The morning call., 1894-12-04
WON THIS TIME.
Miss Clay Filly Turned the
Tables
ON the FAVORITE PLAYFUL,
Who Gave Her a Bad Beating on
Thursday.
ON the FAvORITE PLAYFUL,
MAY DAY SECOND AT LONG ODDS.
Realization Was Plugged to Win the
Last Race by All the Wise Ones
but Finished Fourth.

On Thursday last tile Miss Clay nlly was
the hottest kind of a favorite for six
furiong dash, going TO the post to 10. but
was given a frightful beating by Playful,
"a to l shot in the betting, with two
pounds difference in weights, and the tai
ent were given such severe shock that II
had hardly recovered by the time the last
race was run.
But they met yesterday at equal weights,
with Playful the favorite, and the many
who considered the former race not fair
test of their true merits and again pinned
their faith to imp. Darebin's slashing
daughter were amply repaid for their 10y
atty, the positions yesterday being eX-
acty reversed. Playful getting the same
mark that the Miss Clay flly received on
Thursday-third.
Draw Scot again took another run after a
big plunge had been made on Real Zation,
but this did not scare his owner. Barney
Schneider, as he played his horse around
the ring and ''scooped in all the shekeis."
May Day furnished the only surprise of
the day, starting in the third race with
odds OF 100 to l against him, and finishing
a good second to Enthusiast.
1t was like marking a Chinese lottery
ticket TO pick winner out of that field of
fourteen maiden twO-year-olds that lined
up for the opening dash of five furlongs,
and the play in the books was correspond
ingly light.
Suwanee was considered the most eligible
of the lot and went to the post favorte at
IS to 3, while clubbing amounts were
placed on Miss Garvin, Miss Willoughby,
Beatrice and Headtiower.
Snwanee jumped out in front as the flag
fell. followed by Coquette and Ontario,
and led into the stretch by length, CO.
Quette length back, Miss Willoughby in
third position. SuManee had the hard 60
ing and came in an easy winner, NJ ISIS
Willougbby and Headfower passing Co.
quette at the drawgate, finishing second
and third respectively. Beatrice finished
last Time, :06A.
The speculative fraternity figured that
Expense, by Rldalgo. out of Graciosa.
both good mud larks, could not lose the
second race. seven-furlong selling affair."
and their calculations were correct, for he
"won a block"
Bernardo was considered to have a good
chance. but the talent were in doubt as to
whether he would 60 10 the mud or not,
but he was well backed al II to B. Creigh-
ton was at threes, while Democrat, Mister,
Mura colt, Ricardo and Two Cheers were
but lightly played, with the exception of
Ricardo, who was backed heavily for the
place.
When the flag fell all broke to good
start but the Mura colt, who was left at
the post
Expense went out in front, and making
all the running, won easily by five lengths.
In drive Ricardo beat Bernardo three
quarters of a length for the place. Time,
1:83k.
Enthusiast, opening at Z to and backed
TO to 10, won the third race. one mile,
after being given slight rub at the finish
bV Nav Ddy 100-tQ-1
McLight was second choice at ? 10 l. but
finished third. Miss Buckley, Experiment
colt and Ernest lso started.
Enthusiast took the lead at the start
followed by Ernest, who passed him ana
led past the quarter by a length, but down
the backstreIch Enthusiast mad no trouble
in going 10 the front, leading into the
stretch by three lengths, with McLight
running second, half length in front of
May Day. The latter came fast at the
finish, passing McLight and made Weber
shake the favorite up bit to win by
length. Time, 80.
Those who lost their money on the Miss
Clay tllly when she ran such a poor race
on thursday got their money back yes
terday with interest. PLAYFUL was TO 5
favorite, the daughter OF Miss Clay second
choice at II to 8, Kitty l., FL Tirano, Miss
Ruth all being long shots. The Spreckels
entry, Gallant, was 3 to l shot.
When the flag fell the Miss CLAW flly.
Gallant and Playful soon opened up sey.
eral lengths OF daylight between them
selves and the field, the FLY managing to
beat Gallant out a length at the finish.
after swerving all over the track with
Jones. Playful ran DO or third Time,
1:1S%.
The last race was the best betting affair
OF the day, those crack mudlarks, RealiZa-
ton. Draw Scot, Captain Rees. Hymn.
lille > and Jake Allen, coming together
Captain Raes opened at even money.
but the right kind of coin did not seem to
be forthcoming and be closed in the be-
ting at z to .. All of the good people"
put their money on Realization, but
Charley Weber spoiled this good thing by
running him to a Standstill the first part of
the journey with HYMN, a ID to l shot.
Barney Schneider QuIetly Sawed wood q"
and when the plungerS got all their money
on he went down the line on Draw Scot.
getting ID to for his money. Small bets
brought the prize against Title down
from 50 to II 10 l.
As the flag fell Realization, Title S and
Hymn left tie others and set merry clip
down the backstretch, passing the half
pole heads apart. But rounding the far
turn Hymn with great burst of speed
drew away and, leading into the stretch
bv two lengths, looked all over a winner
But an eighth from home. when challenged
by Draw Scot he proved unequal to the
task, although hard ridden, and suc-
cumbed to the gray horse at the wire by
halt length. Captain Rees was fast
coming" third. Time, 1:l9.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco. Dec. ], 1894
16H FIRST RACE-FIve furlongs. natoo,
~. two-year-ods; purse $500.
Ina. Horse, weight jockey. St. Ia Str. Fin
81 Suwanee, 100 (Chevaier). l liz u ~
lao Miss Wiloughby, l06 &C.
100 HeadfOSer, los *. CARR 10 FL . 81
l4O Coqnette, 100 (E. jones' 8 2I ~ a.
$50 Alcyone. 100 (w. Flynn 70 lO3 ~ &
ia Miss Garvin, 105 NC
Loughmore 10 fCahiiD. II lI5 81 ~
$50 Red Idle, I02 [Enos). go. 5 81 On sh
So Ty5eGns1; I 100 (MGCl1ain) 51s I9s q
14O ontario, 1o3 IN. BUD 81 81 III
Lizzie Hampton colt, 1lS
II. NarvaeZ). IA Ia ID l2I
"a Mary Foster FLY, l06 ID.