The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-28
RIDING HoNORS DIVIDED.
Two Winning Mounts Each for
Carr and Chorn.
CAPTAIN CosTER STILL SPEEDY.
Three Favorites Were Slaughtered,
Including Tartarian. a , to S
Shot in the Betting.

Favorites started well at the track yesterday,
capturing the first two races. and then there
was stop. In the next three races they were
slaughtered.
The principal feature OF the days racing was
the UDdine selling stakes for two.year. olds,
very cleverly taken by the roam youngsuer Pat
Murphy, running In Adolph Spreckes' colors.
Riding honors were evenly divided between
Carr and Chorn, each having TWO winning
mounts TO his credit.
Captain Coster went to the post favorite for
the first race, fve-iurlong dash for maidens,
and showed some OF his old-tme speed as he
simply spread-eagled his field.
Flagstaff, Ontario and Little Bob received
slight support in the betting.
Captain Coster got the best of the start, and
galloped away from his field, winning pulled up
by two lengths. Flagstaff. who had been run.
ming In second position. was passed by Ontario
In the stretch. who secured the place.
The second race, also five-furlong affair,
resulted In another victory for Lawyer, who is
running In great form at present He went TO
the post 7.to5 favorite, with Norlee second
choice at to 1. Crawford was the thirC
choice, with the others all at long prices, Three
Forks going TO the post 40 to L.
AS the flag fell Norlee dashed away In from t.
followed by Lawyer and Crawford, these sam
positions being re tanned as they entered tn c
stretch. Less than an eighth from home La W.
yer collared Norlee and won easily by length
Crawford tired the last eighth and was passed
by Three FORKS, who got third place.
The Undine selling stakes, over the sh orr
siI-furlOng co urse, for twO-year-Olds, was a
tame betting aft air. But four youngsters came
out to battle for the purse. worth $500 to the
winner. Mainstay was favorite al 4 to 5; Pal
Murphy we'll pl aged second choice. with II
to against him. Ell Tirano and Hanford were
backed somewhat for the place.
Pat Murphy broke away first as the flag fell
and, kicking mud in the favorite's face all the
way down the backstretch, must have is.
couraged the big Mariner colt. for he would moi
run little bit and finished second, eight
lengths back of the Irish named colt FL tt
ranO also ran oorly, being beaten by Hanford
for third mon ey.
The crowd said, "Tartaran would do nothing
to them" in the six-turlong handicap, opening
at TO the bookmakers quickly cut his price
TO 2 TO 5. There was a surprisingly heavy play
on Don FulanO, but If his last race was any
criterion he was 100 TO chance against Tar
tartan on his last run, when he picked up l 18
pounds and made his field look as though they
were running the reverse way of the track.
ZObair was right up on edge and ran an excel.
| lent race with TO l against him. Howard
| showed plenty of speed, but could not stand the
pressure when called on.
Tartaran broke away from the post as
though he had been feastng on frankfurter
sausages and sauerkraut, for he was outrun
from The jump by Don Fulano and Howard
who were never noted for being quick breakers.
and after running second TO the Don 10 he
head of the stretch cried quits. Zobair then
passed him. and although r. NarvaeZ rode i'm
hard could not catch Don FulanO, who won
very handy by two lengths. Tartarian man.
aged 10 beat Howard out short head for the
show.
Good odds were obtainable against any of
the starters in the last race, Dara and Adolph
being the favored ones in the brtting.
AdOlph led all the way, followed by Jake
johnson, and won easily by three lengths.
Jake secured the place by Two Ieng hs from
the Dolly L tilly, on which young Coady rode a
very good race.