The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-20
ANOTHER GOOD DAY
FOR FAVORITES.
FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE FIRST
CHOICES HAUL DOWN FIRST
MONEY.
COMMISSION ALONE FAILED.
DUKE STEVENS THE ONLY ONE TO
EXTEND ROBIN HOOD ON THE
LAST RACE.

Yesterday was another good day fol-
| favorites at the track, four out of the five
| first choices finishing in front of their
| fields. The first race was taken by Lark, a
Montana sprinter, whose pedigree is about
as long as his post betting price. The only
favorite of the day that broke the stake
was Commission, the favorite for the sec
ond race, who finished fourth. Abb P,
Bellringer and Robin Hood never kept
their supporters in doubt, winning in
clever fashion.
The plebeian head sprinter, Lark, came
down here from Montana with great rep
utation as Splinter at three-eighths OF
half mile, and that was considered the
limit of his endurance. Yesterday, how
ever, in the first race, he was in with such
poor lot that his supporters said he could
back up and then win, and he did. The
horse without pedigree went to the post
to 10 favorite with Carr up. St. Jacob,
Soledad and the Lizzie Hampton colt were
the most likely of the lot pitted against
him.
The Montana spr1nter got away first,
opening up a big gap. He led into the
stretch by half dozen lengths, but his
star waned as he neared the wire, and he
only beat Soledad out half length. Liz
zie Hampton's colt finished third
White and Clark's Commission went to
the post favorite for the second race, a
short six-furlong sprint, going to the post
Z to 5. The Corrigan entry, Repeater, at
Is to 5, McLight and the alphabetically
named Nebuchadnezzar were the ones ex-
pected to give the favorite a race, and the
outside money played was cut up among
them.
Repeater was first away as the flag fell,
followed by Commission and Faro, Nc
Light fourth. The Corrigan entry led at
length in front of Nebuchadnezzar. Into
the stretch Repeater still led and
Nebuchadnezzar had exchanged places
with McLight and was second. The race
narrowed down to duel between the front
two and they had corking drive to the
wire. Repeater appeared to have the best
of it. When forty yards from the wire his
rider, Cochrane, got to webbing, and lsom,
taking advantage of it, got Nebuchad-
nezzar's head in front and won by that
distance. McLight finished a fair third
and the favorite fourth.
A light welter-weight race was third on
the card at six furlongs. Pacheco's mare,
Abb z, was the choice, going to the post 4
to 5. Joe Cotton at IL to 5 and Sligo at
mines were about the only other starters in
the race that received any backing.
The horses finished as they had figured
in the betting. Abb P led all the wav and
won handily by a length and a half Fin
ishing strong Joe Cotton on the outside
nipped the place from Sligo by a neck. who
finished next the rail.
Down on the card as hurdle race the
fourth race was steeplechase neverthe-
less without water jump. Bellringer
opened in the betting at to 1, finally 60
ing to the post 8 to 10. Good Bye and Bas-
sanio received some support, but most of
the knowing money was on the favorite.
Relampago, an outsider in the betting
cut out the running and led over the first
five jumps, when Good Bye went to the
front and led to the last hurdle an eighth
from home. Clancy, who had been wait
ing in good position, then gave the
favorite his head and he won easily bv a
length. Good Bye finished second, six
lengths in front of Relampago.
What "class" there was of the entries on
the card started in the last race, con-
dltion race at six furlongs. Comiskey's
Robin Hood II was a warm favorite,
going to the post to 5. Major McLaugh-
lin and Conde about divided favoritism
for second choice honors at to 1. MANY
bettors, remembering Charlie Weber good
luck riding the sulking Duke Stevens, put
bet on the chestnut rogue for place
Weber tried to get the lead with Duke
Stevens as the flag fell, but could never
head the favorite. Robin Hood led all the
way and won by length, with the Duke
at his heels. Ledalia finished third.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 1895.