The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-26
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
MCLIGHT AGAIN DEMONSTRATES
THAT He Is SOMEWHAT OF
A SPLINTER.
TORSINA A VERY FAST FILLY,
ROBIN HOOD II LET HIS hackers
Down HARD IN A SPRINT
ING DASH.

Wallace Co. and Phil Howell were the new
bookmakfng firms that weighed in yesterday.
John Robbins made his frat start at the
meeting yesterday with Duillo, gelding who
resembles in color very much Nervoso with hi.
silver name and tail. Mcknight, the ''bone
doctors" jockey, also made his debut and Gre
ated very favorable impression.
Walbaum, the Gutenberg turf magnate is
said TO have wept great salty tears and to have
torn several locks of hair from his brainy top
piece when he lost Robin Hood II out OF a sell
ing race at Latonia q couple of years ago.
When he finished third yesterday Denny Lynch
and Charley Quinn probably sympathized
with Mr.. Walbaum and wished he had never
lost the Splinter.
Summer weather and good sizsd fields
drew an enthusiastic crowd OF racegosrs to
the track yesterday. Two of the favorites
won for them, but on the other three
events they went sadly astray. Ten book
makers chalked up odds in the betting
ring and in the intervals that they were
not busy hopping their perspiring brows
handled deal of coin, much of which
they kept. The presence or Judge Burke
in the stand, for whom the Jockeys have
fetal change in the racing. for it is sur
prising what speed some of the dead
ones" show in their races.
The six furlong handicap was the stone
wall that many OF the talent bumped their
heads against. The bookmakers marked
up to 5 against McLisht, carrying top
weight (112 pounds) with Mainstay. Many
of the crowd thought thsy knew some
thing and proceeded TO put their coin on
that unreliable mare Fannie Louise, cut
ting her odds from twos to TO 5. Nc
Light drifted back to 8, and Mainstay. who
opened at 8 to 5, never stopped in his
backward rush until 8 to l was reached. At
post time another reaction took place, and
it was to 5 Fannie Louise with 3 TO against
the other starters, which also included
Realization. The result of the race proved
McLight to be & veriSable Domino, so
much speed did he have. Away fourth to
a good break, Macklin sent him TO the
of daylight over the field, he galloped
home in lily, with his rider looking over
his shoulder. A couple of lengths back
Mainstay beat Realization out three parts
OF length in drive. The favorite made
very poor showing.
Torsina, a Misunderstanding daughter of
Torso won the opening dash of five fur
fashion, starting to 5 choice over the
field of nine starters. Getting away from
the post fourth she quickly ran into Sec
ond place, and, passing Castanette in the
stretch, won in romp from Moran in
:01 fiat
Toby, the 6 to faYorite for the second
race, tive-furlong dash, failed to get
mark, Mcintyre, who rode him, getting
badly entangled with some of the other
starters and jockeys shortly after the flag
fell. At the finish Monarch and Soledad
which two had been showing tho way,
looked to have the race between them,
when suddenly, about thirty yards from
the wire, Burns brought sooladain, a to1
shot, out OF the bunch with rush and
won by head from Soledad in the ex-
cellent time of :014. Monach was but
a neck away.
That speedy sprinter, Robin Hood II,
came out fresh and glossy in the third
race, also five-furlong run, after his long
rest and opened an even money chance
over the field Of eight starters. To all ap-
pearances the coin did not pour into the
bookmakers' Golfers with the expected
rush and the pencilers finally laid 2 to l
against him. That drew out the bank-rolls
and he was backed down to to 10. He
showed in front for furlong and then let
Kathleen have the lead, the black mare
showing the way as the field swung into
ING eLIelCH GoqudISu away ISr Lus uulSu,
the two outsiders, Arundel and Wawona
came along, and passing the fsvorits, who
had disposed of Kathlsens fought the issue
out. Arundel, with 6 to 1 against him,
won by two lengths in the fast time OF :01.
The favorite was good third.
That sturdy-looking little mare, Duchess
of Milpitas, added one more victory to her
credit in the last race, mile and q six
tenth selling affair.
She was to favorite and as usual
went to the front, and leading all the way,
won by length in :47A from Malo
Diablo. Olivia was close third.
SUMMARY.
Thirtieth day, Friday. october 25.-Weather
fine; track fast.
ia. two-year-oids; purss $3.50. Time, i:oi.
Ind. Horse weight. Jockey. st. ~ Str. Fin
136 Torsina 100 tWslkcr).... "a II Is
l34 Moran. 109 (Macklin).... 81 GO 2h
III Showed over, 100 (Hin-