The morning call., 1894-05-04
RUNNING RACES.
ChevaIier Is Now Riding
in Great Form.
Joe Frank, Venus, Banjo, Nervoso
and Rayine Were the Winners
of Yesterdays Races.

The bookmakers had somewhat OF revenge
yesterday for only one fay0rite. and that by nc
means heavily backed one, got home nrst'
Two of the non-favorites who won starred al
the nicely remunerative odds OF 10 10 and y
TO L. Joe Frank in the first race having actually
been 40 TO at Que time with only seven horses
in the field. 1t was a five and balf furlong
selling race In which it looked gilt Tor the
two-year-old Niagara, who was backed from
TO down TO to 10. aud who certainly would
have won but for Jones' very feeble ride. too
frequent exhibitions of which kind of work lie
has lately been giving the public.
Dow Williams good flly Venus took the
second race in hollow style and in rare fast
time, for she made the half in :49 and was
leading by from four 10 six lengths about the
whole OF the journey.
Banjo walked away with the six furlong race,
and Nervoso had not much difficulty In securing
tile fourth, though IL Shaw on King Sam had
ridden different kind OF race the result might
have been different. SO suspicious did the
judges d EN- the ride that the boy was indeti-
nteIy suspended.
wav race of 1t in the last event, though the now
leading lightweight OF the coast would not
throw any chances away. and drove Meri-
wether's gelding right out TO the wire 10 win by
four lengths.
The following are the summaries:
THURSDAY, May 3.-W eatner fine. track fast.
First race, five and half furlongs selling;
maidens: purse $3.50.
Boulevard stables br. c. Joe Frank 3, by Joe
Marsh Flora NJ, 80, 5000 (Burns). ..............
K. Ledgetts ch c. Niagara 2, by Jim Brown
n. S Halls b. b. Prince Idle. 5, by Wildidle-
Lizzie Brown, l03 (w weaverl ......... ......... 5
Time, 1:lU13.
Good start. Won driving by a head, half a
length between second and tn rd.
Lily SO, Corneob SO, Tornado 116, Gosling lot,
also ran. and finished in that order.
Betting: 10 Joe Frank. Niagara 4 Prince Idle,
20 each Lily and Gosling, Corncob, 80 Tor
nado.
Second race, half mile, selling, two-y ear-oId S.
purse $500.
Dow Williams br T. Venus, by verano-BeIinda.
1Os, 5000 tCheyaler) ......- ...-...-........-..
Carmona stables ch. I. Coquette, by Three
Cheers -s9Pny. lo3 (Petersl..... :;......:....
Eikton stables D. G. Sly by Bulwark-imp. !,
Time. 40.
Good start. Won very easily by six lengths, a
length between second and third.
Eitrano 104. Navy Blue 103. Terra Nova los,
Mary Foster filly 81 ana Eulalia 105, also
and finished in that order.
Betting: to 2 Venus Is CoQuette, Silver
IL to III Tirano, 20 Navy Blue, Terra n oya, 40
Mary Foster hlly. 60 Eulalia.
Third race, six furlongs, selling; purse $500.
Nj; A HoTard's en-. C. Banjo g. by Peregrine-
Lady Foster, l00 $3.50 IL. Lloyd. /
An trim stables ch. (. Promise, 3, by Tyrant-
premium: 80 IPinkney) ................:. 2
Observation-Disclosures. lOS (Seaman) $500. -. 3
Time, 1:l51a.
Good start Won easily by four lengths, three
between second and third.
Morton III also ran.
Betting: l Banjo. 8 to Promise Currency,
ID Morton.
Fourth race, five aud half furlongs, selling
matdens: purse $3.50.
Eimwood STOCK farms en-. c.. Nervoso, 2, by imp.
Brutus-N eIva, 50. S700 (Chevalier) ............
A. knights ch. m. Mustesa, q, by Bachelor
D. N'ller's b. 6. King Sam, 4. by O'Kema-Ada
Lambert. l03 (Shaw) ................... 3
Time, :O9.
Good start. Won handtiy by two lengths a
length between second and third
Chula 81 Mendoc!no SO and Bliss 81 also =,
and finished In that order.
Betting: Nervoso. IL Mustesa, 2 King Sam,
to Mendocino Bliss, IL Chula.
Fifth race, six furlongs selling; purse $500.
s. ID. Meriwether's CHI z. Ravine, 3. by Reveille-
Nineva, 81, $500 (ChevslIer). er)...................
Williams Warehouses; ch. f. Gussie, 3, by
Hyder Ali-Attraction, 105 (Peters) ............ 2
n. S. Hairs b. h. St Croix. s. by King Daniels,
by 3Ryswater, III (weaver). )................ 8
Time. l:16L4.
Good start. Won driving, by four lengths, half
a length between second and third.
Faro 102 aud ClacQuer 1l2 also ran, and finished
in that order
Betting: Ravine. to Gussie, 8 to St.
Croix, Faro, Clacquer.