The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
OUT At THE RACETRACK,
Thornhill'S Win Was an Un-
welcome Surprise to
Form Players.
AN UNPOPULAR DECISION.
BellicoSo Given a Race That Most
People Thought Ouirt
Won.
UNPOPULAR DECISION


Tod Sloan, who rode Thornhil, is said to have
won 5000 over his victory.
In my opinion Colonel Chinn will have all
kinds OF money after the Harlem derby.
last race. Ed Purser got aboard of it, but also
played Quirt.
Tom Ryan's string of horses, including the
speedy Tartarian, will probably leave for the
East next Tuesday.
* One man who figured Thornhill to win on his
last two runs finally admitted that he had once
been in jail for burglary.
Louis Lissak and Naglee Burke bet enough
money on Bellicoso to found an asylum for per-
sons that bet on horseraces.
Alb stemler's face looked like the man in the
moon after an attack of la grippe when Thorn
hill came in ahead of Lovdal.
Bookmaker Walter booked yesterday under
the name of F. C. Ives, vice A. ]. Levy, resigned
from the game. Cause-too deep.
W. OBJ. Macdonough wagered nearly enough
on Lovdal and Quirt to buy Ormonde's best son
Orme. That Sacramento tip was hot one.
Bob Isom is quite a bicycle crank. Judging
by Thornhills performance yesterday Bob
must have lost pedal when he rode him on
Monday.
When Don Fuano and Realization are beaten
easily in l 0S3l I think it q good time to
migrate to England and try fortune on the
English turf. Willie Sims is in good form just
at present
If Mike Casey, the teeplechase-rider, was to
start for market astride OF mule and be held
up on the way, Mike would undoubtedly be
unfortunate enough to be accused CT standing
in with the highwayman.
Gilead's run yesterday was enough to make
Hamlet himself act as first grave-digger. One
turtle remarked that his great four-mile run
was just beginning to affect him. Probably so,
but it came on him suddenly.
The departure of the horses of the Kentucky
stable was delayed by an attachment, the prin-
cipal Indebtedness being feed bill amounting
to something over $400. Matters were salts
factoriIy settled, and Lissak and his stable
mates rolled out OF Frisco yesterday.
1t is probably just as well for Denny Lynch of
the Arizona stable that he did not succeed in
matching Midas against Flashlight for $4,000
side. Taking the run of Midas yesterday into
consideration, it looks as though Tom Moore,
some of Mr.. Lynch's coin about this time
Thomas Lun6y, the owner of ThornhiT ex-
planned to President Williams and the stew
ards that the running of the horse was mex
plicable to him, and that no attempt at fraud
had been made on his part. Penn Moore,
his present trainer, is an honest and pains
taking young trainer, who has but lately had
full charge of the horse, and he admits the horse
was good on his previous start, and was unable
to account for his poor showing.
Alb Stemler says he will bid the bald-faced
chestnut up and get him if he ever catches him
in a selling race. Alb undoubtedly has kick
coming from him, but so has Thomas Lundy
the owner of Thornhill. Mr.. Lundy backed his
horse on his two previous starts and the horse
ran most disappointingly. Yesterday his
owner let him run unbacked and the book
makers are thinking about presenting him
with a service of gold plate, for their sheets
looked most inviting after the race.
There were two features of the track yes
terday that tended to have very exhilar-
ating effect on the days sport. The first
was the victory of Thornhill in the mile
and sixteenth handicap, over a good field
with Is to 1 against him, and the second
was the very unpopular decision given by
the Judges in the last race, when they
placed Bellicoso ahead of Quirt, and an
angry crowd of race-goers surrounded the
Judges stand and gave vent to their dis
pleasure by kissing the decision. A squad
of patrolmen at once surrounded the
stand. and for awhile it looked as though
a smallsiZed riot was in course OF con-
struction, but the crowd dwindled away
when they saw the decision was final.
T.. ~ Ha,, 10 <
favorite, but it was not his day. From
fives Lovdal, fresh from Sacramento al
falfa, was pounded down to ~ to 1, to
which figure Gilead receded in the betting,
the two going to the post equal choices.
Midas was firm at to 1, but the pencilers
couldn't give away a ticket on one of the
others.
Briefly, there was but one horse in it,
and that was Thornhill. Sloan went out
in front when the flag fell, and he led from
that to finish, winning by three lengths in
:4734. Lovdal wound up second, about
the same distance in front of Midas. Those
who held winning ticket were about as
plentiful as crap-shooter at church festi-
val.
The race that caused the pow-wow was
the last one on the card-a six-furlong
dash, with four starters. The general fig
ures were to and take your pick against
Quirt and Bellicoso. Rey Alta was backed
down from 10 to to 1. Playful was in
poor demand.
Bellicoso took the lead soon after the
flag FELL holding it until well into the
stretch, where Quirt drew alongside of him
and the two INDUCED in a drive to the
wire. Isom, on Bellicoso, carried Quirt
out from the drawgate to the wire, but at
that the bald-faced mare appeared to have
won by about six inches, but the judges
viewed it differently and gave the race to
Bellicoso. CURTIS rider, Chevalier, says
most emphatically that he won, and l will
add that think he is right when he says
so. At any rate it did not suit the crowd,
the majority of which were positive the
little mare finished in front.
The first race, at seven furlongs, was
taken very cleverly by the to favorite
Mulberry, we'll ridden by Tod Sloan.
Faro as cleyerly got the place from Del
Norte.
The orange with green sash colors OF
Theodore Winters led the field to the wire
in the second race, Adelante, the 8 to 5
favorite, winning off the reel with Coady
up. In drive, Red Root beat Agitato
half length for the place.
Marionette was the third straight favor
tie to win, clipping with the two-year old
race very impressively, going to the post a
3 to 5 chance. Tennessee Maid had no
trouble in disposing of Walter for the
Mace