The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-15
MARIGOLD'S FEAT.
The Mare Beats the Coast
FOur=Mile Record.
LOWERS 1T FIVE SECONDS.
Closing Meeting of the California
Jockey Ciub-Running Ma
hogany Derby Race.

The largest crowd since the opening of
the California Jockey Club races visited
the Bay District track yesterday. Fully
5000 people were there. The event OF
the day was the trial of Marigold,
who won the four-mile race on January 2,
to beat all records.
She beat the fOur-mile record of 1851,
which was held by Wildidle, easily, making
it in 1904. The worlds record is held by
Ten Brock, at 7:15A, made in Louisville,
KY, September 81, 1876. carrying los
pounds. According to the agreement made
with the Blood-horse Association Marigold
was to carry 104 pounds or over, and if she
beat the Pacific Coast record of 1854 she
was to receive a purse OF $1,000. If she beat
the worlds record of 7:15A she was to re-
ceive purse of $4,000.
When seen by CALL representative
after beating the coast record Marigold
looked as fresh as a daisy. Marigold is by
Miller out of Katie Pease. Katie Pease was
famous mare over "cup distance" In
1874 A. S. Gage of Chicago bought Katie
Pease at Saratoga on the recommendation
OF John +. Brewster, the present secretary
of the Washington Park Club. for the pur-
pose of running for a rich stake offered in
California at f0ur-mie heats. She won,
beating Joe Daniels, Thad Stevens. True
Blue and Others She was by Planet, out of
Minnie Mansfield. by Glencoe, and her
daughter, Marigold, comes honestly by her
ability to go the route" SINGS the four
mile race which she won on January 2 she
has not run o race. Every morning
since she was tried out for two miles. but
never more, except on last Friday, when she
was run two and half miles. Her owner.
NJ. Storm. was confident OF her beating the
coast record, il not the world.
Inf nf no inv 90
rather poor, with one or two exceptions,
though the track was good and an ideal day,
as there was sun shining in the faces of the
horses and the wind was blowing very
lightly.
The first race was for winners of one race
since October %, 1892, at five furl0ngs, for
$500. Gypsy Girl and Stoneman were the
favorites at a TO ! chance; but the tip was
out on Little Tough, who was selling at 10
to 1. AT the start Gypsy Girl was first. jim
K second and Nipper third, the rest being
all in bunch. The same positions were
kept until the stretch, when Ida Glenn came
up second and Stoneman third, Gypsy Girl
retaining the same position. The struggle
then commenced. Jackson. who was riding
Little Tough easy up to the stretch, COM
menced 10 fog, with the result that Little
Tough came past Ida Glenn and Stoneman
on eallop and ran neck ahead of Gypsy
Girl. which she kept until the finish, Ida
Glenn coming in third. Time. :01R.
The second race was handicap, six fur
longs, for all ages, for a purse of S4O0.
There were only three entries. Lottie Mills,
who sold at II to 5, Happy Day to 5 and
Iris filly 2 to l.
The talent played the FLY pretty heavily,
but the general impression was that SIX fur
longs YVES too much for her, considering the
ages of the horses against her. At the drop
Of the flag Iris FLY was in the lead, Lottie
Mills second and Happy Day third. The
20
when the work told CT the ily and Nlcols
drove i0ttie Mills up past her, and at about
half way Happy Day also ran ahead OF her,
which positions were held up to the finish.
Time, 1872.
The next was the event of the day-Mari-
gold TO beat all records. The pools were
selling freely at to 5 that she would not
beat the coast record of 7 Is, 3 to that she
would not make 81 and to l that she
would beat Ten Broeck'S record of 7:1jA.
Every mile after the frat horses were used
as pacemakers. and in the last mile Gen.
treIla, Marigold's half-sister and stable CON-
pani0n, ran alongside of her. The first
mile was made in / 80, the second in 3 AS,
the third in 5: 1881 and the finish of the four
miles in 7:20A, beating the coast record by
"a seconds.
The next race was one mile for winners
since October 20. 1892. At the close, Re-
volyer was the favorite at 2 10 1, Initiation
3h to and Cyclone 8 to l. Macy who had
lost on the foregoing races were pnt on
their feet by this race. Revolver was
backed very heavily by the talent who
took into consideration Fridays race, which
Revolver won easily from Initiation.
at the start Initiation got off first, Revolt
yer second. Cyclone third and the others
all in bunch. The same positions were
kept until they got 20 the stretch. when
Miller, who was fiogging Revolver, drove
him ahead of Initiation, which he kept up
to the fuisb the others keeping the same
positions as IN the stretch. Time, l AS,
Eight horses started In the next race, a
consolation five furlongs. Dewdrop. who
was selling freely at 10 to /. got off first and
kept it until the finish with Huguenot Sec
ond and Guadeloupe third. Time. 1:02.
The next was another consolation race.
1t finished about the same as the one be-
fore. Alfred Is. who was another 10 to
chance, came in first, with Flora Z claiming
place. The favorte, McGinnis' First, came
struggling in third. Time, 1:02.
The seventh and last was a mahogany
Derby race. 1t was the cause of much
merriment to the spectators. Six horses
were ridden by six black jockeys, most Of
whom were poor riders. AT the start, which
was very poor one on account of the rid
ers, Altus took the lead. which he kept all
around the track. beating Folly, who came
in second, by few lengths.
Yesterday was the last meeting of the
California Jockey Club.
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Eight hundred and sxty-three persons
were killed and 741S injured on the railways