The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
RUNNING RACES.
The BoOkmakers Have
Far the Best of 1t.
KITTY SCOT WINS AGAIN.
Johnny Payne Dumps the Public,
but Not His Owner.
A STRANGE REVERSAL OF FORM.
Brownwood, Royal Flush, Trix and
Floodmore Winners in the Four
Remaining Events.

The weather yesterday was the most
agreeable experienced in San Francisco
for many weeks. and in consequence the
Bay District Track was well patroniZed.
Speculation was lively, but the talent got
the worst of the battle, only two favorites,
and those 1 TO . shots, winning, and they
of course were not backed In any sense for
a killing.
Tie track is in peculiar and uncertain
condition, being both fast and slow. the
homestretch at present favoring the horses
which perform best in the heavy going,
while The backstretch in places apparently
reverses that order of things.
The racing yesterday was not of an ex-
citing or interesting kind, all the events
being won in easy fashion. Five jockeys
divided the honors, Leigh, Irving. Madi-
son, Sloane and Charlie Weber each win
ming one.
Mr.. Ferguson was in his usual good
form with the flag. dispatching for
the third successive time a big field
eleven in this instance-0f green twu-year-
Odds without any apparent trouble in per-
feet alignment. and not a complaint was
heard, even from the usual grumbers
about the starts, in the remaining races.
Ed COrrigan's great little FLY Kitty Scot
followed up her two previous easy VIC
tories by placing third winning bracke.
n sueee ssion TO her name, thereby estab-
fishing her right to be considered far and
away the best -year-Od yet seen at the
track. She vas installed big favOrite i'm
the race. the first one on the programme,
the moment the books were opened at 8 to
5. but soon saw l 10 2, at which price she
closed, carrying a fair amount of money.
Cecil 5, on the strength of his perform
ances last week. was next in demand, but
receded from skies 10 mines, Venus of the
untried ones being we'll backed for place
and show. Ell Tirano, owing to tie fact
probably of a stable-Doy having he mount,
went back from SKIES TO tWentes but
Silver, an embryonic Morello according to
stable rumor. was PLAYED at twelves. Kitty
Scot had the race in hand from the start,
and Venus had not the slightest difficulty
In securing the place, though Sweet looked
dangerous for the first furlong Gassen
ran good race after getting off poorly.
Seven horses laced the starter in the
second event, five and half furl ng
selling race, Brentwood on his second to
Z0olein last Saturday, when he certainly
ought to have wor, beng made favorite at
z to 10 and backed down to 1 to 2 George
town was heavily played at threes and 5
to 2, and Dr. Ro 5. who opened up at skies
and went TO Il teens, was well supported
Tor place and show, as also was Lpveler.
The favOrite never left the race in doubt.
making the running right from the start
and winning as he pleased by three lengths
from DR.. Ross, who ran a good game race
as also did Chartlense under disadvan Ia
geous circumstances. Georgetown was
sewed directly he came to tie heavy going,
but there wasn't enough of it to make him
very dangerous.
The third race. seven furlones, selling,
saw Piccolo a strong favorite at even
money, and never better than 10 3. Royal
Flush at threes and fours was heavily
played straight and place. and not a few
of the knowing ones supported Garcia,
though bis price went back from fuurs to
tens. Something was amiss with Duke
Stevens, who also receded 70 SKIES after
opening up at twos, and be Fl ished abso-
lnteiy last, never showing prominently.
Royal Flush, who is an improving horse,
and never better than he is just now,
won as he pleased. Piccolo giving Fran
cesca an argument for the place.
The public could see nothing in the
fourth race but Artist and johnny Payne,
the former of whom was backed at even
money and o. while the latter was firm
all the way through at threes, was played
to an enormous extent both straight, place