The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
InStaIIator More Than Met His
Match in Imported Santa
Bella.
SOME VERY CHEAP RACING.
Handicap, and His Friends
All Knew 1t.

George Rose was up on the block yesterday,
which increased the number of bookmakers to
nine.
W O'B. Macdonough took q very tidy sum
out of the ring over imp. Santa Bellas win, the
young millionaire figuring that his filly could
run the distance in as good as :06 ii neces-
sary.
Thomas H. Williams Jr., president OF the Cal
ifornia Jockey Club, arrived from the East yes
terday and stated that beyond what had
already appeared in the press there was moth
ing new in the racing situation. Mr.. Williams
appears well satisfied with his trip, having in
dueed such well-known turfmen as P. Lorillard
and ]. B. Haggin to take stock in his racing
venture and of course expects his club to come
out first best in the coming racetrack struggle.
Jim Neal, the well-known turtle, has appar-
entity lost faith in Charmion. While sitting in
close proximity to By Holly while the horses
were at the post in the handicap Jim heard the
Flosden horseman dilating on Charmion's
good chance OF victory. To this the ex-
politician demurred, and although he said he
had stood "tap'' on another horse in the
race he would bet his ield-g glasses against $25
Charmion would not even show. The wager
was taken. Charmion finished behind the
money, and the sage OF Flosden returned once
more to his pensive mood.
Outside of the fourth event on the card,
which served as the medium of Installa-
tors downfall, the racing yesterday was
cheap and the sport was very tame.
Horses in the aged division are very scarce
nowadays, and three different two-year-ol
races furnished the youngsters chance to
show their caliber.
OF course all other events on the card
were overshadowed by the fourth, in which
Installator came out the popular idol, only
to return to the paddock crestfallen and
defeated He had but two competitors in
the race, five and half furlong dash, the
year-old imp. Santa Bella with eighty
pounds up and Hymn. In the books to 3
was considered long price against him,
while 10 to 5 was laid against the imported
flly at post time. Hymn had so to l
checked against him.
Trouble seemed to be brewing for the
odds-on choice from the time the flag fell,
for he was unable to head Hymn, who
showed slightly in front as the stretch was
reached. At this iuncture, however, the
outsider had enough, relinquiShing the
lead TO Installator, who already seemed to
be in difficulties. The -year-old, who
had been trailing behind, now came OH,
and when the pinch came Installator was
Dduly utIIClefIJ DdHld DtIld NluNiIS easily
by two lengths in 1 :07N. AS rule, it is
the big bettors that back odds-on favorites.
and that class being in the minority at the
track, the bookmakers got slightly the
worst of the deal, the youngster having
many supporters in the ring.
Jockey Nike Hennessy's promising
youngster Jack Atkins jumped out of the
maiden class quite impressively in the
opening dash at half a mile, coming from
third place and beating out Isabella and
Lady Leinster filly very handily in 49%
seconds. He went to the post to /. The
favorite, Lady Leinster tilly, finished in
third place.
The second event on the card, also a
half-mile dash for youngsters OF the
maiden class, resulted in victory for the
9 to favorite Margaret M, who got away
in front and was never headed, winning
by a neck from the weakly ridden Bell
Oak. Carrara finished third.
Once again the bookmakers took liber-
ties with that husky-ooking youngster,
Charlie Boots, in the next race, five and
a half furlong spin for two-year-olds.
Starting at odds of 514 to l he downed
Belle Boyd, Elsie, imp. Miss Brummel and
other good ones in the race, winning in a
romp by four lengths from City Girl, who
downed Belle Boyd half length for the
place.
The six furlong handicap was taken by
Nick Halls recent purchase, McFarlane,
thrown in with eighty-seven pounds on
his back He was backed from to 215 to
L. and after leading most OF the route won
by two lengths from the 80 to / chance
last position. Imp. Ivy took third place in