The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20


his mount. Del Norte over in front OF Little
Cripple as the horses passed the stand in the
handicap.
Cardwell, who finished third in the first
race, sore. and his owner, Wyatt carp, ex-
pressed himself as being sorry he started him
at the conclusion OF the race. He appears to
be too good two-year-old to take any unnec-
essary chances with.
Donahue weighed in and appeared very
anxious to ride Claudius, but Tod Sloane
claimed that Owner Boots had engaged him to
ride the horse and entered protest with the
judges. They decided that Sloane was entitled
to the mount as Mr.. Boots had engaged him. so
Donahue missed scoring win.
Eddie Jones rode in two races yesterday, but
is in disfavor with Starter Ferguson, who has
set him down on the ground indefinitely. He
disobeyed the starter i'll race on Friday. If
Mr.. Ferguson will just remember the clever
llghtweights untarnished reputation he
should feel able to overlook few of his faults.
By the way, Sloane has had great success
with the horses of the Elmwood stock farm
He piloted the get of imp. Brutus to victory
with rare judgment in their Sacramento en-
gagements as well as since the beginning OF
the present meeting, and it looks as though as
Mr. Boots would profit by signing the clever
lightweight for the coming winter racing.
John Robbins, the "bone doctor" was busilv
engaged hunting up his old friends at the track
yesterday, and the air was full of "hoss talk"
Barney SChreibers old trainer did not bring a
large string Of horses with him, but he is very
proud OF his lightweight rider, Mcknight, who,
he says, is a "screecher." He win be seen in
the saddle the coming week.
The gray mare Nellie G was looming up very
mr. inp I1f1 in ba cI,a
neared the third hurdle. She began to prop
then, and when she finally did take the Jump
1t was star effort, for the mare described
somersault and landed on her back on the
other side of the fence. During the revolution
in mdair Goodman disconnected himself from
the saddle in some manner and landed-also
on his back-without injury.
If young Mr.. Donahue, who rides for the
stable of Burns 81 Waterhouse, a protege
of Trainer Jimmy" Mccormick, is very
fond of shooting, a generous public might
be induced to defray his expenses for a
trip to one of the many adjacent hunting
grounds, now that the duck-shooting sea-
son is in full blast, for they are tired of
having their money shot away by Mr..
Donahue in his classic statuesque style
Previous to yesterday Donahue has ridden
bettor to scratch his head and glance
around to see what his neighbor thought
but the utter neglige of his ride on Midlo
in the two-year-old handicap yesterday
was sublime to degree.
Not many mornings ago the speedy two
year-old, it is said, worked seven furlongs
swinging in 1870. He opened a 6 to 5
favorite in the betting, but the coin did
not go in on him, and he went back to
twos Benham was backed down from
s TO 5 to 4 to with a rush. Midlo was
brimfull of speed and went to the front
when the flag fell under double wrap.
He led into the stretch by three lengths,
but when Benham drew up to him he
collapsed The latter colt won by two
lengths, finishing the short six furongs in
1:12A. Joe X finished second three
lengths before Mido. If Donahue on the
latter made an effort to get the place it
was not conspicuous enough to be noticed.
The young rider was rapidly falling into
the good graces of California racegoers,
being a good Judge OF pace, apparently free
from that turf disease, "big head, and it
is to be hoped that in future he will en-
thuse bit more vigor into his riding.
AS usual on Saturdays of late, the pro-
gramme looked like a horse that had been
turned out on pasture that band of
sheep had passed over-skeleton like.
Two scantily filled handicaps, couple of
cheap selling races and q hurdle race did
not prove magnetic enough to draw very
large-sized crowd. Neither were the book
makers feeling in generous mood for the
odds were light. Two favorites out of the
five won, and it is a good guess that many
OF the talent did not weigh as much after
the last race as they did earlier in the day.
The mile ard quarter handicap with
the old rivals Claudius carrying 108
pounds and Del Norte 107 pounds meeting
again was looked forward to as rafting
contest for supremacy, and many were the
surmises that the California record of
2:0714 would be lowered. 1t came about
as near to being clipped as Morven the
favorite for the opening race did to Win
ning and that was not close. Claudius
went TO the post even money and Del
Norte to 5.
Little Cripple, the other starter, was held
at Az to / in the books. Del Norte was
last away when the flag fell, but Flynn
sent him to the front, the brown horse
passing the stand a length in front of Lit
tie Cripple, the pace being slow one. He
appeared to be rank and wanted TO run out
with Flynn. AS the three horses neared
the bend for home Chevalier, on Little
Cripple, had his horses head in front of
Del Norte, Claudius still being couple of
lengths away. Del Norte would not ex
tend himself bit in the stretch, and the
issue narrowed down to a duel between
the other two. In an exciting drive Claud-
Jus won by neck in the slow time of 09,
number of outside watches making it
2:092l.
Major Cook, backed from to 21z to 1,
won the opening dash of five and half
furlongs very handily, finishing four
lengths in front of Road Runner in :07A.
The two-year-old Cardwell was a head
away Morven. the 9 to favorite, showed
some speed early in the race, but soon got
enough.
There was heavy plunge on Lady Jane
to win the mile dash, the Midlothian
mare being backed down from to 5 to 8 to
10. After turning into the stretch second
to the Is to l outsider, Elmer F, who had
been making the running, she tired and
began dropping back. Duchess of Milpitas,
the second choice, then came on and beat
Elmer + out three lengths in l: 40.
The mile and quarter hurdle race was
very lively betting affair. BelIringer,
who opened at 3 to 2 tavorite and went
back in the betting to 3 to 1, was again
backed down to a TO favorite at post
time. In the hardest kind of drive he
was beaten out length by Auteuil, 81
to l chance, splendidly ridden by Mike
Hennessy.
Twenty fifth day, Saturday, October 49, Weather
fine; track fast.
100 FIRST RACE-Five and half furlongs;
LIZ. selling; purse $500. Time, I:O7A
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