The morning call., 1894-12-07
THE BALDWIN CRACK SECOND
Whitestone Was the Best Thing
of the Day.
PLAYED DOWN FRon LONG ODDS.
Opening at 20 to He Closed at 4
to l and Won the
Race.

Supposing him to be good mudlark
the heavy bettors at the track all had a
ticket on Rey ell Santa Anita 10 win the
Pacific Union stakes yesterday, and had
the pleasure of seeing him finish poor
second to Giead. the stout son of ST.
Saviour, after being hard ridden the last
quarter of mile. The Derby winner is
evidently in need of a rest, and will prob
ably be sent to the Baldwin ranch.
White and Clark won enough money
over the victory of their colt Whitestone
tu run their stable for some time to come.
Opening at 20 to he was played down to
to at post time.
Jim Davis hard luck seems to stay with
him, for after il looked as though his
horse Blue Banner.had fallen into some
thing bordering on a snap he dumped
Flynn over his head while at the post and
ran over three miles before he finally fell
and was caught.
johnny Weber's horse Little Cripple
sent the crowd home light in pocket by
finishing fourth in the concluding race of
the day after he had been plugged. going
to the post Z to 5.
Puryear D opened up favorlte for the
first race at s TO 5, but went back In the
betting and closed at TO i. Wandering
Nun orening at 5 to 2 closed favorite at
to 3. Quarterstaff. Belfast. Jim Norveil.
Ed Stanley, DR.. Livingston, Steadfast and
Mutineer were the other starters.
Wandering Nun and Steadfast led the
field TO the head of the stretch, where the
latter fell hack, and his place was taken by
Puryear b; he had Wandering Nun fight
ing 1t out to the wire, the former winning
out by length and half. jim Norvell.
who received considerable backing, fin
ished third. Time. :23
The two-year-olds next had an inning,
Nanford. Gree. Kit y L, ST. Cecilia FLY,
Roma, Pat Murphy and Tyrena lining up
Pat Murphy was sent to the post an To
fayorte. Gree and the st. Cecilia FLY
were both 3.to In the betting.
Pat Murphy getting away in front made
a runaway race of it and won. pulling up
by FIVE lengths, st. Cecilia FLY in drive
beating Gree length for the place. Time,
1 :06A
OLD Blue Banner went to the post to
s favorite, and by way of advertisement,
and to the intense amusement of his back
ers, threw his jockey. Flynn, and ran
away three and a quarter miles before he
STUN UIeu all u lei. lC IdSb IlDO lie came
through the stretch Monroe johnson.
mounted on another racer. endeavored to
get alongside and pull him up. but the old
mudlark ran away from Monroe's horse,
loosing him in the mud.
Whitestone opening at 20 to /. going to
the post with fours against him, San
Lucas, Remus, Normanaie, McLight and
Florence Dckey composed the field.
After being caught and led back to the
De- hoA
running for one day and seemed disin-
clined TO break with the others. The flag
finally fell with him jogging in the rear
Normandie and Whtestone drew away
from the others and had the race to them
selves, the latter still gaining in the stretch
and beating Nornandie length at the
wire. MrLight finished strong third.
Time, 1 1854.
Rey ell Santa Anita was, of course, de-
cdediY strong first, chosen for the Pacific
Union stakes. Against him were Gilead,
Oakland. Modesto and Wawona.
Gilead aud Oakland We're both held at
skies in the betting.
Wawona and Modesto went out and
made the running until nearing tae half
when Covington got Gilead through on the
rail and round the far turn had assumed a
lead with the favorite chasing him and Carr
already at the bat.
An eighth from the wire Carr saw he was
beaten and coniented himself with second
place. Glead passing the wire three
lengths ahead of him eased up almost to
a walk. oakland finished an Indifferent
third. Time, 2:07h.
Once more favorlte players were in hard
luck, Little Grippe. The talents pick for
the last race on the card, the mile hapdi-
cap. coming in fourth.
Sir Reel at 8 TO In the betting accom-.
plished the trick in very striking man
ner. Quirt, Zobair, Arapahoe and the
sulking Duke Stevens were the other
starters.
At the start the Duke took it into his
head to run, but upon nearing the half
pole changed his mind and began to sulk.
falling to the rear. Sir Reel now assumed
command, and opening up gap of three
lengths, galloped in, the easiest of win
ners. Zobar, ridden hard through the
stretch. secured the place by two lengths
from Quirt Time. :5lA.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 6, 1894
III FIRST RACE-Six furlongs. selling; nom
i i. winners In 1894; purse $4OO.
Ind. Horse, weight, jockey. st. 10 Str Fin
102 Wandering Nun, 104 (Hin-
rlchsl. .,':.;:..;..:.,.,...2 N II II