The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-31

clusion of the first race.
Tod Sloane will be seen in the saddle again
to-day Starter Ferguson was prevailed upon
to lift his suspension.
Cash Sloane will be seen in the saddle for the
first time at the meeting to-day. One of his
mounts will be the gray horse Sir Richard.
Agitato, who went to the post equal favorite
with Elmer F in the last race, broke down.
But for this mishap he would undoubtedly
have won.
Ollie Johnson, the owner of Three Forks,
who finished such close second to Gold Bug,
was fined So by the judges for not having his
horse in the saddling paddock when the sad
ding bell rung.
Mr.. A. B. Spreckels has purchased of NJ.
Kerr the CHI estnut horse Road Runner at pri-
vate terms. He should prove a very useful
horse this coming winter, as he has great
fondness for muddy going.
The jockeys engaged to ride in the different
races are now compelled to stay in the room
provided for them and are no longer seen
skirmishlng around the paddock and betting
ring. Persons having any business to transact
with any one OF the boys can see them by ask
ing permission, but close watch will be kept
on the bookmakers' outside men, who are apt
to make some very tempting proposals in the
way OF cigars, fruit, etc.
To all appearances the stewards are ex-
periencing considerable trouble in deciding as
to the innocence or guilt OF Jockey Chevalier
OF the charge preferred against him OF pulling
the horse Ransom in a race to the pecuniary
benefit of his guardian, Dow Williams, who.
Mr.. Stein claimed, was interested in the book
making firm of Cook & Co. The matter came
up at meeting last evening, but no decision
was reached on account of the absence of an
important witness.
The Vestal stakes for three-year-old fl
lies, one mile and a quarter, was the
special feature at the track yesterday.
Like most of the stakes created by the old
Pacific Coast Bloodhorse Association, it
resulted in very tame exhibition of speed
and stamina. Although unfortunate in
many handicaps, Flirtilla, the game little
daughter of the dead Peel, seems to be par
tlcularly fortunate in stake events. She
defeated the odds on favorite Flashlight in
the Derby, and in yesterday race, starting
a L to choice in the betting, had but to
defeat Umma and Bravura to place $500
more to the credit of her owner. This she
did very handily, covering the distance in
2:13, very slow performance. The lum-
for second money.
Of the other five events favorites cap
tured but one, Moss Terry taking the sec
ond race and scoring the first win at the
meeting for the Terrace stable.
The first race of the day. fve-furlong
dash for maidens, resulted in big sur
prise. Lady Gray, neglected at so to /,
ridden by Rowan, showed in front when
the flag sent the ten starters away and was
never headed, winning by three lengths
from San Marcus, the IL to 5 favorite, who
was away poorly.
The next race at five and half furlongs,
with light welter-weights up, went TO the
2H to L favorite, Moss Terry, who was
away from the post first, and with the ex-
ception of a quarter of mile before strik-
ing the stretch when Perhaps headed him,
was always in front, ana won, ridden out,
a length before Miss Pollard, who came
fast at the finish and nipped second place
from Oregon Eclipse.
The fourth race was similar affair I'M
der like weights and conditions. Billy
McClosky, the two-year-old, was an to
fayorite, but finished outside of the money.
Rey Alta, 15 to 1 chance, headed the
procession into the stretch with danger
Gus looking lead, but quit badly and was
passed by the second choice, Gold Bug,
who won by neck in drive from Three
Forks. Crawford was an ordinary third.
The heavy bettors all considered Nc
Light pipe for the mile and seventy
yard handicap, with but three starters, and
plunged on him at odds of 9 to 10. Against
Little Cripple 3 to was the prevailing
odds with Charmer, the lightweight of
the trio, at skies. The outcome proved
disastrous. Charmer led until Strengthened
away in the stretch for home, when Little
Cripple went to the front and won easily
by two lengths, with Charmer neck in
front of the favorite. Time, 1:45M, a very
ordinary performance.
The last race resulted in another over
throw for the talent. Agitato opened 6
to fayorite, receding later in the betting
to to g. Elmer, who opened at threes,
was backed down to the same odds. Faro
an outsider, led the field to the stretch, at
which point Elmer f was second and Agi-
tato third. The former horse looked to
have the race won until sixteenth from
the wire, when Ransom came through
next the rail and beat him out handily by
two lengths in LAZY. Agitato finished
third. The post betting against the win
ner was 5 to l.
Thirty fourth day, Wednesday, October 3d.