The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10
THE BAY DISTRICT TRACK,
A Large Crowd Were Attracted
in the Cause of Sweet
Charity.
SEVEN EVENTS RUN OFF.
ManteIl Was the Long-Shot of the
Day, Finishing First at Odds
of 25 to /.

policeman's handicap would be very
fetching novelty. All of the riders would be
stars
Badges were Of little use yesterday, every
one, from the owner up to the judge in the
stand, sporting one Of the regular admission
cards in the lapel of his coat
Colonel Dan Burns watched the horses warm
up for the handicap, and finally concluded
Halls Tar and Tartar would do the trick His
owner was OF the same opinion, and both went
down together.
II there ever was "prize lobster" Mantellis
one. and his trainer is either the most ineom-
petent trainer that ever put foot on race
track, or he does not run his horses to win, and
1 incline toward the latter.
The ceremonies attending the fourth burial
were simple but very impressive, with a no.
ticeable absence OF floral pieces Little Cripple
acting as the hearse, followed by the sorroWful
mourners attracted general attention.
Jockey Kidd's ride on the mare Lonnie was
3 fine exhibition Of the Sandow act, and her
rider should be presented with set of So
pound dumbbells. Even on ordinary occasions
such ride as he put up would cause one to
contribute to almost any kind of a fund.
Ed Purser is said to have cleaned up $4,000
on the Little Cripple race, as he backed Johnny
.Weber'S gelding 10 win, and Arundel for the
place. 1t was red-hot thing, and the tall
plunger should have told Cripple's owner
about it. Many a race has been won in the
rooted ring.
Jim Neil, the local HORSEPOWER and poll
tician, bid Mantell up $500 over his entered
selling purse, an additional So retaining
him for his owner, William Murray. 1t is to be
pitied Neil did not get the horse, as his horses
are raced to win and his owner backs them at
all kinds of prices.
W. OBJ. Macdonough and Charlie Quinn
were two more fortunate players that had their
checks down on Little Cripple. How did they
figure it? Does that mile and a sixteenth in
1 49, tell the story? Rear Guard galloped
mile in Az and yet his owner does not con-
slider him a handicap horse.
All kinds of money went in on Title S, both
educated and refined, and the FATHERS struggling
start nipped a good thing in the bud After
defeating such sprinters as Eclipse, Pedestrian
and many others of note, what thoughts must
have passed through the brain of the old roam
veteran. Tim Murphy, as he pulled for might
and main in that tug Of war in which the man
conquered the beast.
If Little Jim does not have all kinds of
money it is not the fault of the gay throng
that crowded and jammed its way through
the turnstiles into the Bay District Track
yesterday, and swooned and sweltered in
the piping hot atmosphere. But it was for
sweet charity's sake, and the track was
honored by the appearance of society as
well as the regular race-going attendants
J. Talbot Clifton was there with the coach
Meteor and jolly party. and many other
fashionable turnouts decked the main
field. An unusually large number of the
fair sex thronged the grand stand and bal
comics, apparently greatly interested in
the days festivities.
The racing for this special occasion was
divided into seven chapters. As in all
tragedies it began with a murder, the cur
tain finally falling on the scene with the
talent and the bookies at peace.
By way of variety Sir Michael and Ro-
sale, two starters in the opening event, a
five furlong dash for maidens, ran away
couple Of times, which gave their hackers
no end of pleasure. The field was a bad
lot, and gave Starter Merrill no end of
trouble before he could finally drop his
flag. Soon after they were sent away
SOledad took the lead and won easily from
the heavily backed Addie NJ. Halifax was
a fair third. The winners price was as
good as to l.
The second race, mile selling affair.
was taken by the to favorite, Hy by,
after drive with the poorly ridden Rain
drop. heavily played at 8 to / with Hin
richs up. 1t was a despicable piece of
iockeyship on his part. Marietta was an
ordinary third.
There was considerable delay previous to
the half-mile pony race for gentlemen
riders, Ysabel and Finesse being protested
and pair or two of trousers being shy.
Ysabel and Rafferty, were finally scratched.
The race proved a walkoyer for the to 2
faYOrite Finesse, ridden by Mr.. Tobin.
Conejo, ridden by Mr.. Simpkins, was
second, and Confiete with Mr.. Benson up
third. Aladdin was the other starter.
Slngularly enough Little Cripple won the
Little Jim handicap, one mile and a six
tenth. He was backed down from II to
TO and won cleverly at the end by a
length from Arundel. an outsider, with 20
to L against him. Malo Diablo finished
third and should have been closer up.
a couple of spills" tended to enliven
matters in the steeplechase. Just after
taking the next to the last Jump Wag
bumped into the favorite Mutineer with
Clancy up and both were thrown. Carmel
at 3 to l won romplng, Lonnie 3 coming
from the far rear finishing second and
Zaragoza third. Mutineer went to the
post to 5, with Lonnie a strong second
choice at to 5.
Mantell, % to shot, got away first in
the sixth race, five and a half furlong
affair, and was never headed, winning
handily from the Empress of Norfolk, one
OF the second choices. In drive Title
backed from 4 to to L beat Gold Bug a
nose for third place.
The favorite, Rear Guard, made his field
look like goats in the last race, mile run,
winning running away in 1:41L. Red
Glenn was a good second and Del Norte a
close third. MULLHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
SAN Francisco. May 8, 1895.
Q76 FIRST RAcE-Five furlongs; maidens;