The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-07
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Imp. Ivy Dumped the Talent
Hard in Five-FurIong
Handicap.
WON AT ODDS OF Is TO ]
A Poor Start Killed the Chances of
De La Guerra, Played for
a Killing"

w. OBJ. Macdonough was in great form YES.
terday ana quit the day fully $4,000 ahead. He
had wagers down on Tamalpais, imp. Ivy and
Garcia.
Josephine, winner of the first race. by imp.
st. George out of Una B, is half-sister to
Hymn, but comes long way from possessing
his great turn OF speed.
"Steye" Peters rode the winners of the first
two races. "Steve" did not have his feet in
the stirrups when the flag fell on the first start,
and finished with them dangling at the horses
sides.
Joe Flynn an elder brother of Willie Flynn,
who was recently ruled off the turf Tor his pc
culiar ride on Realization, leaves for his home
in Uniontown, n. j., today. Joe feels very
gloomy over his brothers trouble, and thinks
that many of the charges of crookedness made
against him were due to incompetency, as
Willie was never considered top-notcher.
That being the case, he can take few pointers
while on the ground, and if taken, and the stew
ards see fit to reinstate him, he will be more
careful in the future The boy is young and
should not be too harshly judged.
That the game at the Bay District the
last few weeks has been hard one to beat
is generally conceded fact, and it is grow
ing harder daily. The sea that the talent
launched their craft on yesterday was
tempestuous one. but that its early wreck
was due to overlooking is questionable.
The causes were many, principal among
which was Starter Merrell's ragged work
with the flag. In his early efforts Merrell
bid fair to prove formidable rival to Fer
guson, but of late he has fallen off Woe
fully and his starting has been the cause
of much unfavorable comment. And then
the horses, what a forlorn, jagged, weary
looking lot they are, with sort of I'd
like-to-have-a-vacation air about them.
Many of those starting have bumps and
Jumps on their legs not unlike the mis-
shapen pedal extremities of the jester in
comic opera company, and everywhere
is seen marks of the firing iron. The bet
ting ring plainly shows the want of free
silver bill, or subdivision OF this worlds
goods among those Of the lower classes &C
cording to the anarchistic theories. The
better class of turf devotees no longer
crowd the clubhouse balconies, but have
passed the deal over to the specu-
| lators who would play the horses if the
4
SIX days by winding, tortuous cable
routes to get the results.
Two out of five favorltes won yesterday,
| the others going to outsiders, one a 20 and
one a 10 to / chance. But those first
choices that were downed were of such a
| torrid character that wet blanket was
| thrown on the winnings OF the two favor
ties that did survive.
| There were all sorts of trouble for the
| talent in the tive-furlong handicap. Quirt
opened to fayorite in the books, but
went back to Is to 20 with the customary
ugly rumors of having undergone the en-,
balming process: hymn, the hes second odaa
were obtainable as he went to the post.
| Imp. Ivy it was said had suddenly become
acclinated and the "wise push" got
aboard, getting as good as Is to against
her. Gypsy Girl was the otner starter.
Letting good breakaway pass him Mer-
rell finally dropped his flag to poor start,
Quirt off clear of the others, Hymn last.
apparently not overburdened with speed,
Quirt was soon passed by Gypsy Girl, and
on the far turn was passed by Ivy. The
| latter soon assumed command, and al
| though Hymn came strong at the end she
held him safe and won cleverly by length.
| Quirt was fair third. No records were
| broken, the timers hanging up 1:01A.
A four and halffurlong race for maiden
! two-year odds opened the days racing, and
was taken in drive by the to favorite,
| Josephine, who beat the tine-looking
daughter of Torso, Theresa X, head at
the wire. The latter was a Is to 1 shot,
and would have snatched victory had the
dist ance been few yards further. Linda
| Vista, to l chance, was third, a head
away.
The next, a short six-furlong run for
non-winners at the meeting, drew out a
fine ssemblage of goats De La Guerra
was the pipe" and opening at to was
backed down to twos, being the post favor
ite, and his winning meant heavy loss to
the books.
Merrell dropped his flag with the "good
thing" off last of the bunch of nine start
ers, and although he made a great run,
after being injudiciously ridden, could not
catch Tamalpais 20 TO l shot. who won
by length. Halifax finished third
The fourth race at the same distance
developed another 'pile-driver" in Green
back Jr., who opened at 2H to /, and was
thumped down to 6 to 5 in short order.
He cot away couple of lengths in front OF
the flag, and won as he liked, four lengths
in front of the second choice, imp. Cal
phurnus, with Red Wing third, about four
lengths further away.
Another prominent favorite, Rico, was
covered with moss on the last event, mile
selling affair. Opening at 6 to 5, he went
to the post Ii to TO- and was never in it.
Bernardo led until the far turn was
reached. when Garcia headed him and won
in a bic gallop by five lengths in 40. De-
Norte coming strong at the end, beat Der
nardo out nearly two lengths for the place
The odds against the winner were to l.
MULHoLLAND.
1OOO FIRST RACE-Four and a half fur
lUUC. longs; maidens; two-yearolds: purse
$500.
Ind, Horse, weight, Jockey. st. 15 Str. Fin
$50 Josephine, lO2 (Peters). .....2 2h IN IN
81 Thrssa <, lo7 EPa,gSess}} sms: 81 s. q;
97l Lady Gray. 1902 (Piggott) IA II 81 III
a7l Lenoke tiily, l0z (Ohevalier)4 81 IN Sc
ESQ Joe K, Jos (Peoplesl. .........5 Sg III 10
FansIine Ally, 1e2 Riley. .S 9, g 50
Good start Won driving. Time, ST. Winner
gr. f., by imp. st. George Una b.
Betting: Josephine to 8, Theresa K is to
Linda Vista illy 90 to /, Lady Gray to /, Elsie