The morning call., 1894-01-12
RUNNING RACES.
Forty-One Entries and
Two Scratches.
THE TALENT STILL LOSE.
Jockey Leigh Wins Two Out of
Three Races.
REALIZATION IN POOR FORM.
ia ia, Happy Day, Gussie, Cito and
Gladiator Win Yesterdays
Five Events.
REALIZATION IN POOR FORM.

There were only forty-one entries in
yesterdays races all told, as against sixty
two on the previous day; but then there
were only two scratches out of the forty
one, so that the fields averaged nine, leav-
ing out of calculation the steeplechase, in
which one never looks to see more than
five or six runners.
The racing was good all round, and
speculation, in spite of a rather slim at
tendance, fairly brisk The bookmakers
had again the best Of the encounter only
two fayOrites winning-two outsiders, at
8 and 10 % /, respectively, being RESPONSE
bic for the other two events on the flat
while the steeplechase fell 10 a moderately
played third choice. whose previous run
ming clearly entitled him to first position.
The most recent Eastern importation in
the line of Jockeys, Leigh, was in fine
form, winning two out of the three races
in which he had mounts and being second
In the remaining one.
Mr.. Ferguson did even better than his
wont with the flag, the fields all being dis
patched to most excellent starts and with
little or no delay.
The first race on the programme was a
i've ana half furlong selling event, in
which Bridal Veil opened up favorite at Z
10 D, Nltn ADJ L next in demand at 3 to l,
the Eastern horse, ia ia, being quoted at
elghts. But this was only for the brefest
space Of time. his next mark being threes,
then even money, but finally closing to
8, as the money toward the end poured in
on ADJ L and brought the mares price
from fves to twOs. ia JAS owners. Wal
ter & Dargen, are to be sympathiZpd with
on their hard luck in being forestalled by
the public, and it is pro bable that they
were bat small winners over the geldng's
success. In Leigh's hands he won handllv
alter Condo bad made the running for
nearly hall the distance and Abb 2 had
momentarlly looked dangerous. Bridal
Ven was almost cut down at the start and
had her chances spoiled then and there.
There were nine starters in the second
event. selling race of seven furlongs,
Happy Day and Oakland being installed
tayorlte> at threes when the books opened.
i ne former was consistently supported
aud went TO the post at to 2, Z to 2 being
OaAland'5 price, with Duke Stevens and
Aenooia, who had opened up at skies and
Tours respectively, going begging at if
teens. Zenobia f1attered her few supporters
from the fall of the flag till right into the
stretch, where Happy Day, as usual, made
MS effort winning in easy fashion from
Aen0Dla, who In the drive beat Duke
Stevens head for the place.
A slX-turlong handicap for three-year-
Odds saw three horses heavily backed
These were Wandering Nun, Alexis and
Realization, who opened up at twos, O .
ana tours respectively. Alexis proved
himself the best of the trio, and he could
do no better than third, the winner turn
ing up IN GusSie, who for once, ridden by
skillful. competent jockey. managed to w in
splendid race by head from Amida, out
OF whom it did not look as if McAuiffe got
all that he should have. Gussie went to
the post at tens. after having seen skies,
while as good as 20 to l could have been
had about Amida's chances.
Bo0kmaker Eckert must have been a
heavy loser over Realization's defeat, as in
spite OF the colts poor performance in the
handicap OIL Wednesday he went down
the line and played him strongly.
The steeplechase over the snort course
proved an easy task for Cito, whose two
previous good runs seemed to have been