The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-20
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
An Unusual Hurdle Race in
Which the Bats Were Not
Declared Off.
JOCKEY STEWART SUSPENDED.
Both Flirtilia and imp. Ivy, Favor
ties In the Handicaps, We're
Defeated.
Joe Rose did not book on the hurdle race.

Joe Rose did not book on the hurdle race.
Had Venus not been pocketed on the back
stretch and again turning into the home
stretch she undoubtedly would have beaten
Rose Clark.
Out Of respect to the late Commodore Mac
donough, the racing colors of his son, W. OBJ.
Macdonough, will not be seen on the turf for
the next thirty days
Charley Quinn had chunk of coin down
on Roma to win the handicap. Johnny Cole
man wanted to back Mr.. Jingle, but couldn't
get his money on.
AS a result of the Garcia-Tar and Tartar race
on Tuesday the millionaire admirer of the turf,
James l.. Flood, purchased Garcia from his
owner, Henry Schwartz for $500 and immedi-
ately presented the gelding to Nick Hall.
That promising young rider, Piggott, had
great day OF it yesterday. He landed Rose
Clark, Banjo and Del Norte in front, all at very
remuneratiye odds. Two of the races were
won driving, Cheyalier being second in two in
stances.
Jack Atkins, booking for the association, was
on the wrong side of the street up to the fourth
race, but Del Norte's win helped him out mate
rally and he also made small-sized cleanup
| on the hurdle race. Itwould have been hard
ship to him to have had bets declared off,
At the Bay District track yesterday
in the last event on the card, a mile
and half hurdle race on the outside
course, there were six starters, and Car
mel was a 9 to favorite. The long
price of 3 to 1 against Guadalupe with but
127 pounds up, who is an adept at this
game, gave the crowd an inkling that
there was to be some fun. Had there been
time, some few of the pencilers would no
doubt still be laying 8 to 10 and even money
against his finishing second. He finally
went to the post IL to 5. All of this time
Esperance was cooling out in shaded
nook while the folks that weren't brought
mp on farm" quietly slid their coin in on
him, getting 5 and to I. Gold Dust,
Mendocino and Connaught were the other
starters.
The horses went to the front. with every
one on the qui viye for a startling per-
Torrance. and they saw it. Mendocino
and Gold Dust went out in front, the for
mer making the running all the way,
turning into the stretch the second time
| with a comfortable lead. Esperance could
now be seen TO be moving up. Just before
making the turn. Stewart, on Guadalupe,
| for some unknown reason. took his horse
back. Mendocino, Gold Dust and Esper-
ance were fairly we'll punched taking the
last hurdle, but seventy yards from the
wire Espera nee shot to the front, and won
eased up from Gold Dust. Gaudaloupe,
catching the leaders at every jump,
finished third. Carmel sulked in the race,
almost stopping to walk, and Connaught
fell at the second jump:
The judges did not like the mplexion
of affairs, and after questioning Stewart in
o,-I &zh H. Izl l. 11ts
nitely, but allowed the bets to stand.
Some time ago the ultmation was
issued from the stand that whenever any
thing was observed in a jun ping race that
savored of a job all bets would be declared
off for the publics protection. On Satur
day all bets were declared off in the
steeplechase because of the poor showing
made by Nero who finished second.
There was general comment among race
goers at this inconsistency.
The musical horse, Banjo, had that pc
culiar turn of speed of his with him yester-
day, and it proved costly 10 the talent.
Taking his last race into consideration, he
looked 100 to l shot in field of goats.
Yesterday, however, the bookies were be-
sieged with Banjo money, laying from to
8 to l against him. The Australian mare
Ivy, was red hot IS to 90 favorite, verv
little to 5 at one time being obtainabe
against her.
Line SeCOuQ CHOICE, nelson, anu Inc OCDer
outsider. Joe Cotton, showed the way into
the stretch, where the favorite closed on
them and appeared to be winning. With
a surprising burst of speed Banjo picked
her up and in a drive beat the imported
mare out a neck. Joe Cotton finished a
close third. The run was made in :07M.
Del Norte was the Juggernaut before
which the talent were sacrificed in the
mile and sixteenth handicap, fourth on
the card. His impressive win last Satur-
day with but five ponds less weight after
being pocketed, was evidently overlooked,
for to / was laid against him. A swell
plunge OH the light-weigh Flrtilla sent
her to the post to l favorite, backed
from 10 to 5. Little Cripple, Mr.. Jingle
and Roma were fancied in the order
named.
When Ferguson sent them away Roma
skipped out in front, leading all the way
| until a sixteenth from the wire, where Del
Norte overhauled her, and at the end won
handily by about two lengths. Roma Sc
cured second place in hard drive from
the favorite Flirtilla.
The opening race at seven furlongs was
simply a cakewalk for Bobolink, against
whom to l was at one time obtainable.
Sheridan finished second and Nero third.
The favorite st. Elmo was never in it.
The second race, five and a half furlong
dash, resulted in a hard drive between the
6 to favorite Venus and Rose Clark, q
to chance, the outsiders downing the fav-
orite head. Miss Garvin at 20 to was
third. MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.