The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
George Roses Mulberry Equals
the Coast Record of l:4O
for a Mile.
NELLIE G rs A BIG SURPRISE.
Del Norte, Second Choice In the
Mile and a Quarter Handi-
cap, Won Handily.


Mile and a Quarter Handi-
cap, Won Handily.
Nellie clipped half a second off the inside
track record for seven furlongs.
Handicapped Jimmy Geogan was one of the
few that figured Little Tough a chance
And now everybody is wondering where In
stallator would have finished in the owners
handicap.
Gould "Buck" Burns have heard some of the
comments on his May Day ride he undoubtedly
would have set himself down for q week.
Little Reidy, who rode Nellie G, came to Cali
fornia with the recently arrived Westchester
stable and can ride at 20 pounds. TWAS the
promising youngsters first win.
Joe Rose, the bookmaker, was about the only
swell winner at the track over the victory of
Nellie G. He held her out in his book, and
backing her around the ring cleaned up about
$1,000.
AS is usually the case outside watches diff
fered with the official timers, majority of the
trainers catching NIulberry's time as 1888.
The officials are most advantageously situated,
however, and their timing was probably cor
rect
Could Royal Flush have kept his nose in front
his name could then have been placed along
side that of his illustrious sister, Acclaim, who
set the mark. Be that as it may, the splendid
run of the game little chestnut is not dimme
one whit, and were it not for his 1nfrmities he
would be the star performer of California.
When the fact is taken into consideration that
hQ n 10
very much on the "dickey" order, he is a re-
markable performer.
whats the matter with all the horses Pr
people were asking at the track yesterday,
and their query was not to be wondered
at. The steep1echase had to be declared
off owing to lack of the necessary ma
terial, and the paucity of entries in the
five events carded was remarkable, total
OF but twenty-five starters being listed. In
consequence, only fair crowd was in at
tendance; but they were recornpensed by
the fine performance witnessed in the
owners handicap over a distance of one
mile, in which the coast record of 40 was
equaled.
The event was deprived of considerable
interest by the non. appearance of Installa-
tor, leaving but three to face the issue:
Mulberry go pounds, Thelma 8S pounds,
and Royal Flush "a pounds. When the
odds on the race were posted, which was
the last event of the day, the brown flly
The Ina held sway with 3 to chalked
against her, Mulberry with twos about
him, and the sturdy little chestnut son of
Three Cheers, the despised one, at to 1.
AS the betting progressed Thelma receded
to Is to 20, the odds against Mulberry COM
ing down to to 5, but later going back
again to twos and II to 5, at which figures
barrel of coin went in on him. Trainer
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his feather-weight, and not few took the
tip.
There was but little delay at the post,
the flag dispatching them heads apart.
Thelma at once went to the front, but
could open up no gap, for Royal Flush
hung at her throat-latch, with Mulberry
trailing three lengths behind. Approach
ing the half Royal Flush mad passed the
mare, who already showed signs of weaken
ing. AS the seven-eighths was reached
the various timers showed the pace was a
"scorcher," for it was accomplished in o
shade better than ! :26. Full of run, ROYAL
Flush turned into the stretch fully two
lengths in front of Mulberry, the brown
mare holding on gamely with her head
at his TANKS. AS the two leaders neared
the wire the chestnut's chances looked
most promising, but creeping up foot by
foot, Bookmaker Roses horse gradually
wore him down and poked his head in
front as they passed the winning post,
splendidly ridden by Chevalier. Thelma
was beaten off, finishing six or eight
lengths away. The winner was loudly
cheered when the time, 40, was hung out
The favorites were treated rather roughly,
but two of them getting the coin. The big
upset of the day occurred in the second
race, when Nellie G led all the way and
won at odds of 80 to l.
The day opened well for the talent, the
Ito 5 favorite, Silver State, capturing the
first event, q six-furlong dash, verv
handily from the so to shot, Little Tough,
with Ames up, who beat the flag and tried
to make runaway race of it. Arno, who
should show up much better than he has
of late, was an Indifferent third. The
8 to second choice, Greenback Jr., did not
run well at the price.
The seven-furlong run over the hills was
what put the sporting fraternity over a
barrel. All of the mathematicans, and
they are numerous, figured the race to lie
between May Day and Carmel, and they
closed in the betting 8 to 5 each. Craw-
ford also figured dangerous, so he was IL to
5. Well Nellie G, the gray mare, with 80 to
against her, who didn't "fgger," took the
lead and, ridden like veteran by little
fellow named Reidy, showed her heels to
the company all the way, winning by
length from Carmel. The badly ridden
May Day was third.
With but four starters in the six-furlong
handicap for the young fry, Joe N was
decided s to choice. Monitor had second
call, backed from 8 to to l. The Ledette
tlly and Rey del Bandidos each went to
the post 8 to 2.
Monitor, with the speed of the lot,
headed them into the stretch with COM
Portable lead. when he suddenly grew
weary and gave way to Ledette filly and
Rey del Bandidos. These two were shortly
joined by the favorite, and in decidedly
interesting drive Joe X turned up winner,
by short half length, Rey del Bandidos
beating the Boots entry head for place.
Ames, on the place horse, grew altogether
too affectionate the last hundred yards and
for his squeezing tactics, which were I'M
doubleday purely unintentional, was placed
last, which moved the Ledette filly up
peg and gave Monitor third place
The mile and a quarter handicap was
another four-horse affair. This time the
talent went wrong, for they made Flirtilla,
who seems doomed to second place honors,
to favorite. The brown horse Del
Norte had strong following. who got IL
to 5 against their choice. Malo Diablo
came next in demand at Is to 5, with Com
mission, the outsider. at to /.
Flirtilla set out in front when the flag
fell leading Commission a neck as thew