The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28
OUT At THE RACE TRACK,
The Saturday Crowd Had A
Hard Time Picking VIM
nerS in the Mud.
FIVE FAvoRITEs WENT DOWN
William Pinkerton Proved the Best
of the TWo-Year Olds in the
Handicap.
Hinrichs and Bob Isom each rode two win

Hinrichs and Bob Isom each rode two win
ners yesterday.
Eventide is always unfortunate in getting a
poor start Ferguson dropped the flag to very
ragged go in her race.
| The muddy going worked striking improve
ment in Outright's running qualities. Starting
decided favorite on Friday, he failed to get a
chalk mark in five and hall furlong run in
10.
| The mile and quarter handicap looked too
sure for Lovdal, and all scratched but the
| Burns and Waterhouse entries.
| If racing is to be continued all summer it
| seems as though it would be a good plan on
| the part of the Jockey Club to abolish the en-
| trance money fee. Notwithstanding the
| length of the present meeting, some horse
owner has an attachment put on his stable
every few days for an unpaid feed bill, or en-
ployes' wages, which he is unable to pay.
The Spreckels string, comprising Cadmus,
Gallant, Piquante, Pique, Rummel, Pat Muir
ply, Foremost, imp. Candid and four others,
| leave Los Angeles Monday for Hawthorne
| track, Chicago.
Seaman took nasty tumble with Wild Oats
in the hurdle race, but beyond a severe shak-
| ing up escaped uninjured.
The stewards continued the investigation of
the charges against Owner Denny Lynch of the
Arizona stable at the conclusion OF the last
race yesterday, but no decision will be
reached until next week.
Imp. Doncaster broke down in his race. The
Australian horse was out for q "killing," and
Dr. Bowhill and his friends intended to have a
real old-fashioned hogmany supper on the
spoils.
Malcolm would be good horse for Professor
Gleason to operate on at one of his exhibitions.
He had to be left at the post in his race.
Somewhere down near the turn into the
home stretch, deeply buried in the mud,
the Bay District track contains the re-
mains of five favorites that started in as
many different races yesterday and failed
to ever get near the goal of success, to the
heartrending grief of a sorrowing talent. If
it is mud that blinds them heir owners
should be compelled to run the first
choices with goggles on, for what an awful
tale of disaster they have left behind them
in times of slushy going and pouring rain.
Yesterday was far, very far from an ideal
racing day, yet the customary Saturday
crowd was in attendance, and were great
assistance to the bookmakers in increasing
their bank accounts. An outsider opened
proceedings by taking the first event on
the card, and four other unfigured SIX ates
followed in his wake. Realization endeav-
ored to uphold the reputation of the favor
ties by winning the last race on the card.
Sir Walter seemed to have found soft
spot in the opening event, a mile selling
affair, and was made 7-to-5 favorite.
Imp. Doncaster, at fours, was also well
supported.
Outright, an S-to-1 chance. and Esperance
raced out in front until passing the halt
when Outright shook him off and was
never headed, winning by two lengths
from the favorite. Polaski, poorly ridden
by a stable-boy was a good third, and
should have been much closer.
Bookmaker George Roses horse Null
berry was made 3-to-5 chance for the Sec
ond race at seven furlongs and he either
cannot run in the mud or else some one
creased his plates, for he finished an in
glorious last Royal Flush, with skies
against him, and Roma, at II TO L, raced
out in front block ahead of the others all
the way. At the end Royal Flush won
rather cleverIy by a length and a half.
Roma was second four lengths ahead of
Trix.
furlong handicap. Joan opened at 6 to 5,
but there was such strong play on Even
tide, who was backed down from tours to
IL to 5, that to was chalked againt Joan
at post time. Opening at to 1 William
Pinkerton, the topweight, closed point
higher.
Starter Ferguson swished the red flag to
very broken go, Don Cara and Pinkerton
first away. The latter was joined at the
turn by Joan, and the two raced in front
into the stretch. Pinkerton failed to omit
this trip, and won at the wire by half
length. Don Cara was a good third.
A five-furiong scramble, that took the
place of the handicap declared off, came
next. The talent would have nothing but
Ricardo, and he carried a small barrel of
money on his chances, at prices ranging
from to to to 1.
They had overlooked a good mud-lark,
Centurion, with to L against him, and
after Middleton and Willie g had headed
the bunch into the stretch, Hinrichs began
moving up with him and was romping at
the wire by two lengths. Middleton
finished second, length in front of Ri
cardo.
The two-mile hurdle race was a good
betting affair.". all of the starters being
held at short prices in the ring. At post
time, Relampago and Mestor coupled had
threes about them and Wild Oats was at
the same figure.
With 4 to l against HIM Spence took
Bellringer out in front and he kicked mud
in the others faces all the way, winning
handily by couple of lengths from Nero
Mestor was poor third. April slipped
and very nearly fell after taking the sixth
Jump, which ruined his chance. Wild
Oats also fell at this jump.
All scratched out of the last race, a five
and half furlongs skip, but four. Re-
alization was made l to 2 favorite and he
fully justified the confidence placed in him
by winning easily from Maj Cook, who
made the running well into the stretch.
O'Bee, of which great things were ex-
pected, was poor third. MULHoLLAND.