The morning call., 1893-12-06
RUNNING RACES.
Strange Reversal of Form
in Midget's Case.
SHE WINS AT LONG ODDS.
The Heavy Track Misleading to
Form Players.
DEBUT OF TWO NEW JOCKEYS.
Midget, Zobair, Boston Boy, Blizzard
and Morven Carry Off the Five
Events Yesterday.
DEBUT OF TWO NEW JOCKEYS.

The fine dry weather that has prevailed
since the close of last week has had its
effect On the racing track, which has now
passed into the heavy stage. With this
comes decided change in the form of the
different horses engaged, and as cOnss-
.quence the form-player are very much al
sea. This unfortunate state of affairs
for them is liable to continue so long as
variable conditions of weather bring about
variable conditions OF track, but it some
how seems the more apparent in its effect
in connection with the running of the
horses during its present transition state
known as drying our, as will be noticed by
careful examination of the horses per-
formances under such conditions.
Some of the changes of form which were
noticeable yesterday may be accounted for
ln that way, but there was one instance
where the running OF mare as compared
with her previous performances demands
more than passing inquiry. This occurred
in the first race, which Midget won from a
field of eleven horses in easy fashion. This
mares most recent performance was on
Saturday when in among a poor class of
horses she finished absolutely last, starting
a hot second favorite at to 5. Two weeks
before she had finished tenth behind most
of the horses whom she beat so easily
yesterday, though in her previous
race she had finished fourth to Hal
Fisher. beating Joe Cotton and other good
horses. The CALL had occasion once
before TO direct attention to the reversal
of form in the case of Lottie ID, and it is
worth noting that in each case where these
horses ran and were beaten they had
started al very short price, and yet when
they are quoted at long udds they are able
te sail home easy winners. Yesterday
Midget opened up in the betting at and
went steadily back to 10 to /, there
being. IL seemed, absolutely no money in
sight for her till just as the horses went TO
the post it went in on her so fast that she
was quickly backed down to I2 to l. Her
owner. in conversation with a representa- a.
tive of The CALL, declared he had not a
dollar on her. and the natural query as TO
who backed her remains unanswered
The talent still continues in bad luck.
not really decided favorite getting home
first.
The debuts of the two most recent ar
rivals in the jockey line-Carr and Jor-
dan-were watched with considerable in
terest. and their ability in their profession
was at once recognized. and that too
though neither rode a winner. Jordan
had three mounts and was close second
twice, that position being gained on each
= occasion by downright good riding. Carr,
though he did not show 20 such a good ad-
vantage, being on inferior horses, gave
such evidence Of his powers as TO be al
ways in demand. Jordan's ride on Adoph,
horse who has recently been trained
over the sticks, was his best piece of work.
The clever McCarty family, pere ct fils.
showed what they can do with what was
castof from another stable 10 Mntineer,
who was within an ace Of winning the last
race. 1t was'a pleasure to witness their
success Yesterday with Blizzard, Adolph
and MutiDeer, and it was the hope of
many that the two last had been we'll
backed for place money.
The starting again gave not the slightes.
cause for complaint. Thelma perhaps got
the worst of the sendoff in the last race.
but through no fault OF Mr. Ferguson or
OF the filiy's jockey. but simply and solely
through tendency on her part to act
badly at the post. tendency which once
before also cost her race. There was a