The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02
THE BAY DISTRICT TRACK,
The Mile and a Sixteenth
Handicap a Gallop for
LOVdaI.
TWO HOT FAvoRITEs DowNED.
Captain Rees and Ouirt, Considered
Air-Tights" by the Talent,
Both Beaten.

Hinriehs gave a sample of what he can do by
riding three winners yesterday.
Felix Carr won his last race at the meeting
on Lovdal He and the Isom boys left for the
East last evening.
The hottest tip of the day was the one out or
Linville in the opening race. He was promi
nent until well into the stretch.
Shaw, on Blue Bell came very near stealing
the first race by making close turn into the
stretch, while the leaders went wide.
Under the watchful eye of a good trainer
this boy Shaw is the making of a good rider
but I am very much afraid that during one
period of his riding he got to 'placing them
Talking about naming horses to convey al
impression of their dam, how suggestive is the
name of the horse Claude that ran in the third
rsce-by Ecuador, dam Tomato. Can-Can
would be much more appropriate.
Tillie S, after that sudden cloudburst of the
race preceding, was such a good thing yester
day that even Nose Gunst could not let il
alone. When two good things are cut loose
together there is bound to be clash. She
finished third and Banjo's victory was not cele-
brated by bonfres..
In the lnlrU race the Judges ulSq uhIlHeu u US
sic H, who finished second. for fouling. Mike
Hennessy, who rode the favorite, Sir Walter,
: is very clever article and it is 10 to 1 he got
in his say-so first. His diplomacy was good
but if he did not cause the humping match l
was looking at the finish through an umbrella.
It was a long time before that musical instru-
ment, the banjo, became popular and then
only when society held out a helping hand.
Some day society may hold out its hand to
the horse Banjo that won yesterday at to
and he will become popular, but not till then.
BY the way he has run at the meeting it looks
as though some bookmaker had held out his
hand.
Speaking to "Curly" Shields after the fifth
race. in which his horse. Captain Rees, was
favorite, he said, al did not like my horse but
was touted onto him by turf scribe who had
been reading up the records, and who finally
made me believe he was a 'crack in the mud,
when 1 had fully made up my mind to the con-
trary., And said Curly" "What do you
think? This same scribe left me and played
Banjo"
While the third race was being run Jockey
Chevalier, in whose name Halifax run, viewed
the race from the press stand, ard the finish,
which was OF the catch-as-catch-can order,
proved TOO much for the jockey. When "Chev''
sauntered into the stand previous to the start
with a two-bit cigar between his teeth he was
as cool as Pittsburg Phil. When Halifax, with
three others, were heads apart forty yards from
the wire L missed the cigar from "Chev's"
mouth. OF course I would not like to say he
swallowed it, but stranger things have hap
pened on a racetrack. Halifax was third.
Notwithstanding the "juicy" going at
the Bay District yesterday the favorites
Jared better than for several days preced-
ing, three of them managing TO get home
in front. To be sure, those knocked down
were decidedly warm ones, as, for instance,
Captain Rees and Quirt, but turf history
tells Us it is these uncertainties that make
horse-racing the glorious sport that it is.
Clacquer, the first choice in the opening
event, was the other disgraced favorite.
The event of the day was to have been
the mile and a sixteenth handicap, and for
fear he might break a record the official
Handicapped put the awful impost OF III
pounds on Lovdal. He went to the post
9 to 10 favorite, and because he didn't
lose his field the first half mile was the
fault of his rider, not the horse. He won
as he liked with Malo Diablo, the second
choice, in place, and McLight third.
William hurry, the Sacramento sphinx,
once in while has a good thing up his
sleeve, and the first race yesterday gave
him an opportunity to cut something
loose. 1t was a five-furlong run and
Clacquer was 9 to favorite. From to
I, ManteIl, who is in Mr.. Murry's stable,
was played down to AZ to l. George Roses
horse, Middleton, was second choice at 7
to 2.
Clacquer and Mantell had the race to
themselves, racing well together all the
way. In the last few jumps Henrichs got
MantelI's nose in front and he received the
verdict. Middleton was a poor third.
Fortuna, the favOrite took the second
race at six furlongs, after racing out in
front with Linville, who was backed down
from to to l, and Rose Clark, another
good thing. Blue Bell, a II to 1 chance,
was second, two lengths in front of San
Louis Rev.
A five and a half selling race for all ages
was substituted in place of the third race,
declared off. Sir Walter, the to favorite
won this event after some very skillful
navigating on the part OF his jockey, Mike
Hennessy. Reserve, an to 1 chance, was
placed second and Halifax third.
Captain Rees was made redhot favorite
for the fifth race at five and half fur
longs, IL to 10 being the closing price
against him a6 post time. Title was
'fhot thing" yesterday and was backed
down from 6 to 3 to 1. Banjo! well he is
always at good price sometimes. Yester-
day he was to 1.
Banjo and Hueneme had the race to
themselves from the drop of the flag, the
former winning very handily by three
parts of length. Title S came very fast
next the fence, finishing a bang-up third.
Another hot favorite was downed in the
last race. OF course, on performances,
Quirt was decided first choice, closing in
the betting at II to TO- Howard, the 5 to 2
second choice, went out in front and won
in a gallop by four lengths from the ia
vorite. Miss Ruth finished third.
MULHoLLAND.