The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-06
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Annette Gained a Decision
Over Mr.. Jingle in a
Close Finish.
1T CAUSED ANOTHER HOWL
Her Majesty Managed to Beat Wal
colt a Short Nose in
Rattling Drive.

Billy Jonathan has another Happy Band in
Alexis.
Nick Hall took another shot at the moon-he
backed Ryland.
Mutineer pulled up bleeding slightly, after
the steeplechase.
very cruel hoax was perpetrated on race
goers at the track yesterday, tip going the
rounds that Minnie Beach was "good thing"
for the second race.
Tired of Tod Sloanes watch-me- beat-the-hag
tactics and after using more forbearance than
any other starter in the country, Merrill yes
terday set Sloane down indefinitely. By this
action Merrill no doubt misses the opportunity
OF being presented with silken starters flag.
The game at the Bay District is shortly to be
REINFORCED by fresh invoice of running ma
terial from the East-a muchly needed want.
Private advices state that D. A. Honig, the St.
Louis horseman, has started for California with
string OF fourteen racehorses and two clever
lightweight jockeys, Ross and Garner.
Looking over small but select stables
statement from the Jockey Club, one that had
met with more than the ordinary amount of
success in winning races, it was very plain why
so many OF the horsemen at the track are af-
ficted with that contagious disease-shortness
of cash. The horses of this particular stable
naQ earned during the month OF April ana May
something over $2100, yet entrance money,
declarations and "run-ups'' had so eaten into
this amount that all the disguised owner had
due him was about one-third of the amount
won. And yet racing at the Bay District is
cracked up as natures haven for the poor
owner. Well, to see the large number of them
touting does lend this fact color.
One man was lucky and whole lot of
rlr1al of ba
day. This one particular man was Billy
Jonathan, the owner of Annette. After
Mr.. Jingle had beaten his FLY out good
nose, which fact was conceded in by Mr..
Jonathan, who stood next to the judges
stand, he had the pleasure of seeing the
game Midlothian filly's number run up
over Mr.. Jingle's. With any sort of rider
the Arizona stables horse would have won
by block, and they can blame the loss of
the race to Chevalier's bungling work in
the saddle.
The event was mile and seventy-yard
handicap, with five entries. McLight,
with Weber up, was a well-backed to
favorite, Annette having second call, with
Mr.. Jingle third in demand. Itwas good
betting affair, all of the starters receiving
more or less support.
When Merrill dropped his flag the light
weighted Centurion went to the front, set
ting a merry clip. Passing the half he
had a lead of two lengths with Annette
and little Cripple heads apart behind him.
Turning into the stretch Little Cripple was
i'll front, to all appearances simply gallop-
ing. furlong from home Annette and
Mr.. Jingle had Cripple beaten, and raced
it out between them to the wire. To all
appearances Mr.. Jingle won cleverly by
good nose, but Annette was given the race.
Little Cripple finished a good third. The
decision did not meet the approval of all,
for a large crowd collected around the
stand and hooted the decision.
The two-year-olds opened the card with
a five and a half furlong dash, and the
finish stamps Her Majesty, the handsome
daughter of imp. True Briton, as clinking
good filly. She went to the post equal
favorite in the betting with Instigator.
Walcott, a sturdy looking son of the dead
Peel, was strongly fancied with 16 to
against him.
Her Majesty headed the field from the
drop of the flag, and looked to be winning
easily, until less than an eighth from home.
Weber brought Walcott from behind with
rush, and in hard drive Just missed
snatchlng victory by nose. 1nstigator
who would not run the first part of the
trip, was a fair third.
Backed from to to to and evens.
Crawford beat the poor lot opposed to him
in the second race, a seyen-turlong run, and
won by four lengths. Seaside, the second
choice, landed in the place, about the same
distance in front of Nero.
With but 112 pounds on his back the
bookies certainly looked overgenerous
when they laid 7 to 10 against Tim Muir
ply winning the third number on the
card, five and alb alf furlong iaunt. NV
ron was expected to cut wide swath, and
so was Joe Cotton, but it was apparently
not their day.
Getting away third to a rather ragged
start the old roam Splinter took the lead
and galloped in front until the last six
teenth, when he had to put forth an effort
10 stall off Banjo, a 25 to l shot, who got
away from the post last, and was beaten
but length Carmel showed surprising
burst OF speed at the end, finishing fair
third.
AT last the sulking Alexis appears to
have struck game to his liking, for at 6
TO in the betting, ridden by Clancy, he
led the whole distance in the steeplechace
and won easily length in front of Espe
rance. Longwell, equal choice at 2k to /
with Mutineer was third MuIHoJLAND