The morning call., 1893-12-03

in the few weeks that the young Kentuck-
ian has been here he must have cleaned up
somewhere close on to $3.50
Blakeley demonstrated his great ability
as a steeplechase rider in the fourth race,
and every would-be cross-country rider
can learn something every time he sees
this artist in the saddle. Annie Race
would never have won a week ago yester-
day if BIakeey had been up op Return.
The distance was too far for Ballarat. who
is hurdle racer pure and simple. and
over distance no greater than a mile and
a sixteenth.
Midget and Charger were made favor
ties in the first race of five furlopgs, Open
ing uD at TO 2, at which price the latter
closed. the former being backed down to 8
and 9 to s. Conde, who opened at fours.
receded to twelves. his last performance
having been so poor that the talent were
totally unprepared for his display of good
form yesterday. George l. was at 40 to l.
Taking the lead at the start and making
the whole OF the running, Conde won in a
gallop by four lengths from George L, Who
beat Charger length for the place. Stone
man Is evidently going back. and Jack the
Ripper. on Nhum there was quite plunge,
ran very poorly.
Morello opened up at to Q, but so little
money was about fer him that he was
soon quoted al 3 to 5. and in some instances
to 5. He finally closed at 10 10. Real
iLatiOu WAC Wtll DdChcu Uub 10 VIII dQu lOT
the place at sixes and twos, while a very
big plunge at Zobair brought the price
against Wilbur Smiths colt down from
thirties to eights.
To splendid start Morello showed his
head in front mOmentarily, Ida Glenn TAX
ing the lead and holding it to the half,
where Real zatiOn passed her and making
the running to the end won bandily by
length from Morell0. who from last posi-
ton but one had come at a tremendous
pace, and vet easy apparently down the
straight. Zobair was third, three lengths
away. En- tering the stretch he was coming
so strongly that be had scared Peters into
going for his whip, but 1t was only scare
after all.
Don Fulano, as was to be expected,
failed to ccncede big weight to such high
class mare as Cbarmion, higher class, 1t
must be admitted. than he has ever shown
himself to be. but his owner and his friends
considered the condition of the track was
all ID his favor, and losing heavily over
ms defeat had been prepared to lose con-
slderably more. CharmiOn, who had
opened up at the same odds as the black
colt-4 to 5-finally receded to to 2. She
had the outside position the entire Journey,
but Sloan must had known that he had the
foot of Don Fulano all the way. for he won
really as he liked by length and half
at the finish looking back and without any
hard riding, though Miller had desisted
pushing his horse when he found him la bor-
ing on calling on him at the head of the
stretch.
For the steeplechase Ballarat was made
big favorlte at tn 2 at the opening of the
hooks. going to the post at to TO- The
Undine stable was fairly well backed at
to .. but after seeing even money closed at
to 8. Guadaloupe ruled at about skies.
1t was the prettiest race that has been rid
den at the meeting, and Blakeley gave n
nY nm nf - in. IN fa
iicular line. Sherwood and Ballarat led
alternately the first time round and over
the water jump. after which Return went
up into second position, finally taking the
lead on entering the stretch and winning
easily by three lengths from Ballarat.
Guadaloupe lost his bride and his Jockey
at the third jump the second time round.
Sherwood made up some ground toward
the flush after being eight lengths back,
and finished only three lengths behind
Balarat.
st. Croix was favorite In the last race at
2 to l. ABB t and Trix being next in de-
mand at TO and to 2 the mare touch
ing the frst-named price after having
opened at to 1. One bookmaker wrote
neither of their nance on his board, dis
playing wonderful foresight, as the result
proved. Lonnie B. on whom there was
strong tip out, opened at eights, was
backed down to iyes, but finally went to
the post at The flrst-named price,
Trix, aided by his ligh. weight and the
clever handling of his jockey, E. Jones,
went to the front after passing the quarter
and, retaining his advantage TO the end.
won ceverly by length from Abb z, who
had run great race through the stretch,
but who found it impossible to give the
two-year-old forty-four pounds and beat
ing. Lonnie BIS first appearance, which
thiswas, showed her to be a service
able mare in heavy going, and she will be
heard from sooner or later. st. Croix is in
very poor form just now, as his TWO last
races show.
Mr.. Ferguson handled his fields In excel
lent style yesterday, getting them off heads
apart in every instance, and without the
slightest delay.