The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-13
RUNNING RACES.
Big Fields the Order of
the Day.
TOD SLOANE'S ILL LUCK.
Imp. Candid Fails to Emulate
StrombOIi's Win.
THE TALENT STILL SECOND BEST.
Tim Murphy, Gascon, Royal Flush,
TheIma and Clacquer Win
Yesterdays Events.
THE TALENT STILL SECOND BEST.

The two favorites taking the first two
races in quick succession made the talent
all smiles yesterday in the early part OF
the afternoon, but winnings at that time
never will do plungers any good. and it
was melancholy crowd that left the Bay
District Track on their hOmeward journey
after the last race, in which a twenty to
one shot in field of thirteen got home
first, the very heavily played first and
second choices not even showing.
The track still continues to improve,
though the backstretch could now have the
undivided attention of the superintendent
and his men 10 good advantage. as it still
seems a great deal too deep In sand in
places.
The five races were equally divided
among owners and Jockeys yesterday, the
five successful knights of the pigskin being
Leigh. Irving. TurbiVille, Felix Carr and
a. CovingtOn.
Tod Sloane had piece of bad luck in
the third race, the mile handicap. in which
his horse, Ed Stanley formerly knowuas
Donohue. whom he himself rode, was so
badly cut down and injured that in the
opinion of experts a bullet would be his
only cure. The necessity for the presence
of horse ambulance Oh the track, such as
are in use in Englan Australia and India,
was at once apparent. The unfortunate
animal would not then have been kept in
agony when it broke down for the space
of an hour.
The bad start in the second race, where
Fortuna was left at the post, happened in
fashion that really could not be helped,
and the blame can hardly be fastened on to
Mr.. Ferguson. Tie horses were all in
good line with the exception of Fortuna,
who. next to the pole, was coming ND In
a IN n tn Faip of he
ing on even terms with the others by the
time the fsg was dropped. 1t was this
operation Oh MIR. FeTguson's part, how
ever, that put her out OF the race, for as it
came down she SHE'D badly and practically
stopped dead, thus taking ten lengths the
worst of the deal.
The news that Frank Van Ness had
practically been Teinstated was received
with pleasure by majority of the public
present. and the knowledge that such
large number of the members of the
Blood-hOrse Association signed the petit
ton on his behalf must be a source of
satisfaction to the owner of MOrelIo.
The first race on the programme was a
hve-iurOng selling event. in which there
had been two Withdrawals out of field of
eight. Tim Murphy was at once installed
a hot favOrite and backed all over the
ring. finally closing at TO 10. Hal Fisher,
who opened at tnreeS, Teceded to Fights,
while Harry Lewis went back from skies
to ffteens. both, however. being we'll
played for the place. The re were a great
many supporters of Midget on the reputa-
ton OF her great sprinting ability, and she
went to the post at 5 to . after having
been quoted at threes. White and Clark's
good roam gelding was in better fettle than
when he met LOttie d last Wednesday,
and cutting out the work from the start
fairly raced Stipes' mare off her feet, win
ming easily by three lengths from Hal
Fisher, who was five in front Of Harry
Lewis, the entire field being badly strung
out, Midget flushing last but one
GascOn was chalked up at evens when
the books opened for the second race, also
selling affair of ffteen-sixteenths of a
mile, and so much money went in on him
that he started an odds-on favorite at 8 to
in good field of eight. Middleton and
Draw Scot received no small support at
sevens, but Red Root receded from SKIES
to tens. The favorite lay back in fifth DO