The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
The BAY DISTRICT RACES,
A Mixed Days Racing, in
Which the Talent We're
Slightly Worsted.
TWO FAVORITEs IN FRONT.
Convinced Skeptios She Could
Run a Mile.

Run Mile.
Frank Taylor is daily expecting the arrival
of Happy Day, Cicero, Ny Luck, pony named
Duke, recently purchased by Sam Hildreth.
The horses left New York on the 18th of the
present month.
By the steamship Alameda that arrived yes
terday from Australia, the well-known turf
man F. de b. Lopez was in receipt of several adj
ditions to This Merriwe stock farm stud, stu
ated near Pleasanton. Four finely bred brood
mares and four young FLIES, the latter the get
OF First Water, q son of Fireworks, were
brought up in charge of his son, H. s. de S.
Lopez
The horses of J. G. Brown & Co. that arrived
in Sacramento from the East prior to the State
Fair came down from the Capital City yester
day and ale now quartered at the track Their
owners, the popular horsemen, Galen Brown
and John Arkenburg, were busy all day renew
ing old acquaintance. There are nine horses
in the string, including the crack sprinter
Libertine, with mile record of1:3S As. The
Others in the lot are Tree cherry, Uncertainty,
Claude Hill, Princess Rose II, Moran Wyoming
Buccaneer and chestnut colt by strathmore.
dam Zoozoo Macklin, the clever colored light
weight, who was seen in the saddle at Sacra-
mento, comes with the stable.
1t is only of late that the majority of horse
men have learned the advantage OF taking
their horses out TO the ocean beach and gallop-
ing them in the salt water. So many horses
that have undergone the "beach work. have
been returned winners of late that now there
is general scramble among trainers to secure
stabling quarters on the edge of the Pacific
The well-known trainer, Frank Taylor, was one
of the first to grasp the situation, and the gray
horse, Sir Richard, pronounced cripple, has
clearly demonstrated the beneficial results of
training there. Walt Viyell, perhaps the first
at the game, is snugly enseounced in snug
quarters short distance from the waters edge
with Articus Charles A, and the other horses
of his string. The well-known veterinary sur
geon, DR.. Masorero, has plans drawn up for
200 stalls to be constructed well up on the
beach below the Ocean House. sixty-four o.
which are now well on toward completion.
He is also having made covered track one
eighth OF mile in length to walk the horses
during the rainy weather, the foundation
being clay with a covering OF tanbark. These
should be ample to shelter all the suspicious
horses in the country.
With fields of but six to pick from in the
first two races yesterday, and four each in
the remaining three races on the card, the
talent wendell their way cut to the track,
fully prepared to enjoy another days
sport at the willy bookies' expense. They
said guessing the winners was lust like
getting money from home," but at even
tide there was different tale to tell.
favorlte started the ball rolling all right in
the opening race, but thereafter matters
were decidedly mixed, until summing up
at the end of the day, the situation stood
two favorites, one second choice, third
choice and an outsider, and the pencilers
had the long end of it.
The first race, five and a half furlongs
for horses that had labored along and
never had the pleasure of hearing their
names called first during the year 1895,
was taken by Frank Phillips selling
platter Portugal, backed from 4 to 5 to 1 to
2, who was hard ridden the greater portion
of the race, but finally won ,cleverly from
Bob Tucker, the second choice.
There was considerable speculation over
the result of the next race, six-furlong
dash, the crowd finally alightlng on Sligo
as the most eligible, sending him to the
post 21a to favorite, but he never got
near the money. Clacquer, IL to shot,
tried to make runaway race of it, and
had Favory not been in the race would
have succeeded. The latter, second choice,
collared him about fifty yards from the
wire and won by length in Ills. Nor
mandie finished third.
Rosebud struck another soft spot in the
mile handicap. Having shown herself to
be mare of some class, she was handled
with kid gloves by the handicapped who
let her in with 95 pounds in the saddle.
Going to the post to 10, she ran under
choke all the way and, never relinquish-
ing the lead, won looking backward in
:414. Little Bob was second couple of
lengths before Ike l., both very ordinary
performers.
The fourth race was mile selling dash,
and was considered good thing for War
rago, who was made to favorite. AID
die NJ, the second choice, went out and
made the running until nearing the turn
for home, when she tired out and gave
way to the favorite. The latter appeared
to be winning until Ledalia drew up on
even terms, when in wild drive she was
beaten cut easily by length in :421a.
The last race was also mile selling
dash, for which imp. Ivy reigned favorite,
opening at to and going to the post to
5. The once erratic Morven upset all cal
culations. Backed from 10 down to 6
Flynn went to the front when the flag sent
them away, and running under restraint
the entire distance passed the winning
post a length and a half ahead of the ia
vorite, completing the route in 1:42H.
Nellie G, we'll backed, finished last, Uncle
Giles taking the short end of the purse.
Fifth day, Wednesday, September 49, Weather
fine; track FAST
81 FIRST RACE-Five and a half furlongs, sell
IL. ing, three-year-olds and upward; purse $3.50.
Ind. Horse weight Jockey. st. - Str. Fin.
Portugal, 104 CIV. F1ynn)...2 AZ 2s 11a
13 Bob Tucker 80 (Reidy).....5 2h IL 26
Gold Dust, l04 (Hnrichs)...4 81 An IS
1913 Red Rose, 90 (Chevalierl...3 81 So 46 =
- Charlie w, 90 (W. Smith)...6 6 51a
1875 Spendthrift, 90 (DOnnelly)..1 IL 31a
Good start. Won driving. Winner, b. g., by
Troubadour-Sunbeam.
Betting: Portugal 1 to-, Bob Tucker 21s, Gold
Dust Is, Red Rose 49, Spendthrift $50, Charlie w
200.
90 SECOND RACE-Six furlongs: selling:
n. three-y earolds and upward; purse $500
Time, :l5.
Ind. Horse weight Jockey. st. 1a Str. Fin.
1852 Favory, 104 (Donahue).....3 212 2g 1I1a
9l2 Cacquer, 104 (Donnelly)...1 IA II %
Normandie, SO (Chevalier).2 81 SO 3h
944lArctic. 100 SHAW. ........5 81 414 A.
IL Sligo, l04 {Hinrichs)......6 g. 81
Fair start. Won handily. Winner, CHI. c., by
John A-Lowena r.
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