The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
FROSTY GAMBLING
A Small Attendance and
Poor Racing.
The Owners, Horses and Trainer of
the Thornhill Stable Warned
Off the Track.

The attendance at the track yesterday was
very slow, but pocket edition OF sports show
ing up after Christmas to witness some very
mediocre racing. But for the presence OF Riley
Grammar in the betting ring the bookmak ers
would probably have frozen stiff OIL their
stands. He occasionally thawed them out with
a plunge on some one OF the dogs that started.
But TWO favOrites fnis1ed ia 'front.' and at the
conclusion OF the last race the Summer Players
Club received many applications for member
ship.
Quite sensation was produced In turf circles
by a decision Of the stewards, warning the
horses of The Thornhill stable off The trach.
together with their owners, Eddie Sachs and
1nomas Lundy, Trainer Joe Nelson and
Jockey j. Sullivan, who rode ThOrnhill In The
Naglee stakes Christmas day.
Il. Stipe, IL whose name the speedy Lottie ID
runs, was also ordered TO lake his horses from
the track.
On Thursday last Noree ran Red Bird to a
head, and naturally was made fayOrite for the
OBJ ming race at i've furlongs, her opening price
beng 6 to o. AT post time, she was still
anch ored in the 10 hole The second choice
in he betting was Lawyer, his price being
to 2.
Norlee broke away In front and ran we'll until
a sixteenth from home, when she dropped her
speed or stopped TO salIvate. and Lawyer passed
her and Won pulling up. Nore. ran second
SIeadfast was considered the money" In the
second race. six fulongs with Felix Carr up.
but ran second 10 the Experiment colt al to
in the betting. Vic low who has been on the
shelf for long time. was quietly backed down
from o to to L, and just quietly sneaked in
next 10 last after &c ting away badly.
Steadfast got away we'll and made all the
running. followed by Experiment colt, and
looked the winner until well into the home
stretch, where young Ready coliarrd him with
the Baldwin cast-oh, and In drive beat the
F,u n7fa q mn Ena-
pire al 60 TO ran very lair race finishing
third.
A nve-furlong race for non-wlnning TWO.
year olds at the meeting, offered rare chance
to lose money. Charles QuicS was installed
favorite, ana after running second TO My SWEET
heart to the first turn. passed her and finished
first without difficulty by two lengths. Miss Ruth
also passed My Sweetheart in the stretch and
secured the place Oy six lengths.
A mile selling race came next and favorIte
players mad the pleasure OF seeing Hy Dy, at 8
TO 5 in the betting finish fully eight lengths
back OF Whitestone. who made a runaway race
OF il.
Pescador was second choice in the betting
with IL TO giinst him. the winner going to
the post IA to 5.
Pescador took the lead at the first turn an d
ran in front until Strengthened down the back.
stretch, when WhiteStone went to the front aud
never afterwards headed finishing first
pulling up. by by came from behind in the
stretch and beat Carmel out for the place.
Minnie Beech, well played at long odds, ran
poorly.
The vorire for the last race. five furlong
dash, undoubtedly outclasSed his field, but ne
was materially aided by S arter Ferguson send
ing him away in 'front.' with the field strung out
a block Opening at TO 5, Behan was pounded
oown TO 4 to with Eastern coin tiestor was
back d down from long price, but The start
ruined whatever chance he may have had.
Dick Benan got away in front, followed by
Primanda, then came Comrade, and til, fin
ished In that order.
SUMMARY.
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O6e FIRST RACE - Five furlongs; selling:
zoo. purse $4Oo.
Ind. Hose, weight; Jockey. St. n Str Fin.
(247) Lawyer, 103 (Chorn). g ~ IL
N24i Noree, go (E Cochranej... i IL II %
249 Three Forks 81 tCoady).... SO AZ 81
2OS Lou L. 80 (Ande. sony ......2 81 90 81
227 Sir Reginald, l0l (Flynn)...4 AZ d 6
Good start Won easily. Time, l;10. Winner,
brown gelding by Lepanto-Reverse
Betting: Lawyer to q Norlee to 5. Three
Forks 80 to l, Gold Dust to l, Lou L 800 to /,
Sir Reginald TO l.
OS7 SECOND RACE About six furlongs,
ZOt. selling; non-winners in 1894; purse $500
2ze Experiment coli, 81 (6oady) 8 II Is In
243 steadfast, 100 Il. Carr. 20 l1s IL 21o
255 Imp Empire. 81 Or. Mar
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sss S ss.: Fl Ii rs;s4:
falr start. won uriVlng. Time, LIZA. winner,
chestnut gelding, by oano Elk pertinent.
Betting: Experiment colt to /. steadfast to
5, imp. Empire 30 to l, Belfast Is to l. Viyace u
to !, st Adams IL to /. NipDer 200 to l.
OSO THIRD RACE-Five furlongs; selling.
200. two-year-olds: non-wnners at this meet
ing; purse $500. =
a47 Charles Quick loS tw. ~ OIL H.
2o1 MISS ffisnRR2 Ruth, los GE. ooci: % IL IL
237 My Sweetheart, Ill "a. Gov
ass Ni iassGa'i ioS 1asssj 81 81 g 3 :,
2Ul Umma, los Il. Lloyd. ....1 AZ an SO
Bravura, SO lChevaiier)......6 5Ha 81 sc
Advance, lO3 (Coady)......7 TT
Good start. Won easily. Time, I'LL Winner
bay colt, by Prince OF Norfolk-E da.
Betting: Charles Quick 6 TO s. Miss Ruth to !
My Sweetheart TO l, Niagara 10 TO l. Brayura 8
to l, Advance 20 TO l. Umma 30 to l.
ORQ FOURTH RAoE-one mile; selling:
ZCC. purse $780,
Ind Horse weight. Jockey. St IL str Fin.
2l9 Whitestone, 1O5 or. CARR II is Is
(219) Hy by. lob (Chorn).. 2Is 2S
(24S) Pescador. ITO "a. Coving-
224 Minnie Beech.lOS (R.IsomJ5 Oh s
Good start Won pulling up. Time, :56. Win
ner, bay colt. by Macduff Becky Sharpe
Betting: Whitestone ID TO 5, Hy Dy to s. Car
mel is to /, Pescador IL to S, Minnie Beech 10
to /.
Oc0 FIFTH RACE-Five furlonps; selling.
ZOO. non-winners at this meeting; purse S4O0
Ind. Horse. weight. jockey. st. ~ str. Fin.
1873 DICK Behan, 81 &c. Coch-
ranel. 49,; ~, .,;c;s.:...:......l - IL IL