The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-11
RUNNING RACES.
Superb Bit of Riding by
Jordan.
THE TALENT VICTORIOUS.
Three FavOrites First and Two
Second Choices.
WILDWOOD WINS THE STAKE.
Road Runner, Kitty Scot, LongweIl
and ZooIein Carry Off the
Other Events.
WILDWOOD WINS THE STAKE

An agreeable change in the weather
caused very large attendance TO the Bay
District track yesterday. where the spec
tators were rewarded with an afternoon
of most excellent sport.
The stake race, the California Theater
stakes, of the value OF $1,000. for three
year-olds and upward. was. with its big
field of eleven starters. looked forward TO
as the event Of the programme; but from
racing mans standpoint everything paled
into insignificance by the side of the mag
nificent jockeyshp that Jordan treated
spectators to in the last race. five-fur-
long handicap, in which he had the mount
on Barney Schreiber's good muj-horse
Zpolein, who was a hot favorite at TO 8.
backed alike by his owner and the public.
Brentwood. who was next In demand at
to and was known to be just about on
edge, was heavily played, and would GER
tainly have won III any other Jockey than
Jordan had been up on Z0OleiD.
The latter had shown in front at the
start and then dropped back into fourth
position, leaving Brentwood and LottIe ID
TO make the running, the latter OF whom
had enough Of it by the time they were
Strengthened for the wire. ZoOlein then
challenged Brownwood and drive down
front, a furlong from home and appar-
emily having the best Of 1t in the minds OF
most of the OnlOokers. as well as OF Leigh,
Bromw DIS rider. But with grand effort,
having 10 change his whip hand To
help himself, Jordan seemed TO literally
carry mis- horse along next the rail and
push him home head in front of the son
of imported Decever. The winner of the
Elmwood handicap, Simeon G. Reeds
good FLY, Leo. whom the Handicapped had
treated as the highest-class horse in the
race, was a fair third. but the distance
was not quite to her liking.
There was some delay in the first event,
a selling race Of a scant six furlOngs, ow-
ing to Taylor, who had the mount on
Road Runner. being thrown 10 one of the
early breakaways and injured so as to
necsssitate his removal from the course
and the substitution OF Charlie Weber.
The riderless run of the horse heightened
he odds against him to threes, while
Zampost, who had been very heavily
played by his stable connections. came to
3 to 8, having opened up at even money
and having seen 6 TO 5 for little time.
Lonnie B was third iavorite at five, being
brought with a rattle down to that price
just at post time. DIR. Ross was at tens,
the others all the way from thirties to
100 to |. Zsmpost fisttered his sup, orters
for only about half the journey, when 1t
was seen that Road Runner had the
measure Of his field, be finally winning
handIlv by length from DR.. Ross, who
beat Zampost half length for the place.
The second race for two-year-olds, three
furlongs, brought out good field of eleven
youngsters. OF whom Ed Corrigan's grea,
little FLY, Kitty Scot. on her running of
last Tuesday. was made favorite at eveDs.
money going in on her so thick and fast
that he saw 3 to 8 at the close. Mollie X.
and Cecil al the same time .receding from
fours IT, sevens and Fights, and the rest
varying from tens to thirties, Digs price
figuring at twenties. Kitty Scot did not
leave the result in danger at any time, but
coming right away from her field and
opening up a gap Of four lengths she won
very easily by two from Diggs, who beat
Cecil 5 by big half length, with FL
Tirano. who had run good race, after
getting off badly, fair fourth.
Tide California Theater stakes was the
third event on the card and in this eleven
horses faced the starter. Wild wood, justly
made topweighI, was a well-played first
choice at 8 to at the opening Of the books,
but he receded to 9 to 5 as the money went
10 on the other candidates, all Of whom