The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
THE bay DISTRICT TRACK.
That Good Looking Youngster
Leon L. Downed His Field
$50 Handily.
MoRvEN WAS A GOOD THING
The Redhot Favorite Rear Guard
Beaten Out by Miss
Buckley.
Leon L, the two-year-old brother to Panway
was played TO win the opening event.


Leon L, the two-year-old brother to Panway
was played to win the opening event.
Mike Hen messy put up an excellent ride on
the 25to- 1shot, Del Norte. Nike is very far
from being "has been.s'
Ed Purser made two plays that did not pan
out very -remuneratively. He backed Rico for
the place and had good-s:zed bet on Mantell
10 win.
Judging by Rico's performance yesterday the
Shannon gelding is sadly out of form. He was
heavily backed for the place, but ran last all
the way.
Just after Starter Merrell dropped his flag on
the fourth race Hinrichs on Red Glen pulled
his mountup, losing several lengths. 1t did
not escape the judges, and he was fined $50
for his carelessness.
Bookmaker Hayden, who has been taking q
hack at the horses from the talents standpoint
the last week, made his presence visibly felt
yesterday. He put good-sized crimp in the
ring by the victories of Leon L, Morven and
Miss Buckley. Mr. Hayden is very liberal in
his ideas and deserves: success.
If all that is said about Bill Murray's horses
is true the portly capital city horseman is
certainly experiencing an awful run of i'll luck.
Looking picture of despair after the Red Glen
race, Murray did not feel so hard toward the
"St. Louis Garrison as he was bitter against
Flynn for his ride on Mantell He accused the
latter Of letting go: of the horses head Well,
that's good fault, and it's to be regretted that
more of the boys haven't the same habit.
Horses might run to form better If they were
so afflicted.
While Ed Corrigan,s enemies are heaping
hotcoals upon his head in Chicago and the
authorities are endeayoring to make matters
interesting for him, the Master of Hawthorne
is not without friends in California. During a
conversation in the paddock the other DAY, re-
lating TO the vicissitudes through which racing
is passing in the East, well-known California
owner of q large string said that he would
rather race at Hawthorne track under Corri-
CAMS management than at any other track in
the United States, and further, that he would
be willing to have Corrigan do the handicap
ping and to put the Western turfman's jockey
up on his horse.
The attendance at the track YESTERDAY
was an. improvement on that of the day
preceding, and the racing was also much
better. Three favorites, one backed good
thing" and an outsider finishing in front
furnished ample opportunity for consid-
cradle shifting around of the requisite %
The usual number of kicks were registered
~ viz tdlNht ouiN lCOOiOcuf Uut tutf
will probably not receive attention for
some time, as the clerks in that depart
ment are already greatly overworked on
large number OF previous date.
Leon L, who has been sprung before,
was tried again in the opening race, half
mile dash for maiden youngsters, and was
found to be all right. He was backed
from II to to Z to 5, and getting away
third won all the way. Irene E again
finished second and Spry Lark fair third.
Opening at to 10 Annette was speedily
hammered down to to in the second
event, mile selling affair, and she won as
she pleased, galloping the mile in :417z.
Del Norte, at % to l, finished second and
Hy by third.
As soon as the odds were posted on the
third race, a five and half furlong sprint,
i. soon developed that Morven was the
correct thing, and his price came down
from II to to L. Opening at threes, Man
tell closed favorite at IL to with FLYNN
up. Empress of Norfolk and Sir Richard
renamed about stationary in the betting,
the others ali going back-away back.
The outcome was never in doubt, for
Morven got away in front and staid there,
winning easily from Sir Richard, who
beat the Empress of Norfolk length for
second place.
There was a feverish feeling about the
ring during the betting on the fourth race,
six and half furlong run. Nearly every
every one seemed to think the even-money
fayorite, Rear Guard, was going to be
downed, but could not settle on the one
that was going to accomplish the trick.
Red Glenn was a decided second choice
with 214 to 1 against him.
With Is to against her Miss Buckley
took the lead az no a ret tr1rp nd l+I
Sloane brought Rear Guard up from fourth
position in the stretch riding one of his
circular-saw finishes, he was beaten out
two lengths. Imp. Grand Lady was a fair
third.
The short-course steeplechase was taken
very handily by the to favorite Lonnie
B, backed from ~ to 1, well ridden by w.
Clancy. Morgan G, at to l, was a good
second, and Wag, who looked winner up
to the last jump, third. Raindrop, touted
as good thing, proved disappointment.
MULHoLLAND.