The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-03

excellent start. The colors of Happy Band,
La Gascon and Gilead showed in front
momentarily, but as they passed the quar-
ter-pole, and had somewhat settled in their
position, Sir Reel was leading Del Norte
half a length, San Luis Rey third, three
lengths in front of Gilead. At the half Del
Norte's head showed in front the positions
of the others unchanged. Entering the
stretch Sir Reel was again leading Del
Norte by half a length. Passing the stand
at the end of the first mile, Del Norte was
a head in front of San Luis Rey, Gilead
length away, followed closely by Sir Reel
and Hawthorne. La Gascon trailing close
up. AT the mile and quarter Kinnie took
San Luis Rey out in front, and he led Del
Norte half length, Gilead good third,
followed by Hawthorne and La Gascon.
Down the backstretch the favorites began
moving up, and at the end of the mile and
half San Luis Rey was leading length,
the favorite and La Gascon heads apart,
Gilead fourth, the rest beaten off. Around
the far turn Carr on Hawthorne chased
San Luis Rey, and the crowd began shout
into the stretch Chorn gave La Gascon her
head, and passing the Schrieber horse as
though anchored in the clay, won in the
biggest kind of a gallop, pulled up the
last sixteenth. Hawthorne finished sec
ond, about length and a half in front of
Gilead. The bookies had been pulling for
an outsider, but as La Gascon was we'll
PLAYED they were not benefited much by
her victory.
The opening race of the day, five-and-
a-half-furlong run, brooded disaster for
the talent, King Sam, a 7-to-1 shot, slip
ping in first. Arno, backed from 8 to to
6 to 5, was the popular choice, with Clara
White next in demand at to l, backed
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hill, followed by Clara White, when King
Sam, running in third place, came on, and
in a drive won by length and half.
Clara White was second the same distance
in front of Lonnie B.
Success smiled on the crowd in the sec
ond race. Chartreuse, the 7-to-5 favorite,
winning handily with Griffin up. Quarter
staff, second choice at tours, with Chorn
up, was never prominent. Banjo, Joe
Cotton and Robin Hood all received some
support.
Robin Hood took the lead soon after the
flag fell, holding it to the stretch, where
he tired and was passed by both Chartreuse
and Joe Cotton. The former won easily,
but Cotton just beat Robin Hood out a
neck at the wire for the place.
The grand upset OF the day occurred in
the third race, seven-furlong handicap.
Robin Hood II and Gussie both opened at
2 to l. but so much money went in on the
former that at post time to was the
best price against him. Eckert, with 81
pounds up, ridden by A. Isom, went to the
post 40 to l. Pescador, Quirt and Warrago
were the other starters.
The start was a splendid one, Pescador
for once getting away in a line with his
field. Quirt went to the front as usual,
followed by Gussie and Warrago, Robin
Hood falling back to the rear.
They ran in this order until the top of
the first hill was reached, where Robin
Hood began moving his field down, and
on striking. the stretch hill was length
behind Quirt, the others fairly we'll
punched. Robin Hood came up the hill
in front and looked winner, when sud-
denly Eckert came like shot, and, al
though K. Isom rode like demon, his
brother beat him out with the long shot,
three parts of a length. Quirt was third
by head.
The books received hard blow in the
last race, Guadalupe, backed down from
II to l to tours, winning in drive from
Nero, long shot. st. Brandon was favor
tie, but could not negotiate the weight, 1852
pounds, and ran unplaced Mendocino,
heavily backed, stumbled and threw his
rider at the fourth jump.
After Woodford had taken the first jump
in front Harris took the lead with the ia
vorite and led over the next two. Clancy
then went to the front with Guadalupe,
and was never headed, winning In drive
from Nero. Good Bye was poor third.