The morning call., 1894-02-04
THE ELMWOOD HANDICAP.
Reed Wins the Jockey Clubs
Third Stake Event.
THE TALENT BEAT THE BooKlEs
Ottyanna, Royal Flush, Leo. Bailarat
and Middleton Winners in Yes
terday'S Events.

The attendance at the Bay District track
is steadily increasing, the crowd yesterday
being larger than on any previous SatuT-
a Y or holiday during the present racing
season.
And II is very speculative kind of
crowd that wends its way thither, the bet
ting being heavier and more spirited than
ever before.
Yesterday the talent had far the best of
the deal. and the boOkmakers wound up
the week well if they came out anywhere
near even on the five days transactions,
for Fridays races, although only one
favorite won. were nothing to boast of
from their point of view, some of the long
shots like Claire taking a very large
amount of money out of the ring in place
bets. Barney Schreiber is credited. too,
with having made some of his brother
pencilers suffer considerably over his wins
on The Kitten and Semele, the Iatter's
victory netting him something Ike $500.
Yesterday, however. ne let them get some
of it back, as he must have been a heavy
loser over Broadhead's and Grafton's de-
feats. the former of whom carried $1,000 Of
Bis owners money In the event OF the
afternoon.
The track still continues to improve. as
in some Of the races, though the quality OF
the horses engaged and the class of the
winners must not be omitted in basing any
big calculations on that fact.
Jockey Leigh was again in good form,
winning both the races in which he had a
mount.
The first event on the programme, five
furlong selling race, had, contrary to the
general rule, only a small field Of seven
entries and six starters. Loitie d being
Withdrawn: who, by the way, If she had
been on edge, should have had no diff
Guilty in winning. 0ttyanna was made
hot odds on faYorlte at 10 right on the
opening up of the books, finally closing at
9 to 20. Hal Fisher was next in demand at
9 to 2 and fives, but Duke Stevens. not
withstaDdHg his recent excellent perform
ances with big weight up was not backed
straight, though we'll played, Of course,
for a place. de ran great race, though
he again showed a disposition % suk.
disposition which Johnny Weber promptly
checked, and in that Jockeys vigorous
hands be gave the hackers of Ottyanna
big fright by the wav he fought out the I'm
ish, in which he suffered only head de-
feat.
Sir Reel was played to standstill in the
second race, mile handicap. opening up
at twos and closing al to 2, and was prac-
tically wiped off the boards. Royal Flush.
who part of the time was quoted at skies.
fact of Leigh being up, and was a strong
second favorite at fourS, Zobair, though
standing al that price after opening at to
5, being but slightly played. The Owens
Brothers representative, after induIging
Cente LA with the lead for half the Journey,
then went to the front and won as he
pleased by three lengths from Comrade,
who was backed all ways by some of the
clever division. 8 to 1 straight being the
best obtainabe odds at post time afier he
had seen as high as tifteens. Zobair and
Sir Reel both performed disappointIngly,
but the weight anchored them, and they
certainly had not at ali been leniently dealt
with by the Handicapped.
The Elmwo ood stakes. for three-year-
olds, run over the local Futurity course,
and the feature and event OF the after
tern oOn's racing, was the next item on the
programme. The talent did not make any
mistake in their oh oice in this race. Simeon
q. Reeds good-looking well-bred fily Leo.
who proved an easy winner, being backed
by owner, stable and the public, from first
10 last. LOvedal, who as easily defeated
Grafton for the place, was backed by his
part owner, Dan Burns, both straight and
place. and his victory would have taken
twelve or fifteen thousand out of the ring
The handlcappDg in this as in the previous
race, was by no means success, though it
was something to see an average field in