The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-09
A DEFEATED KING.
Key FL Santa Anita Runs
a Poor Race
AND WINDS up A BAD THIRD.
GiIead and POlaski Finish in
Front OF Him.
FAME STAKES GO TO THoRNHILL
70 III Rey Would Not Run-Flood-
more, Heavily Backed, Takes
the Jumping Race.

Inc King has fallen. 10 the third race
yesterday Rey FL Santa Anita, who holds
the proud title OF winner OF the American
derby of 1894. was ingloriously defeated.
True, this was his first race siDce his re-
turn from the East. but he was reported
to have worked a great mile one morning
this Week-better than 1:40-and this is
the reason spectators crowded each other
III an effort TO get their money on him at
short odds, thinking him to far outcass
his field, although carrying top weight
122 pounds. The winner, Gilead, is very
good three-year-old. and is probably in
better form now than 81 any time In his
racing career; but the horse that ran sec
ond. POlaski, while very fair performer
with light weight up, is very far from
being a stake horse.
The run was made in excellent time,
the mile being com pleted in J :405, and the
winner could probably have gone half a
second faster. but the favOrite got off in
fourth position, running there nearly the
whole distance. seemingly being unable to
improve it al any part o. the journey, and
was clearly outTun from the jump. But
il is probable, after all, that he has not re-
covered from his Journey on the cars. and
that it was not one of those runs that
The other races were we'll contested,
favOCites and second choices getting the
purses, and the large crowd left he track
well satisfied with the days sport.
Cheyalier carried off the riding honors,
winning on three mounts.
The days sport opened with a short
siX-furlong race for maldens. Florence
Dickey, who has run second innumerabe
times, was favorite al TO 8, but 81 e again
ran in the same notch, second. Dolly L
FLY, COrncob, Chquito, Rio Bravo,
Ontario. Wag and BaTcaldlne were the
other starters. Dolly L FLY was fancied
by many, tip going out that the stable
was playing her. ChQuitO's owner liked
his colts chances. which made betting on
the race lively. With very little delay the
flag dropped 10 good start, COrncOb
showing III the front rank. and he led
down the backstretch by length. Pass
ing the half IL was head in front OF Rio
Bravo, the Dolly L FLY third. As they
entered the stretch the Baldwin FLY had
taken command and was leading half a
length, Strengthened out for home. Florence
Dtckey and Wag came out of the bunch
and tackled the leader, but she managed
to last anG won IN drive by half a length
Florence Dickey second, length ia front
Of Wag. Time, ia
The second run on the card was the
Fame stakes for three-year-olds. one mile
and three-quaTjeTs, for which only three
starters sported silk. ThornhilI, Carmel
and 70 Fl Rey.
1t proved to be another walk0ver for
the fast Cheviot, Miller on ThOrnhili taking
ii easy on his mount until a sixteenth from
home, when he let out wrap and won As
lie pleased. The time was 3:06R. The
record for the distance is 5000, made by
Hotspur. Carmel crossed his legs about
120 yards from the wire and came very
near falling. The drummed to death and
track weary Yo FL Rev sulked and would
not run yard.
tive-eghjhs scramble was next on the
card ana brought out field OF twelve
selling plateTS,
Nor.ee was favorite a. 7 To g. Clacuuer
second cn0ice with threes against him.
Oracle 6 next in demand al 10 l. Any
price could be had against the balance, III
Guiding MuuineeT. Joe Cotton, Hal Fisher,
Promise. Red Dick, Red Light, Lodi, Sir
Reginald and Reno.
When the flag fell, Red Light and Norlee,
quickest TO break, raced off 10 front and
lea the field into the stre.cb. where tile
dog" IN them Cropped out, and they quit
and fell back IN the bunch. Below the
dTaWgate Ciacquer came out OF the bunch
V It'll a great burst of SDeed, followed by
Joe Cotton and Oracle g, the former win
ming from Cotton by a length and a half,
Oracle g third. II was good run, OK.
The interest of the day was conferred IN
the fourth race. mile handicap, Rey Ell
Santa Anita, the AmeriCan derby winner.
making his first appearance in California
since his Eastern c0nQuests. The other
starters were Pe5cador. Polask, Duke
Stevens and Giiead. BaIdwin's crack was
big fayOrite. OPENING up to 3 to D. but
went to the post to ). with a barrel of
money played in the books on his chances
fayOrlte players considering it Finding
money" PeScadOr was at 20 to l, Duke
Stevens to /, P0laski to ! and Giiead 10
10 l, at one time thirty. The horses were sent
away at he first break. Passing the quar-
ter Pescador was leading by three lengths.
Gilead second d length in front of Polaski,
the favOrite fourth At the half PescadOr
and Gilead were running head and he I'd
entering The stretch PescadOr was leading
Gilead "A head. POlaski third. At the six
trenth pole Gllead had taken the lead and
Morris began t. ride The favOrite. but he
could not make up any ground and the
issue was seen to be between Gilead and
POlaski, but the former steadily increased
his lead and won handiy at the fnIsh by
four lengths. the favOrite a bad start The
race was run within half-second of the
coast record-1 :402.
Duke Stevens sulked badly ana was
never dangerous.
The mile and a quarter hurdle-race
brought out grand lot Of jumpers-VuI-
can. Japonica, Bassanio, Ell Dorado, Quad
alOupe and FloodmOre-and an exciting
race was looked for, but in this the spec
tatorS were disappointed, for while it was
very pretty race TO gaze upon it proved
very easy win for the iavorae (Flo0dmore).
backed down from to 0 Z 10 10. There
we're good prices against the others, the
book laying to / Vulcan, 10 to Japon-
lea, 8 to 1 Bassanio, 10 TO ! FL Dorado and
to Guadalupe.
AS the flag fell Vulcan took the lead.
followed by JaDonica and Floodmore and
after leading over tw jumps be as Joined
by FloOdmore and the TWO raced together.
but after going over the fourth Jump
Floodmore commenced drawing away.
and won easily at the finish by three
lengths. Vulcan tired badly and was
passed by Japonica, who ran muchly i'm
proved race, finishing second, Bassanio
getting third place in a drive. four lengths
back of her. The time was good, 1:17%.
For the last run a six-furlong selling
purse, tin ''platers" found the flag. Men
docino, Reno. May Mccarthy and M0wiiZa
were scratched, leaving May Day, O'Bee,
Svmpathetic's Last, Lulu, Banjo, Sir
Richard, Hueneme, Lonnie B. Seaside and
Churea for bettors TO pick from.
Seaside, Sir Richard and Lulu were the
heaviest played, but the others were not
friendless, for nearly every horse is gener-
ally figured as having chance in the last
race, which is notorious for "upsets."
The fog had now rolled in so heavily
that nothing could be seen of the start or
the positions Of the horses until six
teenth from the wire. and then Lulu was
seen to be leading by half length, but was
soon after passed by Sir Richard and Sea-