The morning call., 1894-12-14
RED BIRD AGAIN FOOLED 'EM.
Tartarian's Christmas Present of
a Handicap.
NoRMANDIE WON THE LAST RACE
imp. Percy Fairly Smothered His
Field, but Proved Great Sur
prise to His Owner.

With one exception the finishes at the
track yesterday were very much on the
professional order, Normandie being the
only winner that had to be really eX-
tended. While imp. Percy was shaken up
a bit at the finish it was simply caused by
Cochran taking matters little too easy a
sixteenth from home after fairly riding
upon his neck holding him back the fore
part of the mile.
But one lonely favorite managed to navi-
gate in first through the sea of mud. and
that was Tartarian, the winner of the
third race, whom the handicapped threw in
at JOY pounds against field of ''shrimps"
that could not beat themselves, with the
exception of PolaSki, who is in need of a
rest.
Red Bird again distinguished himself by
beating good lot of sprinters with to
against him, and by the manner in which
he won nothing short of Tartarian will be
capable of lowering his colors while the
track is in its present condition.
The victory OF imp. Percy was anything
but profitable for his owner, as Mr.. Cor
rigan and his friends all played their
money on Enthusiast. who got away from
the post last and held his own all the way.
Earl Cochran rode two winners and was
second on Quirt.
The days sport opened with a grand
upset, Hanford with 10 to l against him
galloping 10 an easy winner by four
lengths. in front of the favorites Lough-
more and Mollie King. Barney Schrei oer's
Mollie King opened favorite at to 5, but
went back in the betting. closing at to 1,
l. ~
and opening up three lengths of daylight
won easily in 1:22A. Mollie King secured
the place, three lengths in front of Miss
Ruth. Loughmore finished bad last.
Nick Halls Sweet Alice was the sup
posed good thing for the second race, but
the erratic Red Bird, who seems to have
suddenly struck great winning streak,
again dumped the wise ones by winning
easily. backed only by few left-handed
sports.
The black mare Lottie d. had the very
good price OF to l against her, but was
outrun the first part of the journey.
ClaQuer was a strong second choice at u
TO s. Gold Bug was backed from to to
fives.
Eddie Sachs erratic geding soon jumped
into the lead as the flag fell, chased by
Lottie d and ClaQuer TO the head of the
stretch, where Lnttie quit. Red Bird easily
disposed of Claouer. and won pulling up
by four lengths. Sweet Alice finished a
poor third
The bookmakers laid to against Tar
tartan In the slx-furlong handicap when al
the weights, and on his previous perform
ances he looked a l to 10 shot. The speedy
Quirt had TO 1 against her. and the sulky
Duke Stevens, ridden by Carr, was well
backed at fours. Talbot Clifton and Po-
laski were the other starters
Tartarian leaped out in front as the flag
fell and cut out a rafting clip. followed by
CURT. the two soon opening up block of
daylight in front of the others. Little
Cochran rode Quirt hard. but he could
never get near the favorite, who won buck
jumping by six lengths. Polaski, ridden
hard, finished third.
Without doubt the fourth race was the
best betting affair of the day. and to pick
a winner out of the four starters, imp
Percy, Enthusiast, Jack Richelieu and Royal
Flush, proved tartar" for the talent.
Jack Rlchelieu. carrying his owners
Barney Schrleber) money. went to the post
favorite at to 5, with Enthusiast, well
backed by the Chicago delegation, second
choice at IL 10 B. Nearing post time a lot
of money went in on imp. Percy, and his
price was chopped from fiyes 10 z TO 9
Royal Flush, although in very light, has
been running poorly and received small
support
As the flag dropped imp. Percy Jumped
out in front, followed by Jack Richelieu,
the former skimming along as though run
ming on velvet At the half the imported
horse was leading by three lengths, with
little Cochran braced back in the saddle
Enthusiast trailing in the rear. Entering
the stretch in front Percy looked an easy
winner, but little below the drawgate
Hinrichs got Jack Richelieu nearly on
even terms, and Cochran had to shake the
Corrigan horse up to win by length and
a half, Rlchelieu swerving in toward the
rail forty yards from the wire as Hinrichs
went to the bat Royal Flush finished
third.
Another small field appeared for the last
race, also mile event, Eli Kinley, White
stone, Hy by and Normandie being the
starters, and it was about as good c0nun-
drum for the betting public as the prev-
GUS race. Hy by closed favorite, with
Whitestone second choice, Normandie next
in demand.
Hy by showed In front when the flag
fell, but was shut off at the first turn and
gave way to Normandie. followed by
Whitestone. who led all the way and won
by length. by by, who after being shut
off trailed behind. came very fast through
the stretch, and but for bad stun BILE near
the sixteenth pole would undoub tedly have
put up stout argument for first money.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec Is 1894
OOl FIRST RACE-Abour six furiongs, sell
AO1 ing two-year-olds: purse S4OO.
Ind; Horse weight; Jockey. ST. "a Str. Fin.
1S9 Hanlord. 90 (W. Flynn).2 II IS Is
Noble King. 1912 IF. CARR sc 2ih Is
181 Miss Ruth 9S (Hinrichs)..o 6 4S ~
ISL Hueneme: 100 (Chevaierl.3 22 So AZ
80 Umma, 1912 r. isom)......,4 Al 5S $40
tls6) Loughmore. LOG IN. HilD..6 81 6
Good start Won Sl 81, easily Time, l;221a. Win
Betting: Hanford 10 to L, Mollie King 2 to l.
Miss Ruth to L. Hueneme to L. Umma 20 to l.
Loughmore to l.
900 SECOND RACE-Fiye furlongs: selling:
AOA. three-year-ods and upward; purse s400
Ind. Horse. weight, Jockey. ST. 10 Str Fin
(196) Red Bird 81 e. Cochrane) II - II