The morning call., 1893-12-07
RUNNING RACES.
Another Disastrous Day
for the Talent.
MONOWAPS HOLLOW WIN.
Mistake in Placing Horses In
vites Discussion.
MORELLO is TO RUN TO-DAY.
De Bracy, Middleton, Hal Fisher and
Lewis Carry Off the Other
Events Yesterday.

There was some remarkably good racing
yesterday at the Bay District track, the
twenty-eighth day of the present meeting,
though the talent, from their point of view,
that is, measuring it by the standard of
pecuniary profit to themselves, would not
allow it. Middleton was the only real
favorite that won for them, though Hal
Fisher nomnally occupied that position at
the close of the betting il the fourth race,
the weight of money actually being be-
hind Georgetown. But it was in the other
races that they came so hopelessly TO grief
In their attempt to pick winners, outsiders
IN each instance giving the bookmakers a
rare clean up.
mistake on the part of the judges In
placing the third horse in the third race
will cost the association some small
amount of money in satisfying the few
claims of those who backed Bridal Veil
for the show, and it is lucky thing that
it was not more prominent position that
she occupied. Some few years ago in the
case Of Red Light and Baggage some
what similar mistake cost the Washington
| PARK management $4,000, Baggage, who
was neXt to last, being placed first by the
| Judges, while Red Light, who actually won
| by four lengths, was put where Baggage
belonged. In the race yesterday the error
arose in the failure on the part of the
judges to distinguish between the two
horses belonging to Dan McCarty and run
ming in his cOlOrs. It is claimed that the
numbers were wrong, but that can hardly
| be allowed as an excuse, even if the mis-
take occurred, which the stable deny,
and which mistake at any rate
| of the public, and should have been
noticed by the judges, as the horses went
| to the post and there recufied. But whether
or not the saddle cloths carried by the pair
had been anknowingly changed by some
| accident that is surely outside the main
issue. One OF the chief qualifications the
public look for in judge is his superior
knowledge of and familiarity with the
horses running. their riders, owners COL
ors and other such details. In the case
Snuer S discussion the coioTs happened to
be the same, but one of the pair was
chestnut, the other bay; one wore ban
dages, the other none. But setting all this
on one side 1t may justly be asked if the
numbered saddle cloth is TO be taken as
the sole distinguishing mark to enable
| Judge 10 reach decision as regards the
place which the horse occupies at the fin
lsh OF race, what enables him TO careful
ly observe and distinguish between the diff
ferent horses during a race and how is be
| able TO speak with any certainty as to the
strone-armed tactics of any particular
jockey or any display of bad riding that
should call for explanation and punish
meDt?
The starting yesterday gave rise TO some
complaints on the part of the hackers of
favoTites, and Mr.. Ferguson, 1t is true, did
seem to exercise littls undue haste in
getting two of his fields off, though it can
not be said that he favored any one par
tlcular horse. Ii was unfortunate that On
each occasion not only did the winner get
the best OF the sendOff but the favortes
| in ha
Monowaps Impressive win in the third
race was as unexpected as it was exaspe-
rating, when one remembers how poorly
he performed last Wednesday, when his
owner backed him heavily. while yester-
day he ran practically unplayed. His win