The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-09

washy order on one or two occasions. so after
the Sleeping Child race the judges concluded
Mr.. Fell needed sleep and suspended him.
The Westchester stables very capable
trainer, J. B. Ferguson, has disposed of his
horse Fred Gardner for $500. Frank Taylor
win handle him, although B. C. Holly is said
to be the actual purchaser.
Starter Ferguson RENTED the fine of 300 he
imposed on Al Stanford, the steeplechase-rider,
yesterday, for disobedience at the post some
days ago, and thetpublic can rest assured of
getting at least one square ride in future Jump
ing races.
The betting ring is beginning to assume
much more business-like air. Yesterday the
number of penciIers was swelled to twelve.
Clarke & Co. and Lame" Hughes putting ND
their states, and Hugh Jones, after season on
the ground, resuming business.
Driver Andy Mcdowell, who held the ribbons
over "Plowhorse" Azote, the star of the Sails
bury string of trOtters and pacersi his record
breaking acheyeme nts, and James Dustin,
who took DireCtum. the stallion king East
mingled with the crowd at the track yester-
day. Mr. Dustin says the black horse. who
was very sick in the East, win winter in Ken
lucky, and the coming spring viii be brought
10 his home on this side of the Rockies.
| President Williams yesterday notified the
owners and drivers of the two carloads of trot-
tiers and PAGERS that came north from Los
Angeles that the California Jockey Club would
| defray the expense of their transportation back
| home. With the fleeing vision of fat purse
floating before them, the journey to the land of
the fiestas will not be unlike Napoleon's re treat
| from Moscow, which only goes to show that
even trotting-horse folks experience the yicis-
STUDIES of this life as well as their brethren of
| the thoroug hbred.
| viii McDaniels, tho will handle portion of
| the big COrrigan string, took ride over to the
Bay District from the Ingleside track yester-
| day to shake hands with some of his old
| friends. He is charmed with the new track,
| and more perfect system OF drainage, Mr.. Nc
| Daniels says, he has never seen on any race
course. In speaking of the great riding done
| in the West the past season by the stables
| jockey, Marty Bergen, Trainer McDaniels tells
a story that will be appreciated by all &C.
quainted with the numerous tits Marty has
had with the different starters, many of which
proved quite expensive. Standing one day
swinging the gate-tendeT's club at the entrance
TO the paddock at Latonia track, Starter Pettin-
gill happened along and spying the Jockey
said, "Well Marty, if you had grown little
more before you came over from Ireland YOU
would have made fine looking policeman"
Eyes" said Marty, in his dry way, sand you'd
"a been the first man I'd run in"
In speaking of horses in the steeplechase
brigade, "Squeak" Allmark the Jockey who
recently arrived from the far East, says that
Caracas, the full brother to Rey del Carreras
who amounted to nothing on the fiat, is one
OF the best jumpers in the country. Squeak
rode him in nearly all of his engagements, and
it was while on his back in a four-mile stake
race, over thirty-seven jumps at Westchester,
that the clever rider had fall, breaking an
ankle and wrist. The horse ran well for
three and quarter miles, when he tired and
made stumble, through lack of proper prep
aration. In speaking of f. J. Baldwin, who
owned the jumper, Almark speaks in the
kfndliest terms. The millionaire horseman
had him sent to the Leland Hotel in New York
City, where everything in the way of medical
attention that money could buy was given
him. Caracas was sold for $4,000 to an Aus
tralian turfman by the name of Hogan. Speak
ing of the jumper in the Baldwin stable, Ami
go, Allmark says he was fine jumper and
very speedy, "but too fond of singing Home,
Sweet Home"
The horses that have been made favor
ties at the Bay District since the rain left
the track in its present muddy condition
have come home in front with almost un-
paralleled frequency. Yesterday was no
exception, for four of the five first choices
gladdened the hearts Of bettors by taking
purses. The fields were small, and
Starter Ferguson experienced no trouble
in dispatching them with short DELAY.
The track is fast drying, and by this after
noon the mud will almost have disap-
peared.
The opening race of five and half fur
longs was in the nature of cakewalk for
the Pleasanton stables San Luis Rey,
who went to the post IL to 10 favorite
and won hands down from the outsider,
Fin Slaughter, with Leonatus in the show.
The favorite in the next race was in
deed fortunate Schmitz was backed
down from 9 to 5 to to 5, and after lead
ing all the way barely won by head
from the to l chance, Allahabad who,
better ridden, would have won. Patriot
who opened at twos and at one stage of
the betting was backed down to Z to s.
failed to get inside the money.
There were but four starters in the third
race at the same distance as the race pre-
ceding, with light weiter-weights up, each
starter carrying 1873 pounds. Three Forks,
with f. Morris up, was heavily backed at
to 10, but in a drive through the stretch,
Jasper Madison, on the to 5 second
choice, Abb P, unfinished Morris, and won
by scant half length. Moss Terry, who
at one stage looked dangerous, was poor
third.
The fourth race over the short six-frlr-
long course promised to be red-hot
sprinting affair with those three speedy
travellers, Fannie Louise, Oregon Eclipse
and Contribution meeting. In the closing
betting there was but little choice
IN the odds against any one
of the trio, although just as the
horses issued from the paddock a wild
plunge cut the price against the Burns &
Warehouse mare to 8 to 5, with twos
against the other pair. Arundel and Brown
Dick had fancy odds laid against their
chances. The favorite and Contribution
showed the way for furlong, when the
mare began drawing away from the old
horse. The going was to her liking and
she scampered away with the purse, win
ming by two lengths. Oregon Eclipse was !,
better handled through the stretch than
Contribution, and in drive took the place
by three parts of length.
The bookmakers laid even money
against Navy Blue winning the last race, |
over a mile. and they were sorry. He |
went to the front and fairly spreadeagled |
his field, winning by ten lengths pulled |
up. Warrago finished second and in a |
drive Sleeping Child managed to get third |
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