The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
April Packed Big Weight and
Won the Two Mile
Hurdle Race.
ZETA FIRST IN A HANDICAP,
In the All-Aee Handicap, Little
Cripple Beat Del Norte Out
in a Drive.

Gold Dust took a bad tumble in the hurdle
race, but J. Murphy escaped uniniured.
Three of the get of imp. True Briton started in
the two-year-old event, one of them proving
successful.
Major Cook was heavily played in the first
race, and although young Mcintyre did fairly
well, there was chance for improvement.
colored lad passing the winning post in front
three times.
Mao Diablo, Oracle and April were the sue
cessful first choices, the other events going to
second and third choices
H. J. Hart & Co. apparently have no particu-
lar fondness for the jumping-horse game, for
they did not book on the hurdle race
Mike Hennessy could not resist the tempta-
tation of giving Montereya squeeze after passing
the half pole, and it proved more costly than
any that Mike ever gave a member of the fair
sex, Tor the judges taxed him $25
Charley Quinn, who seems to have fallen heir
to Riley Grannan's position of plunger at the
track, was right on deck yesterday. He scalped
several members of the ring on Malo Diablo,
and took fall or two out OF all on the Little
Cripple race.
PaniQue, the sire of Leon L, Panway and
other thoroughbreds OF note died recently at
the Maple stud, Council Bluffs, Iowa, the prop
erty of John T. Stewart & Son. He was chest
nut horse, foaled in 1881 by Alarm, dam Mag
gle B.
If necessary, April could have carried
the clubhouse on his back in addi-
ton to his impost of 100 pounds in the
two-mlle hurdle race, and then won.
Dodd's old chestnut gelding has most as.
tonishing capacity for shouldering all
kinds of weight as he demonstrated in the
past, but yesterday he excelled himself.
Carrying top-weight in the handicap, he
went to the post equal choice at Is to 10,
with John Fields pair of jumpers, Nero
and Gold Dust. The latter horse was sent
out to make the running when they were
sent away, but fell after taking the second
jump. April then cut out the pace, and run
ming gamelv under punishment the greater
part OF the distance, won at the end, three
parts of a length from Esperance. an out
slider who ran surprisingly well, beating
Nero out for the place in the last forty
yards. 1t was grand performance, con-
sidering the winners weight, the two
miles being traversed in 3:4S34.
The racing was witnessed by the ordinary
Saturday crowd, not as large, perhaps, as
on some previous Saturdays, still the bet
ting was fairly good. Big money has dis
appeared from the ring, the bookies no
longer looking for it.
Why Monitor was made an to favor
lite in the two-year-old handicap over the
short six-furlong course was a mystery to
many, and he performed poorly. After
Virgie A and Installator had made the
running to the stretch Chevalier came on
with Zeta, the second choice at Is to 5, and
soon had the latter beaten, but was COM
PEELED to right his mount out to win by q
neck from Rebellion, formerly Walcott,
who came with his usual rush at the end
Instigator finished fair third.
The handicap for the all-aged division,
one mile and furlong. fifth on the card,
furnished some rare good sport. Del Norte
and ,Flirtilla had the call when the odds
were posted, each being held at ~ to 1,
with Little Cripple carrying top-weight,
10S pounds, third choice, at II to s. The
and q steady stream of coin brought his
price down to Is to 5, although it again
receded to threes at the last minute from a
stiff play that cut Del Nortes price
shade. Roma opened at threes, but went
back to Az to l. Del Norte was the post
favorite at 2 to 1 when the bell tapped
them out.
The three lightweights. Flirtilla, Roma
and Norblieh, set out in front at crack
ing pace when the. flag sent them away,
Del Norte and Little Cripple trailing be-
hind. Roma turned into the stretch with
a fair lead. but Strengthened for the wire
was soon collared by Little Cripple, who
was a second later joined by Del Norte, on
which Piggott had begun to make his bid
for the coin. 1t was pretty drive between
these latter two, Weber, through superior
finishing powers, on Cripple, beating Del
Norte out good head in the excellent
time of :551I. Roma finished third.
The opening race at six furlongs was
taken by May Mccarthy, third choice in
the betting at 16 to 5, who won handily
from Major Cook. Centurion, the Is to 5
favorite, ended up third.
But three horses went to the post in the
mile race for three ear-olds, Malo Diablo,
Monterey and Don Cesar Even money
and to 10 was the best offered against
Malo Diablo, while Don Cesar went back
in the betting from his opening price of
3 to 2 to IL to 5. There was struggling
play on Monterey at OF. The race ended
in a hollow victory for the favorite, who
won as he pleased length in front of Don
Cesar. Monterey ran well for half the dis
lance, when he fell out OF it.
The untitled race on the overnight
cards, a five and half furlongs, had seven
starters. The gray mare Oracle S struck 4
very soft spot, her price quickly being
hammered down from 4 to to IL to 20.
Tom Clarke, The Drummer and Soledad
received some backing for the place.
1t proved as the smart set predicted, for
the favorite led all the way, winning by
three lengths from Tom Clarke, with The
Drummer an ordinary third.
MULHoLLAND.