The morning call., 1893-12-09
twos Victress was fairly we'll supported
1T fours all through. while Fitzsimmons'


ut fours all through. while Fitzsimmons'
price receded from fves to sevens.
Gladiator, with Burlingame up, made
the running tn the stretch, attended by
Fitzsimmons. Lonnie b and Victress.
always close up. The last named raced TO
the front when they had come well into
the stretch, and drawing away at every
stride won pulling up by two lengths from
Flzsimmons, who. although passed by
Lonnie at the drawgate, finished so
strongly as to deprive her after all of place
honOrs.
Hanpy Day had the call Of Boston Boy
ana Quarterstaff in the betting OF the
gelding was we'll backed at 9 TO and went
10 the post at twos. while Boston Boy,
VINO had opened uD at 5 to .. receded
slightly and closed at threes. which was
also Quarterstaff's price. Bridal Ven
carried some money at SKIES and elghtS.
boston Boy and Happy Day had the most
exciting finish of the day, the first named
only escaping defeat by The narrowest of
margins and owing his victory entirely to
lrving's remarkably good Judgment, pres
ence Of mind and vigorous riding when
Happy Day challenged him so deter
mnedly at the drawgats. Both had
trailed the lightweights. Bridal Veil and
Duke Stephens TO the stretch, where the
first named had run herself 10 a standstill.
( The strong pace she set will be appreciated
when it is stated that Motto was unable 10
get within striking distance Of McCartys
filly. The first quarter was run in :24Ha
and the half in :50R. Although too tired
TO stall off the challenge of Boston Boy
and Happy Day, the two llghtweights I'm
shed close third and fourth.
The fourth event, selling race. five fur
/ longs, tor tw o-year-olds, saw Clara White
and Cen turion first anu second choices at
the close at to 2 and 9 TO respectively.
A
while Lovedal received only moderate sup
port at tens. Centurion, the topweigh. in
This race, gave a remarkable exhibition of
gameness and speed, for cOnceding humps
of weght to that fast fillv, NoTmandie, he
had TO fight out every inch Of the way with
her. Normandie's resolute and deter
mined challenge at the finish was a rare
bit of good game running, such as is lot
oflen seen. Bordeaux, who finished fourth,
was coming so fast at the finish that had
/ he been off in the first flight Holly's geld
! ing would have had to put up with second
position.
O'Bee, on whom a colossal tip had been
/ circulated, opened up momentarily at Co
/ 1, but to was the very best price OBJ
tain able about him the rest of the time.
Raphaels was second choice at threes,
with Mutineer at Z TO 2, and both were
we'll played.
Irving, on the favorite, sent him to the
| front without delay, ana making every
post winning one. landed him home in a
/ gallop, winner by length from Ra.
phaels and Mutineer.
The racing to-day promises to be even
better than yesterday, the very greatest in-
tereSt naturally being centered in the
| Quickstep stakes, in which magnificent
field of the highest class of two-year-olds
will be seen contending.
Day by day news reaches the city OF
| horsemen who are on the way here tC
spend the winter in California for the sake
of the racing. The latest advices to THE
! CALL announce the arrival here next sun.
day morning of c. Walton, well-known
Eastern b0okmaker, with his string OF
! eight horses.
! Ed Corrigan also wires thai he leaves
Chicago to-day. bound for San Francisco,
with eighteen horses, and these will not
be the only re-enforeements to occur within
the next week.