The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-04
RICARDO'S PECULIAR RACE.

The attendance at the track still keeps
up TO the high average that has all along
prevailed.
Yesterdays racing opened auspciously
for the talent In the victory in the first
race for mon-winners in 1898, run over the
Futurity course, Of Draw Scot, who, open
ing up al to ;, was quickly hammered
down 10 odds on. to 10 being the average
at post time. Ed Stanley, formerly DOnO-
hue-these frequent changes of nOmencla-
ture, Of which Norlee is another recent
example, are entirely unwarranted and un-
warrantabie-stOOd at 10 and to l.
but he was not very heavily backed though
his price remained firm. as his stable it
seemed did not think him up 10 bruisng
race after his long letup. The result
showed this conclusion 10 be correct, as
after making the running with the favorite
10 the stretch, the latter there had him
beaten and was followed home by Paulus,
who beat Ed Stanley for the place by
three lengths.
1t was poor lot of horses that faced
the starter 10 the second event, which was
practically 4 SPLIT OF the first. On her
running in her last race Silver Plate was
installed as favorite az to D even money
being ob,alnable about her at post time
dun OF q very heavy plunge, probably
carried quite as much money, as after
opening at thTees and tours nothing better
than twOs could be had al the close. Bank
Note figured fours and bad cOnsdera tie
support. He might have made a showing
had he not INDUCED his running away
pF0pensities-a bad example followed by
Gold Dust and Orrln. The last named
after TINS exhibition went back TO 80 to !,
but by a stroke of good luck in having a
clear path next TO the rails just at the
finish. and aided by the good jockeyship of
McAullffe, who again brought a long shot
home, he managed, after being far out of
Il most Of the journey, to win by head
from Alliance Just when the race looked
gift for the latter.
The third race, handicap, run over the
same course, saw Glee Boy strong favo
rite in a felG OF SIX. notwithstanding the
heavy task set him OF carrying home TO
victory the weight he was asked to con-
. ceGe the other entries, with the exception
OF realization, who was virtual top weight
on welght-fOT-age calculation. Glee Bow
carried about $500 of his owners money.
but it was the public's that brought him
down from 10 TO even money and kept
him there. PescadOr was heavily sup
ported at odds VARYING from 8 10 : to to2
with MOnOwai aud Realization well backed
at fourS and fveS, the former carrying
perhaps the most money, though Book
iLdhtI EChtIt udu = ItyU on l1Oag grand
colt at All average of Q 10 , Duke Stevens and
Sir Reel went back from tens and fves
respectively to fifteeus and twenties, the
g0Gd-lOOking son Of Alta and Dizzy Blonde
being fat and palpably out of condition.
Glee Boys defeat by Realization by a bare
half length after a rafting race from just
past the half pole was probably due to the
delay at the post, which invariably tells
against him, at least that was his owners
. opinion. lie certainly got of badly, but
then the winner was worse of even III that
respect, so that IL may be taken pretty
we'll for granted that the best horse won.
ScratchingS had reduced the eight entries
IL the fourth event, a selling race OF
eleven siXteenths of mile for three-vear-
olds, 10 a field Of four, in which Ricardo
opened up as first choice at 7 to 10. with
Johnny Payne next IN favor at , to .
Claire and Sue Abbott standing at fives
R1cardO's odds steadily receded till even
money could have been had about him.
while to was all that was on offer about.
Johnny Payne and shortly after they
were both selling at 8 TO ). They went to
the post somewhat widely separated in
public favor, but the betting quotations
rafore mentioned looked distinctly queer
when one contrasts their respective fast
performances.
Johnny Payne INDUCED Ricardo with
tie lead 10 a fuTlong from home, where he
drew easily to the front and won by two