The morning call., 1895-01-02
PERKINS GOT GAY.
Took Matters too Easy on
Imp. Vigor
AND SIR REEL FOOLED HIM.
Carr on Don Fulano Won the
Sunset Stakes
FROM GRANDEE BY SHORT HEAD
The Flood Stakes Saw the Downfall
=. of Floodmore After a Long
. =: String of Victories.
FROM GRANDEE BY SHORT HEAD


prosperity for the new year.: It-was a
jolly. good. natured crowd in attendance,
willing to take a flyer ON !, anything that
looked to have chance. The days sport
was free from accident, the finishes in !
nearly every instance close and exciting,
and the whole programme afforded: about
the most enjoy able days racing since the
meeting started. 49,. ..- II. l.. !
: In the second race of the day. Bur-
: lingame, by good riding. landed the 80 to.1
=. snot:Slr Reel in ahead of the topheayy
j: favorite, imp. VigCr, ridden by Soup
= Perkins. The .colored lightweight stopped
down. the stretch to take a look at the
=: band of sheep in the center of the oval,
!: and .awoke, when 1t was too: late. 10 fiod
Sir Reel at his elbow. and was beaten out
'aleng b. ;":..:.<. -.
i. The finish for the Sunsetstake between
;. DON .Fulano and Grandee was the most
=. exciting one Of the day and aroused the
: :lafce Gro wd TO an intense pitchof en- thu>i-
a.Siii. The horses ran locked. head aud.
:. head for a sixteenth Of :mile; Don Fn-
. lan0, >.by=superior riding on the part Ct
Carr. poking his head in tronttEe last ten
yards. =. -. T.. =. ........ !. =.
>: .Floodmore, after continuous string of
victories. finally met defeat at the hands
=. OF Ell Kendig in he Flood stakes over tn E.
short st-eplpchase course. = ::
-, But fourteen bo0kmakers drew into do:
= business in the big ring Yesterday aud they
= had a hard time keeping on the right side
of the sheet 49, -: -.
: .:I'here was little choice ia the opening:
face between Jake johnson and: Matt:
Storms Del Norte, both being about equal
=: favorites in The betting. Riley Grammar.
:. and all the smart ones had their checks
down on Jake. Soup Perkins got JAKE
-nff In front, and keeping. him there the
whole. journey. won handily from he so
:.to.1 shot Barcaidine. Del Norte was slow
= tn get away, but came very fast at the fin-
ish, only being beaten a nose for the place.
George Covington'S imported colt Ylgor
j.. Just outOf the oven, was the hottest kind
of a thing for the second race al six fur
longs Riley Grammar plunged on him for
thousands Rad Ghe-yast holiday throng fol-
lowed him, for GranDan'S judgment is
held iii high esteem By outsiders
at 4he1 game. The colt went to the
post L. to 2, with the Star-eolored rider
Soup" "Perklns,up. Sir Reel, against whom
a ltttle:40 to 1.cuuld have been had at one.
time and all. the 80 to- you wan ted. looked
a very long price against the son o. Alta,
and was so. inviting that there were any
number of: 'just for :a*fyer" played on:
him. San. LUIS Rey was at:ratheT short
price fn the:betting, but was kicked at the
post by Sir Reel and ran badly.
Imported Vigor got away from the post
first. followed by Realization and Robin
Hood, and they passed the half at great
o.. clip. in that.:OTGer.. En- 'eTilg the stretch
'Vigor was leading BIZ. three lengths; Robin
:: Hood second, a..ength and half in front
of Realization, Sir Reel fourth. Burlin-
T. game nradea close: turn with. the latter,
making up a LOT of ground, and was
soon running in. second p0sition.:: An
eighth from the wire Soup was sitting
=. PERFECTLY still on the tavoritefull of con-
tidenee, compacently looking over his
right shoulder for horse on the outside,
ard the favorite's hackers began getting
E. ready to get in line. But little too sooD
for Just below the drawgate Burlingame
o. came.Ihrnugh on the inside, and when
.'Soub" felt Sir Reels breath at his elbow,
:. lis'eyes became as large; as plates, and
- seeing he had been taking matters tooeasy
he started in to ride. The aged horse W as
much stronger iiuisber than the colt, and:
despite his des perate riding the colored
boy saw victory slip from his. grasp, and
was beaten out length at the wire Robin
Hood was a fair third. Buringame was
'rouudly: cheered on his return . to the
Judges stand for his eXcellentrlde. =.
The Sunset. stakes, seven. furOngs
= brought out Don Fulano Grandee. imp.
Percy, Tigress and. Ingomar. The Don
was favorIte" at 6 to 8. with Ingomar
second choice at 5~to q. Grammar went
down the line on gigress. but 4 10 could
be Da0 ehBaIHSt uoE dh puSb biiD6..' .OIdnU6e-
went TO the post at 6. to. ! and put up a
great race. - :. :: =: =; = :: 49,.
InEomar showed in front temporarily as
: the flag fell, being almost Immediately
=, passed bv-. Tigress, who led the field
. around: the turn to 1.-The. 6ackstretch
Straightened out Carr got. to the front
with. Don Fulanoi leading nast the hall
= by three lengths. Tigress length in front
: OF Grandee. Into the stretch the Don still
bad a; lead of a length. and a:*half
with" the gray horse hot after him. An
':eiphthr from. the wire the result was
soon. drew on even terms with he
favorile and one of the prettiest finishes
of The. meeting took place. On they came
head and lead, amid the wild cheering Of
the crowd, and dead heat seemed certain
But ten yards from the wire Hill seemed
to- lei go of the gray head, and the Don
sDatched victory by a short head. Imp.
Percy was third, three lengths away.
Tigress tumbled turning into the stretch.
: throwing Flynn. The boy was unhurt.
For the Flood stakes over the short
sleeplechase course, Fioodmore, apparently
very kindly treated by the handicapped.
having seven pounds off from bis last win,
was made hot favorite, going to the post
2 to 10. Jim Norvsll and Eli Kendig had
many friends 10 the ring. while not few
took chance on Fat Meany's jumper
Woodfnrd. M0rven and Vulcan were
overlooked, neither having shown much
form at the game.
They were sent away TO a pretty start.
GAlindo rushing Vulcan TO the front, TAX
ing the water jump first, followed by
Morven and Wo0dford. Morven led over
the next two jumps, when Ell Kendlg shot
TO the fore, taking the LAST jump half
length in front of MorveD, the favorits
third Kendig entered the stretch full of
run three lengths In front of MorVen, the
favorite. still third. Morven tired and his
place was taken by Floodmore, whom
Allmark was riding hard, and, although be
responded gamely, as usual, he could not
oyertake kendig, who won easily by three
lengths. Jim Norvoll came with rush,
finishing third.
The last race OF the day. five and
half furlong dash, was the cause nf some
great plunging being done. Gold Bug and
Bridal Veil openedgnp faVoriies, the latter
going back to 6 to l at post tlme. Blue
Banner at one time to was backed
down 10 to 3, barrel of money going in
On his chances A liz going the rounds
on Zampost, considerable money went In
n al n %.