The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-17
CAN'T STOP HIM.
Polaski Scores His Fifth
Victory.
TALENT HAVE A GOOD DAY.
First or Second Choices Show
First Past the Wire.
dARcIA's DISAPPOINTING RUN.
CIacquer and Joe Cotton Indulge in.
Very Exciting Finish, the For
mer Winning by a Nose.
GARcIA's DISAPPOINTING RUN.


notch division, but the fields were large
and the finishes close and exciting. !:
! That good little racehorse, Polaski,
keps up his winning clip by scoring his
fifth win at the meeting. aud seems TO be
virtually unbeatable, with light weights
up. ="
:. 1t was good day for fayorite-players.
Tor in every race the first or second choice
in the betting caught the judges eye first.
The starting was good. Mr.. Ferguson
dispatching the field in fine order. with
very little delay The unfortunate acct
dent that occurred in the forenoon at the
track, by which ons los his life and an
other was badly injured. will undoubtedly
cool the ardor fmany who have aspirations
TO become steeplecbase-riders, and owners
will probably find it harder in future to
tlnd boys that are willing to take their life
in their hands, by schooling any old plug
over the jumps that is unable TO earn its
oats on the fiat.
The management of the Jockey Club
erected jump down in the hollo ", inside
of the track. but it is used very little.
riders probably thinking it displays lack
of nerve to school beginner in the kin
dergarten.
The racing again opened with six fur
long sprint for horses in the maiden class.
Experiment colt HeadfiOwer, Little Bob
ana Wag searched, leaving as starters:
Mary Foster FLY. Linville, Ethel ID xon.
Al Broark, Edward j, st. Elmo, Flagstaff,
Soobadain. imp. Calphurnus. Chiquito anu
Barcaldine.
Linville, who had been played for kill
ing once before, was made fav0rite, going
TO the post 2 TO 1. Ethel Dixon of the
Kentucky stable went to the post7 to 2,
not carrying very: much money on her
chances. ST. Elmo was at skies, while the
odds against the others were rather tight,
the boGkies seemingly little scaTy OF
something being sprung on them.
When the flag fell Eddie Jones on st.
Elmo shot out in front, opening up two
lengths of daylight and the field was
never able to head him, he running handily
by length and half in 1:14A. Linyille,
the favorite. cot the place and Ethel Dixon
ran third. Edward S. a 'gulet thing"
finished last.
A one mile selling race was next on the
programme, bringing out eight good SELL
ing platerS Muwitza scratched. leaving
Charmer, Rico. Two Cheers, Hy by, Gladi-
ator, MAY Day, Garcia and Adeante.
Rico opened at Z to 5, bur a lot of money
going in on him his price went quickly
down to IL to 10 and even money. Garcia
was next 10 demand at to ?, Hy by third
choice at fves Tempting ODDS were
. cbalked against the balance.
To an excellent start Rico's eolors
showed in front, but on the turn, Garcia
took the lead, and followed by Charmer
and May Day made the running post at
the half and nearly TO the head of the
stretch, when the field closed up ana the
result looked In doubt. Garcia soon had
enough and fell back, and the chances of
Gladiator and Two Cheers looked bright,
when Rico came with n rush on the out:
side, passing them botD, and won handiy
L.. Il =.
length in front of Two Cheers, Hy by
fourth. Time, 1:41 Garcia quit badly
In the stretch, finishing In the ruck.
The five and a half furlong race, the,
third event on the card, proved a puzzler
for the betting fraternity; but they finally
landed on Joe Cotton with his light i'm
post of ninety-nine pounds, and a barrel
of money went in on him at S to 5. The
Teeord-breaking Clacquer was second.
choice at IS to 8. with w. Flynn up
From 8 to 200 to l was laid against the
field composed of Melanita. Lulu, George
l.. North. Chemuck, Sir Reginald, Red
Bird. Lodi ana Arctic. -;
Starter Ferguson dropped the flag to a
good start, with Sir Reginald, Chemuck
and North going TO ths trout and setting
the pace, and those three led past the
half and around the far turn. where Sir
Reginald fell back, his place being taken
by Lulu, who, with Chemuck and North,
from the wire Lulu had lead of two.
lengths and looked all over "a winner.
when C1scQner came with a rush.. followed
by Joe Cotton, and a ding-doDg finish took
place to- he wire, Clacquer just managing
TO beat Cotton The last jump past the
wire. Lulu third a length and a half back:
Time. ] :0714 Chemuck finished fourth
and Lodi last =. -. :.
The fourth event, one mile, selling,
proved a very pretty race. Ii had for
starters Dockstadter. EXP: nse, the MAJ
Hard. Carmel and Polaski, Red Pat and
ArapahOe scratching. - =
Owen Brothers great little gelding Pn-.
: laski was.a red not favorite, and went to
the post TO 5, carrying a .cartload of
money. DoPkstadter was considered due.
and was Backed at 4 to 1. the Mallard
ana Expense received fair hare of sup
port at ives. Carmel was the rank out
slider at 70 to 1. 81 {.
They were sent. away 70 pretty start.
Expense hardly moving as fast as the
others and getting little the worst OF lit
The outsider Carmel tnoh the lead, open
Ing up a couple Of lengths of daylight
down the backstretcb, but at the half be
= was Joined by Docks tadter. who mad been
running second, simply gall0plng. and he
soon passed Carmel. leading the way into
the. stretch by length, with Flynn look
ing back at the others, but. he was over
confident, for Cow let out link with the
. IaVotite,. passing D0ckstaQter as. though
he were standing still. and then it looked
as though Flynn threw the place away by
the same over-eonfiienee, for the Mallard
came up with rush, sending Flynn 10 the
bat, but too late. FIR he was beaten a head
aS the wire. Potaski won very easily by
:twQ.lengths in L A.
!. The last run OF the day, a six-furlong
selling sprint, ended ia victory for that
very. 90, performer, Ohiyesa, carrying
top weight 119 pounds. Hewas second
choice in the betting; going to the post 3 to
1; SallIe Calvert, a handsome little black
filly from the Kentucky stable. being fay-
: orite at . to 2. =
The other starters we're King Sam.
Prince Regent, Flair, Ell Tirano, Rear
Guard. Mouita, Hueneme, Rose Clark.
Kitty A. and Chartreuse. The latter lilly
was 8 to 1 in the betting and run SPLEEN
+: did race. Comfortable odds could be had
against the others, King Sam being 90 to l.
I he flag fell TO. a good start, with Rose
Clark showing in the lead. followed by Ell
Tirano and Ohiyesa, but they were soon
passed by King Sam and Hueneme, the
former having a slight advantage past the
half, but round the far turn was passed by
,Hueneme, who led into the retch by a
head, the favorite Sallie Calvert in second
position, :OhiyeSa third and the Macdol-