The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-19
OUT AT THE RACETRACK,
The Odds On .Favorite Flash
light Beaten in the
Derby.
FLIRTILLA WON HANDILY.
The Favorites Met With Their Usual
Success. One Only VIM
ming.
Ed Purser backed Captain Rees. He was in

luck.
Nick Hall expected longer price against
his horse Tar and Tartar
Some one was so unkind as to state that Cap
tain Rees ran it out on Hill.
George Miller could have won with Flash
light, but them some owners like good betting.
What an awfully improved horse Red Glenn
was yesterday. Nellie beat him handily
few days ago.
Willie Flynn, the jockey, is back from Los
Angeles. He says the attendance at the track
was very light.
W. OBJ. Macdonough seems to have quit
playing long shots of late. He had good
sized bet down on Mr.. Jingle.
Tommy Lattridge informs me that he will
probably start Bookmaker Roses grand-looklng
Three Cheers colt Tiger In a race next week.
| According to Eastern press accounts, Charley
Weber must have regained his nerve since ne
| Quit riding in the green colors of the Maistre
| of Hawthorne.
Flashlight since yesterdays race is now
called dog. He is now in the same class with
| Bellieoso and Rey Alfonso, but at that think
| he would be worth a bet were he to start
| against them.
| By general order issued prior to the second
| race, the educated money was scattered around
| among unknowns to put on, SO the native sons
| wouldn't get on that Jack Richelieu was the
| "good thing" He was-not.
| Joseph Cairn Simpson a spectator at the
track yesterday. The veteran turf writer
lately passed mis- SEVENTEEN birthday, but
| looks as hale and hearty as in the days when
y and
Ottinger, the ticket man, intended to bid up
May Day, as he had played Rear Guard to win
and McFarlane place, and thought May Day
| had been run stiff in some OF his previous
races. What a scheme-and this from the
owner OF the trotting horse Ottinger.
Of course the feature of yesterdays rae
ing card was the Pacific Derby, one and
half miles. Flashlight downed Flirtilla
handily in the Tidal stakes on Friday last,
and was expected to do the trick again
yesterday. He was quoted at l to in the
betting and the daughter of Peel 5 to l.
Examiner, the counterfeit brother to Armi-
tage, also lined up. figuring so to chance.
Flirtilla, followed by Flashlight, was the
order away from the post. After leading
quarter of a mile Flirtilla was passed by
back stretch, where the mare again took
the lead, and Flashlight moved up into
second place. Entering the stretch the
last time Flirtilla led the favorite half
| length, Coffey on the latter imagining he
had more up his sleeve than he really had.
| The mare still held her lead an eighth from
the wire, and Coffey began riding Flash
| light; but too late, for he was beaten and
| Flirtilla passed the stand two lengths in
front. Had Coffey been given orders to go
out in front he would never have been
| beaten.
| Soon Enough had nothing to beat in the
opening race at 6 furlongs for maidens,
and won galloping, starting l to 3 favor
! lite. Halifax beat Fleetwood for the place
| in q drive. After this race the favorites be-
gan going down and they never stopped,
outsiders winning every other race on the
card.
Rear Guard was made to chance for
the record race, and carrying but 81
pounds it certainly looked soft for him.
McFarlane, May Day and Huntsman were
backed principally for the place. The fav-
orite got away from the post in 'front.' but
almost Immediately fell back. Second
into the stretch, May Day soon took the
lead and in drive stood off the favorite s
challenge and won by neck. McFarlane
| was fair third.
The wise people from the other side of
| the Rockies all put their checks down on
Jack Richelieu in the mile race, backing
| him down from evenS to 3 to 5 in a jiffy.
Captain Rees drifted around until man
| that had never been on racetrack before
could get Ii to against him. Roma and
Marietta were the outsiders
Captain Rees kept his head in front nearly
all the way, and won by a neck, despite
Hill remarkable ride through the stretch.
Roma finished good third.
| Nick Hall has had Tar and Tartar bot
| tied up for some time, but cut him loose
yesterday in the seven-furlong event. Mr..
| Jingle was favorite in the race, a very heavy
play cutting his price from to to even
money. Red Glenn was also backed down
a few points from his top price.
Red Glenn made the running all the
| way and well into the stretch for home.
| Under Sloanes clever riding, Tar and Tar
tar caught him and won hand1y by two
lengths. Mr.. Jingle was only fair third.
In the last race, a short six-furlong race,
the Ledette FLY upset all form and tigur..
ing by winning easily by couple of
lengths, with 10 to l against her. Expert
ment gelding was second, head in front
| of the favorite, Mollie r, who did not
seem in great demand in the ring.
| MULHoLLAND.
| SUMMARY.
| SAN FRANCISCO, April Is, 1895
| 7T0 FIRST RACE-Six furlongs; madens;
| ~. three ear-olds and upward purse $500.
| Ind Horse. weight, jockey st. "a Str Fin.
| 69S Soon Enough, 105 q. Lloyd 112 Is u
| 72S Halifax, SO (Chevalier). 81 % %
| 765 Fleetwood, SO &C.. Taral).... 8 81 SO
| 72S Eva S RI gelding 102 (Shaw) Al 81 Al
752 Bravura 96 (k. Isome..... 2h Al 81
| 1872 Prince Idle, lis (Jackson).. 81 6
| Fair start. Won easily. Time: Lie. Winner
| CHI. g., by FL Rio Rey-Sooner.
Betting: soon Enough l TO 8, Halifax Is to /,
! Fleetwood ID TO !, Bravura TO /, Eva gelding
| IL TO 5, Prince Idle 100 to l.
| TIT SECOND RACE-About six furlongs
| IL. selling; three-years-olds and upward !:
| purse $500.
| Ind Horse weight, jockey. st. 1a Str Fin
| 1853 May Day, 103 (R. 1som)...... 7S 81 In
| 754 Rear Guard, 81 (Sloan) .......1 71a Al %
| (759) McFarlane, s2 {Chevaiier)....5 Al In 80
| 1856 Condo, "a (Piggott) ...........4 81 81 AZ
5$5 TuntsmsP, 81 salsnn)........s 81 g g
75s Ricardo "a }cosdyl, ........s u u 81 e
| 744 Modesto, 106 o.. Lloyd) ......7 8 8 9
Good start Won driving. Time, ! :131a Winner,
| CHI h., by John A-Lowen K.
Betting: May Day to l, Rear Guard to 10,
McFarane to J., Condo 20 to i, Ricardo % to l,