The morning call., 1895-02-14
THEY COULD NOT
make THE HILL.
THE LAST CLIMB PROVED FATAL
TO THREE WELL-BACKED
FAVORITES.
SCHREIBER WON TWO RACES.
REALIZATION Took THE LAST PURSE
IN A DRIVE FROM BRAW
SCOT.

The ninety-third day of the meeting
proved another rather disastrous day for
the favorites, but two, Motto and Haw
thorne, landing the money. The principal
feature on the card was the mile and
sixteenth handicap, won by Bookmaker
Schreiber's horse, Hawthorne, carrying top
weight 120 pounds), which made all the
running and won very cleverly, The same
bookmaker's horse, Mollie King, won the
fourth race, and his horse Braw Scot was
beaten but a head for the last race. The
latter horse was very heavily played, and
the majority of bettors lost back to the
bookies what they had won on the four
preceding races, which only goes to show
that the one that guesses has the worst
of it.
As usual the card opened with a race for
maidens, six furlongs. Barney Schreiber's
Agnes was favorite at II to 5. NOrblleh,
the half-brother to Lovda1, was second
choice at threes. Sadie w was well backed,
but the other starters were at long odds.
Sadie W made the running to the stretch,
where she was passed by Norblleh and
FaYory the latter winning cleverly by
length. Sadie w finished third.
At last in the second race Motto struck
company that could not make her extend
herself. Starting at 212 to l she won
easily. Little Bob, Raindrop and Temple
more received the most support OF the
field.
Motto got the best of poor start and
leading all the way won by length and
half from Currency, is to / shot, who
finished well. Queen of Scots was an in
different third.
The mile-and-a-sixteenth handicap was
not much of a betting affair Hawthorne
and Volt receiving most of the play. The
former opened at to l and went to the
post to 5. Volt opened at threes and
stayed there. Articus opened at 10 to l
and was backed down to sevens. Very lit
tie money went III on the others.
The race was unexciting. Hawthorne
took the lead at the start, was allowed to
make all the running, and won by two
lengths. Volt and Gussie had been fight
ing for the place all the way, but the latter
fell back in the stretch and her place was
taken by Articus, who compelled Griffin TO
ride Volt hard to get second place by
neck.
The fourth race at seven furlongs was
about the liveliest betting affair of the day
Leonville opened favOrite at to 5, but the
big bettors held their money off until his
price reached II to 5, when they plugged
him, bringing his price down to S to s.
MOllie King was well backed, her price
coming down from threes to 13 to 5. All
of the other starters went back in the
betting with the exception of NOrmandie,
who was backed down from 20 to l TO TO l.
Mollie King was first away as the flag
fell, but rounding the first turn she and
San Luis Rey had a humping match, both
losing lots of ground. Normandie here
took the lead, but down the backStretch
was passed by May Day and Lonnie B,
which two led the field at the foot of the
first hill; Mollie King at this stage was
last of the bunch. Ascending the second
hill Leonville went to the front, and as they
neared the stretch hill he was leading, with
May Day a close attendant, San Luis Rey,
who had made good run to the front,
third. When they struck the stretch to the
wire, May Day and Leonville appeared to
have the race between them. Suddenly
IsOm came from the rear with phenome-
nal rush on Mollie King and won a great
race by half length. In drive Leonville
beat May Day a head.
Barney Schrieber had now won two
races, and the talent jumped on Braw Scot,
bracking him down from 7 to to to 5.
Realization was strong second choice at
5 to 2. These two were about the only
horses in the race that received any back
ing, and making a round book on the race
was difficult undertaking. A few dol
lars was squandered on Catch EN-, the
third choice, 5 to l chance
Realization took the lead as the flag fell.
Holding it all the way, he led at the stretch
hill by three lengths. When they struck
the fat, however, the gray horse came
strong, and the two INDUCED in a very ex-
citing drive. Realization managed to re-
tain his advantage to the end, winning by
head. Monita, an outsider, made sur
prisingly good run, finishing very close
third.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 1895.
1H7 FIRST RACE-Six furlongs, maidens;
tOt . three-year-olds and upward; purse $500,
Ind; Horse, weight. Jockey: st. 1a Str. Fin.
436 Favory 100 (Hinrchs) .....6 Al IL 11a
436 Norblieh, 90 CIV. FIynn) - 81 % %
Sadie W, los lGriffin) ........1 11a 81 50
436 Pronto, 194 IN. Hill. D........-S 8 Al 4IO
457 Vida, SO (E. Cochrane) .....2 2h 81 Sc
431 Agnes, 80 (R. Isom) ..........3 81 6h 81
436 COquette, 90 (Riley). .-........5 rs no 7Is