The morning call., 1894-02-28
ONLY ONE FAVORITE WINS.
Lonnie B Again Surprises Her
Stable Connections.
JOE MURPHY DISAPPOINTS.
Clara White, Trix, Venus and Rose
Clark Prove Winners in the
Other Events.

The fine bright weather. though bitterly
cold, had an appreciable effect on the at
tendance at the Bay District yesterday and
the betting ring was more crowded and
the volume of speculation larger than 1t
has been for some time past.
Thirteen bookmakeTs cut in for the
week, there being in addition two combi-
nation books. the field book and auction
pools. Genial Joe Ullman forsook the
ranks of plunging punters and took his
stand in the bookmakers' row under the
title Of the Golden Gale Club.
The week opened auspiciously for the
peDciling craft. for the improved condition
of the track upset all the calculations of
the form students and one after another of
the favorites were BOWED over, after the
first one had managed to get home in the
first race.
In the fourth race Venus shared with
Gus Strauss and Sunlit FLY the position of
favorite according to actual quotation of
odds, but the weight of money was de-
cidedly behind the other two
Mr.. Ferguson was in very good form
with the flag. though the field of tw o-year-
Odds owing to the Iractiousness of Gus
Strauss gave him more trouble than he has
1Cb experienced Win dI1 lUb VI
this year.
The big list of entries numbering twenty
two in the first race, five, furlongs selling
was reduced by scratchiDgs to the more
manageable dimensions of thirteen start
ers, of whom Clara White was made ia
vorite at twos. the fact of her owners bay-
ing withdrawn her from the second race
tending to show what they thought of her
chances. Easter John and Gypsy Girl
were next in demand at fOurs, the top
price against the former shortening to z to
2 at the close. while Gypsy Girl reeeded to
sevens. 1ronheaTt and Regal were not
without friends, but went back respect
lively from ffteens and tens TO twenties
and fifteeDs. Gypsy Girl and Clara White
looked to have the race between them to
the stretch, where Regal came very fast
and at the finish drove out Clara White,
who was well ridden by Taylor, to win by
a length, with lrOnheart and Lodi, heads
apart at his saddle-girths.
Normandle was installed favorite for the
second race, ScaDt six furlongs. selling.
and remained firm at twos all through
Artist. Semeie and Trix opened at threes,
the former heavily backed. closing at
threes, while the ElktOn stable represent
alive, after touching skies, went to the
post at to 2, which was also Semele's
closing quotation. Nothing else was
backed. Remus, starting at 1fties looked
dangerous for over half the journey, but
tu6 Idc6 Jay D6tW660 AruSL ana IriX, the
latter winning handily by two lengths
from Artist whom Morris drove right out
Sloane rode an exceedingly pretty race on
the winner. exercising good judgment and
avoiding any semblance Of a grand-stand
finish.
The third race. seven furIongs, selling,
saw Joe Murphy installed very hot first
choice at to 8, and the talent tumbled
over each other in their eagerness to play
Corrigan's colt at that price. There was
very little play on any of the others, Bar.
ney Schneider again allowing Lonnie b to
run practically unbacked at the very re-
munerative odds of 10 to l. Oakland
opened at Fights and went to fifteens,
which was Romair's price at the close,
though he was not backed except for the
situation. Joe Murphy and Romair led
to within furlong from home, but Lon
ME Is was always in close attendance on
them, and in the final drive for the wire
she won in Carr's hands very cleverly by