The San Francisco call., 1895-05-23
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Imp. Miss BrummeI and Sena.
tor Mahoney Run an Excit-
ing Dead Heat.
JOE COTTON WAS IN SHAPE
The Brown Filly Thelma Again
Lowers the Colors of Ouirt
and Gree.

Shaw won two races yesterday. He put up
decidedly warm ride on Thelma.
Ed Purser backed the faint-hearted Gree, and
also lost several dollars by Morven's defeat.
Lovers of the harness horse will have an op-
portunity of possibly buying coming world
beater at the auction sale of Paio Alto bred
stock, to be held to-day at Killip G. Co.'s sales
yard, Van Ness avenue and Market street.
The stewards of the Jockey Clab have rein
stated Sullivan, who was suspended for his ride
on Thornhin some months ago, and Tony
Small, who was ruled of in connection with
the peculiar running of the horses Ichi Ban
and Swiftsure.
The person who spread the report that Demo-
crat was as good as ever should be exiled to
some dreary coral reef in the South Pacific
with nothing but losing pool-tickets for diet.
Something has been given the old horse to
stop his bleeding. but it also took his speed
away.
Jockey Hinrichs, the skillful light-haired
Teuton from st. Louis, is branching out as
quite a horse-owner. Already the owner of
McFarlane, he lately purchased full brother
TO the dead Wildwood and another youngster
from the Wildidle stock farm in Santa Clara
County.
Bookmaker Johnny Humphrey backed his
horse Joe Cotton for the "plotz," but did not
think him hardly fast enough to win. 1t was
just as well for his brother bookies that he
thought that way, for had he backed him
straight there would have been q few badly
fractured bank rolls.
When Miss Brummel and Senator Mahoney
were well under way in their run-of, with the
flly in front Johnny Coleman, shouting from
hocr an. nfTa A TO tf,a
Senator, finally reaching 10. to l.. a furlong
from home, when the Senator made an unex-
pected squirt, looking dangerous, Johnny cut
down the price and also his voice. but only for
an instant, his fog-horn voice being heard
above the din offering 4 to I against the sena-
torial horse at the draw-gate.
Secretary Milroy received dispatch from
Colonel NJ. Lewis Clarke stating that if the
1som boys, who but recently returned to this
State, were not in Cincinnati by May %, to
appear before the Turf Congress, they would
be ruled off for life. The boys are tired of their
contract with the Kentucky stable and are de-
sirous of severing their contract with Colonel
Chinn, who, they claim, has not lived up to
his agreement. Bob Isom claims the contract
with the Kentucky stable was signed by his
mother, and was without authorization from
the paternal parent Secretary Milroy wired
Colonel Clarke asking if deposition would
not answer, but as yet no reply has been re-
ceiyed.
A job was limited at in the last race and the
judges warned Shaw, who had the mount on
Thelma, that If he did not ride to win he would
be ruled off for life. Shaw at present is riding
in excellent form and gives promise of becom-
ing fine rider, and if the boy has wise head
he will turn deaf ear TO the parasites of the
turf with their golden offers that have caused
the downfall of many promising rider.
Crookedness may pay for while, but, sooner
or later, it is bound to end in disaster and the
luckless rider is then doomed to the life OF
racetrack roustabout. He can then count his
swell friends on the fingers of one hand, after
losing couple in q sawmiu at that.
The dreary monotony of the everyday
singsong racing was varied somewhat yes
terday by dead heat in the two-year-old
event, most unusual occurrence at the
track. The race was first on the card and
the talent was positive it was pipe for
imp. Miss Brummel and sent her to the
post to 10. Senator Mahoney at to
was second choice, with Instigator next in
demand. Weber hustled Senator Mahoney
to the front soon after the flag fell and it
looked like his money furlong from
home, but by dint of hard riding Shaw on
Ine 1dForlte iuSG InanaSeu 10 pun up on
even terms with the second choice as they
passed the wire. City Girl, ridden by a
gripman. was close third. The judges
decided on dead heat. The owners de-
cided to run it off after the last race. In
the run off Miss Brummel was to
choice with 3 to 2 against the Senator.
The English-br Miss won, but she did
not have the snap that was expected, as
she had TO run every foot of the ground,
as the time for five furlongs, 1:02N, indi-
Gates, it being the same notch they hit
early in the day.
A cheap lot of "dogs" went to the post in
the second race a mile selling affair.
Olivia closed favorites, backed from IL to
to 8. Alexis, who opened faVorite, closed
second choice.
Jones took the lead with the light
weighed Olivia as soon as the flag fell, lead
ing throughout. Alexis finished second,
six lengths in front of Gold Dust.
Sweet Alice, the to 5 favorite for the
third race, five and half furlong dash,
led until well into the stretch, when she
flew up. Myron then took up the running,
leading until within a few yards of the
wire, when Rico, coming like ghost on
the outside, nipped the race by half
length. Red Will was an ordinary third.
The winner was as good as 8 to l at one
stage of the betting.
The fourth Iace, at the same distance as
the race preceding, resulted in another
grand dump. From to Hymn was
quickly pounded down to to 5, and Nor
ven was just as heavily backed for the
place, but neither of them got chalk
mark.
Hymn and Morven sailed out in front as
soon as the flag sent them away. Hymn
quit on the far turn, leaving Morven and
Carmel to show the way home. Less than
q. furlong from the wire Flynn took COM
mand with Joe Cotton, but had to ride
hand to stall off the challenge of Mantell,
whom he only beat out a neck. Carmel
was good third.
For the last race on the card, full six
furlong sprint, Circe was again favorite.
Quirt opened equal choice with the daugh-
ter of Friar Tuck, but went back in the
betting, to / being obtainable. Thelma
was backed down from to to 13 to S.
AS usual, Circe went to the front, leading
for quarter. when she was headed by
Quirt, who led until opposite the draw
gate. where Thelma passed her, winning
cleverly by length. Howard wound up a
poor third. MULHoLLAND
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO May %, 1898.
Qo6 FIRST RACE-Five furlongs; twoyear
COC. olds; purse $500.
Ind. Horse weight. iockey. ST. 10 Str. Fin