The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-22
AN EVEN THING.
Favorites and Outsiders
Both Win.
THE SIX RACES ARE HALVED.
Excellent Sport and Some Very Close
Finishes-Good Time Made-A
Large Attendance.

warm and no wind. quick starts and close
finishes, with the winners equally divided
between the favoTites and rank outsiders.
The 'bOokies" were juhilnnt, clearing up on
the day away ahead of the betting. No phe-
nomenal bets were made. the races being
much too hard to guess for the plungers.
Some little dissatisfaction was expressed
as to the way in which Ell Rayo was ridden
in the fourth race and Joe Cotton in the
fifth race, but there was no apparent reason
for the growl. II was charged that E. Rayo
was not ridden to win. and that Joe Cotton
was "j0ckeyed" with the aid OF Motto, but
the judges and vast majority OF the out
sders failed TO see any grounds for the
charges. Miller who rode Cotton, and who,
by the way, is considered one OF the best. if
not the best jockey now at the track. was
called up and questioned by the judges, but
easily convinced them that there was no
foundation for the registered kick" tn at
had been made by a few who backed Joe
Cotton.
The only exciting event of the day was
the arrest and removal from the grand stand
during the last race of middle-aged man,
who was under the influence of liquor and
who insulted a lady sitting near him.
In the six races programmed for yester-
day there were fOrty-three entries and six
scratched horses, namely: Sidney and Quar-
terstaff in the second race, Quartersta A
again in the fourth race, TrumbO and
Guadalupe in the fifth race and Amanda +
in the sixth race
In the first race, selling. half a mile, for
two ear-olds, tie seven starters were sent
away on almost even terms at the second
break. The race was pretty one. Bor-
deauX. the favorite. winning handily by
three lengths under punishment that seemed
wholly unnecessary.
The winner being such a hot favorite in
the betting, all the interest seemed centered
in the second place. which the Electricity
colt took from Cherokee, the place fayorite,
by TWO lengths.
In the second race, seven furlongs. for
three-year-olds, there was again universal
northumberland left all the bet
ting once more TO the second place and
show" horses. 1t was conceded by all
that. barring accident, Charmion must win,
ana consequently 1t cost $40 to stand a
| chance of winning So on the game mare
| The start was good one on the third
| breakaway, with Drummer in the lead,
| CharmiOn close up and the others punched.
! Miller. on the fayorite, let the other horses
| lead until the turn into the stretch, and
| then gave Charmion her head. She won
''in walk by two lengths, Steadfast be-
ing in the place, length and half ahead
of Drummer. Considerable money was won
on Steadfast for the place, Drummer being
the favoriie.
Beauty colt was hot favorlte in the
| third race, five iurlOngs, for two-year-Uld
| maidens, but the sh7rt-enders piled loads OF
money on Claire, Ovation, Seaside and
! GuSsie, both straight and place. and beat
| the books. On the third attempt Ferguson
| got the six horses away on almost even
| terms. 1t was an unusually pretty start.
| Gusse had the best of the flag. with Ova-
| ton and the Beauty colt in the order
! named. The race was good one until the
| stretch was reached, ana then Seaside drew
away, winning easily by five lengths. with
| Ovation IN second place, length ahead of
| Beauty colt
In the fourth race. selling, one mile and a
furlong, the talent could see only one horse,
FL Rayo, who brought 10 10 In the books.
As place horse Garcia was slight favor
| ite at TO l over AlmOnt at TO l, the horses
| selling al 4 and 10 l respectively as win
ners. Garcia seemed determined TO exhibit
every bit Of i'll temper ia his shapely body
| at the starting post and sorely tried the
| patience Of the starter and the spectators.
