The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-28

to-day.
Jockey Chevalier had combination yester.
day calling for 5000 that ended up with
Encino for the place. For while it looked as
though he might cash it, but the yonngsteI
quit about furlong from home.
B. Short, who rode Jefferson in the opening
race, used language to Starter Ferguson that
was more expressive than elegant, while the
horses were at the post, and his usefulness as q
jockey at the Bay District track has probably
passed.
Jasper Madison on Abb deliberately cut
Walter off a sixteenth from the wire in the
last race, which undoubtedly prevented him
from getting second place. Mr.. Johnson, who
rode the colt, entered no protest and it passed
unnoticed.
1t now transpires that the boy Willie Swift,
who was injured in Saturdays hurdle race
whilk riding Mestor, was more seriously in
jured than at first supposed. The physicians
attending him now say the spine is injured,
and yesterday visitors were denied admittance
TO see him.
Mt. Air seems to be one of those peculiar
horses that have a fondness for weight One
dav with feather on his back he will run like
dog, and few days later, with carload OF
lead and heavier boy on his back he will run
like a stake horse. Yesterday was one of his
bad days.
The card yesterday was a very poor one.
It resem bled remnant sale at some cheap
auction-house. The attendance was only
fair, and they were not very successful in
their endeavor to deprive the bookies of
their wealth. Twoonly of the first choices
struggled in.
The October derby, four furlongs, opened
the days sport, and ten cheap selling
platers lined up at the post, Rayo, on a
previous showing of speed, was made 21<
to choice, and he won easily from Bob
Tucker after leading the entire route.
Mendocino was the show horse.
Pjtted against couple of two-year-olds
and Mount Air in the next race, seven
furlong run, Installator went to the post a
2 to chance. He was away last when the
flag fell, but soon showed in front and won
easily by length from Joe X, heavily
played to get the place. Grady was poor
third.
The Elmwood stock farm followed this
victory up with another win in the third
race, six and a half furlong dash. Peter
the Second was a 4 to favorite with Ike L
a strongly fancied second choice. The fav-
orite laid third to Mamie Scott, and the
second choice to the stretch, when he grad
uallY forged to the front and won handily
from Ike by half length. Although out
classed Mamie Scott ran a very creditable
race, finishing about four lengths behind
the leaders.
Tom Clarke looked the best of the poor
lot that furnished the field in the fourth
event, mile selling dash, and was a de-
cldedly warm even money chance. An
other heavy play sent Olivia to the post
Just as heavily a backed second choice
When they were sent away Chevalier on
Detective, a 10 to l shot, darted to the
front. and with Olivia in hot pursuit the
two opened up big gap on the bunch
and had the race to themselves. In hard
drive all the way down the stretch to the
wire Jones landed Olivia winner by a head
The favorite, who fell completely out of the
race at the beginning, showed some speed
toward the end, and managed to crawl in
to third place, about six lengths away.
The last race was five-furlong spin with
light welter-weights up. Abb P closed
favorite in the betting, backed from 3
TO 6 to 5. stiff play on Crawford cut his
price from 81 to to 1. The two-year-
olds III the race, Encino and Margaret Nj,
also received considerable backing After
an exasperating delay of As minutes at the
post, they were finally dispatched to a
struggling start. Encino showed the way
AiGO bl1O SL1CtCu, Dul SOcA udu enough ana
gave way TO Crawford, Abb P and Walter
J. who were on equal terms furlong from
home. Through splendid riding, Piggott
on Crawford got his mount home first, q
length before Abb P. Walter J, who was
badly jostled and cut off, finished third.
MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 81, 1895.
COX FIRST RACE-Five furlongs; selling:
1OCO' three-year-olds and upward; non-win-
ners; purse $3.50. Time, 1:o2sz.