The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-25
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
A Good Card Run Off Before a
Light Crowd and Dull
Betting.
SILVER STATE WON AGAIN
The Game FlirtilIa After Various Ups
and Downs at Last Won q
Handicap.

Mike Kelly was the recipient of hearty well
come when he emerged from the paddock on
Thornhill. Mike was a very popular jockey
when he used to be seen regularly in the sad
die.
Zeke Abrahams was very much disappointed
in the run his FLY City Girl made. He will
start her again this week with a stronger boy
in the saddle, as the FLY is one that wants her
head held up, and he looks for an improve
ment..
That honest and sterling boy in the saddle, Joe
Piggott, by far the best lightweight rider at
the track, excelled himself yesterday by finish
ing first three times and twice being second.
Mr.. Maedonough certainly got hold OF jewel
when he secured Joe, for he is the making OF
king-pin jockey.
Jack Atkin, who has been enjoying very
good run of luck lately endeavored to put
very large crimp in the ring on the opening
race. Jack thought the "dogs" entered were
such poor lot that the two-year old Rhaetia
was just cherry-ripe and bet $50 in every book
that would take his money.
Frank Jackson, the clever young Roby
Jockey, and "Pop" Weaver were consoling one
another after the opening race, and endeavor-
ing to figure out how it was that Ryland de-
feated Swiftsure, whom Jackson rode in the
race. Pop who has ridden race or two in
the saddle himself had an inkling that Jack
son might have slipped in "McCafferty knot"
on him, but as the two afterwsrd crossed the
infeld smoking "Perfectos," no doubt every
thing was satisfactorily explained. And by
the way, jackson is far better boy in the sad
die than many race-goers are led to believe,
and bears the best or regulations for honesty.
He win be seen to better advantage later on in
the meeting. Taral and the best of them have
been beaten on "erabs."
1t was dull at the track yesterday.
The races were run off in a methodical,
humdrUm sort of way without sign of life
or animation. The betting was so light in
the betting.ring that some of the .pencilers
said they could not take in money enough
to pay expenses. A queer part of all this
is. that as the attendance grows lighter the
number of bookmakers increases, so the
newcomers in the ring have but themselves
to blame. The crowded downtown pool
rooms now show their effect at the track
for the attendance is diminishing daily.
he talent were again in good form, three
of the five tavorites winning for them, the
exceptions being Ryland and the Ledette
tilly, who by no means ran unbacked.
About the only occurrence out of the
ordinary groove of affairs was the reappear-
ance in the saddle in the mile handicap of
Mike Kelly, who gained renown as the
rider of Geraldine in her palmy days.
Mike had the mount on Thornhill, of which
horse he is trainer, and while it was ap-
parent he was no novice in the saddle, still
there was something lacking-the old snap
and get-there quality, probably. Flirtilla
was favorite in the race, backed from 8 to
2 to II to 10, and after running innumer-
able seconds the daughter of the dead Peel
won very comfortably from Annette at the
end, with whom she had been keeping close
company all of the journey. The mile,
which she could undoubtedly have bettered.
was run in 40. Thornhili finished good
third.
The two-year-old handicap developed a
surprise. w. OBJ. Macdonough's stout
colt, Veragua, carried most of the money,
backed from to to 8 to 2 with City Girl
a strong second choice. While Veragua
and Veva were INDUCING in a quiet drive
between themselves the last sixteenth of
the race, the Ledette FLY, with her light
weight, tiptoed along and won easily by
feur lengths, Veragua downing Veva half
a length for second place.
The ive-furlong handicap for the all
aged division resulted in a victory for the
favorite. the speedy mare Silver State.
Opening at 217 to 1, she was backed to
9 to at post time. The odds against all of
the other starters in the race went back in
the betting with the exception of Realiza-
ton, whose price was cut from to 81 to l.
When the flag fell Piggott took no
chances with the first choice, for getting
away fourth, he at once rushed her to the
front and stayed there, passing the wire
three parts of length in front of Gold
Bug, who beat Realization for the place
through Hinrichs' superior jockeyship.
The distance was covered in 1:01A.
The opening event of the day, mile
dash for scent horses, was prolific of
quite a number of good things. Owner
Boots thought to try his two-year-old flly
Rhaetia at a mile, and she went to the
post a to 2 choice. Wally Weaver
thought the company about suited Swift
sure, and he came down in the betting
from to 3 to /. Wyatt carp told his
friends to bank on Ryland, and his price
was cut couple of notches. Stillanother
tip cut the price on Miggie from so to
20 to l.
Little Joe Ward on Rhaetia headed the
field until something less than an eighth
from the wire, and then when some of the
veterinary bills" came at him he lost both
pedals and was showed under. Piggott
got Ryland home first, two lengths in front
of Swiftsure, with Sheridan scarce twenty
miles away.
The even money chalked against From
deur in the third race five and half
furlong dash, the bookmakers soon
rubbed to 10 to 20, at which price he went
TO the post. The Kyrle Daily gelding en-
tered the stretch fourth and won with moth
ing to bother him but Little Bob, the Sec
ond choice, who was two lengths away.
Regal, the rank outsider in the betting,
finished third, well ridden by young McIn-
tyre. The time, 1904, was very poor.
MULHoLLAND.
1O01 FIRST RACE-one mile; selling; purse
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