The morning call., 1894-05-23
RUNNING RACES.
Four Favorites Win for
the Talent.
Miss Ruth, Motto, Low
dial and Artist Carried Off
Yesterdays Purses.

The ten boOkmakerS who did business
at Bay District track yesterday afternoon
experienced the worst day they have had
for some considerable length of time, as
favorites were victorious in four races,
while a strongly played second choice won
the remaining event. That, however,
would have also fallen to the favorite had
he not Deen pocketed along the back
stretch and round the far turn. When he
did get chance, Sullivan brought King
Sam through in pretty vigorous style, but
he couldn't get up in time, and was beaten
a short head.
Miss Ruth had the easiest imaginable
task in the second race, but there was
plenty of excitement and interest in the
tussle for place honors, Coquette, Washoe
and Foremost finishing heads apart in that
order. The last-named, who got off last
but one, came very fast in the stretch
right from eighth position. and made up
tremendous lot of ground.
Chevalier, although taking a command
ing lead on Motto In the first quarter in
the third race, never RENTED a single
effort. and keeping her going. won driven
out by length from Ruhe Burrows, who
mad been her nearest attendant through
out the journey.
The colored midget followed up his
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a clever winner by half a length over Last
Chance in the fourth race.
The programme closed with the popular
victory of j. j. O'NeiPB colt Artist, whom
the public had unerringly selected as the
best horse in the race and backed accord
ingly:
The following are the summaries:
TUESDAY, May 22-Weather fine. Track fast
First race five and half furIongs. maiden
three-year- ods and upward: purse $3.50
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by Norfal, 112 (Hennessyl ....................
D. MIller's b. g. King Sam, A. by Okema-Ada
S. Giimore's b. g Prince a. lO2 (Stempson).... 3
Good start Won driving by head, five lengths
between second and third.
Ned Foster 1O2. True Briton l05, Tornado lO7
Costing lo5 and McGinnis' First lo7 also and
BETTING to | Mendocino King Sam. 20
Ned Foster 90 McGinnis First.
Second race, half mile. maiden two-year-o Odds;
b. A. Gehrng's b. I. Miss Ruth. by sobrante-
Carmona stables cb coanstte nv rhr::
Cheers-Sophy. ITO (Peters). ....................
George Roses en- g. washOe, by Joe Hooker
line, :4934.
Won easily by four lengths, a head between sec
Foremost 10. Hanford lis, Eckert los. su
vance Is. Firtilla 10. Charlie Quick us aud
Niagara lib $50 ran, and finished in that order
Betting: to Miss Ruth, Is Coquette IL
washoe Z to 2 Foremost. each Kcsert and
FlirtiIla. Hanford, 20 Suwsnee and Niagara, SO
Charlie Quick.
Third race. six furlongs, selling: purse $500 srz
Fl. Jones' CHI. m. Motto. D, by imp. Sir Modred-
Mottle. IL, 500 (Cheyalier) .........
W. l.. Stan1eds b. C. RUDE Burrows, 4. by Tele-
machus-imp Lonely, III (Suivan) ...........
Elkton stables b. g. Trlx, by freemAn-Annie L,
Time. l:l41a.
Good start. Won driving by length a length
between second and third.
Herald 1l5, ST. Crnix III and Ciacuuer 10Y
also ran and finished in that order.
Betting: 5 to Motto, Rube Burrows, Trix
to z Herald, ST. Croix. Claequer.
Fourth race, one mile. selling; purse $500
Burns warehouses oh. c. Lovdal. ), by
WndidleFr6e Love, 100, $500 (Chevaiier) - 1
N 5. Halls CHI. c. Last Chance. B. by Duke of
Norfolk-Vedette, 100 (McAulife).. ...........2
D. Mier's br. &. Gordus, 3. by Argyle-Gerhar-
dine lO7 (Sulliyan) 2
Time, 1:42.
Good start. Won closely by half length, three
lengths between second and third.
Suteuil 1O3, Currency lO6, Gold Dust 81 and
Sails NJ 81 also and finished in that order
Gordius, 20 each Auteuil ana Curren oy, 80 GOLD
Dust 100 Saie Nj.
Fifth race, five and a half furlongs selling;
three-year-olds; purse $3.50.
| .. j. ONeifs b. c. Artist, by imp Darebin-
Htrondelle. 10S, $3.50 (Combs) ................ l
| W ilson Co.'S b. (. Chemuck, by John Happy
Jess, l05 (Burns)
] Z. C. Sachs {. Title S, by Major Ban-TilIie s.
1l3 IChevalier)
Time. l:OS15.
Good start. Won easily by length. two lengths
! between second and third
Betting: to Artist, 3 to 2 Chemuck, to Q
! TiIe S, Fly, Queen of Scots, 10 De la Guerra