The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-03
INDEED A KING.
Rey Alfonso Easily Ties
the Record
FOR SHORT SIX FURLONGS.
Fayorites Win and the Talent
Beat the Bookies.
HAPPY DAYS SPLENDID FINISH.
Sprinting Races Kept Bettors Busy
Figuring Out the Winner.
TaraI's Brother Rides.
HAPPY DAYS SPLENDID FINISH.

hard TO pick The talent landed on the VIII
ner with rare precision; consequently at
the end of the day the bookmakers gazed
sadly at their depleted excheQuer and left
the track in anything but an enylable
frame Of mind. Four favortes and
strongly backed second choice won. and
race-goers went home feeling very jubi-
liant well prepared: toGslaughter the books
on the morrow.
Rey Alfonso again showed his caliber by
running the short six furlongs in the rec
ord time and by the easy manner in which
he won could have gone a second faster.
Lissak Will have to look to his laurels
when he meets the son of Prince Norfolk
and Haydee.
R. Isom kept up his winning gait by
riding two winners and second horse.
A younger brother of Fred Taral, the
noted jockey. rode his first mount in the
last race, but his debut could scarcely be
called successful, for his horse fini shed
last, not through any fault of his, how
ever, as the plug he rode would be much
more service able in a milk-wagon.
The attendance was again large, and
Starter Thompson was In good form.
The days sport opened with a seven
furiong selling race for three-year-o Ids
and upward. Ohiyesa and Clacquer were
scratched. leaving Sympathetlc's Last,
Nellie 6, Happy Day, Sir Richard, Lonnie
B, Captain Rees, Gold Dust and Seaside to
line up. Captain Rees was favorite at 10
5. Happy Day well-piayed second choice
at 3 to l. Long odds were against the 9TH
ers, Nellie q and Lounie b going to the
post With 40 to I against them. To an ex-
cellent start CAPTAIN ReeS showed in front,
followed by Sir Richard and Happy Day,
Nellie last of tue bunch. At the quartz
and down the backstretch Captain Rees
was leading. Passing the half Rees was
hV hos in
front of Seaside. Entering the stretch
Seaside took command and from that
point to the wire very pretty race took
place, with Seaside looking ali yer a win
ner, but at the drawgate lSOm managed
to squeeze through On the inside with
Happy Day, made grand finish and
nipped the race al the wire by head
from Seaside, on whom Chevalier seemed
TO be over confident, taking matters too
easy. Inc long shot, LOnnie B. was third.
TIE time was fast, 1:2S.
Starter Ferguson had considerable
trouble getting the horses away in the
second race on the card, a short siX-furlong
race for madens, over twenty-five minutes
being consumed before the flag dropped.
70 FL Rey being the cause OF most of the
trouble, greatly aided b. Barcaldine, who
also refused to break. Snow Blossom was
scratched, leaving Barcaldine, Florence
Dickev. Little Flush colt, Lnville, Head
flower, Expense, Agnes, Washoe and %
from. Barcaldine was well backed at
twos, but most of the horSemen put their
checks down on Expense on his falrly good
run the day previous, and the race showed
their judgment was correct. As the flag
fell Expense was in front, LnYille second
and B2rcaldine in third position. Yo Ell
Rey sulkeG and fell back yards TO the rear
in the first furloug. Al the half the order
was the same. Into the stretch Expense
was running easy length in front. which
lead he held without trouble, coming In an
easy winner by two lengths, with Florence
Dickey who came very fast the last eighth,
second, Liaville third. The time was slow
I:I31% Barcaldne, the favorite, finished
fourth.
A great race was expected when the
two cracks Rev Alfonso and Flashlight
met in the third run of the day. short
siX-furlODg sprint for two-year-Olds, but it
proved an easy win for Rey Alfonso. who
won in hollow style. The Prince of Nor
folks great son was l 10 2 shot in the
betting, Flashlight 3 to l, Midas 5 to l,
and write your own tickets" on the
Others.
The race marked the first appearance of
the black with red Maltese-cross coors of
L. j. Baldwin, their entry being the
Cuban Queen colt. The 300 10 1 shot
Catalogue broke away in front as the
starters flag fell. but was quickly passed
by Rey Alfonso, who led by two lengths
passing the half, Flashlight second, half a
length IN front of Miss Ruth, Urno fourth.
Rey Alfonso led by four lengths into the
stretch, and from there t. the wire it was
mere exercise galiop for him. be passing
the judges under pull in record time
1:12. In a drive between Urno, Midas and
Miss Ruth the former, who ran a splendid
race, gained the verdict from Dow Will
lisms' colt by half a length. Cuban
Queen colt and Catalogue were the tail
enders.
The fourth race. seven furlongs. was de-
clared off, and the twenty-ODe entries for
the last race, five-furlong selling sprint,
were split. Motto. Border Lassie, Red
Bird, George l., ClacQueT \ orlee Oracle
S. Muslesa and Reno started in the first
division The Spreckels entry, Border
Lassie, was hot favorite with her 80
pounds up, going to the post to 5. Motto
was second choice at 212 to 1. The books
laid very, temptng, odds against the
others, and Red Birds owner stood to win
small fortune on his horse with odds OF
200 to l against him.
They got away we'll punched, Motto in
front; but she was run off her feet the
first furiong AND fell back in the bunch.
The speedy Noriee led at the half by two
lengths, Reno a head ia front of Border
Lassie the Held struggling. Norlee was
still leading into the stretch by length
Grace S hot after her a length back An
eighth from tue wire Norlee maintained
her lead, but was soon after passed by
Oracle S. Little Isom now started in to
ride Border Lassie in earnest and none
too soon, for il took all there was in the
ChevIoi FLY 10 win in drive by length.
Oracle 5 beating NOrlee a head for the
place. The time was eXcellent-l :0l.
Motto came again in the stretch, finishing
fourth.
The second half of the Split" race
formed the starters for the last event on
the programme, the conditions anu dis
lance beng the same as the fourth. The
eleven starters were vert much of the
"crab" species, c NJ c. Huntsman and
Charme being the be OF a bad lot
CM C was we'll supported at to ]. Hunts.
mans price remained about stationary,
opening at 2h to !. and he was we'll backed
at that price, the superstitiuus figuring
that as his full brother Rey Alfonso won
he also must win. These same super.
stitious gentlemen rode nome in hacks
Some money went in on Cor0cob, running
Yesterday in the colors of John Robbins
the "bone DOCTOR" who also owns hlt
sister Mollie r. Durango was played al
over the ring, opening at II TO 1 and
backed down until to / was his price
going to the post.
They were sent awav we'll buuched, {
M c, Huntsman and Red DICK leading hi
field, Durango getting off badly al th,
half. At the half c M C was leading by 6
head, Huntsman second, one length II
front of Corncob; entering the stretcl