The morning call., 1895-01-26
Gordius Won Driving by a Head With
30 to | Against Him.
imp. PERCY TOOK A RACE CLEVERLY.
Backed Down From % to | to Fights
Mestor Won the Last Race
Very Handily.

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exceedingly remunerative odds, and sew
eral others at all sorts of prices in the bet
ting ring fighting for first money at the
wire. It could not be called a good day
for favorites, as but two of them, and
very undecided ones at that, carried away
the purses. Rear Guard was the first one
to go down, finishing unplaced in the first
race. Favorites Jared well in the next two
races, but the third race was the occasion
for grand dump, Gordius at 30 to l win
ming in a drive by a head, splendidly
ridden by Hinrichs. The last race went to
Mestor, who opened in the betting at 25 to
/ and was played down to 8 at post
time. The ring was hit very hard over
his victory.
The "castirons" began tumbling in the
first race, a Observation-Disclosures skip.
Rear Guard, at to 10 in the betting, was
such cinch that he sold against the field.
Abb was second choice, and anything you
saw you got against the others.
Chorn took the worst of the break with
Abb P getting away last. but after May Day
and Miss Ruth had led to the stretch hill,
Abb came on and won easily by half a
length from Miss Ruth. Even Faro, 40
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show.
Imp. Paramatta, a shadow of his former
greatness, went to the post an equal favor
tie with Mutineer in the second race, a
seyen-furlong run, both closing at 9 TO s..
A cake of soap and a diamond ring was
given with every ticket written on any. OF
the other crabs starting by the enterprising
bookies.
Albatross, who once failed to win fixed
race at the Oakland track, led to the second
turn. where Paramatta went to the front
and led to the finish, winning by three
lengths. Little Bob, after a good deal OF
skillful navigating and maneuvering,
finally got the place by four lengths from
Mutineer.
A six-furlong selling race brought out
those three good sprinters, Motor, Imp.
Percy and Tartarian. The latter opened
at even money and Percy at to 5, but the
''real good" money went in on Percy in
such Jumps that he came down and the
chestnut Splinter went up in the betting.
Both closed at to 5 in most of the books.
Motor was the raw 'un at to 1.
Tartarian got away second, jumped to
the front and led all the way to the stretch
HILL which proved too steep for him, and
Percy passed him and won easily by four
lengths. Motor couldn'G help being third,
if he could he would have been last had
there been any other starters.
Griffin had the mount on another "good
thing" in the fourth race, a six-furlong
sprint. 1t was Sligo, 7 to g. and the book
makers took in money on him until they
were tired; still to could be had against
him at post time. Lawyer at 2 to 1 was
second choice, and the Pleasanton stable 8
entry next in demand at skies. All the
others were long shots, Gordius being 30
to 1.
Sligo went out in the lead, followed by
Talbot Clifton, who staid with him to the
bottom of the first hill, when Alcyone, a
$50 to l shot, came like streak, and as
they struck the stretch hill was but head
away. Up the stretch hill the favorite' s
colors showed in front and looked all over,
when Hy by came like a shot, and passing
him looked an easy winner. Just at this
point Hinrichs came from nowhere with
Gordius, and in the hottest kind of a drive
won by head.
A race for non-winners at the meeting,
four and half furlongs, wound up the
DAYS racing and came near winding up
the bank-rolls of some of the bookmaking
firms. Tips were very plentiful: The
first plunge was on Prince, and from
Fights he came down to to 2, but the
principal cut was made on Mestor, who
opened at 20 to and was played down to
and 8 to l. The odds about most of the
others changed but little.
Rayine showed first as the flag fell, but
was passed almost Immediately by War
rago and Mestor. The latter INDUCED
Warrago with the lead until they struck
the stretch, where he came on and won
easily by half a length. Warrago was
second, and Eckert finished third.
SUMMARY.
SAN ERANCIsCo Jan, rs. 1898.