The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-19

headstall, which may have mitigated against
her chances.
Ten bookmakers weighed in yesterday
Hughey Jones booking under the name of the
Napoleon OF Billiards." f. C. Ives being the
newcomer.
Henry Schwartz, the owner of Garcia, was
very wrathy over the defeat of his horse, and
TO smooth his rufled feelings bid Tar and Tar
tar up $500 over his entered selling price his
owner, Nick Hall, retaining him. The two
owners engaged in quite an angry war OF
words.
Chevalier was on deck again yesterday with
two wins and second. There is evidently
some petty jealousy existing among the white
boys toward the eleven little colored riders,
and no opportunity is lost in a race to shut
him off. II some of these envious lads would
not sail so many schooners over the bar these
balmy evenings their percentages would be
higher, and racegoers would repose more con-
Iidence in them.
The long striding brown FLY Thelma
now shares with Charmion and Ducat the
honor of holding the coast record at six
furlongs. In the last race yesterday, start
ing an even money favorite, she defeated
Captain Rees, Charmion and Mr.. Jingle
very cleverly, travelling the distance in
1:13 fat. The Captain opened about equal
choice with the mare, but receded to
threes. He ran a very creditable race,
coming fast through the stretch, finishing
but a short half length behind the Win
ner, who had led most of the distance.
Dan Miller's Charmion, second choice in
the betting, was good third.
There was a very fair attendance, but a
bookmaker only recently from the East
I'D 41,a+4 Io@@,
There were the usual number of surprises,
two only OF the first choices proving sue
cessful.
With 10 to 1 against him, c. w. Chap
pell's Little Tough took the opening event
at eleven-sixteenths of mile very handiIy
from Dolly NJ, the is TO favorite Red
Idle finished third, a head behind the sec
ond horse. Lecnatus, backed from to
TO |, was disappointment.
The two-year-old contingent had rather.
the best of the second number on the card
a fve-furlong. dash with light welter-
weights up. Don Cara was the talents
pick and he remained an IL to favorite
throughout the betting. Monitor opening
but shade worse, went back to 3 to l.
Leon l., the other two-year-old in the race.
was backed down from 6 to 4to1.
The gray mare Oracle S, carrying top
weight, went to the front and made the
running until furlong from home, where
Monitor passed her, and won handily by
two lengths in 1:01. Leon L was an Or
binary third.
There were but four entries in the third
race, slx-furlong sprint, but it proved a
source of much perplexity to bettors. The
gray horse, Sir Richard, looked the most
likely, and carried the bulk of the money
Get at to 5. Her Majesty, with but
elghty-three pounds up, was a hot second
choice at 8 to 5.
Away third, Her Majesty went out in
the lead, followed by Gold Bug and Inker-
man, and they ran in this order to the
stretch, the favorite at this time ap-
parently out of it. The two-year-old's
chances looked most favorable until Shaw
went to work on Sir Richard, and the gray
responded gamely, catching her at every
Jump, took the lead forty yards from the
wire and won by length, in the fast time
OF l:I3%. 1nkerman was rather distant
third.
The mile selling race ended in a very ex-
citing drive. Garcia was heavily backed.
favorite at and s to 5. Nick Hall had
Tar and Tartar keyed up to bruising
race, and the brown horse carried heavy
commission at odds ranging from 2 to to
1. Outside of Miss Ruth, long prices were
laid against the outsiders.
lar and Tartar went to the front at the
nrst turn, leading till near the half where
Miss Ruth poked her head in 'front.' Turn.
ing INTO the stretch Garcia was leading a
short half length with Tar and Tartar at
his side. Shaw on the latter turned wide,
carrying the favorite nearly to the outside
fence. Road Runner now came along on
the far outside and Garcia was sandwiched.
SHAW continued his bearing-out tactics all
the way down the stretch and was thus
enabled to win by a head from the favorite.
May Day on the inside finished third. The
time was tast-1 Az. MuLHoLLAND.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 49, 1895.
INK FIRST RACE-Five and half furlopps.
LOcO. selling: three-year-olds and upward !:
purse $3.50.
Ind; Horse, weight, Jockey. st. IA Str. Fin