The morning call., 1894-02-22
THE BALDWIN THEATER STAKES.
Diggs, Condo, Annie Moore, Monarch
and RUDE Burrows Were Yes.
terday's Winners.

Bright fine weather prevailed yesterday
and the attendance at the Bay District
track was back at its previous proportions.
The fields were small, except in the last
race. owners being averse to running their
horses over a heavy and holding track.
such as it now is.
The bookmakers. though three favorites
actually won. must have had the best OF
the days struggle with the talent, for
DIggs and Condo were not anything like as
heavily played as their quoted price would
lead those away from the ring % believe.
Then two exceedingly we'll backed first
choices in Hal Fisher and Jennie Deane
came to grief the former being looked
upon evidently as the cinch of the day.
The first race, half a mile for two-year-
olds, bad only six starters, Digs figuring
as favorte at to 10 at the opening of the
books and moderately backed till he
touched l to >, at which price he went TO
the post Gus Strauss opened up at to 8.
and. though there seemed a dispo-
sitiou abroad TO back him on the
expectation that recent form was to
be reversed, in an unaccountabl Bile manner
he went TO twos. Sunlit FLY receded
from ffteens 10 flties. and was quietly backed
bv her owner for show, about which only
twOs were obtainabe. Zephyr also had some
friends and was supported 10 win good stake
by her stable connections Dlggs made all the
running and won better than handily from Sun
lit flly, who was five lengths in front OF Zephyr.
whose boy almost pulled her up, having shown
too an utter inability to get her off at the start,
though ii must be IememDv red that the FLY is
utterly green, never having started before.
Condo was installed favorite for the second
race a scant six furlOngS. selling, at z 10 10.
being by post time at a Snade better price for
his hackers. Dr.. Ross was well backed al
threes, and Sir Charles carried no little amount
OF money at tours. Garcia, VINO stll ran IN
Henry SchwaTJZ'S name and cOloTs, was at
skis, with Crawford the extreme outsider.
Condo really never lett the issue In doubt from
the start, though DR.. Ross ran close up TO him
tWO-l birds OF the journey. being hnally beaten,
however, with ease, by two lengths, with Sir
Charles double that distance behind him.
Two scratches reduced the field IN The third
race, i've fuTlOngs, selling, TO six starters, Of
whom Hal Fisher was a prohibitive faVOrlte al
most from the first, there being the strongest
kind of play on him from all sides He opened
up at ! 10 and was backed down TO 1 to 3.
Annie Moore was next in demand, opening up
at threes, but closing at 10 ?. Queen Bee was
supported some at Fights aud Sir Reginald.
after seeing Jwenties. closed at hfteens. Ii
looked Hal Fishers race 10 the drawgaie. but
Charlie Weber fairly beat Leigh out in the final
drive and landed AnDe Moore a winner by a
head, Queen Bee three lengths away third.
The fourth race, scant six furlOngs, selling.
seven horses lace the starter. VI tn6S0
Jennie Deaue and Folly were very heavily
backed It twOs and To respectively. Guada-
~ loupe was at fiveS and Little Tough at sevens,
Fights all the time being obtainable about Mon
arch. The last named, with the best OF the send
of, at once opened up big gap and appeared
10 have The race in hand TO within sixteenth
of the wire, whore be began TO tire very badly.
but managed TO beat Folly. who had come fast
from the ear, by head, Little Tough fair
third.
The last race of The day, five and half
= furlongs had a bIggish field of len horses,
Rube Burrows being Installed fayorite AT even
money, later touching tWos, and going to the
post al TO 8. Silver Plate was well backed at
Ihrees and tours, and Gead, who had opened
AT sizes and Then gone 10 Fights, was
brought quickly down TO tlves as the horses
went 10 the post. Flagstaff, 40-to1 shot,
looked dangerous to the very last furiong, but,
as usual, DIED away TO no ning IN the last fifty
yards, Rube Burrows winning very easily by
three leng rs from Gllead. who was four
lengths in frOGt of Silver Plate, Flagstaff aud
Nellie noses apart, Charlie NebeT's finish
on Silver Plate being really remarkable piece
of quick judgment, clever joekeyship aud
vigorous rlding.
The W. Der sale takes place to-day at the
Bay District track at II A. VI. and bids fair to
prove one of the most successful auctions of
The season. he list q horses TO be disposed
of includes Annie Moore, Silver Plate, Sunllt
tly, who all ran so we'll yesterday; Flood
more, joe Hooker JT., Reno and HuguenOt.
Besides these there is the grand looking Two
yeal-old colt, Captain Coster, by Jim Brown.
out of COsetie, who is entered in $4,000 of
stakes aud VINO showed some weeks ago tier
than 48 seconds for half a mile; Sunrise, a
half sister to Ell Rayo, aud Crescent Monarch,
2 speedy looking three-year-old maiden, by
Brdcatcher, out OF L0ttie L.
The chief event in this afternoons small but