The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-11

The five and half furlong contest re-
suited in a rafting good race. When
the betting finally settled down Howard
reigned favorite at IL to 5, backed from
threes. The lightweighted Monterey
came in for considerable attention
although around post time skies could be
had about him. Banjo ruled firm Sec
ond choice at 8 to l. The Australian
mare, Ivy, opened 2 to l favorite, but
went back in the betting, for some un-
known reason, to 10 to /, finally closing at
skies. Gold Bug came in for fair share
of support.
The running of imp. Ivy came very far
from iustifying the long odds laid against
her, for she almost Immediately assumed
the lead when they were sent away, and it
was not till the last sixteenth of a mile
that she was passed by Howard and Mon
terey, the favorite winning rather handily
by length from the Van Ness entry.
Ivy was third, but three-parts of length
away. The distance was covered in 1:07A
The one-mile handicap was another very
even-betting affair. Annette was a con-
sistent 2 TO l favorite throughout the bet.
ting, with Royal Flush second choice at
- to with Mr.. Jingle and Flirtilla
fancied as named; the latter backed down
from to to l.
Piggott on Annette went to the front
when the flag fell, cutting out the running
to the stretch home, where Mr.. Jingle and
Royal Flush closed on her. Flirtilla, who
had been cut off making the turn, soon ran
ever, held the mare safe, although
Chevalier drew very fine finish, gaining
the verdict by nose in the fast time Of
1:41L. Annette finished a fair third.
Silver State, who has shown vast i'm
provement in her runs of late, was allowed
to go begging at to in the opening dash
at five and half furlongs and won handily
from O'Bee, another outsider, in the fast
time of 1:075. Shaw rode with feeling
Bell finally getting her in third after q
ride that permitted of delay to enjoy the
scenery en- route. If Mr.. Shaw is suffering
from ennui and cannot longer ride for the
public's money the judges should see that
he is given vacation.
Jockey Hinrichs is now busily engaged
in writing book entitled Looking Back
ward, or How It Happened" He rode the
2 to choice, Rey del Bandidos, in the five.
furlong handicap for two-year-olds, and
after passing Her Majesty, the second
choice, fifty yards from the wire, he over
looked seeing Tiberius whom Chevaliel
brought up on the outside with meteoric
rush, ana before he could get his morse 60
ing again was beaten out a length in the
fast time of 1:01H. Her Majesty. tired at
the end. finishing only fair third.
The quicker the jockey club become de-
Iuded of the idea that racing over the hills
is a novelty the more coin the general
public will have. The starting points are
narrow, making it impossible to get fie Id
away in anything like order, and after yes
terday's race should be abolished. Tioga
and Joe Cotton closed favorites at IL to
for the affair, which was five and hall
furlong dash. Carmel was well supported
at tours, while Nellie G was apparently
going begging at to l.
Carmel stumbled as the flag fell and was
thrown out of the race then. Nellie G
quickly passed Silver and was never
headed, winning by four lengths from
Tioga After some navigating that would
do credit to sailor with broken COM
pass Shaw finally came along with Joe
Cotton, taking third place. When people
lose money on horseracing they like to
see how it was done, and as things get
badly tangled in the dip when the horses
disappear momentarily, this sort of racing,
which flavors too strongly of the jumpers,
could be dispensed with and not missed.
MULHOLAND.