The morning call., 1894-11-04
FAVORITES WIN.
Piquante's Easy Victory
for a Stake.
ARTIST SETS A rev MARK.
PoIaski Wins His Third Victory
of the Meeting.
HE ALSO MAKES A NEW RECORD
GaIindo Rode Happy Band to Victory.
Sister Mary's Bad UpSet-Cad.
mus Runs Poor Race.

ARTIST set the coast record Tor seven fur-
longs, :2615, which should standsfor some
time. In the last race the coast record for
one mile and a sixteenth was lowered
quarter of a second, giving the cracks
:471a TO shoot at.
Three favoriteS won and the books had
another hard day of it,
The Owens brothers streak of luck con-
tinues, Polaski, the muchly improved son
of Captain Al. taking mis- third race of the
meeting.
The Ladies' stakes was won in impos-
Ing style by Piquante. belonging to A. B.
Spreck els.
Isom again won two mounts yesterday.
There were seven scratches in the OPEN
ing event of the day. full six-iurlong
sprint. Melani e. Broadhead. Captain Ske-
dance. Bellguard, Romair. Realization,
Chartrense, y obie p, Arapahoe and Shirley
went t. the post.
Broadhead was made favorite over the
good old Powhattan mare with only 100
| pounds up, hackers evidently overlooking
her easy win Oh Tuesday. Long prices
could be had against all the others, d to
being the price against Arapahoe, the
| BALDWIN entry. The flag dropped TO a
splendid start Broadhead, showing in
stretch. where he led bT head. with Re-
alization and Melanie at his heels, out
! once Strengthened out FLYNN let out a link
/ on Melanie and the result thereafter was
never in doubt, Melanie passing the wire
under pull by length Broadhead second,
a length and half 10 front of Arapaboe,
Abb p fourth. The time was fast, 1881.
| Captain Skedance ran poorly, finishing
! last.
The second race on the card was great
specializing one. many reports of fast work
! flying around, aud it was freely hin ed
that the winner would have to break IA
record, and such proved to be the case.
! The flying Sister Mary was made favor
| ite, opening at 6 to ., but quietly played
down TO 4 to ., Artist was well-bScked
second choice al 2h TO /. Quirt 80 to l.
Cadmus to l, Duke Stevens at one time
horse, to l. and Theima so to l, were
nj b bled at by long shot players.
There was a long delay at the post,
Duke Stevens and PescSdor acting very
badly. They were finally dispatched to a
good start, Isom at once going to the
front with artist. setting q eari-breaking
clip. followed by Quirt and Sister Mary.
Cadmus running last. AT the half Artist
! was still leading. the positions of the
others but slightly changed.
! Turning into the stretch Artist still
held the lead by head, Quirt length IN
front of Sister Mary. The fast clip was
now beginning TO tell and Quirt and Sister
Mary had enough. The two long shots,
Duke Stevens and TheIma. who had mads
| a short turn into the stretch, now doomed
up prominently. Passing the field, they
we're red hot after Artist. but tho speedy
| Darebin colt was not to be headed at this
stage of the game. and. drawing away,
flew past the judges length and half
TO the good, with Duke Steven s,swho ran a
good race, second, half length In front OF
| I of
mark for this coast. Sister Mary finished
fifth; the one-eyed Pescador was last.
The Ladies' stakes for two-year-old
filies was puZzler for the talent, five of
The fastest fIlies in the State, if not in
America, meeting, and the odds laid
against all were pretty tight. Piquante
ruled slight favorite, going to the post
al 10 .. with 2 to l against Gree. Play
full IL to 5. the Baldwin entry, Lady Dia-
mona, 10 TO 1, and 10 to about Wheel o.
Fortune, As the flag fell the speedy Gree
shot TO the front, leading the first fuTlOng
and past the half by three lengths,
Piquante in second place. Playful third.
StIIl run ming like a shadow she led into
the stretch, but an eighth from home
| she shot her bolt and was collared and
passed by both Piouante and Playful,
| who mad the race To tbems selves to the
| wire, the former winning haDGily by half
a leugtn, Lady Diamond third. three lengths
back. Ii was fine run-1:14
| The steeplechase was deprived of con-
| siderable interest by the scratching of
| Vulcan, Bassanio, Guadalupe and Prince
Idle, but the Jour that remained in put up
one of the prettiest races of the meeting.
Happy Band. ridden by Gaindo, who, #
he would refrain from liquid refresh
| ments, is one of the best rough riders in
the country, was favorile. going 10 the
post to in most of the books. Japonica.
Az excellent performer East ridden by
Blakeley, was at twos. Dick O'Malley, a
! new one at the game, TO ], and Nick
| Halls Longweil heavily. played at to /.
They got the flag at the second break,
| Stanford setting the pace with Dick
O'Malley, leading over the first tw o jumps,
Happy Band length back. Longwell
third. Nearing the third jump Happy
! Band was in front, taking the jump a
length in front of OMaley. Up the hin
Dick O'Malley again showed In front, and
| passing the stand and over the water
| jump he led Happy Band by half a
| leng tn; over the fifth, sixth and seventh
| Jumps the positions remained unchanged.
| Longweil five lengths back of tue leaders,
JapOnica hopelsssiy beaten behind him.
Entering the stretch head and head,
! Happy Band and O'Maley neared the
last jump. the former slightly in the lead.
Be IN took IL beautifully, but Happy Band
was the stronger finisher and despite STAN
ford's hard drive beat OMailey three
| lengths at the flush. LoDgwell was thud
two lengths back OF the second horse. The
| time was within quarter OF second OF
the record, 3:22H
| Once again do a record 60 down in the
| last race on ths card in one OF the greatest
| finishes seen on tins track in years, four
| horses finishing short heads apart, the win
ner being obliged to lower the coast mark.
/ 1t was mile and a sixteenth, selling
purse. and Glee Boy, Mary S. Blizzard,
Rico, Poiaski, Carmel and Thornhll kept
! tie bookmakers busy taking the money
! In. Every horse in The race was played
! Billiards. chances with his log pounds I'D
| looked the rosiest. out he ran badly.
Rico was well played on his last run, his
| supporters getting 6 TO l against him.
| The company was considered too fast for
| Thorphil and be was at sevens. GIes
Bow at 21b to l and Polaski s to l were
| heavily backed. Carmel was long shot.
! This was by long odds the best betting
race of the day. To good start Polaski
| and Thornhill led the bunch passing the
stand. which order was maintained down
Ihe backstretch and past the half pole.
Carmel at this point being third. bus soon
after sulke6, falling back. Into the stretch
Polaski was leading Thornhill head, bnt
Strengthened out for home Rico and
Mary S made play for the money, and
from the sixteenth TO the wire furious
drive resulted, the four finishing short
heads apart Polaski got tho decision,
with Thornhill second, Rico third. Time,