The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-30

manager, T. II. Williams Jr., will continue
racing on the same days, for the next three
weeks.
Judge Clinton c. Riley. who has given
great satisfaction at the meeting just closed,
will preside, while James R. Ferguson will
do the starring. Mr.. Ferguson has not been
az his best, aud has caused whole lot of
dissatisfaction. Yesterday he gave II. d.
Browns colt QuarterStaff the worst Of the
send of, and although the colt won easily,
the owner told Ferguson what he thought
of bin. 1t looked for while as though the
men would come TO blows, and it is under
stood that they have arranged TO meet.
Both are impulsiye men, ard are both
very handy with pistols. II they meet
some one is liable to die with his boots on.
Brown, who claims that he has been
getting the worst of it right along, said yes
terday that he would have chasti sed Fergu-
son but for fear of getting ruled off,
Anyhow, Ferguson promises to do better
starting, and If the coming meeting is as
free from open crOOkedness as the one just
closed it should be a success. Several
hoTsemen and jockeys were disciplined a
the BlOOd-hOrse meeting, but there are sew
eral prominent ones that would not be
missed if the judges put them over the
fence.
There was one race on the card yesterday
worth Witnessing. 1t was the handicap al
mile and sixteenth. Ottlnger Intended
to scratch the great horse Wildwood be-
cause he thought he had not been treated
fairly In the allotment Of weights, but the
trainer of tie horse and b. ID. Phillips,
Oltinger's partner, persuaded him to let
the son Of Wildidle run with his 1913
pounds up.
1t was great satisfaction to race-goers
TO see the horses name hung up as
starter, for there is no horse on the Pacific
Coast that stands like he in their estima-
tiOD.
Although he was defeated in his first two
tho and upqrlV bTOka the
talent thereby, the generous public never
waVered in the opinion that barring the
world-beater FL Rio Rsy, whom the equin
queen Marion foaled when rusticating near
Sacramento, he is the greatest horse ever
foaled in California.
The first time out be was not exactly fit,
and, packing 125 pounds, Martinez. with 100
up, easily defeated him at mile. THEN
few days ago. with 125 up. he had his
chances ruined by bad start, and managed
to finish fourth to Pescador, who ran the
six furlongs, TOO short distan ce for Wild
wood, in 1:13A.
Wildwood had to carry an impost of 1913
pounds yeste rday, while Pescador had i21
Topgallant 107, Red Prince 107. Belfast lG6,
Castro IS, Bessie w 81, Little Esperanza 81
and Wild Robin So.
He was nevertheless favorite, and hot
one at that Two TO one was laid against
him in the opening betting, but such flood
Of money poured Into the boxes on MS
chances that in a few moments 10 was
the ruling price in the ring. Even to
could be had against TOpgallant, 6 to each
about those of Pescad0T and Belfast, while
from to 10 TO l could be had against all the
others except Wild Robin, whom the book
les literally offered at 200 to l.
Il was a great race, and Wildwood ran
like the racehorse he is and spreadeagled
his field In such decisive manner that
most racegners arc now OF the opinion that
the horse that beats him In the Brooklyn
handicap, where he Is to carry but 105
pounds, or in the Metropolitan, when he is
to carry 112 will be tue greatest horse Of
the decade.
Be this as it may there is no questioning
his greatness. and for ever a distance of
ground he seems 10 be better than any horse
that has ever raced here.
Wildwood, after cutting up a bit at the
post, got away absolutely last de was
fully three lengths behind Bessie w, who
got off IN front.
The Macdonough representative raced
past the stand with Pescador, TopgalIant
and Belfast following in the order named,
but rounding the first turn Pescador went
out to cut the running. The erratic one
eyed brute led Bessie w a couple of lengths
passing the quarter, she having half length
the best Of Wildwo God, who did not surprise
people any by passing all the others with n
alarming burst OF speed.
When the racegoers saw Wildwood pass
Bessie going up the back stretch, aud get
to within a length of Pescador at the half,
they knew it was all over.
They just yelled Wildwood" Wildwood
gets all the money in walk"
Although they had to run a half mile
further, those who admired WildwoO cd
thought 1t was all over, while those who
knew his prowess knew that 1t was all
over.
He romped around the turns In his usual
easy fashion and decreased Pescador's lead
at every stride. AT the three-quarters
Pescador led him but a neck, while Top
gallantfollowe length behind him. Tie
rest of the field were strung out like a lot
OF ducks in a mill pond.
Strengthened out for home 1t was all
Wildwood. He galloped home the easiest
kind of winner. Under a pull he heat
Pescador three lengths. while he beat Top
gallant about the same distance. Wild
wood ran in the good time OF :4S%, and
his rider Clancy and he were both
cheered.
The other races were lopsided, and he
sides the Derby, where Cadmus carried tbs
colors of the Undine stables, it won three
of the other races.
Filtration, the Undine or T. Fl. Williams
stables clever flly, was an overwhelming
favorile in the first event, a dash of five
fnrlongs. Seaside, who was very well
thought OF, made her 60 driving through the
stretch, however, and Filtration just beat
her.a neck in 1:o3 Valencia was third,
beaten off. while Bordeaux. who led for a
way, finished badly.
Garcia, Quarterstaff and Red Cloud d.
Yided favoritlsm for awhile in the selling
event at seven furlongs. but at post time
Quarterstaff showed the n ost backing. lie