The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-24
A FLEBT-FOOTED
EASTERN COLT.
THE PACIFIC STAKES TAKEN BY
KOWALSKY, CARRYING Cor
~: RIGAN'S COLORS.
RIDDEN BY MARTY BERGEN
MARY S. OUTFoOTED HER FIELD IN
THE MILE AND A QUARTER
HANDICAP.

The usual Saturday crowd were in at
tendance al the track yesterday, and in
their attempts to wrest the nimble dollar
from the willy brokers were fairly success
full. Four favorites and second choice
finishing in front aided them III their battle
for wealth.
The Pacific stakes FOR two-year-olds; half
mile dash. with $3.50 tc the winner, was
the feature OF the days card. After being
unfortunate in TWO OF his runs kOwalsky,
carrying the colors of the Chicago racing
magnate, Ed Corrigan, very racy-lOoking
son of Isaac Murphy and Detachment,
turned the tables and played monkey
pranks with his field. Notwithstanding
mis- former defeats the Corrigan colt was
favorite throughout the betting. The field
was a large one, there being eleven starters,
and every tout on the track had Cinch.
Torsion, big as four-year-old, impressed
many by the manner in which he warmed
up previous TO the YuG and was backed
down from Is 10 to l and run an excellent
race at his first attempt, finishing fourth.
OF the other starters Leon L, Ruthven and
Monitor received the most support,
After considerable delay at the post
they were sent away to Il Struggling start
Griffin getting away with Rathborn. Tor
sion and Leon L, however, soon took the
lead holding it 10 the stretch. Bergen
then passed them with KowalsAy and won
easily by five lengths. Leon L beat Rey
del Bandidos easily for the place.
The mile and a quarter handicap went
to Mary s, the favorite, with Griffin up,
who won under a pull.
The steeplechase, which was the medium
of hundred different tips, was gathered
in by John Fields Relampago, after Willie
Spence had nearly thrown the race away
in the stretch. allowing Mestor to get SO
dangerously near that he won by about
two inches.
Terrier, the prohibitive favorite for the
last race, won in the comm onest kind of a
canter
The opening race at six furlongs was
taken by Sue Abbott, who opened favOrite,
but receded in the betting TO to >. Wag
opened at to 1 and was backed down to
i TO ., going 10 the post favorite. The
other starters all went back in the betting
Chorn rushed Wag out in front the first
furlOng al hot pace, leading well into the
stretch, where he quit, and Sue Abbott
Went on and won by length. The others
finished heads apart, making very pretty
race. Esperance was placed second, a
head in front of Sir Walter.
The enigmatical Rear Guard was favorite
Tor the second race, five furlongS, opening
at to >. but closed at to /. Sligo was
the backed horse in the race, closing at the
same price.
Sir Reginald, an S-to-1 chance, made the
running in the stretch, where Sligo went
to the front and won comfortably by a
length. Harry Lewis, a 20-to-1 chance,
beat Sir Reginald head for the place.
Mary 5 opened a 4-to-5 favOrite for the
mile and a quarter handicap, with Griffin
up, but so much money went into the
books on Carmel and Gold Dust that at
post time Z to could be had against her
Eckert, at 9 to ,, was second choice.
The field was sent away TO good start,
with Carmel showing first, Mary 5 led
past the stand under a pull, but shortly
after Carmel went 10 the front and headed
the bunch as they turned down the back
stretch. Shortly after he resumed his old
trick of sulking, and Griffin again took the
lead with the favorite, winning with plenty
TO spare by two lengths Eckert came
from the rear in the stretch and secured
second place by six lengths from Gold Dust.
The maiden steeplechase was a razzIe-
dazzle betting affair, nearly everything in
the race being plunged on during some
stage OF the betting. The Corrigan entry,
Square Fellow, was made favorite, opening
at even money and going back to s to 5.
Three Forks, Mestor and Relampago all
carried heavy commissions.
Square Fellow made a great bluff by
taking the first jump in front, and then
gracefully retired into the bunch Three
Forks then tried to run away with the race,
but as they hit the stretch hill grew weary.
Relampago then spurted taking the lead
and won by a nose from MeStor, simply
through his jockey taking matters too
easy. Three Forks was third.
Those behind on the day had very little
chance of getting even on the last race, at
least by backing the favorite for Ferrie1
was a L to 3 chance. Realization. San
Lucas ard Tyro were the favored ones for
second place.
The run was a mere gallop for Terrier
who was pulled up five lengths. In drive
Realization beat San Lucas three-quarter;
of a length for second place.
SUMMARY.