The morning call., 1895-02-08
IT DIDN'T SUIT THEM.
Imp. Grand Lady Beaten by
the Starters Flag.
FINISHED A CLOSE THIRD.
With an Equal Break the Imported
Mare Was a CiRch.
BOOZE RAN AWAY FROM A BAD LOT.
Motor GalIOped in Front Of His Field All
the Way. Winning in Very
Fast Time.

Great was the wrath of the talent after
the last race. The to favorite, Imp
Grand Lady, off away back in the bunch
next the rail as the flag fell, had wendell
her way through the big field and finished
a bang-up third and with any kind OF an
equal break would have landed the money
easily. On January % this same mare
went to the post favorite, and the flag fell
with her off last in field of eleven, accord
ing to the form book. Running through
the field she was beaten an eyelash at the
wire. although the majority of racegoers
thought she had won. She had shown
such high class that she was considered
"lay-down" in the race yesterday.
Starters, as a rule, receive higher
salaries for the labor performed than men
in any other profession or trade. They are
paid such salaries because they are sup
posed to possess high talent in their
peculiar line No doubt at times their
patience is highly tried by unruly boys at
the post, but that is what they are so well
paid for, and the public expect TO see good
work performed. Ferguson can make
better starts than that one yesterday.
Racegoers have seen him do it, and when
the flag falls to start ike that in the
last race they kicked, and they had right
to kick.
Three favorites covered themselves with
glory by finishing first, although two Of
them, Tim Murphy and Booze, were at
odds on.
A big plunge was made on White and
Clark's Commission to win the third race,
the gelding being backed down from 10 to
! to threes, but he finished in third place.
Misty Morn showed a little of her old
time speed in the opening race, winning
handily from a bad lot. The race was over
the short six-furlong course, and Queen of
Scots and St. Jacob divided honors for
favoritism at the close of the betting.
Misty Morn opened at skies and was backed
down to to =.
To fairly even break Misty Morn soon
showed in front, followed by ST. Jacob, and
they ran in front all the way. Misty Morn
won handiIy by neck, but Queen of Scots
came fast at the end and beat ST. Jacob a
''whisker" for the place.
The roam sprinter, Tim Murphy, made
his temperance in the second race, a five
furlong selling affair, and struck very
soft spot, so soft that to was his open
ing price. George Roses good colt Boreas
and Arno were the best ones pitted against
him. The fast Montana sprinter, Lark,
W as also a starter in the race.
AS all those who went over the Montana
circuit predicted, Lark sailed out in front
soon after the flag fell and led Tim a
merry chase. He began backing up a six
L. Il i u -
three had passed him. Tim Murphy won
easily, and in a drive Bergen landed
Boreas head in front of Arno for third
place.
The third race was the swell betting one
OF the day. 1t was over the short six-fur-
long course and had ten starters Motor
opened at to 5, receded to threes and went
to the post IL to 5. The plunge of the race
was made on White and Clark's Commits
sion, who from 10 to 1 was backed down to
3 and 4 to l. Melanita, Joe Cotton and
Bernardo were all well supported.
Motor away third soon took the lead and
running in front all the way like a thief
with a policeman after him, won by five
lengths. Chorn on Commission second
entering the stretch put up weak finish,
but was beaten out for the place by Joe
Cotton head, cleverly ridden by Flynn.
The light welter-weight race at mile
proved a cakewalk for the l to favorite.
Booze. All sorts of prices were laid against
the other starters to win Rogation and
Olivia were the favorites for second place.
Booze led from the fall of the flag and
won galloping by five lengths. Olivia beat
Rogation three lengths for the place.
The handsome Australian bred filly Grand
Lady was the popular choice for the last
race, going to the post s to 5, carrying a
ton of money. 1t was a short Six-furlong
race and the field was large one, thirteen
starters going to the post. The odds
against Modesto were rather close at the
opening, but he finally went up to s and 10
to 1. The Duchess of Milpitas received
considerable support, as did Arundel and
Red viii. The others were bad lot and
all went back in the betting.
Carr on Arundel got running start, as
happens very often, and showed in front to
a bad start, the favorite back among the
rabble AT the half Arundel was leading
a length, Red VIII second, the same dis
tance in front OF Modesto. The order was
unchanged into the stretch, Grand Lady
who had run through the field, showing
prominently near the leaders In drive
down the stretch, Griffin on Modesto beat
Arundel out head, and Grand Lady,
who made up an acre of ground, was
close third.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco, Feb Z, 1895
M FIRST RACE About six furlongs:
Ill. selling; three-year-olds and upward;
purse $500.
Ind. Horse, weight, jockey. ST. - Str Fin.
400 Misty Morn, 100 wv, Flynn)3 II II III
4SI queen Of seots.ss rHinrichs}&4 81 s. 2ms