The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
The Two-Year-Old Bloomsbury
Showed Himself a very
Fast Splinter.
THREE FAvoRITEs IN FRONT
Mamie Scott Played for a "Good
Thing" in the Last Race Won
Away Off.

"Dick" Hayey has been engaged to do the
starting at the Woodland races.
w. OBJ. Maedonough is seldom seen st the
track these days and much has been the Won
derment thereat. The owner of Ormonde be-
came Disguised with the "tin-horn" methods
OF the ring, and not being able to bet any
amount of money, prefers to remain in town.
Continual losses of late have made the PEN
oilers very chary about taking money in any
large amounts unless accompanied by guar
antee that it is sucker and not educated
coin. The ice, too, has cracked several times OF
late and let "good things" through which has
not tended to increase their boldness. Many
OF them are cutting expenses. Where foaming
steeds once carried their clerks and their coin
to and from the racecourse, the stuffy, crowded
cars are now resorted to. They are slower, but
the expense is much less
Johnny Coleman was evidently " launching"
the price bit when he chalked IL to 10
against Bloomsbury. George Rose offered to
bet him $500 at those Odds but Johnny said
nay, nay.
The last run was to have been the medium
of two or three "uncorkings.' Kitty L was
backed from so down to 10 TO l. and Cadesu
was also the recipient Of considerable support
at long odds. The winner had them all
Strengthened out before going furlong.
It looked very much as though Chevalier
made his ride too late on Installator. If, in
stead of waiting for Tim Murphy to kill the
youngster off, he had set sail from the head of
the stretch, it is dollars TO green apples install
lator would have won. To give boy waiting
orders On a horse capable of going much
further route than the distance of the sprint
yesterday was decidedly bad piece of judg-
ment. From his owners say-so he is a decid-
eddy hard horse TO leave in the rear, for Mr..
Boots once said he thought the son OF Brutus
could outrun any Splinter on the track quar-
ter Of a mile from standing break.
That sterling two-year-old Bloomsbury
again demonstrated yesterday that he is a
Splinter above the ordinary. He met the
crack Installator and old Tim Murphy in
fve-furlong dash, and, going to the post
a to favorite, led all the way, winning
at the end by very short head from In
stallator who came from third position in
the stretch and pressed him very closely.
The official time as hung out was 1:00k,
but the majority of horsemen that held
timers on the race made it 100 fat.
Although the fog was not suspicious to
good racing the time in the different
events was fast and the races were we'll
contested. 1t promised to be another dark
day for the first choices, the talents pick
in the first two events on the card going
down, but after that they all won out.
Gondola, a well-played second choice,
led all the way in the opening dash at five
and half furlones, winning ridden out a
head before Mendocino, to 1 chance in
the betting. Detective, the 70 favorite,
was a close third.
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the next race at SIX furIongs between Ike
i and May Mccarthy. Ike finally closed
in the books at to 5, with twos about the
Holly mare. Liberal odds were laid
against the other six starters. So fast did
Ricardo carry Ike l. the first half of the
journey that he was beaten when the
stretch was reached and gave up the ghost.
Ricardo was in turn passed by May Nc
earthly, who won easily by two lengths in
1:141&. Sligo, with 20 to 1 against his
chance, came fast at the end, finishing a
close third.
In the third race, mile selling affair,
the favorites began showing to the front.
Mt. Air, backed down from 81 to to IL to
5, led all the way, finally winning ridden
out, three parts of a length in front of
Bellringer, who came with his usual rush.
a bi P was a fair third, The time, :43,
marked very ordinary performance.
1t was limited around that Mamie Scott
was the one TO turn the trick In the last
race also mile dash, and when the odds
were posted the 212 to 1 against her lasted
about a minute, s to being the prevailing
odds. 1t proved a good thing, sure enough,
for when the flag fell Eddie Jones sailed
out in front with the mare and she finished
pulling up, City block in front of the
field in lazy. LedalIa, the third choice
finished in the place, three lengths ahead
OF Vernon, who had second call in the
betting. MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %, 1895.
1919 FIRST RACE-Five and a half fur
lO1O. longs; selling: threeyear-olds and up
ward; purse $3.50. Time, :09.
!: Ind H orse. weight jockey. ST. ~ Str Fin
1903 Gondola, 101 (Hinrichs).....3 II IL III
1901 Mendocino SO (Chevalier)...6 81 81 2I
1897 Detective, 81 (Reidy) ........2 Al 81 35
i156 Hugnenot. 100 lGlOyerl ......S 81 81 AZ