The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-15
GOOD THINGS WENT WRONG.
A Tumble Robbed Gold Dust of
Victory.
ANOTHER FALL SAVED pop GRAY
George F. Smith and Robin Hood
Raced One Another's Heads Off
and Finished Taii-Enders.

If Jockeys Einrichs and Cnevalier are at
all superstitous they will probably not be
seen In the saddle next Friday, as both
bad very narrow escape from serious
injury. If not death. yesterday. Although
in different races. both accidents occurred
at the same place-seventy yards from the
wire. The horses tire very badly in the
sticky going, and In a driving finish,
should the boy let go of their head.
tumble is generally the result.
Chevalier had the mount on the favorite,
Gold Dust, in the third race, and, when
leading length and it was apparently all
over but the shouting, he struck the ILL
fated spot and went sprawling in the mud.
Chevalier was picked up ana carried from
the track, but suffered merely from sus-
pension of breath. and was up in the
saddle the next race.
The second chapter of hard luck occurred
in the fourth run, Hinrichs having the
mount on Jake Johnson,a 10 to l shot. After
Johnson had the odds on favorite Pop
Gray, nailed and his chances for the money
looked particularly bright, he, too. went
down on almost the same spot where Gold
Dust met disaster, and. after rolling in the
mud and missing Hinrichs' head about an
eighth of an inch with his heels, got up,
follows by his rider, and. shaking them
selves, they went into the paddock.
1t was another very close call to a bad
accident. Young Cleary. who rode Queen
of SCOTS in the third race, was also thrown
below the ORA wgate by his mount STUN
bling. but also escaped injury.
1t was a badly mixed day. racing, losers
being much more plentiful than winners,
and the bookDakers undoubtedly had the
best OF the days argument.
L. c. White thought Catch EN- about TT
to win the opening race, and opening up at
and 10 to l, was hammered down to twos,
but after running very fstteringly the
first part OF the route, exploded In the
stretch and finished third Carmel, who
runs well enough when he takes the notion
into his head. got the best OF the start, and
galloping in front all the way won easily
by three lengths from Grandee, who
passed the firing Catch En- and beat him
away off for the place.
Modesto. good-looking gelding in the
stable of Mat Storm. graduated from the
maiden class in the second race with high
honors, starting with 8 to 1 against him.
He got away second, but soon took the
lSdu, duu WOu III d uiB ChuJcT Ten leQPtDS
in front of Major Ban. who was well
backed to win at to 2. The two-year-old
fllv Alcyone ran good race, finishing
third.
John Fields, the colored owner of Gold
Dust. played 10 tough luck in the second
race, for after having a purse in his
grasp, Gold Dust leading seventy yards
from the wire. fell down. and the race
went to Chiquito, who was firing so badly
that strong gust of wind would have
blown him over. Johnny Payne, the
second hOice, who had been leading the
greater part of the trip, getting the place
through the accident, struggling in six
lengths back, with Connaught third.
Pop Gray. who evidently has little
'yaler" mixed in with the gray, opened
up to iavorite, going to the post l to
4. and his hackers are still congratulating
each other on the accident that happened
Jake johnson. Jake johnson led to the
half pOle. but was then passed by Pop,
who skipped into the stretch three lengths
in front, and it looked like repetition of
the Modesto finish, when Jake made an
other try for the money, and getting a
great move on Htnrichs drew up on even
terms with. Pat DUNES crack spriuter,
and just as the long enders were yelling
with glee he struck the fatal seventy-yard
mark and fell rolling in the mud; more
hard luck. May Day get the place,
Ricardo third.
George f. Smith must have been shoot
ing craps all night and felt the loss OF
sleep, for opening mp 3to 5, he went to the
DOS. with the bookmakers shouting even
money and none in signt. Nick Hall had
Robin Hood corBed up and he was played
down from to l to twos and off the
boards. People who do not believe in
good things thought Banjo strung up and
quietly placed their loose change on him
at 4 to l. The Kentucky stables good
colt Patriot went begging at s toll.
1t Is strange fact. but nevertheless
true, that whenever George F. Smith is at
short odds in the betting be seems to
strike current of air when we'll into the
stretch that seriously affects his breathing
prOpensities and he blows up. That is
what happened yesterday after he iumped
out in front and led into The stretch bv
two lengths with Robin Hood killed off
chasing him. Banjo and Patriot then
raced il out, the former winning in
DIVE by half length.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco Dec Ia 1894
one FIRST RACE - Six furIongs, selling.
ZOO. purse $400.
1877 Carmel, 1O4 or. CARR ......lI IL IL II
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