The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

speckled card for Saturday, a fairly good
crowd turned out to the races yesterday.
The betting was good, but many dollar
found it's way into the bookies' tin box
that never got out again, for the road was
extremely lumpy for the first choices, four
out of six falling by the wayside. Interest
was principally centered in the meeting of
Tim Murphy and Installator in five-fur-
long dash, but both ran like two discarded
Government mules, and were beaten easily
by twc-year-old.
The bell tapped out eight very ordinary
selling-platers for the first event, five
and half furlong dash, the Westchester
stable furnishing 6 to 5 favorite in De-
tective. Suro, imp. Green and Yangedene
also received quite extensive backing;
Imp. Green galloped in front of his field
until well into the stretch, where Detective
passed him and seemed to be winning
when Piggott came with rush on the 8 to-
1 chance Yangedene, and Diminishing
Chevalier on the favorite won by head.
Suro was fair third.
The starters in the next race, a fve-fur-
long spin, were of much better class.
Gold Bug opened an even money chance,
but went back in betting to s to S, there
being heavy play on Realization. Many
dollars also found their way into the book
makers Golfers on the two-year-old Card
well, third choice in the.betting.
There was nothing in the race from flag
fall but Realization, the second choice. He
led all the way, and won handily by a
length and half from the hard-ridden
Gold Bug, in / :01.
By the way the coin poured into the
books on Crafty to win the two-year-old
handicap, one would suppose that every
race goer on the course had the youngster' 8
name written on his hatband before he
purchased his admission ticket. A barrel
of coin went In on him, cutting his odds
from 2 to l to z to 5. Grady was second
choice. with Tiberius, Don Cara and
Josephine fancied in the order named.
The hackers of the favorite never felt i'll
at ease, for he got away in front when the
flag fell, and leading all the way, won by
two lengths from Grady, running the short
six furlongs in lib, an excellent perform
ance. Josephine finished fair third.
Next came the fourth race, bringing to-
gether Installator and Tim Murphy in q
five-furlong dash. The only other starter
was Bloomsbury, fine looking youngster
by Three Cheers. The two stars opened
in the betting at even money each, install
lator later going back in the betting to
twos and Tins price being cut to to 10,
although he finally closed at 8 to 10. A
play on Installator at the last moment cut
his price to 8 to in most books. Blooms
bury was quoted at fives.
Those who looked forward to a horse
race and fast time were doomed to disap-
pointment, for when the red flag fell
Reldy took the two-year-old out in front
and he made the record breakers look like
''yaller dogs" He led throughout and
won handily length before Tim Murphy,
with Installator three lengths further
away. The distance was covered in 1 :01.
The fifth race, second edition of the
opening affair, gathered together nine
more fifty dollar nags in five and half
furlong run, and tips were thicker than
gnats in Golden Gate Park. Selkirk, Bob
Tucker and Jim Corbett were all ''good
things" When the rush was over Wild
Rose was backed down from tours to 6 to B.,
closing favorite. After Bob Tucker had
looked all over winner, leading up to the
last hundred yards, the favorite came out
of the bunch and disposed of him handily,
winning by two lengths. Jim Corbett
backed from 20 to s, was good third.
The mile and half hurdle race was q
good betting affair. Carmel, Mestor, ] c.
The Lark and Gold Dust were all we'll
played at odds that differed but slightly,
Gold Dust finally closing slight favorite
with threes about him.
Cairns on Gold Dust cut out the run
ming, leading the field up to and over the
fifth jump, where J @ passed him, and
taking the last jump slightly in front of
the favorite drew away under Madison's
good riding and won cleverly by two and
half lengths. Mestor was third, length
behind Gold Dust. The winner covered
the distance in 2.471% MuIHOIIAND