! Finally, after dozen attempts, the six
| horses in the race were sent away on almost
even terms, there being a head between AL
| mont in the lead aud Ell Rayo, and the same
! distance between tile latter horse and Gar
ella, who were first of. Early in the race
Garcia forged ahead and raced neck and
neck with FL Rayo for the greater part OF
| the distance from the half home. In the
streth the favOrite seemed to tire and Gar
cia won out by good half length, Ell Ray o
| second, ten lengths ahead OF AlmOnt. Then
| came the murmur that Ell Rayo had not
been ridden to win. but the growlers were
| few, and when asked for reasons for theiI
| opinions were unable to do more than say
| that Fl RnyO should have won. The truth
Is that Garcia was in excellent form and
was well ridden by Weber, while Clancy
| on Fl Rayo had 10 punish his mount al
every stride for The last half mile in order
10 finish second.
1t kept the people guessing to pick q
! winner between Joe Cotton aud Motto.
both selling a Z 10 ) in The fifth race. sell
| ing, five and a half furlongs. Outsiders
! 'svOred WyanashOtt at 10 ], with Lod
IT place or show at 20 to ], while Charger
TrIed considerable money. one, two, three
The race from start TO finish was the
prcttiest OF the day. Getting away on very
even terms, the horses ran punched for a
| furlOng, when NyanashOtt, Joe Cotton and
| Motto drew away from the Others and
began a struggle for victory that became
| intensely exciting as they neared the wire
Cotton led into the stretch, with Motto q
| neck behind him, and in the turn Motto
seemed 10 press Cotton away from the pole,
making him lose ground rapidly. BUtt
Cotton and Motto were running in the
middle Of the track. when c. Webber, who
was riding Wyauashott. piled whip and
spur and, hugging the inside fence. cams
down the stretch like a Whirlwind. Motto
and Cotton turned in aud chased the leader,
but couldn't catch the chestnut colt, who
finished under whip and spur head the
best of Motto, who was a head the best o.
Cotton, both of the latter being driven Il
their utmost.
After the race Miller's riding OF Cotton
was criticized, but the jockey convinced thu
judges that MOttO's position at the turn oil
the bomes;reteb was such as to leave hin
no other course than to 60 wide unless ht
fouled the FLY.
The last race Of the day, selling, half
mile. for two-year-olds. resulted in
surprise, and close finish as the ending o
an exciting race. Silver Plate was favor
lite. with Carmel next, and any amount o
hackers at long odds for the other six horses
in the race. There was a quick start,
hard run, and Carmel won by head, will
Happy Band and Polaski nose and nose,
dead heat, for second place.
SUMMARIES.
BAY DISTRICT TRACK. April Il. ls93.-weathe
clear aud warm; track fair.
FIRST race-Selling, half mile, for two-year ODDS
/: }. Roses Blk C. bordeaux. ,, by imp. Mariner,
D. Dennsons b, c. LIeetrlcity, 2. by Joe Daniels
W A. Gl6sons g. C. Cherokee, ], b.. Fellow Charm.
lO9 (Burlingame) -. -,.:..-.................
Won bsndily by two lengths, TWO lengths betwee
second anu third.
! Post betting bordeaux to 5. Electricity to
T. Scratch tcoomDs) 8 to I, Corn Cob tNarvae7
20 to ]. Mntiaeer tking) 20 to l, Queen OF Scot
Second race-Seven furlougs, for three-year- old.
Dan Miller's Gu. m. Charmlon, 3, by ryrant, II
W: 7. Smiths n steadfast 8, BY so6Iante. 100
W Thompsons h h. drummer s. by I'D Gorrisan.
l24 %. WebberJ 49,. ....................
Time :30A.
Won By length and half under strong pull,
length and = half between second and third.
Post betting: charmioH TO 10. Steadfast so t
l. Drummer 5 to !.
Imp. Atossa (Donathan) SO to ! also ran.
ThirIy race-Five furIongs, for two-year-ol
maidens
T. siebenthaler's CHI. T. Seaside, 2, by imp Mar
ID, Denulsons b. I. ovation. 2, by Three Cheers
los (Cancy)
Emwood stock farms b. C. Beauty colt, 2. by
imp. BTutus, lib (RstIne) Observation-Disclosures,
Time. :02.
Won easily by five lengths, length between Sc
oUd and third.
Post betting: Seaside to j. Ovation 8 to
Beauty colt to 5.
CIaire (SnIElvan) to l. Fortuna (Spencel is