The San Francisco call., 1895-08-02


Boreas hung on yesterday she threw up the
sponge.
Tod Sloane rode his first mount since his re-
turn from the East on Boreas and, judging by
his clever ride Tod is in as good form as when
he departed for the other side Of the Rockies.
Notwithstanding the mild torrid wave, it
was rather "cold day. for favorites, Nellie
and Hanford being the only successful ones.
George Rose, the well-known and popular
owner and bookmaker, looking hale and
hearty, returned from his Eastern trip just in
time to see his good colt Boreas win. Mr..
Rose says he had an enjoyable trip, but that it
feels good to be in California once again.
The way Wheel of Fortunes stable folk
bet their money yesterday would cause an
old turtle to think she had "Boreas beat
to death" " but she didn't. She hooked up
with the son of Eolian and Peter the Sec
ond, the only other starter, at mile and
finished an inglorious third. There was
no doubt but that her stable connections
thought she could win, for they sent her to
the post 8 to 10 favorite. Boreas drifted
around even money and II to 10 through
out the betting, while Peter the Second,
who didn't have a chance" had 80 to
chalked against him.
There was no delay at the post for the
flag sent them away in line. Away went
Boreas and "The Wheel" with Peter, to
the surprise of all, keeping within easy
hailing distance. Nearing the bend for
home BOreas began to cut loose, and it
was evident something was wrong with
some of the cogs in 'The Wheel" for she
could not respond and was passed by Peter.
The race was over. AS Boreas passed the
wire a short distance in front of the de-
spised outsider it actually caused a show
of enthusiasm-a faint glimmer of sunlight
on the cemeterial racing of late. The
favorite was poor third, the time, Az,
being 4 shade too fast for her.
Most of the betting done yesterday was
against the watermelon-stand, the colored
dispenser of the luscious fruit doing a land
office business. The crowd in the betting
ring could not be called sweltering one,
for there was too much vacant space. and
the bookies experienced no inconvenience
in handling all the money bet.
There was some great STUDYING and
figuring done over the first race, a five-fur-
long dash, with thirteen starters. Imp
Greene, Model, De Groat and Monarch all
figured well, but "figgers'' went wrong.
Addie NJ, an overlooked 80 to shot, came
out OI tne DunCn IOTJy yarQS from the wire
and won easily in 1:01I. De Groat
downed Imp. Greene a nose for the place.
The starters flag contributed to the fav-
orite's defeat IN the second event. 1t was
a six and a half furlong spin, for which
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS went to the post to
choice. Getting away well Seraphin led
all the way, and just managed to beat the
favorite out a nose On the wire. Ricardo
finished third. Nebuchadnezzar was away
from the post badly, or he would have
been returned a winner.
The gray mare Nellie G under Reidy's
guiC ance, scored another win in a FIVE and
a half furlong gallop over the inside
course, starting equal favorite with Gussie,
who was backed down to twos from 10 to l.
Nellie G won by a length, Gussie getting
the place from Tioga by nose.
a steeplechase over the extreme short
course proved easy game for the to fav-
orite Hanford, who was out in front all
the way, and won easily from Mendocino.
Under Maynard's vigorous riding Yange-
dene came in third. MULHoLLAND.