The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-09
He DoWNED BELLICOSO YESTER-
DAY AND EQUALED A
COAST RECORD.
THE FAVORITES ALL BEATEN,
A GREAT PLUNGE WAS MADE ON
FERRIER, BUT REY
ALFONSO Won.

Tor which Ed COrrigan paid $4,000, started
IN a slx-furlong race yesterday. Ducat's
early recollections of San Francisco and its
surroundings are very unpleasant, for
when he arrived here he had to be taken to
the track in an ambulance, being decidedly
under the weather. But he is convalescent
now and ran or rather skipped six fur
longs yesterday in l :13, equaling the coast
record. And he did it with such an air of
elegance and ease that the $4,000 aristo-
crat evidently treated it as huge joke.
Wlthal, he went to the post second choice,
Naglee Burke's Bellicoso having the call
in the betting, going to the post IL to TO-
while Ducat was at one time quoted to 5.
Lucky Dog, Sue Abbott and Kitty L were
the only other starters.
Lucky Dog tried to run away with the
race, leading until well into the stretch.
Bellicoso then took command and kept his
hackers in jubilant spirits by leading until
eighty yards from the wire, where Ducat
came laundering along with his gigantic
strides and passing him won by scant
length. Lucky Dog was fair third AL
though defeated Bellicoso was by no means
disgraced, for considering the weights and
the callber of his victor, he ran highly
creditable race.
1t was most disastrous day for follow
ers of the favorites, as not a single race
saw the favorite number hoisted on the
top. This downfall began with Yreka in
the opening event, the race going to Little
Bob, 10 to l shot. Rey Alfonso then
galloped off with the second race at to 1,
followed by Mollie R heading her field
home in the third race with 10 to 1 against
her. Ducat downed Bellicoso and Captain
Coster did the trick cleverly in the last
race with u to 1 as his price in the ring.
A swell plunge was made on Terrier in
the second race, but he got away poorly
and could never get to the front. The
fallen idol, Rey Alfonso won the race,
running the six furlongs in 1:1314 very
handily.
Yreka went to the post II to 10 favor
tie for the opening race, six-furlong spin
for maidens, but after leading all the way
to the stretch threw it up. Mutineer and
Esperance appeared to have the race be-
tween them, when Little Bob, 10 to 1
shot, came fast on the outside ana won by
a length Mutineer was second, head in
front of Esperance. Lochinvar, ridden by
Hennessy, 100 to l chance, ran away
twice, and the field was dispatched with
out him.
Carrying top-weight, III pounds, Terrier
was considered the proper thing for the
six-furlong handicap and was backed
down from to to even money. Duke
OteNeHS, opening up 10 10 L, CLOSED Win
Fights against him. Rey Alfonso and the
other starters all receded a point or two
from their opening quotation.
The fayorlte was IN poor position when
the flag FELL Don Fulano, Rey Alfonso and
Realization showing in front. Rey AL
fonso almost Immediately took the lead,
and was never headed, winning handily by
two lengths from Don Fulano. In drive
Quirt beat the favorite Terrier out nose
for third place. Duke Stevens got away
from the post poorly, and was never dan
gerous.
Booze, Rear Guard and old Hy DIV ap-
peared to be the best of a cheap lot that
lined up in the third race, a mile selling
affair. Hy by was a consistent favorite
throughout the betting, with Booze second
choice at 21I to l. There was quite heavy
play at-djfferent times on Catch EN-, and
Mollie R was also backed down a point or
two, having opened at 10 to l.
After having considerable trouble with
the field at the post, Ferguson sent them
off to very fair start. Third at the quar-
Mollie r to the 'front.' and she led merry
chase to the WIRE winning by four lengths
from the fast coming Hy by, with Griffin
up. Miss Buckley was third, two lengths
further away.
Morven, certainly foaled under an I'M
lucky star, was made favorite for the last
race, a five-furlong scramble, but his usual
i'll fortune chung to him, for, getting away
rather poorly, he was never able to get to
the front, and finished fourth. The race
was won cleverly by Captain Coster ~
to chance, well backed by his stable, who
left the bunch in the stretch, and won by
half a length from Royal Flush. Joe
Cotton finished third.