The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14


He rode two winners yesterday.
Gree finishing in front of Thelma did not
please Johnny Coleman. He figured it the re-
verse way.
Dow Williams is said to have gone East in an
effort to secure the services of the Isom boys
for Burns & Warehouse.
Henry Schwartz said he had backed Perhaps
on his two former appearances and he guessed
he would stay with him yesterday.
A stable boy was originally carded to ride
Playful, but the judges refused to allow this,
and Peters was given the mount Looking
10 2 chance, she,ran a miserable race.
"stew'' Peters, very clever boy, is doing
some good riding at present. He rode Imp.
Grand Lady, Is to 1 chance, better than she
was ever ridden before. He also has the land
ing of the 100 to shot, Veva, on Saturday to
his credit.
Much OF the credit of Perhaps victory is due
to Shaw, who, getting away second with the
gelding, took no chances, but opened up gap
and did not endeavor to make grand stand
finish He is one of the best boys at the track
getting horse away from the post.
A match race that would arouse general in
terest and be great drawing card at the track
is q possibility in the near future. Lord Sholto
Douglas is very anxious to test Workmanship
with J. Talbot Clifton over the Jumps and all
that is necessary to complete the arrangements
Is the latter gentleman's acceptance. Lord
Douglas is also an adept at the art of self-de-
tense, and should he be successful in downing
the clever Burlingsme horseman he will take
on any boxer in the 126-pound class.
Some person who evidently understands buy
ing hams better than he does horses, bid Robin
Hood up to $50 over his entered selling price,
and upon his owner, Nick Hall, bidding $50
more, gracefully retired.
Irene E, a daughter OF FL Rio Rey, owned by
Zeke Abrams, ran great race in the two-year-
old event yesterday. Getting away tenth, she
wendell her way through the bunch and was
beaten buta couple of lengths by the winner,
Perhaps. She should prove hard one TO beat
next time out.
- The happiest man on the racetrack yesterday
was the politician horseman, James Neil. For
the first time since becoming a horse owner
Jim had the pleasure of seeing his colors finish
in front of the field, his very likely looking
Kos ciusko gelding, Perhaps, defeating a field
of ten youngsters in good time, at odds of Is to
!, carrying good sized bet of his owner. The
fortunate turfman was kept busy the rest of
the afternoon receiving the congratulations OF
his friends and, taken with the cheer he re-
"eeiyed on entering the betting-ring, the vic
tory was evidently popular one.
Although all but one of the five favorites
got the big nit" the talent as whole
Jared fairly well on the day, Gree, Sir
Richard and Perhaps all carrying consid-
cradle coin at. remunerative odds. The
crowd in the betting ring was large and
the bookies had little time to white or
whistle. All of the other events on the
card we're totally eclipsed by the two-year-
old race, taken by Jim NeiI's $500 purchase |
Perhaps, a Is to 1 shot in the betting, who |
jumped to the front at the fall of the flag
and was never headed, winning handily
from Irene L, an to l chance. The win
ner ran the four and a half furlongs in the
creditable time of :551%.
Crawford, backed down from 10 to s to l.
was the 'good thing" in the opening race
at six furlongs. Playful, who looked a
''cinch," was not fancied for some reason
and went back in the betting, to 10 being
obtainable at post time.
After Playful and Robin Hood l had led
into the stretch Crawford passed them an
eighth from home and the race looked all
over. In the last few jumps Robin Hood
came again, nipping the good thing on the
wire. The favorite was third.
From to Thelma was backed down to
to to win the mile race, but Gree, with
but 81 pounds up and to l in the betting,
SKINNED around the ring like phantom,
winning easily in :401l. Thelma secured
second place easily from Little Cripple
The gray horse Sir Richard, who seems
to have regained the form he showed early
in the meeting, proved the favorite's
stun bling block in the fourth race He
was backed down from to to 2, closing
second choice. Boreas was favorite |
the betting, ~ to being laid |
against him going to the post. MorVen at |
9 to 2 and Gold Bug with 6's about him |
we're also well supported.
Gold Bug and Morven headed the field |
turning into the stretch, with Sir Richard |
in third position. The latter went to the |
front less than furlong from home, and |
won cleverly from imp. Grand Lady, who |
came very fast at the end, beating Boreas |
out three parts of length for the place. |
was shut off the last hundred |
yards, or he would have been closer up.
Tar and Tartar, apparently right at home |
over the billy inside course, won the last |
race, seven-furlong climb, in a gallop, |
Leading nearly all the way. He went to |
the post 15 to 90 May Day was second and |
Charmer close third. Garcia, well backed, |
was apparently outrun from the start.
- MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.