The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-26
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
CheVaIier'S Ride on Tar and
Tartar Was the Feature
of the Day.
HE RECEIVED AN OVATION.
Played for Good Thing" Mt. Air
DoWned Howard In a Nose
and-Nose Finish.
The usual ten bookmakers cut in yesterday.

The usual ten bookmakers cut in yesterday
Charley Quinn thought Bobolink had a
chance OF finishing in the place and donated
few dollars TO the ring.
Tar end Tartar's win was not a very produc-
tive one to his owner, Nick Hall, as Jockey
Hinrichs, whose horse McFarlane finished sec
ond, bid the winner, entered to be sold for
500 up to 800, at which figure his owner re-
tanned him.
1t was limited in wise circles that Rinfax had
undergone the canning process one early bird
having seen huge tin can, bearing red lob
ster label, on which printed the request
keep in a dark place" which he is positive
was intended for the old chestnut.
1t was stated some days ago that Dan Honig,
the st. Louis horseman. would shortly start for
California with string OF racehorses. Pos
sibly the wise Dan found transportation to
the Golden West bit too expensive, for he is
still snugly stabbed at St. Louis, one of his
horses, Charm, having won race at st. Louis
on Monday.
Johnny Coleman of the Stuyvesant Club did
not see where Mt. Air figured a chance in the
last event of the day, and after the caller had
made his announcement at the conclusion of
the race, IL with difficulty the penciler
could see the end of the line back of his box
Johnny forget that some of the horses at the
track have copper on and copper OF days.
The horse DR.. Gardner ran away twice
while at the post in the first race and acted so
badly in general that he was set down as a
"hypo." After the race Secretary Hooper OF
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, accompanied by veterinary sur
do Of oa in
stall, but could find no trace of his having
been injected with any drug tending to stimu-
late the animal 10 undue exertion.
The clever coffee-colored lad from New
Orleans, Chevalier, distinguished himself
by winning the last three races on the card
off the reel, and was the bright particular
star before which all of the other incidents
and events of the day sank into oblivion.
The form he has been displaying in the
saddle of late certainly surpassed that of
any of the other boys, and for the time
being he is the idol before whose shrine
the public is worshiping. Certainly his
ride on Tar and Tartar was a good exhibit
ton of determination and grit, and he
well-merited the liberal applause that was
bestowed upon him by the crowd at the
conclusion of the exciting finish.
Race-goers turned out in fair numbers,
and the racing as whole was above the
average, even if some of the runs would
not bear the strictest investigation. Starter
Ferguson was only in fair fettle, some of
the delays at the post being very tiresome.
Three favorites, a second and one third
choice were successful in drawing down
the coin.
Eight hard-shell "crabs'' kept the crowd
standing on pins and needles by their an
tics at the post in the opening race, five
and half furlong run, DIR. Gardner being
especially active, enlivening matters by
running away twice and getting the bell.
After a de.ay of thirty minutes, they were
sent away. with the 2 to favorite, Red
Idle, in front, and after letting Steadfast
and Tuxedo pass him and run their heads
off, he came on in the stretch and won
easily from Tuxedo, with Steadfast tired
third.
B. c. Holly's Ali Baba was the touted
good thing in the second race, at the same
distance as the opening event. With e.
Weber up, he was quickly backed from ~
to l to s to 5, and won easily from Dolly NJ,
one of the second choices, in 1:0S34. Amigo
finished third.
Lady Jane quit going five and half
furlongs on Friday last, but yesterday,
starting second choice at to in the third
race, six and a half furlong run, she led
from start to finish, winning cleverly at
the end length in front of Road Runner
in 1:21%. Sir Richard, the first choice,
backed from to to to 5, was just nosed
out at the wire for the place.
The 2 to chalked up against Tar and
Tartar i'll the mile-selling race soon melted,
his price at post time being even money.
Commission was the only one considered
likely to give him race and was quoted at
threes, long odds being laid against the
Others.
When the flag fell young Ward on Nc
Farlane, a 20 to l shot, with but eighty
pounds up, SKINNED away in front, and
at one time it looked as though his run
away tactics would prove successful.
Turning into the stretch he had lead of
fully four lengths, with Miss Buckley sec
and and May Day third, the favorite bad
last. Instead of going on and tending to
his business Ward could rot resist the
temptation to look back and make few
monkey grimaces at his field, and before
long Mr.. Ward was terrified to see the
brown head of the favorite on which
Chevalier had been working hard at his
saddle girth. In close and exciting drive
Chevalier got his mount home head in
front, and was unanimously cheered on
his return to the stand. Commission
finished an ordinary third.
There were but four starters in the last
race, short six-furlong dash, with penal
ties and allowances. Rinfax and Char
mion opened equal favorites in the betting
at 6 to 5. At post time 9 to 5 and to l
was obtainable against Charmion, and
Rinfax, who receded to IL to at one stage
of the betting, was held at 8 to 5. A strong
tip out on Mt. Air cut his price from IS to
10 TO 1.
Rinfax went out in front when the flag
fell and led until something over a furlong
from home, when he fell back, and Howard
and Mt. Air fought it out to the wire, the
latter getting there first by nose In the
Ct +;,oa ~ I 10 CharmiOn came stroD o.
and beat Rinfax for third money.
MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 1895.
1OOa FIRST RACE-Five and a half fur
lUOO. longs. selling; three-year-olds and up
ward; purse $3.50.
Ind. Horse. weight jockey. st. ~ Str. Fin.
1855 Red Idle, So (Coady) .........1 ~ IA u