to
be a. hopeless struggle last Saturday. If
eitherrdce was false-run race it was yes
te7fay's. and that was due to the different
tat ;{css pursued by a different jockey on
CHro3ion. The result of the investigation
wil.tsse awaited with interest and further
remarks must be deferred till il is known.
Another gigantic field of fourteen horses
went TO the post in the second race, mile
selling. Lonnie. was installed favorite
at ). TO 2 and Ess soon backed down to