The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-26
RUNNING RACES.
The Talent Experience a
Very Bad Day.
LONG SHOTS TO THE FORE.
To-Day's Receipts to Be Given to
the Unemployed.
CHEVALIER'S VIGOROUS RIDING.
Sir Reginald, Zampost, Rey FiidaIgo,
Condo and Joe Carry Off
the Purses.
CHEvALIER's VIGOROUS RIDING.

The attendance at the Bay District
Track keeps improving with the weather,
and in spite of an unlnteresting programme
there was a larger crowd yesterday than
has been seen for some time.
The vein of luck that the bookmakerS
struck on Wednesday still continues to
run their way. They almost had a CON-
plete clean up yesterday, favorites one
after another being bowled over with
aggravating regularity and winners crop
ping up in unplayed long shots.
The track makes but slow progress TO-
ward recovery and remains very sticky
and heavy.
Mr.. Ferguson was again in excellent
form with the flag, though he had some
very troublesome and unruly customers 10
deal with. notably that ugly tempered
brute. Sir Charles. in the fourth race. 1t
was a wonder there was not some serious
damage done to the starters assistants be-
fore the field was sent off As it was he
threw Carr, who was tired out by his hard
work trying TO control the brute previous 10
the start, but the boy luckily escaped with a
severe shaking.
Midget opened up favorite at 3 to 2 in the
FIRST race OF five furlongS, but she saw to = at
post time, at which price Jim also started.
both OF them being heavily backed Sir Regi-
maid was not left unplayed, and be carried
plenty of metal at SKIS and fives, old Charger
being left almost friendleSs at fifteS. The new
corners, feregal and Inferno, whose first ap-
pearance II was, were but little supported
jim f1atteIed his supporters by Leading his
field right round 10 the seven-eighlh pole and
looking all over winner, but Sir Reginald.
who had come very fast down the straight
caught him at The draWgate and won by TWO
lengths, Charger first managing TO gain The
place by short mead.
That useful horse of Frank Van Ness's Fam
post. who IS running in remarkably good and
true form Just now. won another race for the
owner OF MOrel0 IN comfortable style. This
was the second event IN yesterdays pro-
Pramme, seyenfurlOng selling race for which
only four horses faced lie starter. viz: Glee
Boy, Zampost, Joe Murphy and Duke Stevens.
Glee Boy and ZlmpOSt opened up as even
favOrites al to .. but money was more plenti-
ful for Schlieb-r'S horse. who was backed
Gown 10 eVenS, the ODDS dD0nt Zampost length
enlDg 10 tWOS, There was a plunge on The
latter, however, Just before post time, and he
soon saw o ., at which price he closed equal
faVOre with Glre Boy. Duke Stevens, who
was backed at SKIES and Fights, was INDUCED
Win he lead for something over Il furlong,
when ZdmpOst went TO the front and never left
Inc r. suit III DOUBT, winning easily from Glee
Boy by three lengths Joe Murphy, who started
al hiteens, made liant bid IN the last fur
long for second honoIs, but was beaten a
length.
Van Ness followed up this victory by sending
another winner out In The third ace, fVe-fur-
long selling event, IN HendI icksOn's Rev
BlQdlGO, Who met with but little support and
stalled at lie very Ieniunerative odds OF / , 10
i. Easter john and NicrrOy had been made
taYofIes at The opening of he books at twos
but there was little money behind Schreiber' $
Representative, VINO reced 10 eight> Niceroy
Closing at Is 10 D. gu daOupe and FloodmOre
were consistently supported al thrceS and fours.
In The first half OF The short Journey The race
looked 10 lie between Easter JOhu. Niceroy and
FloOdm0re, but Rev HIdalgo came through his
held az an astonishing pace Just before the
stretch was reached, and once having got his
head in front Madison managed TO keepit here,
finally winning d close and exciting race by
haif length from EiceIoy, who secured the
place by short lead from kloodmore.
LeVeller was picked a. The good thing for the
fourth race, SIX ana a half furlongs, aud open
Ing at even money was very heavily played at
That price all through, only touching s TO 3 for
the brleiest space OF time. Seville was
Ddcked dt tWOS aud IhreeS TO some con-
siderable eXIeF, and Sir Charles received good
supi CIT at tours aud tiyes. Condo, who op ned
up at eights, receded to tWentIeS but finally
closed al hfteenS, While that honest and con-
slStent performer. Blizzard, did not run I'M
backed by any means at seVens.
The race, which was delayed by Sir Charles
Dad behavior AT the post for a least twenty
I'VE minutes, lay between LeVellef and Condo
TO the lar turn, where tile former was done for,
ana Come coming on won iii easy ia shiOu from
BllZZalu who had ron prominently throughout.
Twelve horses went 10 the post in the last
event OF the day, Il dye-tuIIoDg selling race III
winch every one OF them received more or less