The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
JOSEPH j. BURKE Now OFF,
GATES IN THE STAND AT THE 4,
BAY DISTRICT.
ONE FAv0RITE IN FRONT,
UNCLE GILES PUT UP A RARE GOOD
RUN IN THE MILE AND A
FURLONG EVENT.

Charley Quinn's money caused cut in Miss
Buckley odds at time in the betting, but
| around post time she had gone back in the
betting to her original price.
A mile and half race is on the tapis now for
Saturday. Among the horses mentioned as
likely starters are Claudius, Del Norte, Uncle
Giles and Little Cripple This should prove an
excellent drawing card.
Mr.. Grant, who manages the stable of Theo-
dore Winters, always claimed that Uncle Giles
was much better horse than he had ever
shown previous to yesterday if he could only
get the right sort of a boy TO ride him. Mack
lin seems to be the long-felt want.
The passing away on Sunday of the veteran
turfman, Wesley George, was regretted by all
horsemen at the track. The old horseman had
experienced through life the varying fortunes
of one who speculates on the uncertain, and at
the end died possessed of no means. His
funeral expenses will be betrayed by the
horsemen.
The gray mare Leora that started in the last
| race is one of the fastest pieces of horseflesh
seen at the track for some time and could
rightfu)ly be called the gray ghost from Mon
tane. She broke away last in her field, but
went to the front In the fast lot of sprinters
comprising the field before a sixteenth of q
mile had been covered. She is broken-winded
and runs with a tube inserted in her neck.
Judge Joseph J. Burke assumed his
duties yesterday as presiding Judge in the
stand at the Bay District track. Mr.
Burke comes to California with the repu-
tation of being one of the ablest of Eastern
turf officials. With his years of experince,
just rulings and popularity with all classes
of horsemen, he should prove a most
valuable acquisition to the turf of the far
| West.
The racing yesterday had a healthy look
even though the favorites did not all win
The first choices were singularly unfor-
tunate, Annette alone being the only one
to score. The card, while very good one,
failed to attract racegoers to any extent,
the crowd being rather light. Among the
dead ones' reported to the judges was
Major Cook, but he won in drive after
undergoing the resurrection process.
The mile and a furlong selling event was
a decidedly pleasing innovation to the
wearying, numberless five and a half fur
! long dashes for "crabs'' that have become
i such dreg on the market. 1t furnished a
most exhilarating finish between the sec
ond and third choices, Uncle Giles and
Fred Gardner, the even-money favorite,
Remus, being badly showed in. The
| favorite showed the way to the far turn,
followed by Fred Gardner, but here he
had enough and gave up the lead to his
trailers. Macklin, on Uncle Giles, made
his run in the stretch and in a close and
| exciting finish won by head in 1854. The
latter, under Macklin's vigorous style of
riding, shows world of improvement
and is now accounted one of the best
horses at the track
Enclno of the nine youngsters that lined
I up in the opening dash of four and a half
| furlongs was made favorite, going to the
post 21a to l, but could not land the money
In head and head finish Isabel, with
fours against her in the ring, beat the II to
i l shot Easel out on the wire.
The talent made another bad mistake in
the following race. Last Chance carried
most of the coin at to 5, and failed to
even get 'look in" Bravura 10 to l
chance, got the best of a struggling start,
and leading all the way won by three parts
of length from the Little Flush colt, with
ALA Habad third. The time was slow, the
short six furlongs being covered in l IA
Perhaps some people are afraid of the
oily tongued, light-haired boy from ST.
Louis, Jockey Hinrichs. AT any rate the
4 to and even money against Annette
winning the seven and a half furlong run
| looked like honey in the comb. She led
all the way and won by length from
Model, the second choice, in "a
The old Celt, Tim Murphy, let the crowd
down in the last race of the day, five-fur-
long dash, with hard thump. He was an
even-money chance, and didn't get inside
the money. Leora, gray mare with
speed to spare, led the bunch into the
stretch and then passed it up. In mild
sort of drive Major Cook, who had threes
about him in the betting, crossed the tape
n head in front of Detective, we'll backed
for the place. Clacquer was poor third,
and the favorite followed him in.
Twenty sixth day, Monday, October 81. Weather
| fine. Track fast.
1C7 FIRST RACE-Four and half furlongs;
i = = two-yearolds: purse $780, Time, :55A.
Ind. Horse weight Jockey. st. ~ Str. Fin
81 Isabelle los (Chevalier)...7 Al Az in
81 Easel, Jos (Martin). $40 81 II
| 102)Litte Flush fly los hin
rchs) ::...;.;:.":.3 6h 7s 31s
81 Lady Leinster FLY, 105 CIV.
la Encino los (N.ackin).. So 3l1s 81
| New Moon. l05 (Cleary)....2 II sig 81
| O17Decision. los (Donnelly).. 8 S1a 81 70