The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-18
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Melanie Defeated a Very Or
binary Lot With the
Greatest Ease.
SIR REELS CoLoRs LOWERED
Carrying Top-Weight ROYAL Flush
DoWned a Speedy Bunch
of SprInters.

Chevalier again carried off the riding honors,
finishing in front on two winners.
w. OBJ. Macdonough, the millionaire horse
man, is said to have quit big winner on the
day.
Joe X, winner of the two-year-old race, was
struck ana severely cut on one of his hind legs
at some period of the run.
After couple of days outing in San Jose,
John Merrell, looking in greatly improved
health, again occupied the starters box and
sent The fields away to very pretty starts.
While at the post in the first race Amigo,
the second choice, received q severe kick in the
stomach from Josie g. which 1t is thoughtmay
nave affected that horses speed. 1t was light
IN comparison with the kick his hackers made.
The sale of thoroughbreds belonging to the
estate of the late n. c. Judson will be held by
Ktllip Co. at the Wildidle stock farm, one
mile west OF Santa Clara, on June 10. Among
the lot are youngsters, the get of such sires as
WLdidle, Vanquish and Vanguard.
The performance of Royal Flush, the stoutly
built little chestnut son of Three Cheers. in
the last race is deserving of more than passing
notice. Lying until the stretch was reached,
ne came on with his ia pounds up and passed
the finishing post with noticeable effort in
1:o735 for the five and half furlongs
During the drive through the stretch be-
tween Don Caesar and Norblieh in the second
race the frst-named horse, ridden by E Jones,
bore in on Norblieh the entire route which nm
doubleday caused his defeat. Jones had the
outside, and the judges thinking he did not
take any especial pains to keep his horse
straight fined him $25. He escaped luckily.
man in the bookmaking business, arrived
from Latonia Sunday evening and viii cut in
to-day. Mr. Colenan's string of racers, among
which are Bob Tucker, Adam Satisfied, Fred
Gardner, Detective and Vernon, are also on
the way to California, having left Latonia for
the West via Chicago, and will arrive in about
ten days. Frank Kevane, the popular turf
man, is en- route, and will occupy the position
of cashier in the new book. Mr.. Jones states
that NJ. T. Donovan, wellknown Western
horseman. expects to start for California in a
short time with good string of thorough
breds.
The opening race yesterday was notable
inasmuch as it signaled the rea ppearance
on the California turf of the all green
colors of B. G. Holly. The old Splinter,
Melanie. purchased at the sale of Tom
Ryan's horses, sported them, and won
hands down from a very ordinary field,
starting an odds-on favorite. Mr.. Holly,
who had been in i'll health, disposed of the
majority of his horses some time back,
and announced his retirement from the
turf, but the hankering after his first love
proved too strong, and he has again SHE'D
his castor into the ring.
The card had cheap look, and in con-
sequence the attendance was light, only an
occasional rush preventing the bookies
from 1ndulging in a quiet slumber. The
talenf received their usual humping, two
only of the FIVE favorites managing to
finish in front, the other races going to
horses backed by people wiser than those
that stick to form.
The opening race at FIVE furlongs was
taken easily by Melanie, who finished IN
der restraint half length in front of Josie
G, with Mt. Carlos in third place.
a mile selling race furnished hot IA
vorite in Sir Reel. backed from 6 to to 4
TO 5. Don Cesar and Normandie were Sec
ond and third choices respectively,
Going to the front soon after the start,
Normandie led the favorite into the stretch
head, with Norblieh and Don Cesar rap
idly closing on them. Soon drawing up on
equal terms the latter two horses drew
away, and in a hot drive Jones landed Don
Caesar winner by a head. Sir Reel was
third couple of lengths away.
The half-mile dash for maiden two-year-
ODDS was originally looked upon as good
thing for Lady Gray, who has been run
mo ney said Joe K was the proper thing
and he went into the starters hands
slight favorite over the Lady.
Sent away to pretty start Charlie Boots,
Lady Gray, Dancing Girl and Joe K en-
tered the stretch on nearly equal terms.
easily at the end by four lengths Don
Pedro at 10 TO 1, coming with rush, beat
Lady Gray by long neck for the place.
That streak of forked lightning, Fly, was
a decidedly hot choice for the fourth race,
a fye-furlong dash, to being his closing
price, but, after leading well into the
stretch, Hueneme, the second choice, col
Jared and beat him out easily in 1 :0l.
Nellie G took third money.
A speedy lot of sprinters lined up in the
last event at eleyen-sixteenths. From his
opening price of threes Hymn was backed
down to 8 to 5 fayorite. Howard, Royal
Flush and Monterey all had to l against
their chances at some stage of the betting.
Nelson, Blue Bell and old Rinfax were the
outsiders, the latter 25 to chance.
To good start, Hymn Immediately
showed in front, followed by Blue Bell,
the two racing heads apart at the end of
the first furlong. The pace was too hot
place to Nelson, the one-eyed horse being
but head back of the fayorite turning
into the stretch, with Royal Flush very
promising looking third. Below the eighth
pole Hymn was beaten, and, taking the
lead on the outside, Royal Flush passed
the finishing post the cleyerest of winners,
two lengths before Rinfax, who finished
strong, nipping the place from Nelson by
head. MUIHoLLAND
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO June II, 1895.
1OEn FIRST RACE-Five furlongs: selling:
IUOU. three-Vear-oIds and upward; purse $3.50