The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES.
Tim Murphy Was Tried at a
Mile, but Gould Not Stay
the Route.
RANSOM DowNED HIS FIELD.
The Two Year Old Redington
Showed Himself to BE a Very
Likely Youngster.

One week ago yesterday Monita was started
in mile race with Hlnrichs in the saddle and
was backed both in the downtown poolrooms
and at the track for good thing. He finished
fourth fully ten lengths behind the winner,
showing speed enough in the race to entitle
him to the position Of pole-horse in country
stage. Yesterday, while of course pitted
against q more inferior lot than upon his for
mer essay, he had speed to spare throughout
the race and won galloping.
Owner Boots is willing TO enter his horse
Claudius in a sweepstakes at 5000 q corner,
any distance over mile, open to Del Norte
and any of the other cracks stabbed at the
track. but is adverse to allowing mis- horse to
be pitted against Del Norte singly in match
race unless allowed to put up jockey of his
own chosfng. Why the people who are willing
to back Del Norte against Claudius should in
sist on Flynn riding the BruIus horse is q
query, unless they are of the tnhorn species of
sport and want an ace in the hole before they
show their coin.
The old roam boss Tim Murphy was tried
at mile yesterday, but the experiment
was not success. Tim won q mile event
at st. Louis some years ago. but Father
Time is relentless and Tim is not as young
now as he was then. Despite the fact that
his stable connections and their friends
put their checks down on him, the book
makers reposed little confidence in his
ability to go the route, and from 21l to 1
he went back in the betting 10 4. The race
was the last one on the card, and the
| money poured into the books in big chunks
on Ransom, who was the post favorite at
twos Ike L. the Duchess of Milpitas and
imp. Ivy all had following. When Fur
guson sent them away Ivy led until they
made the turn into the backstretch. and
| then Flynn let out q wrap and Tim Murphy
took the lead. He showed the way into
the stretch for home galloping, but some
thing over furlong from home his breath
ing apparatus must have become affected,
for he began stopping badly. Chevalier
n ow gave Ransom his head, and he won
handily by length and half in LAZY.
Ivy and the Duchess of Milpitas fought it
out for the place, the Australian mare
gaining the verdict by a nose.
The favorites Jared well throughout the
day, Silver being the only one out of the
| five to let the talent down. The day was
perfect for racing purposes. The horses
comprising the fields, however, were a
most ordinary lot, and the time in the ma
| iority OF the events was slow.
| opened q 10 lUIaFOE1LS the
! first race of the day, a five and half fur
| long Jaunt, but such q hot tip went the
| rounds on BTavoura that his price went
| back in the betting to TO 5. From twos
| Brayoura was backed down to to 5, but
there was reaction, and 10 could be
obtained against her st post time. Jeffer-
| son led most of the way and beat Bra
voura out head. The miserably ridden
| Gold Dust came fast at the end, finishing
/ third, nose away.
Backed down from to to to 5, Major
| Cook had no difficulty in winning the next
race at five furlongs, beating Three Forks
easily in 1909. Clacquer. who was well
| backed for the place, finished third, with
Hinrichs up.
| The two-year-old race was one Of the best
betting affairs of the day. Redington
| opened a to choice, and was backed
down to to 5. The odds against Claude
| Hill, who opened at twos, drifted TO 3 to L,
when he was backed down to to 5. Red
| ington now went back in the betting TO 2
to /. when another rush of coin at the last
| minute again cut his odds down to to 5.
| Fancy prices were obtainable against the
other starters. Taking the lead soon after
the flag fell Claude Hill tiptoed out in
| front until about furlong from home,
when Donahue gave Redington his head,
and he galloped in winner by length and
half. About the same distance away
Billy McCloskey pulled up third.
The fourth race, q mile selling dash, was
| played as though it were least iron" for
| Silver, who was plugged in the betting al
| 6 to and II to 10. Monita with Az to l
about him in the betting cantered along III
| front OF his field the whole way, and won
by two lengths from the Experiment geld
| ing.
| SUMMARY.
Seventeenth day, Thursday, October 10
| Weather fine; track fast.
| % FIRST RACE = Five and half furlongs
| o.. selling, three-year-olds and upward; purse
1 $3.50. Time, 1:09.
| Ind. Horse, weight, jockey. st. ~ Str. Fin
43 Jefferson, 107 (E. Jones)...2 n 1s IN
81 Bravoura, SO (Cheval:er)-..1 / 312 3s 2h
| IS Gold Dust, 101 (Hinrichsl..S 4s ~ So
| 1852 Husuenot, 101 (Cieary)..-.6 8 -
! "A Triumph. 9S (Donnely)....5 IS SO
1O24 1rma, los thowanl..-....-.4 2s 212
| Good start. Won driving. Winner, D..
| Lynch's b. g., by Three Cheers-Dairy Maid.
Betting: Jefferson 10 5, Bravoura 8 to 5, Cole
Dust 8, Irma 5, Huguenot 40. Triumph 40.
/ 90 SECOND RACE-Five furiongs: selling
OO. three year-olds and upward purse $500
Time, ooS.
Ind. Horse. weight, Jockey st. II Str. Fin