The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-14
AT The RACE-TRACK,
The Rich Bay District Stakes
Won by Mermaid in
Drive.
FROM THE NERvA FILLY.
The TOp-HeaVy FaVorite, GiIead,
DOWned by Trix in the
Handicap.

The threatening weather had a very de-
pressing effect at the track yesterday, for
about the smallest Saturday crowd of the
meeting was in attendance. The fields
were small, and with one exception bet
ting on the different events was dull and
spiritless.
This one event that promised to be
a horserace and caused spectators to
unloosen was the Bay District stake, ham
dicap for two-year-olds at six furlongs
worth $2050 to the winning horse.
Naglee Burke's great colt Crescendo,
weighted with 132 pounds, was scratched,
leaving his stable companion, Con Moto to
do battle for the rich prize, carrying 112
pounds.
1t was a very open betting affair, the
Nerva FLY reigning slight favorite at post
time with threes about her. Mermaid,
Con Motto and Rey del Bandidos were next
in demand, with to / against their
chances. William Pinkerton showed ten
dency to stop in his last race and to L
was lald against him.
There was tedious delay of over half an
hour at the post before the flag sent them
away. Rey del Bandidos, quickest to get
in motion, took the lead, but was passed
the first furlong by William Pinkerton,
the half, with Con Motto good third.
Into the stretch Pinkerton was still lead
Inc bv a length, with Monitor in second
place Con Motto third the favorite, Nerva
FLY, fourth, but coming fast under lsom 5
persuasive riding. At the drawgate Pink
ertOn, Monitor and the Nerva FLY were
heads apart, Joined shortly by Mermaid,
who had made a fine run from the rear.
Fifty yards from the wire, when the Nerva
FLY had her head in front, Mermaid
sWerved in, humping her, who in turn
bumped the other two. This lucky CO.
incidence won the race for Mermaid, Tor
although Isom rode the favorite hard to
regain his lost lead he was beaten out
head on the wire. William Pinkerton was
a good third Isom, who rode the Nerya
FLY, claimed a foul, but the judges dis
allowed it. viewing the swerving as acct
dental
Favorites and outsiders broke even,
three OF each winning races.
Nellie q must be getting INTO the cracka-
Jack class, or oh how bad Red Glenn has
got to be- The latter, starting a to 5 ia
Y0rite for the first race, could do no better
than finish second 10 the gray mare, who
went to tue post TO l. Adelante, 20 to l
chance, was third. 1t was one OF those
races that gives one an opportunity to lie
on the ocean beach, with nothing but the
sullen roar of the oceans waves 10 disturb
you, and think-races are hard to beat.
. The next six-furlong run proved an easy
thing for Naglee Burke's half brother to
CceScendo, the speedy Bellicoso, who went
to the post an eyen-money favorlte. Reach
ing at one time 2 to /, Gree finally closed
in the betting at her opening quotation, Z
TO 3.
=. Bellicoso went to the front the first fur
long and was never headed winning in a
gallop by five lengths. Playful came on
and beat Gree three lengths for the place.
There were some rather uncomplmen-
taTY things mentioned about the mile ana
a Quarter handicap, but from the way the
winning horse passed the wire 1t strikes
me the best horse at the weights won on
merit. Gilead. although carrying 10
pounds, was of course, made decided
8 TO 10 first choice, and carried a carload OF
coin on his chances. Trix closed at tives,
with "A to I against both Marietta and the
3. Boots entries, Don Cesar and Sir Walter.
Str Walter went out as the flag fell, lead
ing the field all the way and into the
>" stretch, Marietta being second at this
point, with Don Cesar and Gilead rapidly
closing on them. A hot drive took place
through the stretch between Gilead, Mari
eta and Don Cesar, and Just as the tavo-
rites friends fattered themselves that they
had the money, Chevalier came Oh the out
side with Trix and nipped Gllead out the
last few yards, winning by a scant half
length very cIeTerly. Marietta finished
third.
The two-mile hurdle race proved a hol-
low victory for the TO 5 favorite April,
backed from twos. INDUCING Red Pat
with the lead up to the mile and half, he
took command and won, dashing up from
Red Pat, who beat Wild Oats couple of
lengths for second place. The winner
knocked three seconds off the coast record,
completing the distance in 3:49.
Ingomar seems to have dropped his sulk-
ing tactics entirely, for he took the lead in
" the last race, a short s1x-furlong run, start
ing on even money favorite, and was never
headed, winning by two lengths from
Arctic. Quarterstaff, the second choice,
was a good third.
Had the winner, Ingomar, regained the
form he is in at present the Kentucky
stable would have had several additional
winning brackets to their credit, and the
com pany would not had to have been
picked for him either. MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.