The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-17
OUT AT THE RACETRAcK,
The Judges Once More Declare
Bets Off in a jumping
Race.
FAvoRITEs OUT OF LUCK.
Hy Dy and Captain Rees, Odds on
Choices, Fell Before the Out
SiderS.

At present Tod Sloan is riding in better
form than he ever showed in California.
Eleven bookmakers "cut" in yesterday,
two less than the last drawing. Walter
and Hayden's two books were the alb
sentees.
Ed Purser bet his money on Don Garlic
at to and the horse afterward went to
threes. The tall plunger wound up mat
tiers, however, by backing McFarlane, John
Robbins ''good thing" in the next race.
He also played st. Jacob and got his money
back.
A. J. Levy, the Chicago bookmaker, had
another rough day of it, and the week will
probably let him out Two horses that he
had swell bets down on were by by and
Captain Rees. The defeat of the Ledette
hlly also lost him few hundred.
Colonel Jack Chinn and party departed
for the East last evening. At the last
moment the colonel was prevailed upon to
allow the Isom boys to remain and ride
couple of weeks longer at the meeting, as
their services are in great demand.
In the absence of Starter Ferguson, his
assistant, John Merrill dropped the flag
SOON
advantage Starter Ferguson was bidding
departing friends adieu, among them his
better half and little daughter Elsie.
Bookmaker Walter, for change.
thought to try his luck on the ground, but
what success he met with is problematical.
The defeat of Hy by did not please the St.
Louis penciler.
Abe Stein was benefited TO the extent of
$500 by the hurdle-race decision. He bet
on Three Forks.
Reports from Los Angeles state that
Rummel, the strapping big chestnut colt
in the Spreckels string, is a very warm
piece of horsefesh. In the race won by
him on Saturday last. his first start the
colors of the other starters tended TO rattle
him and he was SIX lengths out of the race
at one time, but came on and won impress
sively. He is son of Flambeau and in
conformation is On the Crescendo order,
standing fully Is hands.
While declaring bets off on jumping
races protects the public, at the same time
it entails hardship on the owner of the
horse that wins, especially If on selling
affair such as the one Yesterday.
Entered for $780, st. Jacob was
bid up $500 over his entered
selling price. His owners had bet enough
on the horse, it is said, to protect him, but
of course the decision despol!ed them OF
this. 1t seems all the more hard on the
Montana turfmen, when almost every
horseman on the track admits the son of
St. Blaise capable of taking any horse at
present uuartered on the course into camp
at the hurdle game.
It seems to be no trick at all to down ia
vorites these days at the track, the Expert
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ones to finish in front yesterday. The two
hottest things of the day to be bowled over
were Hy by at 7 to 10 and Captain Rees at
1. to 2, both in the string of "Curly"
Shields, who lost heavily by the defeat of
his horses.
Ollie Johnson, trainer of Three Forks,
thinks the hot pace set by ST. Jacob the
showing.
A mile proved too far for Dara.
The Miss Metford filly was the strong
tip for the maiden two-year-old run, de-
throning Don Garlic for favoritism honors
at post time, her price being to l. After
opening an to choice the Don closed in
the betting with threes about him. Virgie
A. a promising True Briton FLY, had
many friends who placed their money on
her at to l.
The start was very struggling one, Spry
Lark soon showing in front. She led the
field into the stretch, where Don Garlic
came through and won easily by two
lengths. Her Majesty, daughter of True
Briton, was good second, two lengths In
front of Spry Lark.
The second race, a six-furlong sprint,
was very open betting affair. Imp. Grand
Lady was made favorite with to against
her, but receded in the betting, Is to 5
being obtainable when the bell tapped them
out. She ran away few mornings ago,
which probably did not benefit her chances.
When McFarlane's price reached Is to it
caught the certain few" and they bumped
his figures down to to 1. Sympathetics
Last was another that was backed down
from 15 and he seems to have awakened
from his lethargic trance, for he ran a
much improved race.
The two "hot buns showed in front of
the field shortly after the flag fell, but Nc
Farlane was the speediest, and beat Sym
pathetic's Last home by two lengths, the
favorite, Grand Lady, third.
The to favorite, Experiment romped
away with the third event, short six fur
long run. The Ledette FLY beat Sligo a
block for second place.
Hy by apparently outclassed the lot OPP
posed to him in the mile run and was sent
to the post 7 to 10 favorite, but it was one
of the old gelding' off days and he wouldn't
run bit.
Kitty l., 10 to chance, sailed out in
front and led all the way until an eighth
from the wire, where Roma collared and
passed her, winning easily by three lengths.
Charmer was an ordinary third
The mile and half hurdle was simply
gallop for the favorite, st. Jacob, who
took the lead at the third Jump and won
pulling up by ten lengths from Bellringer.
Relampago finished in third place. Three
Forks, the heavily played second choice,
ridden by Mike Casey, showed to good adj
vantage over the first three jumps, when
he began falling back and brought up back
in the dust. The judges did not like his
run and declared all bets off. Casey, his
rider, was suspended pending an investiga
ton.
The only exciting finish of the day took
place in the last race on the card, when
Captain Rees, the l to 2favorite, and Book
maker George Roses horse Mulberry in
dulged in most exciting drive. Captain
Rees took the lead when the flag fell, gal
Looping in front. At the far turn Mulberry,
after great run from last position, passed
him and led into the stretch. Isom came
at him again with the Captain sixteenth
from home, but Sloan put up great ride
on Mulberry and won by a nose. May
Day was rather distant third. From the
time of the race (1:27s4) think that. had
Isom ridden harder to maintain his lead
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