The morning call., 1894-12-20
RIGHT ON EDGE.
Alary Beat Hawthorne,
the Favorite,
IN A RAFTING GOOD RACE.
St. Brandon Easily Took the
SteepleChase.
IN A RAFTING GOOD RACE.
THE LAST RACE A BIG SURPRISE.
Howard at 20 10 Ran Away From
the TO 5 Favorite Charmion,
Leading From the Jump.

1t IS unnecessary to state that the track
was not fast yesterday. and that cloud of
dust signaled the approach of the steeple-
chasers up the hill; that would be fiction,
for the track is simply sea of mud, on
which canoe racing will soon be in order,
should the rainfall continue.
Two very choice fav0rtes were de-
thrOned, Hawthorne and CharmIon, and
the boOkmakers that had the nerve to
take money on them quit big winner on
the day, although laying against the latter
certainly looked like building a road to the
poorhUuse.
Grandee, Monrova and ST. Brandon,
we l-played favorites, won handilV.
In the opening race San Lucas and
Misty Morn were both well played, on in
formation that was bTAeZed around the
betting ring, the former coming down in
The betting from 10 to to l. but neither
cut much Of tgure in the race. Grandee
the favorite, took the lead as the flag fell
and running the entire distance under a
pull. won by three lengths. Russell
brought Miss Fletcher through with a
rush and took the place away from
Primanda by two lengths.
George F. Smith, Red Bird and Mon
rovia were the favored ones in the betting
for the second race, 6ve-furlong
scramble.
Lengthy odds we're laid against Norlee,
Redlight, Charlie Quick. Sir Reginald and
Tampa. the latter to ! in the betting.
Redlight and Norlee chased out in front
as they were sent away. and ran as pair
and well down the stretch, followed by
Red Bird three lengths back. Carr on
Monrova han been taking matters easy,
and a sixteenth from home passed the
firing leaders, followed by Sir Reginald, a
% TO l shot and they ran first and second
in handy fashion, NOrlee lasting long
enough to finish third. George +. Smith
got az badly and was never prominent.
Pat DUNES Hawthorne was considered
the correct thing for the mile race, open
ing at even money and going to the post 3
to 5, carrying all the big money. Alary,
who was played by those that were no
supposed TO know any better, opened at 6
TO and went TO the post to s. Alary ran
all The way under strong pull, and al
though Earl Cochran let Carr, on the
favorte, get dangerously close the last
sixteenth. won at the finish by half a
length. Carmel was poor third.
The "Yompers" had a very sloppy
steeplechase course 10 run over, but all
finished without a tumble. The bulk of
the money went in on ST. Brandon, carry
ing 126 pounds. going to the post to 10.
Longwel, Eli kendig ana General Miles
received slight support.
1t ended in the easiest kind of victory
for the favorite. no TOOK The lead going
over the third jump and won in a canter
by ten lengths, Eli Kendig securing the
place as handlly from Haymarkel. Dick
0'Malley ran very good race until after
taking the sixth jump. when he COM
menced falling back.
But the surprise party OF the day was IN
Pickle, and came out in the last race,
six-furloDg aft ,ir Dan Miler's speedy
mare CharmiOn was considered as good a
having the race won, and ct to was
simply robbing the bookmakers. Howard,
at one time 20 TO l, going to the post al
twelves, was booked for the place, with
AdoIpb and Wandering Nun likely to give
him a rub. Martinez was a long-priced
outsider.
Little Coady took Howard out in front
as the flag fell and ha led past the half by
two lengths, ''chock" full of run, Charmion
secnnd. Howard still retained a very COM
Portable LEAD into the stretch. Lloyd APP
parently taking mat ers coolly, thinking
what good thing he had up his sleeve,
bat 1t slipped down on HIM, for when he
went for the lead the last sixteenth he
found he had waited too long and he was
beaten out length, Wandering Nun a very
bad third. 1t was fast race, l 30.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANcIsco. Dec. l 8, 1884,
900 FIRST RACE-slx furlOngs; purse S4U0