The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-05
II PAID TO BACK HER.
:
Ridden by a Stable-Boy, Mari
eta Won at Odds of
100 to 1.
RACING FULL OF SURPRISES
With One Exception the Winners
Were Quoted at Long
Prices.

When l incidentally mentioned in
Thursdays paper that lightning seldom
struck twice in the same place, after six
avorites had swept the board at the track
Wednesday, the thought never entered my
mind that was predicting day of dis
aster for the talent when l stated there
was possibility of the favorites having a
rongh time yesterday. They had it. and
so did the talent.
: 1t was days racing replete with hard
= luck stories, accidents, incidents and rides
that arefood for thought.
To cap the climax Marietta, 100 to 1
. shot, ridden by a;young boy named Shep-
ard who did not know a hobby horse from
a racehorse one month ago, won the third
race by a head from the favorite, Rear
! Guard. Marietta figured to win for the
handicappers, but with ain exercise boy up
: received. the blue mark. Opening at to L
.:she receded to the century mark.
Rear Guard had first call in the betting,
going to the post even money. Hy by
was a well-backed second choice with
Griffin up, who. 1T is said, paid that fine.
even If a kid in the gallery did say II don't
Think The gray horse in the race, Sir
=: Richard; tried to- run off with the race,
=. leading all the way and into the stretch by
a length, with Marietta, who came from
the rear. second, a head in front of Hy by,
Rear Guard close third. Griffin and
Sloan, by iockeying, both tried to con-
vince kid Shepard he was on loser,
q but he couldn't see it, and landed the long
shot winner by head. Rear Guard was
second. two lengths in front of Hy by.
Those that played the winner were not
rear as plentiful as those that were start
ing to play her just as the flag fell, which
Is usually the case on such occasions.
Charley Baldw1n's Kyrle Dalv gelding
Fonden B made splendid showing at his
first attempt, winning the opening event
atodds of to 1, after Flynn on the favor
lite, Soon Enough, had nearly run him
through the outside fence. The favorite
finished second, but was disqualified, and
Del Norte, the second choice, placed Sec
ond, with Mountain Air third.
The track had been narrowed up for the
benefit of the crippies. but it made no diff
ference to Centurion. for starting an even
money favorite for the second race, a five
and a halt furlong dash, he ran unplaced.
Sea Spray, an s to 1 chance, excellentIy
ridden by ChevalIer, won by neck from
:. Normandie, the second choice, who fin
:ished a neck in front of Tobey, whose per-
formanees. would make an insane man
CRAZY.
=. Condo was made an to favorite for
the fourth race at five. and half furlongs,
but his owner will never trouble the secre-
tarY for check. After George l. and MAY
Day had headed the field into the stretch
the Pleasa11ton stables Bernardo began
moYing.np, and at the end won cleverly by
4 head from May. Day. .Huntsman, backed
down a couple of points from to l, was
fair third
:: The mile and a quarter hurdle race was
a grand~wild West exhibition without the
Indians and smokeless powder. The open
ing betting was on the raZz1e-dazzle order.
Then King Sam was tried, but he proved
wanting: Gold Dustwas the proper thing,
and from 6's was backed down to 8 to 8,
finally closing at II to 5.
The 'spills" in the race began with the
first. hurdle, when Steadfast went down.
: Malcolm and King Sam turned triple
somersaults at the second jump, both
Treadwell and Clancy having narrow
escapes from injury. The race narrowed
down to Gold Dust and st. Jacob, Stanford
landing the frst-named winner by half
~ieHgth through superior riding. Mutineer
finished distant third.
Jockey: Clancy was carried to the pad
dock in a hack, but although severely
shaken up escaped serious injury.
Joe Cotton let the crowd down hard by
trimming nnplaced in the last race, light
: welter-weight affair, five furlongs. Start
ing at even money. he was never danger
Gus. Advance, a 90 to / chance, led until
well into the stretch, when Seraphin
passed him and won handily by two
Lengths. Mollie r. thesecond choice, was
third length away
The meeting it is said will run until |
Jaly 4, but unless the favorites do better |
than they did yesterday firecracker money
:: Will be scarce about that time.
:. = MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco. April 4, 1885.
HQ9 FIRST RACE-six furlongs; maidens; |
:.OoC. three-yearolds apd upward; purse $500.