The morning call., 1894-05-10
RUNNING RACES,
Talent Enjoy the Worst
of the Play.
Currency, Rey Alfonso, Trix, Romair
and Bill Howard Were Yester-
day. s Winners.

The announcement on Tuesday of the
approaching termination of the meeting
had an appreciable eff ct on the attend
ance, which was above the average for a
Wednesday,
The finishes were not so close and excit-
ing as on the previous day, but there was
fair sport and plenty of heavy betting.
With the exception Of the first and last
races the fields ruled small. Thirteen
starters in the first event gave consider =
able trouble, aud it was only af er delay
of half 40 hour that they were dispatched.
FavOrteS only finished first in two races
ani the book makers had by far the best Of
th days play.
The popular tricolor of a. B. Spreckels
was not borne to the front ouce yesterday,
his representatives having TO put up with
place and show huDors in The three races
In which they started.
The track was fast yesterday, as a
glance at the times will show.
There were again several exhibitions of
poor jockeyship, little Eddie Jones being
the worst offender, which Is all the more
unpleasant 10 record as the ad has the
making of fair jockey in him. His ride
on IrlX, although he Won, was poor IN the
extreme. and his Judgment in handling
Navy Blue in the first race was consider
ably at fault. Stufrrs ride on Cherokee,
ID the third race, was perhaps absolutely
the worst sample of Jockeyship during the
afternoon.
Motto took her field along at rare clip
in the fourth race, but RomaIr came away
from her with ease when they struck the
stretch and won in gallop by three
lengths. The PleasantOn people. though
fancying the chances of their horse, had
not backed him.
Nurlee looked to have the fifth horse at
her mercy when she entered the stretch,
but she quit badly at the drawgate, though
lasting long enough to beat Border Lassie
for the place, and Bill Howard won quite
easily.
Nick Hall, owner of Second horse, ran
Bill Howard up S400 above his entered
selling price, securing him for $1,000, this
N ost asefusselliEg platter thus practically
standing him in $3.50, at wi hica price he
must be considered gooG bargain.
The following are the summaries:
WEDNESDAY. May 9.-weather fine. Track fast
First race, about SIX furlongs. selling; purse
Excelsior stables b. C. Currency. A. by imp.
reenDaek-AcQuitto 102, $500 (weaver) 49,. 1
P. r. Hopper's b (. BouIe ), BY Bouievard-Peri,
wingBay Betty, 7$ (E jones' " 3
Time, 1:l3s4
Good start. Won handily by a length, two
lengths between second and third
Alto Mic 81, Seaside 1oi; Mendocino 50, April
Dennis 95, Sidney SO. Reampago 81 and Irish
johnny 105 also ran, and finished IN That order.
Betting: Z each Currency aud Gold Dust,
BouIe. s each navy Blue aud Relampago. 5 to 2
Seaside. 10 Little Tough. II each Sidney and Irish
Johnny. l5 each Alto Milo, Mendocino and April,
100 HOLSTER Dennis.
Second race. half mile, two-year-olds; purse
4 Gonzales b. C. Rey Alfonso. by Prince of Nor
folk-Haydee. l2l (Turbivii e)........ ..........
A. b. Spreckels b, C. Gallant, by Fellow Charm
Not Idle III (Lioydl. l..................... 49,.
Dow Williams or. +. Venus, by veranO-Belinda,
llS (oneValisr) Time :lssl
Good start Won easily by three lengths. two
between second and third.
Eckert 10 also
Betting 4 to Rey Alfonso, 8 to 5 Gallant to
Venus, 80 EckerL
Third race. one mile. selling; purse $500.
Elkton stables b. g. Fix, 8. by Freenan-Annie
l.. 81. $4O0 e. Jones) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l
n. S. HAIRS b. &. tloodmore, 4, by fiood-imp.
Patiha, 1ol tweayeTl Tl..;.....:..;;;........:-:. 2
Wyatt Esrp's b. g Ryland, a., by Shannon-tmp.
Goula, 9S tChevalierl ;-.-.................. 3
Time, l:43.
Good start. Won driving by a head, a length
between second and third.
Cherokee 73, Alexis IO6 and Joe Frank 80 also
ran, and finished in that order.
betting; l Trx f oodmore, Ryland, 5
Alexis, 10 Joe Frank, 20 Cherokee.
Fourth race six furlongs, handisap: purse $780,
PieasaHton stables b. h. homair, o. by Argyle.
imp, Rosetta, ., 100 (Giover) -. ...:........ /
H. Jones CD M Motto. g. by imp. Sir Modred-
MottIe, 100 (Chevaier) ................ 2
Miller q Leavitt's b. c. Romulns, ), by imp.
Brutus-B Beauty, SO COMBS. Observation-Disclosures.
Time, 1:l4.
Good start Won easily by three lengths the
same distance between second and third
Rube burrows j 0S also ran.
Betting 3 each Romair, Romulus and Rube
Burrows, to Motto.
Fifth race, i've furlongs. selling. three-year-
and upward; purse $500.
EIkton stables ch. G. Bill Howard. 4. by Jack
hardy Bessie Davis, III, $500 (Madison). 49,. /
n s. Halls cn. I. Norlee, 3. by Prince OF NOT
folk by Leinster, 81 hevalier). ............... 2
A. B. Spreckels b. I. Border Lassie, 3. by imp.
Characteristics 95 IT, Jones s).................. 8
Fine. :0l ~.
Good start Won easily BY three lengths, half
length between second and third.
Kathleen l04, Vloeroy 1U0. FRED Parker lO2,
Guard l0S and Charger lOS also ran. and finished
in that order.
Betting: Bill a oward, to Norlee, z to
Border Lassie. Guard, 10 Charger, Is Kathleen
80 Fred Parker, 40 Viceroy.