The morning call., 1894-09-11
ARE OTHER SURPRISES
..Rey Alfonso Scratched in the
j. Annual Stake.
SO. FLAsHLIGHT CAPTURES 1T.
SOihe of the Backers Lose Barrels
r.: of Money at the State Fair
: Races.

!: =: :: SACRAMENTO. Sept. 10.--A good thing
:: WIS. nn corked in the last race to-day.
"a deEante. the FL Rio Rey colt belonging
j: to:Startsr H. D. Brown, against whom the
BOOKS were laying 15 to l last night but
:; backed down 10 an equal favorite with
:: Head Flower to-day, won the race in a
drive. He had been doing some very fast
work in trials, and the select few who
:@played him made a killing.
: : great surprise was created by the
" scratching of Rey Alfonso, the favorite
fol-. the first event, the California annual
stake, ten or fifteen minutes before the
shoFses went to the post. Declarations
closed Saturday night at 6 O'clock. and the
ewner of the colt was ten minutes late in
declaring him a starter. To-day the
Judges decided he could not start. and Mr..
.. Gonzalez. his owner, was compelled TO
:. scratch him. This seems to be drawing
!: tha point very fine.
-; The California annual stake was won
by Flashlight, the slashing biz son of
.Surinam and Laura Winston, and the
property of T. w. Moore of Santa Bar
bdra, who also owns his sire. Pescador,
the fretful son of Gano, won The third
race in commanding style, taking the lead
soon after the fall of the flag and never
being headed. The track was fast, the
time of the various races good, and the
talent claim they broke "about even" on
the day.
A match race for 500 side between
J, the two-yeaT-Old filly, Lady Jane, Burns
.; up, carving 90 pounds, and the chestnut
. horse Labue, carrying 122. with HaZlett up,
- was run over the inside track this morn
ing at II O'Clock. At the start Labue
jumped in the lead, aud won by six
., lengths, eased up Time, 80.
For the opening event. the California
annual stake, for two-year-olds, six fur
longs, R9y' Alfonso sold favoTite before
bis withdrawal. bringing $50 to SIC fol
Gallant, $40 for Fllshlight and Sc for the
p; field. With Rev Alfonso scratched, Gal
fant. sold for $40, Flashlght SO and the
:: fah S6. The horses went to the post a
! 80 o'clock, and after a short delay were
sent off to a rather struggling start, Flash
light getting considerable the best OF the
Start. After going one-eighth Flashlight
led by two lengths, Malo Diablo second,
: Gallant third, length in front Of the field
AT the half Flashlght led by three lengths
running like wild horse, the field strung
=. out Into the stretch he still had a good
: lead. and Sullivan had commenced t. ride
Gallant who was about two lengths back.
:. Plan toni nOw tried to rush Malo Diablo TO
:: the front, but he could not respond and
leIl back beaten. Down the stretch SuiIi-
y on Gallant made a desperate effort 60
overhaul Flashlight, but Spence kept the
=. big son IF Surinam going, and he won
); Comfortably by a length, Gallant second,
Ike l. third, five lengths ahead of the field.
.: After seeing the horses warm up for the
second race the Ca al City stake fol
three-year- Olds. one and a sixteenth miles
the knowing ones picked Lovdal to win
and le sold favorite. brin ging S25, ArtIcus
S21, Gilead SO, and the field. comprising
.. Carmel, Alexis and POlaski, So. At these
= pIices a "barreP of money went into the
>. .poolbox.
~ At the fall of the flag Burns took Polaski
= to the front. Passing the stand be led by
tive lengths. with Alexis second, Articus
third, and the field close up. They ran 10
: fhe quarter in about that order Down
the backstretch Polaski had increased his
lead to five leDgths, CARMEL second, Alex is
third, the rest punched length back. AT
the half-pole Lovdal had moved up into
second place and was fast closing on the
leader, Carmel and the field length away.
Into the stretch Combs let go of the big
cheslnut's head and the race was never in
doubt thereafter, Lovdal came to the wire