The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-26
A Hurdle Race That AbOunded
in TumbleS and Narrow
Escapes.
A RIDER SLIGHTLY INJURED.
In the Match Race for $1,000 Sera-
phin Ran Away From Le-
dette FiIly.
Nero, winner ofthe dumping" race, was 10

George Rose hit the ring hard over Lady
James victory.
Three spills in the jumping race is keeping
up to the times.
Nick Hall is poor matchmaker. The Ledette
flly was never in it.
Johnny Weber will be seen In the saddle
again. The clever pilot can now ride at lis
pounds.
John Fields, the colored trainer, is kingpin
at the jumping-horse business. Every horse he
takes hold of wins
Jockey Chevalier should have one of the
Lamleys give him a pointer or two on how to
get away from the post.
The press-stand is greatly out of angle or
else Starter Ferguson was very much out OF
form with his bunting in that last start.
Butch" Covington will remain here some
time yet and race his mare Lulu. Clutch" has
been taking hammam baths and expects to do
the riding himself.
Joe McCarty arrived with the horses of the
Pleasanton stable from Los Angeles yesterday.
TWO more carloads of racers that left here for
the Fiesta race meeting will arrive to-day.
Heinrichs would do well to run out to the
some of the form he displayed earlier in the
meeting. Those hypnotic rides are becoming
very fatiguing.
George Coyington, the popular owner and
trainer, departed for Chicago yesterday with
his string of horses, comprising imp. Thorn,
imp Vigor, Tamerlane, Find Out and Birdie C,
the latter very speedy Red Iron FLY, that
Will bear watching. Alec Covington Uhe
Major also left with the string
But for the excitement caused by horses
turning somersaults over fences, Jockeys
spinning on their heads, and finally a 10
to L chance winning the hurdle race, the
sport could have been accounted tame at
the track yesterday. The sport is to a de-
gree losing it's charm for the fair sex, for
their numbers have been thinning out of
late, and yesterday the diminution was
marked.
First or second choices captured the first
four races, then outsiders slipped in.
The first event on the card, six-furlong
race for maidens, gave Theodore Winters
an opportunity to tuck a purse IN his
pocket. Morgan G. the to 20 favorite,
galleped away with the race from an extra
bad assortment. The Wah-to-Wah filly
Educated money said Sympathetic's Last
for the next race, over the short six fur
longs, while the public coin said Centurion
1t was problem easily solved.
Getting away from the post fourth when
the flag fell, Sympathetic's Last soon went
to the front and was never headed, winning
by length from the to 5 favorite Cen
turion, who came fast at the finish. Miss
Buckley was a fair third.
Rear Guard made such a show of Tar
and Tartar few days ago that even money
was eagerly gobbled up against him, and
the ring was shouting for Jack Richelieu
money, his price finally reaching threes.
OF the outsiders Don Cesar at 10 to and
Trix at s to l received considerable sup
port.
Getting somewhat the best of the start
Kitty L headed the field past the quarter,
when Jack Richelieu went to the front and
was never headed, winning ridden out, a
length in front of Rear Guard. Trix was
distant third.
Fourth on the card, the match'race, short
six furlongs, between Seraphin and the
Ledette FLY for $1,000 side, proved very
one-sided. The betting against Seraphin
was 3 to TO- and IL to against the Ledette
filly.
The favorite led from the drop of the flag,
winning in jog.
The mile and quarter hurdle race was
the scene of chapter of tumbles and mar
row escapes. Carmel made his debut as
clipper" and was plugged at 81 and to 1.
North at threes and Esperance at to l
were next in demand.
While leading Chiquito struck the third
jump and, turning complete somersault,
landed on the inside of the inner rail, roll
ing on his rider, Swift. The jockey luckily
escaped with a dislocated elbow. Prince
Idle also met with disaster at this jump,
his rider escaping uniniured. Nero as
sumed command nearing the stretch and
won at the end easily by three lengths
from North, with Esperance third, half
length away. Modesto, while coming fast,
struck the last jump, taking a nasty tum-
bic. Hennessy escaped injury.
On performances Ricardo had all the
best of it, and was backed for a barrel OF
monev to win the last number on the card,
a six-furlong sprint. Although heavily
played he opened at ~ to l and closed but
half point lower. Faro at threes and
McFarlane at to were also we'll backed.
Outside OF her owner, Bookmaker Rose,
Lady Jane was lightly supported.
1t was all over from the fall of the flag.
Lady Jane got flying start of three open
lengths, and won by three lengths from
the favorite, who was let off very badly.
Huntsman was poor third. 1t was one
of Starter Ferguson's worst efforts in a
good while, and caused considerable grum-
bling. MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO April %, 1895.
QOG FIRST RACE-Six furlongs; maidens;
OOO. three-year-olds and upward; purse $500
Ind. Horse, weight, Jockey. st. 10 Str. Fin
7SS Morgan G, l05 IL. Lloyd. i 81 Ia IL
799 Wah-to-Wah FLY, 81 (Glenn).5 81 81 81
1872 Halifax, 9S (Chevalier) ......2 AZ IL 81
728 Pronto, 90 (Crossin). ..........4 8 8 AZ
Gussie H. 105 "a. lsom) ......3 ii 81 3
Good start. Won easily. Time, l:1714. Win
ner Dr. e., by Joe Hooker Bonita.
Betting: Morgan G to 20, Wal-to-W ah FLY 20
to /, Halifax to l. Gusse II 20 to l. Pronto to /.