The morning call., 1895-01-24
QUIRT won DRIVING.
Beat Hawthorne a Head in
the Handicap.
CHlRMION Ran UNPLACED.
The Hurdle Race Resulted in a Very
Close Finish.
SIR REEL GAINED THE VERDICT,
GOrdiuS Came Through and Took the Last
Race When Chances Looked
Dark.
IR REEL GAINED THE VERDICT,

ting was spirited and the finishes with
one exception, were of the chair standing"
order. The one big surprise of the days
racing was the victory of Quirt in the
seven-furlong handicap Starting with 10
to 1 against her, she took the lead at the
first turn and was never headed, beating
Hawthorne, the heavily played second
choice, out head. Sir Reel, the favorite
for the hurdle race, won after the most ex-
citing finish of the day. One hundred
yards from the wire he looked beaten
horse; but his jockey, Harris, made one
last effort, and again getting his horses
head in front beat the Corrigan entry,
Bellringer, out head, ridden by George
Withers. The favorite players in the last
race had narrow escape. After Gordius
had got away none too well, and his chance
for the long end of the purse looked very
blue, Chorn brought him through on the
inside and won very handily at the end.
The first race resulted In very pretty
finish between Red Will and the favorite,
imp, Grand Lady. 1t was for maidens
five f1rlongs, and the Australian mare was
a well-backed Z to favorite at post time.
Red VIII was second choice at threes, and
Billy Donathan's colt Ike L was next in
demand with tours about him. Examiner
was well DdCheu at long OQuS, DuI III proved
a false alarm. The other starters had been
long time getting out of the maiden class
and were held very cheap by the pencilers.
Red VIII was first away, followed by
Prince Idle and Ike j., and they ran in
these positions to the stretch hill. Chorn,
hard at work on the favorite, hustled her
along at lively rate, and on striking the
fat stretch was but length behind Red
Will. The imported mare now showed
some of her speed, and, catching the leader
at every Jump, passed the wire noses apart.
It was very close finish, but the judges
decidedIRed Willthe winner. Prince Idle
finished third.
Quarterstaff struck the softest snap of
his life in the second race, six-furlong
selling affair. Starting against Albatross,
Pronto, Prince Regent, Mutineer and Es-
perance, to 20 looked like petty larceny
on the bookmakers. The betting was con-
fined mostly to the place horse, which
seemed to lie between Prince Regent and
Mutineer
The race proved gift for the favorite,
who got away first, and running under a
rap the entire distance won easily by three
lengths. Mutineer got the place Just as
handily from Albatross, 300 to l shot.
The seven-furlong handicap with How
ard, Montalvo Quirt, Charmion and Haw-
thorne as starters came next, and some
lively betting took place. Dan Miller's
mare Charmion with Griffin up was IA
vorite, opening up at 7 to 5, but closed
point higher at post time. Charmion's
runs have not been what she was once
capable of doing, and the Tyrant mare has
lost prestige among race-goers. The heav-
lest play on the race was on Hawthorne,
Barney Schreiber's lately acquired pur-
chase. Opening at to l, the big chestnut
was backed down to Z to 2 going to the post.
Montalvo, big as house, carrying but
- I, de- oil
siderable support at to /. That piece of
forked lightning, Quirt, who was supposed
to have had 'too much of it" opened at 10
to l. Fights being obtainable at post time.
Howard shared with her the honor of being
the other outsider in the betting, and with
little more "meap' on him would prob
ably do better.
Howard, followed by Charmion and
Montalvo, was the order away from the
post, but rounding the first turn Hinrichs
went TO the front with Quirt like rocket,
soon openingup three lengths of daylight.
Montalyo was shut off at the turn, losing a
length or two. AT the foot of the first hill
Quirt was galloping six lengths in front of
Howard, Charmion third, two lengths
further away. Nearing the stretch Quirt
retained her lead over Howard and Haw-
thorne had moved up into third place,
Charmion following to the rear. Quirt
showed first coming up the hill, but How
ard was dying fast and was soon passed by
Hawthorne. All sorts of roofing was done
for the Schneider horse, but Quirt man.
aged to stay long enough to win by neck.
Montalvo passed the others and finished
fair third.
The mile and half hurdle race was an
other lively betting affair. For the second
time Sir Reel was played for a good thing,
but yesterday Harris had the mount in
place of Stanford, who rode him Saturday.
The bookmakers laid to against him,
and took in a large amount of money at
that price. Bellringer, the Corrigan entry,
Major Ban and April all went to the post
with tours against them, Happy Band, the
outsider, at Is to 1.
Sir Reel went to the front when they
were sent away, with Bellringer in second
place over the first two jumps. Withers
came very nearly being unseated, going
over the Jump in front of the grandstand,
but finally regained the saddle, losing sew
eral lengths by it.
Sir Reel was fighting for his head passing
the stand, but nearing the Jump on the
back stretch began to sulk, and it looked
as though he would slow up to a walk, but
after taking the hurdle Harris again got
him to running, but not until Major Ban
drew up very close to him. The pace
proved to warm for the Major and he again
gaveu up second position to Bellringer, who
began to loom up dangerously. AS they
neared the stretch hill Bellringer had
drawn up nearly on equal terms with Sir
Reel, on whom Harris had gone to the bat.
As they came up the hill to the home
stretch Bellringer was head in front, and
with Withers taking matters coolly it
looked all over with the favorite. Seventy
yards from the wire Harris gave Sir Reel a
cut with the whip, and in one Jump the ia.
vorite's head was in front.
1t was now a question of finishing, but
Harris managed to keep his horses head in
front to the wire. It was a most exciting
finish and the lucky rider was roundly APP
plauded as he came back to the stand.
Happy Band came from behind, securing
third place.
A cheap selling race at five and a half
furlongs was the last event on the card,
bringing out seven starters. Gordius,
opening at to 5, went to the post heavily
backed at to and even money. Find
Out was well-backed second choice, with
to against him.. Amos price, II to /,
seemed false one, considering what the
colt is capable of doing, and considerable
money was played on him. Haymarket,
Eckert, Miss Dudley and Warrago also
started.
Arno was first away as the flag fell, fol-
lowed by Find Out and Eckert, the favor
tie about fifth. Find Out took the lead the
first eighth, leading to the stretch hill,