The morning call., 1895-02-13
BIT TWO FAVORITES FIRST.
Barney Schreiber Landed a Purse
With Old IEOOdluIn.
RED PAT WON THE HURDLE RACE.
Ouirt, Who Has Been Run Off Her
Feet, Vas Unplaced in the last
Race, Starting PaVOrite.

Il is well to discard form and follow "de
push" while the bangtails are chasing
each other up and down the hills for the
purses, for it is the wise people that carry
stopwatches and get up early in the morn
ing that are getting the money. Horses
whose best performance make them a cinch
on paper strike the stretch hill block IN
front, when, presto change, la Hermann,
they are last, so what is form worth? But
it will stop raining after while, and
dope" books will again be useful.
Three favorites, Talbot Clifton, imp.
Empire and Quirt, were downed, Ross and
Rear Guard being the only successful ones
to get the money.
Since Molie Kings victory with % to
against her, Barney Schreiber, the genial
Chicago penciler, says he is overlooking
none of his horses, and yesterday he
sprinkled considera bic money around the
ring on Hoodlum at 10 to l, although the
old horse was far from brulslng race. he
won through Carrs good riding.
The Arizona stable scored a win on the
first race of the day, a five-furlong selling
affair, with Ross, a Sir Modred geldlng,
who went to the post to ., and won very
handily. He opened at 3 to 1. Sam Brown
finished second, and the Lizzie Hampton
colt was third. The field was very cheap
lot.
Rear Guard and Tigress looked to have
the second race at six furlongs between
them, and they figured that way in the
betting, Rear Guard going to the post 2 TO
l and the mare with to 2 against her.
The Corrigan entry, Repeater, was next in
demand at to ?. Very comfortable odds
were laid against the others, San Lucas
being a 40 to l shot.
rA 40 bp
ming until nearing the stretch hill, where
Rear Guard came on and won handily by
two lengths. San Lucas finished strong,
beating Repeater three lengths for the
place. Tigress ran poorly.
Eight one hundred dollar racehorses
went to the post in the light welter-weight
race, six furIongs, Talbot Clifton having a
slight call in the betting. Hoodlum, whom
Barney Schneider brought out from the
East about two weeks ago, opened at 10 to
l, going to the post with skies about him.
There was quite a play on the others at
varying odds.
BelirInger started out with good inten-
tions, leading to the bottom OF the second
hill, where he fell back, and Johnny Payne
took the lead. The latter appeared to be
winning in the stretch, but Spence took
matters too easily and allowed Carr to
come along and beat him out half a length
with Hoodlum. Talbot Clifton finished
third.
The jumpers that went to the post for
the hurdle race were 'skates" in every
sense of the word. The Australian horse
Empire was made favorite at to l, prob
ably because Al Stanford, who bears a
good reputation for honesty, had the mount
on him. Red Pat was second choice, and
Nero was next in demand. Mestor, Three
Forks and Mutineer were the other starters.
Three Forks led over the first three
jumps, when Red Pat took the lead, and
galloping in front all the way won easily
by eight lengths. Nero, under much per-
suasion, beat Mestor for the place. EN-
The last race contained fair lot Of start
ers. 1t was a sprinting affair at six fur
longs. Quirt reigned favorite at post time
with to l against her chances. Robin
Hood II was next in demand at to 1, hav-
ing gone back point or two IN the betting.
Miss Ruth opened with to 1 against her,
and was backed down to ?. Flashlight
and Grand Lady also received substantial
support.
Grand Lady showed in front as the flag
fell, but was quickly passed by Flashlight,
Robin Hood and Quirt, who made all the
running to the stretch hill. On striking
the fiat stretch to the wire Robin Hood D.
peared to be winning, but quit badly.
Miss Ruth, coming on from the rear, as
sumed command, followed by Grand Lady,
and the two INDUCED in drive to the wire.
The former won by a good neck, Grand
Lady beating Flashlight three lengths for
the place.
SUMMARY.