The morning call., 1895-02-06
A VERY CLEVER RIDE.
Bergen Landed GOrdiuS First
at 8 to l.
RRAW SCOT FINISHED THIRD.
Jack RiehelieH Carried Top Weight
and Won.
GRIFFIN WAS THREE TINES FIRST.
Imp. Percy Scared All Out Of the Last
Race on the Card, 50 the First
Vas "SPlit."
BglW SCOT FINISHED THIRD.
GRIFFIN WAS THREE TINES FIRST.

The Arizona stable people seem to be
having more than their share of hard luck
at the meeting. On January % they put
an exercise-boy up on their horse Volt, and
where he should have won by several
blocks" he was beaten out head. Hester-
dav they put the same horse IN mile
selling race along with Draw Scot, Gordlus,
Hy by and others, and put Jerry Chorn up.
Given instructions to hug the rail, he took
the worst Of the start, but carried his in
structions out to the letter. When the
horses struck the stretch to the wire Jerry
was in the rear, with Draw Scot, Hy by
and Gordius in front of him, yet he still
stuck to the rail No wonder Denny Lynch
was kicking. The exercise-boy will prob
ably ride next time. The winner Of the
race in question, Gordius, was most arts
tically ridden by Marty Bergen, who laid
away in a good position with his horse
until they struck the stretch and then
came on. He had the race won a hundred
yards from the wire.
Barney Schreibers good horse, Jack
Richelieu, picked up 1874 pounds and won
the light welter-weight race in drive from
Red Pat, after long delay at the post
1dhluS ever GIlilS 14llO CO1Ao4dCA dS4O4AS ~
was about the best performance OF the day.
The Corrigan horse imp. Percy was eyi-
IDENTIFY held in very high esteem by the
owners having horses entered in the last
race, for they nearly all scratched their en-
tries, and the race was declared off. The
first race was divided, the second half
starting as the last race.
The first race, which had twelve entries,
was split, The Drummer, Queen of Scots,
A o,9I EN1oot-
wood lining up for the opening event at
five furlongs. Agnes went to the post an
S to 3 favorite, with The Drummer Sec
ond choice.
When the flag fell Griffin rushed Durango
to the front, leading the entire distance,
and won cleverly from The Drummond.
The favorite Agnes was third by head.
The hooded McLight was pronounced
favorite for the second race on the card,
over the short six furlong course, his price
at post time being to 10. Lonnie B, who
runs well when she takes notion, was sec
ond choice with threes about her. Clara
White, Eli Kendig, Currency and Claire
composed the field.
Claire and Clara White made the run
ming to the stretch, where the favorite
came on and Won easily by four lengths.
In a drive Lonnie B beat Eli Kendig a
head for the place.
of runners faced the flag. Volt had a
shade the best of it for favoritism honors
over the gray horse Draw Scot, his price
running firm at 9 to s. while the latter
opening at the same figure went to IL to 5,
finally going to the post at twos.
Gordius, with Bergen up, went back in
the betting until he hit to 1, when he
Griffin up, had 81 to l against him, and
Miss Buckley 10. Marietta, Montana
FLY, was the outsider.
The start was good one for all but Volt,
who got away last next the rail and was
shut off at the first turn. At the quarter
Draw Scot was leading Miss Buckley a
head, Gordius in third place. Down the
backstretch Miss Buckley passed the gray
horse and was leading him half length at
the half Draw Scot and Miss Buckley
turned into the stretch heads apart, Cor
dius third, Hy by next and Volt fourth.
The race soon narrowed down to Hy DIV
Draw Scot and Gordius, and they raced
down the stretch heads apart, all driving
Gordius, on the outside, gradually drew
away the last hundred yards and won by
three parts of length. Hy by was second
a neck in front of Draw Scot. Chorn rode
a poor race on Volt, endeavoring to get
through on the inside with him when il
was an utter impossibility.
The fourth race was light welter-weight
race, twenty-eight pounds above the scale
Jack Richelieu with 134 pounds up opened
at 6 to g. but was soon backed down to tC
5. 1t was a case OF a racehorse against a
lot of dogs" and the other starters all
went back in the betting.
Pescador kept the field at the post a long
time acting very badly. When the 1ag
finally fell Jack Richelieu showed in front
but was almost Immediately passed by Red
Pat who tried to make a runaway race al
it. Jack Richelieu running second all the
way, collared him the last forty yards and
beat him out a short head in drive. King
Sam was a fast-coming third.
OF the six starters of the divided first
race that went TO the post for the last run
the Corrigan entry, Repeater, so far out
Swallowed the others that when 1 to 2 was
chalked against him in the ring it lasted
about minute. He went to the post at ;
to 10.
Getting him away in front, Griffin toyed
with Valparaiso all the way, winning by a
length. Reserve was third.