The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Del Norte Ran the Mile and a
Sixteenth Handicap in
1:47 Flat.
BREAKS THE COAST RECORD.
Four Horses Finishing Heads Apar
In the Hurdle Race Startled
the Crowd.

Charley Quinn's coin was instrumental in
cutting the price against Major Cook.
The black colt Charles A is now member of
the string of that very capable trainer Walt
Viven.
Rey Del Bandidos swerved all over the track
in the stretch, apparently having grown top
heavy for his underpinning.
Away from the post better the speedy chest
nut sprinter Sport McAllister would have given
Gold Bug a much stronger argument. The
latter won through the superb riding OF Hin
richs.
well-known turfman at the track recently
received letter from prominent penciler
now booking at the new Milwaukee track. in
which he states the meeting at the Cream City
is meeting with the most fattering success All
of the bookies are making money, and the at
tendance the writer states, the day the letter
was written, Monday, was 5000.
After Hinrichs had won the second and third
races Charley Quinn remarked, "Looks like
Hinrichs was goin to clean the kittle," but his
bolt had been shot. He was unplaced after
that. The ST. Louis Garrison's finish on Thorn
hill was full of hairbreadth situations, Japa-
nese bomb explosions, picturesque scenery and
rare bad judgment.
One week ago yesterday the veteran
horseman Mat Storm, was in very bad
humor. His horse, Del Norte, had been
bumped about in the handicap, and Mat
said he was positive the horse could beat
any horse in the race at the same weights,
barring the rough-and- nd-tumble get-there
tactics that were used on that occasion by
the jockeys riding in the race. Yesterday
this prediction was verified, for in the mile
and sixteenth handicap the son of imp.
Greenpack carried off the honors, winning
well in hand at the end from the to 5
favorite, Flirtilla. in the very fast time OF
1:47, quarter of second lower than the
coast record. The brown horse went to the
post 81 to l. Behind the two leaders were
Remus and Thornhill.
If one could guess the winners yesterday
riches were in sight. There were six
events on the card, and after Amigos win
of the opening dash, all of the other races
went to the outsiders in the betting. AS
usual the Saturday crowd was always en-
deavoring to down the first choices. So
they had great day Of it.
At least one hurdle race has been run
off without any mention of the "dead
hurdle yesterday, when four horses fin
ished heads apart. was certainly testa-
mentary to the fact that all were trying.
Carmel, Mestor, ]. O. c. and Ali Baba car
ried the bulk of the money bet. After all of
the Jumps had been taken without accident
the race had apparently narrowed down
the last sixteenth of a mile to duel be-
tween ]. o. c., Mestor and Ali Baba. While
the three were fighting it out near the rail
Piantoni came with rush on Guadalupe
and snatched the race on the wire by a
| head. ]. 0. c. got the place with Mestor
| third.
| 1t was highly exciting finish and is
| significant of the fact that head-and-head
| finishes are possible in jumping races as
we'll as on the fiat. But how long this one
| has been coming.
! 1t is gradually drawing on the betting
public that Don Cara is a pretty shifty
| sort of a voungster. In the tive-and-a- half
furlong handicap yesterday ne got the
| best of q poor start, but was headed by the
| to favorite, imp. Santa Bella, before a
| furlong had been trayersed. He chal-
lenged the favorite again in the stretch,
| however and in hard drive gained the
verdict by head in the fast time of 1 :07%.
good run in the stretch, finishing but
head behind the place horse.
| Backed from to to 3 to 2 Amigo took
the opening event on the card, five and a
half furlong dash, ridden out, a length in
front OF Auteuil, with Prince good third.
The next race was second edition of the
opening race, with nine starters. Ledalia
and Johnny Capron were the ones that
''fggered." Ledalia, the favorite, was not
in it, and Johnny got a very small piece of
the hoe cake. In drive, Little Tough,
with post odd. of to against him,
downed the 10 to chance Bellringer half
length. Johnny Capron was good
third.
| Five very rapid ones lined up in the
third race, ve-furlong selling dash, and
| Jockey Hinrichs of st. Louis cut water
melon. Major Cook was an extremely
warm favorite, going to the post to 2.
| Sport McAllister and Royal Flush were in
| good demand, but Goldbug had II to
| hung ont against him.
| Major Cook tried to run off with
the plum, but the speedy Sport chased
him so hard that he passed 1t over. Sport
grew leg weary toward the end, and now
came Mr.. Hinrichs' time. He slid along
| on the outside with Goldbug and won a
cleverly timed race by length in the fast
| time of :003<. MULHoLLAND.