The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-27
NAONNO NM / LNO.
A Brief Retrospect of the
Past Week.
TWO POPULAR VICTORIES.
Most Worthy Sons of the Dead
Alta.
INCREASE IN THE BETTING.
Some Jockeys and Their Winning
Mounts-Some of the Prices at
the Ramsdell Sale.

The two events in the weeks racing
which closed on Saturday calling for spec
ial mention are the victories OF Sir Reel
over Cadmus and of Don FulanO over
Nomad. The popularity which the gall
liant little son of the dead Alta and Dizzy
Blonde enjoys is due I'm doubleday to the
association of the colt with the Ashe fam
lily, by whom he as we'll as his half
brother Don Fulano. the other winner of
the week of whom mention has to be
made, were bred. The public is always
in sympathy with those who by series
of misfortunes, not of their own seeking.
no longer occupy the prominent position
in the world. be it the social
business or racing world. as they once
did. Sir Reels win in so important race
as the Fame stakes over mile and three
quarters. distance Of ground SO far in
excess of the distance OF the races that
now prevail at modern race meetings in
America, was the more appreciated and
applauded by the spectators because il
was known that one membe OF the Ashe
family still retained an interest in the colt
and was likely to have benefited consider
ably by the victnry. Sir Keel, who now
runs in Phil Archibaid'S name, is owned
by MeSsTs. Sidney Ashe and +. Reis,
cousin of j. o. Refs, who, from his recent
purchases at the Hearst and other sales.
meditates engaging in the running horse
breeding industry. Archibald is handling
the horse aud running il, as Burlingame
did, on a share. The jOckey-trainer must
have done very we'll with the horse on the
terms he had him on, and made enough
| during the spring and summer TO pay the
expenses of MS stable and yield him con-
| siderable profit.
Don Fulano's win on Saturday in the
mile and a sixteenth handicap was also a
| popular one, though the talent, who had
made Nomad The favOrte, suffered over il.
Meeting the son of WildIdle and imported
| Amelia at a difference of only three pounds
in his favor. Don FulanO gave him big
beating, for he won undersaipull by TWO
| clear open lengths, while NOmad was
ridden out hard. The time, 1:52. for the
| track, was excellent.
There was good deal of murmuring on
| Saturday over the steeplechase in connec-
ton with the change in the betting rule,
which went into force early in the pres
| ent meeting, to the effect that when
| stable has two or more candidates in
! hurdle race OF steeplechase they snail be
| coupled in the betting. This was disre-
! garded on Saturday much to the dismay of
The form student when the race fms he'd.
1 he stable did not declare to win with
either. On previous performances First
! Lap was the better Of the pair, and he was
made big favorlte at even money and 9
to 10, while his stable companion. Annie
| Race, was played at fives and SKIES The
mare, however, after making all her own
running by from eight 10 twelve lengths,
managed TO win by length from
Return under a drive, while First Lap,
who was third, nearly ten lengths behind
Return at the stretch, was within three
| lengths of the winner at the finish. 1t is
hard to find reason for changing rule
| that has been found to work admirably
in the East and against which, since its
introduction. no complaints had been
made.
The weather during the past week has
| been the worst OF the meeting and the
prospects of a change at the time Of writing
/ are not bright.
The number of boOkmakers doing bust
ness during the week was fourteen, there
being besides, OF course. the field book and
combination book, while pools are also
sold. The volume of betting is also in
creasing, which is remarkable fact con-
sidering the falling off in attendance.
| The most successful jockeys during the
week by their average were Sloane and
Madison. They each had nine mounts
and rode three winners, Sloane also riding
3 seconds and l third, while Madison rode
l second aud l third. johnny Weber'S
figures are mounts. firsts, 2 seconds and
thirds; Sullivan II mounts, 3 firsts, /
second and third; Irving IL mounts, 3
frsts and thirds; Taylor Is mounts, 3
frsts, seconds and / third.
George Miller had only three mounts,
but rode one winner and Two seconds
Charlie Weber had the greatest number
OF mounts, viz. sixteen, but only rode one
winner; be also rode three seconds
and two thirds. Hennessy, Mechanic.
Kinne and McAuliffe each rode one win
ner, and Bishop, Blakeley and Brown had
a win each in the three jumping events.
At the sale of Ira Ramsdelrs and Gar
lands horses in training Nelson. the chest
nut two-year-old colt by Duke of Norfolk,
dam Nelson. fetched $1,000, while the two
year-od FLY Normapde. by imported
Kyrle DAILY out OF Extra-t, went for $500.
These were the chief prices realized