The morning call., 1893-01-20

ings. and did rushing. profitable business.
The weather was most proDiti0us Tor rae
ing. and the track. having dried consider
ably since the recent Storm was in a fair
eond tion.
Geraldine was hot favorile with the
"bookies'' in the first race. and the speedy
mare sold ct odds of to against to on
Queen Bee, 6 10 on Charger, TO on Jack
the Ripper. and 100 TO l on Myrtle.
Geraldine was in much better condition
than on last Saturday, and her hackers
were not disappointed with her perform
ance. From the start to the finish oil the
five furoDgs she had everything her own
way. On the stretch she increased the lead,
and won by two lengths in 1:02A. Charger
was second and Queen Bee thru.
In the second race, which was handicap
of six furlOngS, Charmer was the fayorlte
at odds OF to 3. and hose BUD came next
at TO l. There were six entries and twice
as many false starts before the racers got
off, When the flag was dropped c. E.
Trevatban's AerOlite took the lead, but the
mare was a 10 TO 1 shot. and no one
expected her to win. Therefore nobody was
disappointed when Aer0llte was passed on
the stretch by the faster flyers. Alto MO
made little squirt but quickly subsidized.
Before half tie stretch was trayersed Rose
Bud was pressing ahead and ran under the
wire length ahead Of the fav0rite in 1:1694.
Charmer was second. however, and length
ahead Of Quarterstatf, who gained third
place.
The third event was a selling affair of six
furlongs and there were four starters.
"Bookies" were not anxious 10 bet against
Lottie Mills, the favOrite, and offered odds
of ouly to 3, against to l on Mabel NJ, 8
to l on Santa Fe and 90 TO Oh Little Tough
AT the start Santa Fe and Little Tough
were soon two lengths ahead Of Lotte
Ia nd Ma n ROnn1-
ing the half-post Lottie Mills skipped mer-
riy ahead and stayed there to the wire. win
ming easily by five lengths in :l64. Mabel
Nj gained second place by length and Santa
Fe was third. Little Tough, who started
out so bravely, was last in the dim distance.
Misty Morn was the favorite in the last
race which was over course of one mile
and 100 yards. She sold at 3 to 8. PEsper-
ANA 10 /, and Democrat 3 to !. Democrat
started in the lead, but was passed at the
quarter-post by PE,psranza, with Misty
Morn closely following From the half to
Democrat brought up the rear Twas a
pretty race in the stretch. but Jockey RYAN
made fatal mistake when he caused !, rs
perauZa to take the outer course. Before
PEsperapZa recovered. Misty Morn was a
length ahead and won in :50B. Democrat
was only half a length behind the little
PEspeTanZa at tue finish.
Appended are the summaries of The day S
events:
SUMMARIZES.
OAKLAND TRACK, january 19. 1898. Third
day of the winter meeting; weather fine; track fair.
First race-Five furiongs for ali ages; purse $500
Maltese villa stables eh. m Geraldine. a. by Grin
T Baiiy's CHI g Charger a, l07 (spence) ........ 2
Howard Leach's b. m. Queen Bee A, lOl &c. :,
oianey'' Time :ogai. '''''''''''
Bettng-l to Geraldine, TO Charger, to
JACK the Ripper 1O7 Oh. smith). to 1. and
Myrtle. lOl (fallyl. 100 TO J. also ran
Second race-Handicap for three-year-olds; six
Jones a. Bybees b. m. Rosebud 5, By st Paul.
G = Ksnnedy's en- +. charmer, S. liz w.
H D. brown: B. h oaarter,ts s 10 barry
Time 1:l634
Won by a length, a length between second and
lettings to 8 Charmer. to 1 Ros, bud, to /
Alto Mino 81 &C. Clancy. 10 to l. Dona Lila 81
also ran.
laird raee-selling: for three-y Odds. Six fur
longs purse. $3.50.
Rics abough Earp's b. M Lottle Mills. s. by Cot
Clark, dam Gratitude, IA (NtchoS) .............
Idaho stables b. g. Little Tough, 4, 90 (Hanni-
J. Eeaveys b. M Mabel ii 5 lo7 C. cancsiJ.
Time l:l6I4
Won by FIVE lengths, "A length between second and
third.
BettIng-l to Lottie Mills. 20 to Little Tough.
santa Fe, 100. Spence. s TO l. also ran.
Fourth srace-Handicsp: one aud sixteenth
miles: free for all; purse $500.
). j. Jones b. m. Misty Morn. s. by st. Paul-why
Not. ia f<ichos) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Encino stables CHI IN fEsperanza, a. 80 (Ryan). H..
H. Daniels CHI. z. democrat. 4, los (Remstine).
Time. :5U1@.
Won bv length half a length between second
aud third.
Belttng3 to Misty Morn, TO l PEsperanza,
8 to l Democrat
Death unfolded its wings at the Oakland
racetrack yesterday and the sprit of one OF
the best-known turfmen on the coast fitted
away to eternal rest. Uncle" John Will
liams. the veteran trainer. was found dead
In his room at Ben Wright's hotel soon
after sunrise Pneumonia was tho cause of
death. Few men were better known or had
more friends among turfmen than honest
Uncle" John. He was born in Springfield,
KY, in 1891 aud was trained to the turf from
boyhood. In 1872 he came to California,
bringing with him the two noted horses,
Chicago and Henry. Later he brought out
Patchen Girl and Graves. AS trainer he
had few equals. His last services were for
Dan MeCariy's stable during the past sum-
mer. Deceased was widower, and his
only surviving relatives are Eephews and
neces, who reside at Springfield, Ky.