The morning call., 1894-01-31
RUNNING RACES.
The Week Opens Well for
the Talent.
JOCKEY LEIGH'S BIG DAY.
Sprint Races, Good Fields and
Exciting Sport.
HEAD = AND - HEAD FINISHES.
Remus, ia ia, Joe Murphy, Morven
and Zenobia Prove Winners in
Yesterdays Events.
JOCKEY LEIGH'S BIG DAY.
HEAD AND - HEAD FINISHES.

The week opened auspiciously Tor the
talent at the Bay District track Yesterday.
three favorites and two second choices,
one heavily played, getting home first,
though in three instances it was a very
close thing. the winners only securing
the verdict by the shortest Of heads.
The weather was bright, cold and dry,
and the track showed some considerable
Improvement, though much could be done
10 make it better. One OF the latest sug-
gestons plan which has been found to
work we'll elsewhere, is to drive a few
thousand sheep half a dozen times round
the track.
Jockey Leigh had a very successful days
riding the winners of the last three races,
aud displaying all round remarkably good
Judgment in the saddle and vigorous finish
ing power
The starting was of the usual excellent
quality to which Mr.. Ferguson has accus-
toned US, and the blame for the delay IN
The last race-sOme fifty odd minutes-n
no wise attaches TO him. In case where a
horse is acting as Emma ID did yestei day. run
ming away al every Single break, owing TO The
physical inability OF her jockey 10 hold her. il
would seem the wiser plan for the judges 10
notify the starter, by ringing the bell and dis
playing the flag. to ignore such a tlreSOme and
useless candidate, and dispatch the field with
ont her.
The first race. five furlongs. for maiden three.
year -oldS, bad ten starters, OF whom Belle
Platte was made the favoTlte at twos. Remus,
though he remained fairly steady at threes and
z TO throughout, was not very literally sup
ported, but big plunge was made at the last
moment on Ravine, who was backed down from
tens TO tives. Remus having the path. led from
start TO finish, ana won as he pleased from
RaVine, VINO beat Catch EN- two lengths for
The place. This was The first appearance of the
last named well of tile fayOTite Belle
Platte, who ran very poorly, and of Pronto and
Amanda.
There were nine Withdrawals in the second
race, selling affair of five and half furlOngs
hut even then ten horses went 10 the post
ia ia, COnde, Grafton and Motto opened up as
equal favorites at tbTeeS, but the weight of
money was behind the first named, and he went
TO The post al tWoS the others figuring at fOurS
ihrees and ives respectively. ia ia, in Mad-
sons capable hands, gained the verdict only by
short head from Conde, VINO with his h avy
lmpost of l2O pounds, ran remarkable race
Motto, on the other hand showed herself to be
light of, performing worse than poorly.
The third race. SIX and half furlougs, sell
ing, saw ZampOSt made favorite at to s, who
after seeing 8 10 went 10 the post at even
money. Joe Murphy was well PLAYED at twOS
The clever and knowing division supporting
him TO man, his owner taking a very snbstan-
tla bet about his chances OF success. Romair
was third choice at sevens, Duke Stevens re-
ceding from SKIES 10 mines The last named
ran a splendid race actually getting within a
Lead OF the winner Joe Murphy, who GER
Ialnly outclassed his field at the 1inish after
Ealing BACK DehlnQ MIN at the draWgate some
iOur lengths. kumalr was good third. but
Zampost, the fav0rite, was utterly out of il 10
the going, which was quite different TO that of
last Saturday.
Morven opened up at to 5 for the fourth
race. five and a half furlongS, selling, for which
there were six starters, and was heavily sup
ported by his party. Harry Lewis carried good
money in the shape OF one or two big bets
made when the odds were posted, al twos
though his owner himself Od not fancy HIM 10
beat Morven. Carmel, on tie strength of his
win last Friday, was well supported at Iwos
but fly'S owner was looking about for some
one TO lay him 10 l against his naming first
and last, Fly being MS choice for that distiu-
gulShed positiOn-another instance OF how little
owners often know of the capabilities of their
horses. Fly made great race OF it, actually
leading TO within the last stride of the WIRE
where he was just robbed OF first hoDors by a
short nose by the favorite on whom Leigh rode
most vigorous finish. Harry Lewis was a
very Door third.
The last race on the programme was five
furong selling affair, for which there were ten