The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
FAVORITES IN FRONT.
The Talent Had No Trouble in Picking
the Winners.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 3.-The at
tendance to-day at the park was decided
Improvement over the opening day, and
the betting ring is beginning to assume
busy look. Every incoming train brings
fresh re-enforcements OF horsemen, and
the Standing room only" sign will soon
be displayed in the hotel entrances. One
of the most delightful features of the racing
is the excellent selections rendered by the
picked band of soloists, which passes the
tedious delays between heats most pleas
antly.
This was trotters' day most distinctly,
and the first choices swept the card. The
track was in grand condition and fast time
was the rule. As yet the looked-for torrid
wave has not reached here, refreshing
breeze making ideal racing weather.
The starters for the two-year- stake,
valued at $3.50. were called out promptly at
1: 80 o'clock by the bell-tap. There were
but two starters, Palita and Don Roberts.
The former, a strapping chestnut FLY fully
sixteen hands high, a daughter of the dead
Palo Alto, with a record of 2:191l, so far
outclassed her opponent that DO pools
were sold on the result, the betting being
confined to time. In the books it was 81
to 1 that the FLY would go below 2:20.
Although paced by a running horse part
of the journey in both heats, old Father
Time proved the victor, for the best she
could do was 2:21 in the first and 2:20A in
the second heat. She was skillfully handled
by John Phippen of the PaIo Alto stock
farm, where the FLY was bred.
The 2:25 trot was called next, with eight
ct Ethel Downs waved red hot
favori tie throughout the betting, and after
dropping the first heat to Lady Thornhill
won in three straight heats, tiptoeing the
second in 2:16 and reducing her record
made at Napa 213 seconds. DR.. Puff, Lady
Thornhill aud Native State all had friends
and showed fine bursts of speed, but were
no match for the victor. She came out
l to chance in the books for the deciding
heat.
The winner is a slashing daughter of
Doodle, the second of his get to score for
the word, the other, Thompson, recently
taking record of 2:15 at Woodland. She
is the property of Montgomery 81 Hos
letter, wealthy San Jose firm. and If
symmetry Of conformation and exquisite
action count for anything, her record made
to-day will have still harder tumble be-
fore the season is over.
The concluding race of the day, the $40
class trot, with six starters, gave promises
of being a hotly contested affair in the
opening heat, but Chariyari, driven by
Tom Snider, proved to have too much re-
serve speed. In the open pools Charivari
sold for $40, Anita brought $40 and the field
$19. Later the betting switched and Anita
had first call. Both sold at even money IN
the books for the first heat.
Charivari drew the inside position, but
Rodriguez, behind Anita, drove desper-
ately for the heat, passing Charivari at the
w.. 4r1-s !.
half in :07. The effort was too much and
Charivari passed her in the stretch, taking
the heat by length in 2:20L, with Coal
Dust third.
The mare was sent out in the second
heat with the same result, Charivari win
ming, with Snider looking back at the
field. When the concluding heat was
called the books held Charivari at to 7.
Hayey was up behind Anita, and Charles
Durfee, the Los Angeles reinsman, held
the straps over Fannie C, an exploded
good thing" 1t did not alter the result
for the favorite led all the way around the
circle, and won in walk, with Fannie
second and the leg-weary Anita third.
Two-year-old stake, 2:4O class; value $3.50.
Pata oh. f., by Palo Alto Elsie (Phippen). i
Don Roberto, blk. c., by Sidney-Fan &c. Maben)2 2
Time, 2:21-2 :2OA.
1925 class, trotting: purse $1,000.
Ethel Downs, blk, M, by Doodle, dam by
Nutwood (Keating). .......................2 I'll l
Lady Thornhil, b. ~, by Billy Thornhill-
Flora (Sullivan). .........................l7
Native State, b. s., by Starr-SuItan, by
Wellington (G. Maben) ...................3 22S
DR.. Puff, b. e., by Bay Patty Puff (Car-
Rex Clifford, or. s., by Alto Rex, by A. w.
Richmond 1Tryonl. .:;.4........:....6 5 A 5
Letter Il, b. m, by Ward B-Brown Irish
(Kent) a
Moiave, b. g., by Dexter Prince-by Reliance
Oliver c, 5. g.. BY Dexter Prince (carriiioj 8
Time, 2:17-2:16-2:l614-2:l71
2:4O class; trotting: purse $500.
Charivari, br. m, by Sterling Prompter (Sny-
der). ............l
Anita b. M, by Jmio-Anita G (Rodriguez
and HaVey) .-.. ...... .......... -
Fannie c. b. M, by Follis-Reno (Gray and
Durfee). ;....s..4
CoaIdust, bl. e., by Black Pilot-Daughter OF
Richmond Mack ..3
Theresa, b. f., by Signal Wilkes-Nellie III ODE
Dion, b. e. by Dawn-Dinah (Grantl ......6
Time, 2:2014-2:2012-2:22
A large crowd filled the big Seventh
street tent tonight and the booksellers
J;5 n r,,sbino husiness The card for to-