The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
The BAY DISTRICT TRACK
LoVdaI Made All the Running
and Took the Handicap
in a Cantor.
EvENT1DE RAN A GAME RACE.
All the Good Things in the Steeple-
chase Upset by North,
q to Shot,

In his present form Lovdal is the best race
horse in California.
Eddie Burke went down the line on McLight.
The going was evidently not TO his liking.
The white feather has yet to be shown by any
of the get of Flambeau. Eventide stood the
drive with unfinching gameness.
W. OBJ. Macdonough seems to be unusually
fortunate in landing on long shots. The
Young millionaire, however, backed McFarlane
to best the 2 to > chance, Rear Guard.
Longwen was a big disappointment in the
steeplechase. His owner, Nick Hall, backed
him on the outside and held the jumper out in
his own book. He never looked even danger
GUS.
Joe Harvey, the man whose name is so
familiarly spoken of in connection with the
wheel game always has an eye out for good
thing. He was one of the select few that had
Rejected up their sleeve.
Ed urser backed both Gilead and McLight
in the handicap, and also played two horses in
the two-year-old event, Edgemount and Even
tide. The chances are he equalized matters by
backing Hymn all around the ring to win the
last race.
Starter James B. Ferguson leaves for the East
to-day to fulfill his engagements at st. Louis
and Harlem track, Chicago The starting at
the Bay District will hereafter be done by John
Merrill, who has acted as Mr.. Ferguson's
assistant.
If Mantell didn't bleed nor pull up lame, and
if his jockey didn't let his McCafferty knot slip,
where was he at yesterday On Wednesday he
beat Clacquer in the same time, with pound
70 lot bo ahc
was tired from the hard finish he had to put
up on San Luis Rey.
The defeat of Rear Guard gave the talent, es-
pecially those that play combinations, a severe
shock, and considerable blinking and nudging
was INDUCED in. Tommy Lottridge, trainer
for George Rose says the horse was started in
the race contrary to his best judgment, as he
has demonstrated heretofore that the going
was not to his liking. The gentlemanly trainer
says he VIII never start the son of Post Guard
over like track.
Rejected, who put up such an excellent race
at his maiden essay, starting in the colors of
Associate Judge Charles E. Trevathan is most
appropriately named. When put up at one of
the disposal sales OF the late Colonel H. l.
Thornton the black youngster was knocked
down to William Murray for $50 After look
ing his purchase over at the conclusion of the
with his bargain and asked to be released from
the SALE to which request Colonel Thornton
acquiesced. He then presented the colt to Mr.
Trevathan. Judging by his race yesterday the
latter got very much the best of that sale.
Festivities were continued on that clip
teal oval beyond the City of the Dead yes
terday with the usual pyrotechnic display
of skyrockets and other explosives. With
possibly few exceptions the usual Satur-
day battalion assembled to do battle for
the God of Mammon, The few absentees
were possibly temporarily embarrassed
financially, but on the turf such obstacles
are expected to be met with. number
of new faces were noted among the crowd
in the betting ring, anxious perhaps to try
their hand at the seductive game, before
the legislative crusade being waged against
the turf in the East might be waited west
of the Rockies, and the opportunity would
be gone.
The usual number of intricate curves
and in shoots were thrust upon the talent,
and they were successful in solving but
two of them, Eventide at 9 to 5 and Lordal
at even money. The other favorites met
with disaster.
The mile and a quarter handicap was the
feature of the card, and it gave that splen-
did racehorse Lovdal another opportunity
of demonstrating what really high-class
performer he is. Picking up top weight,
100 pounds, he made his own running, and
won as he pleased, covering the distance in
2:1515, piloted by Johnny Weber. Roma,
with 10 to against her, was second, and
Gilead a poor third. McLight, backed
down to second choice, seemed at sea in
the heavy going.
A mile selling race, first on the card,
afforded the first opportunity of downing
favorite. Polaski, opening at to and
closing at to 2, was the doubtful first
choice. The Pleasanton stables San Luis
Rey, to shot, went out in front, and
was never headed, winning in a gallop.
Alexis downed Dara neck. for second
place.
The seven-furlong race was "pipe" for
the to favorite Rear Guard, but McFar-
lane, with to l against him, ridden by
Eddie Jones, went out in front and the
favorite was never able to overhaul him,
being beaten a couple of lengths. Del
Norte was distant third.
The maiden two-year-old DASH at four
and half furlongs, narrowed down to
duel between the 9 TO favorite EVentide
and Rejected the third choice at 81 to l.
In hot drive down the stretch the favor
lite gained the verdict by long nose
Irene E finished fair third The second
choice Elsie ran disappointingly
The steeplechase was a very pretty race,
being entirely free from falls or accidents
of any description. Longwell, the Lark
and April carried the bulk of the public's
. money, The Lark finally closing a II to 5
choice. Longwell was backed from to
81 TO 1.
After Lonnie had led over the first two
jumps, North, with 6 to 1 against him,
went to the front and was never headed
winning by two lengths from April, with
The Lark third.
Gold Bug dumped the talent hard in the
last race, iye-furlong spin, after being
sent to the post a 2 to fayorite. Mantell
was a heavily backed second choice, and
Alaric and Hymn also carried some good
commissions.
Taking the lead soon after the field was
dispatched, Hymn sailed out in the lead
and defeated his field in canter. Alaric
was second, three lengths ahead of Man
tell. MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco, May 4, 1895.
QS1 FIRST RACE-One mile; selling; three
OOt. year-olds and upward; purse $500.
Ind. Horse. weight Jockey. st. IA Str. Fin
S37 San Luis Rey, 100 (Hinrichs).5 IL IL IL