The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
BARNEY SCHRIEBER'S HORSE
DOWNED THE HOT THING"
THELMA HANDILY.
SILVER FIRST AT IS TO 1.
THE PLUNGERs HAD A HARD TINE
KEEPING ON THE Top
SIDE.

between bookies and talent at the track
yesterday, and to see the way the golden
twenties of the West and the dark 'long
green" of the East were circulated at the
betting ring an outsider would have
thought Bill Cook and his gang of train
robbers had arrived and were hastily try
ing to dispose of some of their il-gotten
wealth regardless of returns, At the con-
clusion of the last race, when the enemy
packed their tents and silently stole away,
the advantage lay with the men that give
the odds. Riley Grammar, Pittsburg Phil,
Ed Purser and the other plungers had
rather a tempestuous day. Two only OF
the five favorites finished in front, Royal
Flush and Booze.
The betting on the last race was a
"scorcher." Thelma, with Griffin up and
Z to 10 against her, started the ball rolling
and the money fairly poured in to the
bookies on the speedy filly. Then there
was a hull and another scramble. This
time it was on Barney Schreiber's honest
gray geiding Draw Scot, and from 81 to
he was hammered down TO IL to 5. Some
money went in on G. B. Norris, but Duke
Stevens and Nebuchadnezzar were out in
the cold.
The start could have been improved for
the size of the field, Draw Scot on the in
side getting much the best of it. Before
well under way Oh arlie Weber rushed the
Duke out in front and the clip he set was
"killer." Down the backstretch Thelma
passed Draw Scot, taking second position.
Entering the stretch Duke Stevens was
still length in front, Thelma second half
q head in front Of he
and Duke Stevens both got leg weary as
they neared home and Schreiber's horse
took command leading TO the wire,
length and half III front. Duke Stevens,
under Weber S persuasive riding, carrying
top weight, ran magnificent race, but
firing badly the last few jumps, was beaten
out a short length for the place by Ne
buchadnezzar.
The entries IN the first two races were
very muiutudInOus, and, in consequence,
scratching was liberal. OF the original
sc venteen entries in the first race. five
furlong spin, ten faced the flag. Kathleen
was favorite at Is to 5 at post time, but Sill
Yer, Raphael aud Kingsley all carried con-
siderable com.
Kingsley and Kathleen headed the field
into the stretch, where Mt. Carlos went to
the front and led until forty yards from
the wire. AT this point Silver shot out of
the bunch, followed by Lodi George L,
the former winning by length. Lodi was
second, half length in front of George L.
The conditions OF the second race over
the short slE-furlong course evidently suit
ed owners, for there were twenty-three
horses entered in it. Eleven went to the
post, Royal Flush being the favorite at to
8. Wheel of Fortune, Sympathetic's Last
and Ross were all heavily supported, a
plunge bringing the latter's price down
from sevens to t to l. Wag Hiram Argo
and the others all went back in the betting
When the flag fell Ross was away first,
followed by Royal Flush and Vulcan The
latter took the lead, heading Ross length
at the half. AS they entered the stretch
Ross was again in front, with Royal Flush
and Hiram ArgO at his heels. Soon after
he quit badly and fell back. Royal Flush,
holding Hiram Argo safe, won cleverly by
three lengths. Sympathetic's Last was
fast coming third.
In the third run, light welter-weight
event, seven furlongs, Booze again demon
strated his ability to carry small boy and
several pounds of lead. Going to the post
to 5 favorite Griffin kept him back
until the stretch was reached, when he
came on and Won easily by four lengths
from Hanford. I.onnie B, a 5to shot, was
a good third.
The timber-toppers that lined up in the
steeplechase were a hand-me down lot.
Nero opening at to was the supposed
ready-money in the race and was plugged.
Currency and Wyanashott were rivals in
the betting for second-choice honors, there
being little to choose in the odds between
them. The Lark took his first trip over
the sticks, and Lady Emily also started
Currency and Nero alternated in leading
over the first six jumps, and both grew
very groggy. Allmark then went to the
front with Wyanashott and won at the
hnlsh by two lengths. In a hard drive
George Cochrane landed The Lark in second
place from the firing Currency. Nero died
away to nothing in that stretch.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco, March 5, 1895.
XXI FIRST RACE Five furlongs; selling:
ccI' three-year-ods and upward; purse $500.
Ind. Horse weight, Jockey. ST. 10 Str Fin
$40 Silver, 90 (Soberville) 49, 81 40 ~
659 Lodi, l03 III: smith. 81 5s4 2h
SO George L, 1O5 IN. Hl)... 2 An 81 81
4Sl MtCarlos, Ill (R.Narvaez) l 80 32 40
% Raphael, 10l (jrftn) .... 8 II 72 51%
% Mendoc!no, l04 &C. Weber, 9 91a 81 81
Do Kathleen l04 (RusselD.... 5 2h In IN
o5S frankie Devine g, 104
CMartin) .................. 8 81 S16 81
OH Ernest. I0l IL. Lloyd 10 10 10 %
ooU Kingsley, 1O4 Of. Carr).... Ii 81 10
Good start. Won driving. Time, :O2. Winner
b. g., by Bulwarlz-Flora.
Betting; Silver 10 TO l, Lodi to J. George l, 10
10 /, Raphael 10 !. Ernest 80 to / Kingsley TO
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