The morning call., 1894-02-16
RUNNING RACES.
An Excellent Programme
Spoiled by Rain.
THE BOOKIES ARE LOSERS.
Not Withdrawal i'm the Event
of the Day.
THE BOOKIES ARE LOSERS.
ADMIRAL CIGARETTE STAKES.
Katrinka, LeveIIer, Zenobia, Joe MUIR
ply and Red Light Were Yes
terday's Winners.

The rain Yesterday spoiled what prom
ised to be an excellent racing programme.
Out of an entry list of sixty eight horses
twenty eight were withdrawn, though.
strange to say, there was not a single
scratch in the event of the afternoon, the
Admiral Cigarette stakes. in which good
field of ten faced the starter, including
Stromboli, whose dislike for the muddy
slushy kind of going is well known.
The talent considerably more than held
their own, and were heavy winners over
the victories Of Katrinka, Zenobia and Joe
Murphy,
There was little or no delay in any Of
the races, except the stake event. where
Pescador, as usual. was the cause of mos t
of the trouble, and Mr.. Ferguson was re-
warded for his patience by eventually get
ting them away in manner which suited
the most carping self-app0inted critic.
In the first race. a scant six-furlong SELL
ing affair. only seven horses out of an
original list of seventeen went to the post.
Of these Gilead opened up at iwos. but
the weight Of money being behind Katrinka
about whom there was The Su ongest kind OF
tip out, lie went back TO ihreeS which was the
price at post time OF Hercules. The latter
showed prominently for three furloneS. but died
away in the stretch. and Katriuka won with
cOnsummate ease by four lengths from Guada-
loupe and Gilead the same distance apart
Only four horses out OF what might have been
an interesting field Of twelve faced the starters
In the cOnd event. i've and hall furlongs,
selling. The Appleby representatives, ClacqueT
and Duke Stevens. divided favortism, the
former having decidedly the call at the close at
10 with twOS freely accepted about the
Duke. Fly was fairly we'll supported al fours
down to threes. but Levelier was let alone and
ran but very III Ie backed at fours Fly made
running but could never get away from Walter
& Dargen'S eelding, who won handlly enough
by aDoui length from CacQuer, who took Sec
oDd position furong from home.
Then came the Admiral Cigarette stakes.
handicap for ihree-yeaT-Ods and upward run
over the local Fufurlty course and OF the guar
anleed value of $500. Every horse in he race
was backed for place and show, but Zenohia
was alone very htaylly played straight Sh-
opened up al 10 , and was steadily and per-
sstently backed all the way through though
closing at 2 shade longer odds. Realization
and StrombClI were next in demand at SKIES
and fVes, the former having opened al fOurs
ana touched eights COmrade was an outsider
at tltles, but not overlooked for show money
Rear Guard and MajOf Ban were the only
frlendess ones though the former may have
had some hair-brained hackers. The race was
the easi~st kind of thing. for the daughter of
imported III Used, who won as she pleased by
Two lengths from COmrade, VINO had run a re-
markably good race and secured the place by
The same distance from Realization, Tvro and
PiccOlo heads apart IN that order.
The mile selling race brought out a field of
favortte at z so , at The opening of the BOOKS
was played SO feIcely that he was practically
wiDed of the boards, alter seeing even money
and To 10. Red Root and Royal Flush, who
opened up at threes, closed al fours and fves,
but were chiefly backed for place, while Fran
cesca had plenty OF supporters for snow.
Blizzard was again only Dibbed al. and saw
eights before closing az post time at spvens.
Sir Reel, who opened at tens, was let severely
alone and was at lhrtles and tWeDty-fiyes at
the finish, but he showed what racehorse be
eau be when the spirit seZes i'm by running
bang-up fourth with 11S pounds up over such
course. Blizzard took up the running from
Joe Murphy around The far turn ana looked
more than dangerous when entering The
stretch, but Joe Murphy was equal TO the task
when called upon, ana he won very handiy
from McCarty's colt by head.
Eleven horses faced the starter In the last
race, five furlongs. selling, in which Guard held
the position OF favOrlte throughout al threes
and 10 ., though only moderately played
Normandie and Cnartreuse, WHO were at fives
aud skies, were chiefly supported for place
and show, and TO win good money, while Red
Light, who opened at tbrees and saw fours,
was intrusted with d heavyish commission as
the horses went to the post. LondonYille, as a
stranger, was looked upon probable dan.
gerous customer out for a killing, and not al
lowed therefore TO run altogether unbacKed at
elghts. Red Light n-veT left the result In
doubt from the start ana won as he pleased by
four lengths from Normandie, who. coming
very fast In the slralght, had secured the place
by three lengths from ChartTeuse, Guard and