The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
THE SIX-FURLONG HANDICAP Is
TAKEN BY MCLIGHT IN
FAST TIME.
TWO FAvoRITEs WON PURSES.
CHARMER PROVED THE BEST OF THE
SELLING -PLATERS IN THE
LAST EVENT.

| Bookmaker Joe Rose continued his winning
| streak Yesterday. He won $500 booking and
purloined $500 of his brother bookies' coin
| betting on the outside.
| w. OBJ. Macdonough was another turfman
| that enjoyed most profitable day. The mil
| lionaire horseman won 800 over the victory
| of his filly Miss Brummel, backed McLight to
win the handicap and took $4,000 out of the
ring over Charmer's wip in the last race.
| The falIacv of furthergiving races with light
| welter-weight conditions was shown by the
fact that all of the aged division scratched were
out of the third race, leaving but four two-year-
! olds to contest for the purse. The youngsters
! have all the best of it this season of the year,
| and owners have become tired of chasing
| them in.
The well-known politician and turfman,
/ "Jim" Neil, left for the East Thursday evening
| with the purport, it is said, OF purchasing one
| or two Of the good selling-platers at present
| racing in the East. Jim has his eye on some of
the new Jockey Clubs fat purses, and as his
horses always go for the money, it is to be
| hoped he will pick up couple of good ones.
Trainer Gobey, who took Flashlight and Ten
nessee Maid to Chicago in the early summer,
| returned from the Western metropolis yester-
| day, bringing in the car besides his own two
charges Bone Doctor and Roxy Torrence)
six horses owned by John Robbins In the
lot is Mollie R, Miss TRUTH Oregon Eclipse a
| full sister to McCafertys great mare Helen
| Nichols, and couple of yearlings. light
/ weight jockey by the name of Mcknight came
| along with the horses. Flashlight and Ten
| nessee Maid return without ever having faced
| the flag in the East, the former horse going
| lame in his work.
/ The stewards of the California Jockey Club
! held meeting at the conclusion of the races
| yesterday to investigate the charges preferred
| by Bookmaker Abe Stein against the book
making firm OF Cook & Co. ct al. Mr. Stein in
| his charges, claims that the well-known colored
| trainer, Don Williams, also the guardian of
Jockey Chevalier, IS financially interested in
| Cook & Co.'s book, and that Chevalier has been
riding in the firms interest. Early in the week
| Chevalier rode Ransom, a decided favorite,
| and finished third. Bookmaker Stein claimed
the horse was "green-eyed LOBSTER and the
stewards now have the matter before them
Little came of last nights meeting, as an i'm
portant witness was not present. The case
| will receive further probing to-day.
The coming sale of thoroughbreds from Palo
| Alto stock farm November 4 and D. prom
| ises to be the greatest in the history of that
noted breeding establishment. In letter TO
well-known turfman in this City, Superin-
| tendent Frank Covey, says he never saw finer
| looking lot of youngsters gathered together.
! He says the star of the lot is the Racine Gorgo
colt, and he predicts the grandly bred fellow
! will bring $4,000, OR over. He also makes especial
mention of Glenlight, by Flambeau-Glendew,
| who, he says, is the picture of a racehorse.
| The tilly by Cyrus out of Fairy Rose. Mr.. Covey
says, is not large, but very racing looking.
Another that he appears very sweet on is the
i lily by Racine, dam Flirt. half-sister to Fir
| tation. Crescenda, by Flambeau, out of imp.
Amelia, the dam OF Pictou, Rinfax and Nomad,
! is another that is set down for a top price.
| Secretary Edwin F. Smith of the State Agri-
| cultural Society yesterday gave out the condi-
| tions for the Nursery stakes, to be run during
| the State Fair, at Sacramento, in 1896. A
sweepstakes for two-year-olds, foals of 1894
| Subscribers to send $40 with each entry on
November l. 1895, $15 payable March L, 1896,
and $25 August 1, 1896; all starters to pay
| $50 additional by P. M the day before the race
| the State Agricultural Society to add $1,000;
| the winner to receive 5000 and stakes second
horse $3.50, third $3.50; winners of two races
| to carry three pounds, of three races five
| pounds, of four or more seven pounds extra;
| non-winners If beaten twice allowed three
pounds, If beaten three times five pounds, it
| four or more times seven pounds. Payments
not made as they become due declares entry
out and releases subscriber. Six-furlong en-
| tries to close with secretary November l. 1895
| Entries for this same stake with like condition.
to be contested for in 1897, close on January
| 1, 1896.
The attendance at the track yesterday
was the largest of the week and the betting
| was livelier than for some time past. But
| two of the favorites managed to keep their
heads above water, and beyond few indi-
vidual players the talent was worsted.
| Showdown and Mainstay both red-hot
favorites in their respective races, dumped
their hackers hard, their defeat being par
tally contributed to by the miserable
starts they received.
The event of the day was the fourth
event on the card, the short six-furlong
| handicap, with those three good sprinters,
| Mainstay, Rosebud and McLight. to face
the flag. The first named was pro-
nounced fayorite, opening in the betting at
6 to and being backed down to 8 to TO-
| Rosebud opened a strong to second
| choice, but went back to 16 to S, McLight
having second call at post time. Over
| twenty minutes was consumed at the post
with great deal of apparently unneces-
sary fiddling and fidgeting before the flag
| fell, and then with McLight off, running,
| and the fayorite fully length and a half
back of Rosebud. The leader maintained
his advantage throughout winning by
two lengths in the fast time of 1:11A. In
a drive Rosebud downed the favorite a
| head for the place.
| Mr.. Ferguson has again contributed his
chance to the defeat of the favorite in the
| opening race, five-furlong dash for two
year-olds. Al decidedly warm tip went the
rounds on Showdown, and he was backed
| down from to l to even money. He got
away from the post barely within hailing
distance of the first horse off, and never
showed to any advantage in the race. De-
cision, who should have been favorite ON
his past runs, overlooked at to l, fought
the finish out with Moran, a 10 to shot,
and won by a nose.
Through Chevalier's good riding the
| even-money favorite, Leonville, was en-
abled to capture the purse in the follow
ing race, five furlong selling sprint.
Getting away from the post we'll, he took
him back, and slipping through next the
rail as the field struck the stretch,
gradually went to the front and won
easily at the end by length from Con-
dola, well supported in the betting at
SKIES. The 100 to shot De Groat with II.
| Wilson up, was fair third