The morning call., 1894-01-10
IRVING HAS THREE WINS.
The PIeasanton Stables Horses
Show Up Well.
HE TALENT BEAT THE BOOKIES.
Bridal Veil, FURRY, Gascon, Blizzard
and Centurion Win the Five
Events Yesterday.

There were thirteen bookmakers in line
yesterday afternoon at the racetrack,
which is pretty conclusive evidence of the
increase in the volume of speculation, as in
addition, as usual, there were auction
pools sold and two com bin alton books and
a field book in operation.
The talent must have had the best of
the battle with the bookmakers, as three
favorites and a second and a third fayorite
won. and all were fairly we'll played
The improved condition of the track had
a marked influence on the size OF the fields,
which averaged eight. Great praise is GER
tainly due Superintendent Fieldwick for
the good and rapid work that has been
done on the homestretch, and if the same
plan be adopted with the backstretch the
track wilt be pretty near perfection.
The Jockeys seem to be taking it in turn
one after another to have big day for
themselves and hackers. though Jockeys
mounts are not the same favorite medium
| Of speculation 10 this country as they are
| in England. Yesterday it was Irving, VIII o
was ID winning mood, riding only
In three races, but each time getting his
horse home in 'front.' though he had a pinch
10 do it with GaScon, the hottest favorite
OF the three.
The first race. a five-furlong selling
| event, saw MeCarty's flly, Bridal Veil,
heavily supported by the public. who fore
! stalled the stable. Joe Cotton, Bridal Veil
and Jim r practically opened up as equal
| tavorItes at threes, but the last named re-
| coded to Fights at one time, finally closing
at tours. a false price considering that be
! only had an exercise boy up for some un-
accountable reason. 1t was a good race,
! Bridal Veil in Irving's hands winning
under a drive from Ottinger's gelding very
| cleverly by half length. with Jennie
Lind three lengths away. Jim RS rider,
Al Wright, was very properly set down,
! probably permanently, for 1ncompetency
! IN the saddle.
There was lot of money lost on Adolph
In the second race, run over the Futu rity
course, for which he was made warm
faVoriIe at II TO 5. Mr.. McDOnOngh's FLY
FURRY was backed at threes and tours, tut
finally went TO the post at 9 to q
The Pleasanlon stables representative
got off badly and was never able to i'm
prove his position, but Furry, who was
similarly situated as regards the start, ran
| a remarkably good race, and, making up
lost ground very fast in the first quarter.
won handlly by three lengths from Remus,
who beat Miss Fletcher for the place.
GascOD, who was made first favorite at
to for the third race of SIX furlongs,
had no little trouble in defeating Romair
who. starting at is TO l, drove the dGtna
stables representative TO beat him a head.
The McCarty party must have played
all their money on Adolph, for there was
not very much metal behind Blizzard, who.
starting at iyes, won a rafting race in
lrylng's hands by half a length from Sir
Peter. The weight anchored Lonnie B,
who was made faVorite owing to her own
ership and her last performance, but the
price was not a correct one, con sidering
the field opposed to her. Dow Williams
ran the winner S4O5 above his entered
selling price, but the son of imported
Trade Wind and Trampo still remains in
the Pleasanton stables.
CenturiOn's class installed him in the
position of favOrte for the last race, a six
furlOng selling affair for three-year-oIds.
but the odds about him were liberal in the
extreme considering his past perform
ances. Morven, who had been we'll backed
at lives, ran away almost directly thew
we're in the starters hands, and his bride
broke in TaylOr's attemp t To pull him up.
This caused him to reeede to tifteens.
while responding advance took place
IN the quotations about the others, Cen
turion actually starting at TO s. After
Harry Lewis had led for furlong HolIy's
geldlng went to the front, and won in a
gallop by three lengths from Alexis, who