The morning call., 1894-10-30
EXCELLENT RACES.
Splendid Showing Made in
All Events.
REY ALFONSo'S GOOD TIME.
Starter Ferguson and His Work
With the Flag.
POLASKI WINS ANOTHER RACE.
Mary q, Backed Down and Played
for '' Good Thing" Fails to Get
q Mark-To-Day's Entries.
PoLAsKI WINS ANOTHER RACE.

A good card and delightful weather
drew large attendance to the track yes
terday, especially good for Monday. gem
orally considered an ''off day" by book
makers and horsemen.
They were amply rewarded by witness
ing some excellent racing; the time in the
different events was above the average
and the finishes were close and exciting.
Although only two of the favorites won,
the other winners were fairly well backed
and the talent as whole Jared very well
on the days racing.
Chevaler rode two winners. neither of
which were fayorites. Rey Alfonso again
demonstrated that ne outclassed the ma
jority of the two-yeaT-OldS at the track by
his easy win in fast time.
Mary was to have been the medium of
q killing n the third race, but it did not
matsTlaliZe as she did not get mark.
IcicleS are hanging on the Paris mutual
boxes and return Of l, 2, betting in the
books would be hailed with delight by
spectators. Starter Ferguson was in good
form, dlspatchlng his fields in good shape
with very little delay.
There were three mile races on the pro-
gramme yesteTday-always very popular
distance with the stands and balcony.
Seven horses who had as yet to catch the
judges eve lined up for the opening
event. a siX-furlOng maiden race over the
short course. Headfower of the
Spreckels' stable was made favoTite, 60
ing TO the post at to 5 with the Eas tern
flly, Florence Dickey a wel-backed sec
ond choice. a considerable amount of
money was quietly placed in the books Oh
Wheel OF Fortune, flly owned by Joe
Aar hO fho }, oal
game. The price against her was to /.
After some little delay the flag dropped
with Wheel of Fortune showing i'll front,
but only for an instant, for Suwanee i'm
mediately went to the front aud passing
tie half was leading by length. Wheel of
Fortune secOad, Arundel in third place.
Entering the stretch Wheel of Fortune
had taken command, aud rapidly opening
up big gap passed the wire the easiest
kind of swiDner by four lengths. Suwa-
nee, in the stretch, was passed by Head
flower and Florence Dickey, the latter
getting the place by a length by drive.
The time was slow, :14A.
Rey AlfOnZo. the crack Prince of Nor
folk colt. was a prohibitive favorite for
the second event, Observation-Disclosures
race foritw o-year-olds, opening at 1 to 8
and going al the post at 1 to 5. Sea
Spray and Mollie r were both we'll played
for the place. Pat Murphy went begging
with 10 to l against him. When the flag
dropped Pat Murphy shot out in front and
he set a merry clip for the first
quarter, with the favorlts running second,
MOllie L third. Into the stretch
the favorite showed in the lend. with
Murphy length In front of Mollie r, An
eighth from home Is zeman gave Rey
Alfonso his head, and he romped in a
winner BY three lengths in the very fast
time OF :0715. Pat Murphy quit BADLY in
the stretch. but Sea Spray coming fast from
4
lie X, and the two had the hottest kind of
a drive 10 the wire: but Hinrichs outrode
Chevalier and landed MolIIe 4 in the
place by a nose.
The third race, mile, selling, was the
llveliest betting run Of the day. Happy
Day opened at 3 to l, but was hammered
down to even money IN most OF the books.
The two-year-old George Polhemus was
we'll backed at fives 10 ainly on the strength
of his Saturday win. Mary drifted
back in the betting until 10 to I was
marked against her, and then cartload
of Eastern greenbacks was poked up int
the b0Okmakers' faces. and her price
quickly receded to fOurs.
Polaski. with five pounds more than he
carried Saturday. was neglected in the
betting. George Miller made his first ap-
pearance atthe meeting, having the mounts
on Tbornhill. The horses were sent away
to an excellent start, Polaski leading
ter-pole the two-year-old Polhemus had
gone out in front and was leading POlaski
a length, Happy Day third. Shorty after
passing the balf isom went to the front
with PUlaski, and as the horses turned
into the stretch he was leading Polhemus
length, the Eastern mare, Mary S, third,
the others all riding and closing up. All
expected Happy Day to make his usual
run in the stretch, bet be ran very disap-
po!ntingly, and Isom. now easing up on
POlaski. landed him winner by length,
Polhemus beating Happy Day a length
and half for the place. The mile W as
made in ! 40. Thornhill was beaten a
head for third place.
The fourth race on the card was also a
mile selling affair. Artist, with eight pounds
less than he carried on Saturday, was well
played to win. The race needs little de-
scription. A. Isom taking Artist cut 10
front at the fall OF the flag, and was never
headed. completing the mile in the yery
creditable time of 1:41A. Chevalier on
the light weighted Sympathetic's Last
came very fast at The finish and came very
near catching Isom mapping, being beaten
short half-ength. Two Cheers rar a
very good race ard finished third, Dolly
McCone, who has but two good legs. fin
ished last.
The last race of the day was also one
mile, selling Gladiator was most fapcipd
and considerable money went In on him at
IN to i. Seaside Is much improved in an
pearance. and after seeing the flly warm
up the talent fancied her chances, and she
also was well backed. Gold Dust ran last
in six-furong race Saturday, but had u
pounds off yesterday and was but lightly
played at SKIES.
When the flag dropped the 30-to-1 shot.
Mayfield, did n OF break and was left at the
post.
hound the first turn ZaragoZa led the
field, but was passed by Gold Dust, and
past the quarter and down the backstretch
he had opened up four lengths of daylight
between himself and the field. Past tAe
half lie was leading by two lengths with
Seaside second. Into the street h Gold
Dnsts lead had been decreased to a length,
and it looked as though Seaside would win,
bnt came again at the drawgate and past
the judges first by length. Gladiator was
a poor third, three lengths back of Seaside
The time was excellent for the class Of
horses entered-1 AZ.
SUMMARIES.
T FIRST RACE-About six furlonga. Maidens.
q Purse $4O0.
Horse, weight ana jockey. ST. ~ "a Fin.
Wheel OF Fortune "a (Chevaiier)..1 81 2 8
Florence Dickey liz (W FIynn)..5 u
Headhower "a az. Isom). ...........6 SO oh y
Arundel ll5 (F Narvaez)- -.........6 3h b
Suwanee 96 (Hinrichs). ...--.....-2 2h o
Corncob, ll2 a. Coviugton). eh 6hT
Good start. Won easily. Winner, ch. l.. by