The morning call., 1894-11-08
HAPPY DAY AGAIN.
Wins Another Race From
Good Company.
HUNTSMAN PERFORMS WELL.
Rev AlfonSo'S Brother Defeats a
Large Field
IN A RACE RUN IN RECORD TIME,
The " Bidding Up" War Continues
TO the Associations Joy and
Owners Running Second.

Judging by the attendance at the track
yesterday, election returns kept very lew
lovers of horse-racing away; and those
who did attend went home with a smile OF
satisfaction on their faces, for it was a
very good day for favorites and second
choices.
Still another record was broken, Dick
O'Malley knocking quarter OF a second
off the mile and a sixteenth hurdle rec
ord g Huntsman tied the short six furlong
record in the last race, and is beginning 10
show as much speed as his crack two
year.old brother, Rey Alfonso.
The merry war begun last week OF bid
ding up horses entered in selling races
still continues, and the association un-
doubtedly hopes it will continue, as half
of the run up" money goes to the asso.
citation, the other half going to the owner
OF the second horse. The owners of the
cheaper class of horses are also we'll
pleased, as they are figuring on getting a
chance TO win q purse once in a while
when owners of crack horses will enter
their racers at somewhere near their cor
rect valuation.
The talent received a setback in the
opening event. a short siX-furlong selling
sprint for two-year-Olds. Churea was
considered to have the best chance and was
well backed at to with Hueneme and
Miss Ruth next in demand at threes.
Outright with Z to l against him and r.
Isom up was well played, while good prices
could be had against WashOe, Umma,
Navy Blue and Mary Foster lilly. But
when the flag fell Venus at 8 to l. over
looked except by place players, took the
lead, opening I'D several lengths of day
light, ana stayed in front the entire route.
Tomping in the easiest of winners. Miss
Ruth was second five lengths away, Churea
getting third place by head from Navy
Blue, three lengths back OF Miss Ruth.
Time, ! :1215.
Churea ran badly. finishing seventh.
OF the ten starters for the second race, a
one-mile selling affair, RicO's chances
with bis light impost. 90 pounds, were con-
Sidered the most hOwery, and he was 4
hot fayoTite, going TO the post4 TO ). Oak
land opened up a 10 to l. but prominent
boOkmaker going down the line Oh him,
his price quickly receded 10 i to l.
The good FLY FlirtIla had many sup
DOrterS on her last good run. Long odds
were against Two Cheers, Eckeri Lonnie
j, Adelante, Dockstadter and Rvand.
When the flag fell Hinrichs hustled the
faVOrlte out IN front, and at the quarter
was leading by two lengths, with Dock
stadter second, half a length in front of
FllrtIlla, the others well punched; at the
half the same positions were held, Oak
land at this point being sixth. Entering
the stretch RicO'S lead had been reduced
to half a length. LOnDie Z in second place
Fllrtilla third, the others punched close
UP. RIco'S splendid finishing powers now
served him in good stead and running
strongly he shooK his field off and won
haDdIly a the finish by length and a
half, Flirulla a good second. with Oak
land, who came fast through the stretch,
third. dy by ran we'll, finishing fourth.
The time was fast, Al. The winner was
bid up S305 and was retained by his owner
Outside of Dick 0'Mailey, the maiden
jumpers that lined up for the mile and a
sixteenth hurdle race were bad lot and
gave Starter Ferguson lots of trouble get
ting them away. Dick OMalley was 3
10 shot on the betting, very good price
considering his competitors.
North, Adolpb, Three Forks, Sinbad.
OF Wheeler and Morven made up the
field.
The race was very uninteresting. Stan
ford on Dick UMalley allowing Moryen
to lead until after going over the third
jump when he came on and won as he
pleased, and by way of pasllme knocked a
quarter of a second off the record, COM
pleting tue distance in 1856. Morven was
second and Sin bad third. AdOiph and OFF
Wheeer fell at the second Jump
Melanie was scratched in the fourth race
on the card, a selling purse OF ffteen-six-
teenths of mile, leaving Charmer, Reali-
cation, Obiyesa, Pasha, Niagara, Norman
die, Polaski and Happy Day as a source
of speculation.
The latter opened at to 5, but money
going IN on Polaski and Normandie sent
his price back until TO l could be had 60
ing TO the post. Normandie was heavily
played at threes, while PolaskFs support
ers again stayed with him. accepting 49,
To / as good price. The others were bnI
slightly backed. with the exception of
Ohiyesa.
To a rather struggling start Ohiyesa
showed IN front of the bunch, and passing
the quarter pole he was head in front of
Realization, Pasha in third place. Polaski
fourth; at the half pole they were run
ming IN the same positions, but on round
ing the far turn POlaski shot TO the front.
and entering the stretch he was leading by
Three lengths, Ohiyesa second length in
front of Realization. Happy Day fourth
close up. Once Strengthened out Happy
Day came with his usual burst of speed
and was soon on equal terms with Polaski,
and the two ran together to the drawgate,
where the former drew away and won
handily by three parts of a length. Ohi-
yesa was third iOur lengths away The
time was last, ;34A. Niagara finished
last.
The talent were badly divided as to the
winner oil the last run-a short six fnrong
selling sprint The seven scratches. Sea-
side, Bridal Veil, O'Bee. Lodi. Lonnie b.
Queen b and Hueneme, reduced the num-
Der OF starters Ito twelve. They finally
settled on the Spreckes entry, Border
Lassie, and the money poured into the
books on her. Huntsman, the brother to
Key Alfonso, was next in demand at az
to /, while good many considered Char
treuse to have chance, and backed ber at
Fights. considerable money went in on
Oracle S, ClacQuer and Mustesa. but Law
yer, Claire, George L, Rose Clark ana
White Cloud were long shots and but
lightly played.
When they were sent away Hnntsman
got the best of bad start; the others all
strung out. He led past the half aud into
the stretch by length, and. although
pushed hard in the last sixteenth by Clac.
quer. passed the wire winner by a length.
Chemuck made fast run through the
stretch. getting third place. The race was
run in record tims-1: -. Border Lasste
finished back in the bunch. Huntsman
she winner, was bid up $50 over the sell.
ing price, being retained by his owner.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco. NOV z, 1894.
10 FIRST RACE-About six furloDgs, selling:
-. woyear-oldS: purse $500.
And. Horse, weight, Jockey. st. IN Str. Fin
10 Venus. 100 (Chevalier). ......1 13 10 Is
- MISS Ruth. lU2 burns ......3 An 81 %