The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-17
CRESCENDO AGAIN
HAD A GALLOP.
The SPRING STAKE, WORTH 5000
TO THE WINNER. WAS BUT
A WALK FOR HIM.
LEDA FILLY BROKE A LEG.
JACK RICHELIEu DowNFn RRAp
GUARD IN a VERY ExCIT-
ING DRIVE.

What has become of all of San Fran
cisco hlgh-rollers at the racetrack? Have
they given the game up in disgust
CHANGING around among the throng that
crowded the betting-ring at the track yes
terday 1t was noticeable that all, or nearly
all, OF the big wagers that We're recorded
were made by Eastern turf followers. They
are the life of the game, and when they be-
gin to take their departure, along about
the first OF the month, it will be like play
without the star.
As usual Riley Grannan's stand was the
center of attraction, a large crowd with ad-
mlrlng eyes surrounding it from the OPEN
ing of the betting. And, by the way, it
was one OF the most expensive days the
young plunger has experienced since he
has been booking at the meeting. After
going astray on the first two runs he got
over-generous in the third run, the spring
stakes for two-year-olds. with but three
starters, and laid $50 to 500 place against
imp. Santa Bella. Abe Levy came along
TO get little of it, and it finally ended
through a little jollying in him betting
Grammar $4,000 against $1,000 the FLY would
be placed. Pittsburg Phil, always on the
dui yive for something like that, also gave
ley a good bet.
The crackerjack Crescendo was an odds
on favorite, SO Riley had the Leda FLY
running for him. Crescendo won in a
walk, running the five furlongs in :O1lx
with l23 pounds up, stamping him as the
best two-year-oId we have seen in many a
long day. The Leda FLY stumbled in the
stretch below the eighth pole, snapped her
leg at the ankle and had to be DESTROYED.
the imported English miss, of course. fin
ishing second. 1t was a tough ''snap" on
Grammar, for the race, l was told, cost him
$4,000.
The opening race proved disastrous for
favorlte players, Comrade, 30 to chance,
winning by three parts of a length from
Road Runner, 10 to l shot. Centurion,
another outsider, was third. The red hot
favorite, Seraphin, second at the half, fin
ished in the ruck.
l am fully convinced that had boy that
earns much smaller salary than Harry
Griffin, who rode Captain Rees in the seven
furIong race, going to the post favorite,
put up the ride he did, he would have
good chance to ride in streetcars for
month or so without reducing to make
weight. 1t was an excellent exhibition of
how 1t Is possible for horse to be pock-
eted with but five horses in the run. After
Realization, an outsider IN the race had
made the running well into the stretch.
Carr got Jack Richelieu's head in front
and was sailing smoothly when Rear
Guard came at him on the outside, and it
took all his cleverness to stall off Book
maker Roses acrobatic performer win
ming by short nose. Realization was
third
Some people have met would rather bet
money on footrace, while you meet
others that ike TO play steeplechases.
Both are very remunerative occupations
Nothing but Montalyo would do yesterday
The big bay opened at to 1, but one or two
other rare good things being sent out from
the paddock, plenty of 3 to l could be had
against him at post time. Woodford, Hay
market and Mendocino were the most
backed of the other starters.
Bellringer, who | am told never did any,
thing right in his life, led over the first
five jumps, with the husky MontaIvo at
his head. The Lark, 10 to l shot, then
took up the running and won with pound
or two in reserve, from April. Woodford,
the post favorite, ran third.
good many found fault with Grifin's
ride on Mary in the mile-and -a-quarter
handicap, but l think his mount was
beginning TO tire as they entered the
stretch. 1t was very even betting affair,
outside of MowitZa, the outsider. Claudius,
supported at short figures, Oakland having
a slight call at post time. The light
weighted MowitZa cut out the running
followed by Mary S, until the stretch was
reached, when the lightweight fell back
Mary S now took up the running and
looked a certain winner, until Chorn shot
through on the inside with Oakland, win
ming by a length Claudius was a good
third.
That Royal Flush is himself again was
amply illustrated in the last race, when he
ran the five and a half furlongs in 071%
with ease, starting to favorite.. 1t
hooked to me as though Grammar had
"bird money" the way he laid against the
son of Three Cheers trusting in Tigress to
beat him, playing the latter around the
ring as well. 1t was a gallop for the
chunky chestnut. who won by three
lengths from Empress of Norfolk. Tigress
was a close third.
l rather think the books had a fairly
good day of it, for Johnny Coleman of the
Stuyvesant Club, who looked and spoke as
though he bad an attack of the grip
early in the betting, resumed his old smile
as he reached for the coin on the last race
MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, March &c. 1895.
601 FIRST RACE-About six furlongs; sell
OOf. ing; purse $500
Ind; Horses weight, Jockey, St Y Str Fin
$50 Road Runner, 1o7 (F.carr) 8 512 ~ q
5 5si seraphin lo2 81 81 e
500 Arno, 81 (W Flynn ........ l gu 81 5h
$50 Roma, l02 (Griffin) ......... 81 312 81
1858 sos The Dru mn sG Lloyd AZ g. 81
572 Raphael, l0l (Russel). III lo5 1o5 50
$50 Pricne, 100 (HiDrichs).. -. liz In 10h
$50 Joe Frank, 81 ID. Henry. .12 II II lis
59S Ell Tirsno, SO (R Isom).... Oh 90 -
Good start driving. Time, l:1212. Winner
CHI. h., by Tyrant- BlitheSome.
Betting: Comrade 30 to l. Road Runner 10 to l.
Centurion 10 !, Roma IL to 5, Seraphin to l.
Emma Mack 80 TO /, Prince 8 to l, The Drummer
300 to J. FL Trano 40 TO /, Raphael 40 10 ], Arno
25 TO l, Joe Frank 400 TO j.