The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Old Tim Murphy Was the Only
FaVorite That Got the
Money.
cLAUDIUs TOOK A HANDICAP.
Shaw on Imp. Santa Bella Again
Throws Away Race Through
Carelessness.

Mr. Macdonough had $1,000 bet down on
his English-bred filly Santa Bella
Charley Quinn, who made mild killing on
the Ledette flly some days ago, backed her
again yesterday.
Claude Burlingame is back from Honolulu,
and was shaking hands with his friends at the
track yesterday.
Joe Piggotts return to the saddle is eagerly
looked forward to by race-goers, as his good
riding is greatly missed.
Zeke Abrahams was very much disappointed
in Jake Johnson's run. The brown fellow
worked mile handily in 1 "A few days back,
and Zeke thought he had fallen into soft
spot.
Suro was one of the numerous "uncorkings"
in the first race. The husky Mariner gelding,
who is in Wyatt Earp's string, was backed
from 10 down to 4. AS Little Willie, he has
been showing some good trials.
Johnny Coleman of the Stuyvesant Club,
thought Don Cara capable of doing the trick
again yesterday. He made one bet of 5000
against 5000 with Humphreys. The colt was
never in the hunt from flagfall.
Age is undoubtedly having its effoct on Bell
ringer. While a member OF the Corrigan
string it was said he never did anything right.
If put over the sticks he would fall, and if run
on the fat he wanted to go the reverse way of
the track. Yesterday he was in one of his
angelic moods.
There came very near being a surprise in
the mile and an eighth handicap yesterday.
There were but four starters and Flirtilla
had first call IN the betting, going to the
post to 5. Next came Mat Storms brown
horse Del Norte at twos, backed down from
3 to 1. Claudius went back in the betting,
while Annette, the dainty Midlothian
filly, was the rank outsider at 10 to 1, as
good as Is at one time being obtainable.
When the flag sent them away Riley on
Annette at once went to the front and set
the pace, which was hot one. Turning
into the stretch for home with a COM
manding lead of two lengths the race
looked all over, but Riley got too gay and
in an endeavor to draw a Garrison finish
was nipped by Claudius and beaten out
h cad in the fast time of 1,54A. Flirtilla
was a poor third, while Del Norte was
eaten off. Could Riley have endowed his
riding with more vim and fire the chest
ut tilly could not have lost.
A good-sized crowd was in attendance,
and the racing as whole was above the
ordinary. Tim Murphy at odds on was
the only fevorite to win out, all of the
:other first choices undergoing the "barrel-
ng process"
ockey Shaw underwent another of his
mesmeric spells during the running off of
the tw o-year- r-old handicap, in consequence
OF which the Ledette filly was presented
with race, that should have gone to imp.
Santa Bella, the to choice. The favor
ite had stalled off the challenger of Per-
haps, and while Shaw was com mplacently
enjoying the frantic exertions of the riders
on the latter horse and Joe K in battle
for the place the Ledette filly came with
rush, and despite Shaw's riding he found
himself second by a head. Joe K, who
was away from the post none too well, fin
ished a good third. The short six furlongs
was ratified off in 1877.
The opening event, six-furlong dash for
horses that had not won two races this
year, ended in victory for the to chance
Prince, who came on in the stretch, and in
drive beat Hello three parts of length.
The second race was an extra edition of
the opening race and several "hot things"
were downed. Of all the starters, Jake
Johnson, backed from fours to IA to 5, no
doubt carried the bulk of the money played,
although Ledalia was dished up favorite at
furIong from the wire, where Bellringer
passed her and won by length and half.
The Lark was close third
With his last good race fresh in their
minds, the talent quickly hammered the
opening odds of 6 to against Tim Murphy
to win the third race on the card, five
furlong dash, down to Z to IL and 4 to 5. 1t
was hardly pipe-opener for the roam
sprlnter, for he passed Red Bird after an
eighth of mile had been traversed and
won eased up from the hard-ridden Gold
Bug. Hueneme was only fair third.
The handicap furnished another choice
that was easily disposed of. There have
been warmer favorites than Ali Baba, who
fingered around to and to through
out the betting. The smart set who have
been watching the improvement shown by
o c strung their money that way, and
they cashed their tickets. Going to the post,
the Apache gelding took the lead at the
third jump and led throughout beating
the favorite, Ali Baba, out three lengths.
The poorly ridden Mestor was good third.
MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.