The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
The BAY DISTRICT RACES,
Nellie G Made a Forlorn Show
ing Over the Hills
Yesterday.
MODEL IS HERSELF AGAIN.
May Day Upset All the Good Things
in the Last Race, Winning
at 10 to I.

The horses in the charge of Frank Taylor will
no longer race under the name of the Rico
stable. A. G. Morris held mortgage on four
of the horses of the string, but this released
yesterday, and hereafter they will race in Mr..
Taylors name.
The well-known horseman, L. A. Legg, who
has been soiourning in the East for several
weeks taking in the racing situation, is back in
California, and visited the track yesterday.
While in the East Mr.. Legg purchased a couple
OF horses that will be seen later on. He states
there will be an overflow of horsemen if all
come who signifed their intention of so doing.
The well-known turfman, Frank Phillips, Is
probably now on the way with his stable, in
Guiding those good pc rformers W. L. Munson
and Flash. And Mr.. Legg states that Galen
Brown will shortly be on the road with select
lot including the crack Libertine.
The horses of "Curly" Shields, G. F. Sanders
and Garnet Ferguson arrived st the track yes
terday morning, nine days en- route from Lex
ington, Ky. All o1the horses arrived in fairly
good shape. Merrett, of the Sanders string, WAS
taken sick with pneumonia on the road and
had TO be left over at Council Bluffs. Mr.. San
ders yesterday received telegram from that
place stating that the horse had died. He was
bay gelding years DID, by spendthrift, dam
Annie Morton, and was considered the best
racehorse In the string. Out of twenty-four
starts at New Orleans last winter he was inside
OF the money nineteen times, and all within
four weeks racing. Mr.. Shields lot consists of
two-year. old purchased from Gene Leigh, and
four yearlings. George w. Beardsley will train
the youngsters belonging to Garnet Ferguson,
the best of which are St. Lee and Orion.
If Nellie G is sdope" fend she has fore
sworn the habit, for the talent followed
her yesterday-over the hills to the poor
house-and she coquettishly threw them
down. In former races she has shown
herself to be invincible over the billy in
side course, but yesterday the coin that
was played in on Miss Ruth seriously
affected her nervous system and the gray
mare seemed at a loss for speed. The bet
ting certainly looked as though Sampson 8
daughter had been superseded by younger
blood, for Miss Ruth was backed down in
the betting from IN to to IL to 10. The
handlcappers figured Nellie G the best at
the distance, a seven-furlong run, and at
post time the generous bookies accommo-
dated them with 81 to 1 against their
precedence over her in the betting, going
to the post a II to 5 second choice.
When the flag fell Nellie G chased Miss
Ruth to the top of the stretch hill, where
she died away. Carmel came on and took
second place from Ledalia easily. The
time. / :33. has been beaten by Nellie G in
previous race. Three out of five favorites
finished in front. The attendance was fair
considering the large patronage the down
town poolrooms are receiving. Starter
Ferguson has been in bad form of late and
yesterday was no exception, the majority
OF the starts being of the "bifity- biff sort,
and in the last race Bellringer and Addie
NJ were left standing at the post.
Getting none the best of scram bling
start. Model, the 4 to 5 favorite for the
opening event, q hve-furlong run, waded
through her field and won hands down
from De Groat in :02A. Detective was an
ordinary third.
Gondola was dished up as something
rare in the second race, also Iive-furlong
spin, but after getting away in front and
leading until well into the stretch he died
like "yaller dog and Monarch, the Sec
ond choice, won easily from Steadfast, who
was backed down from 80 to to l.
Starting prohibitive l to 8 favorite,
Nebuchadnezzer the Pawnbroker galloped
partly around the circle in the next race, a
six and half furlong Jaunt, winning as he
liked from Ike L with Frondeur in third
place.
Had the last race of the day been three
eighths of mile dash instead of a mile
run, either Lady Jane or Ricardo would
have been close up for the money. AS it
was Lady Jane, who went to the post a
8 to choice, and Ricardo, IL to / shot,
lost the field the first part of the journey,
but when Strengthened out in the stretch
for home began to tire. Abb p came on
and passed Lady Jane and looked certain
winner. when May Day, under Coady's
persuasive riding. challenged her the last
hundred yards and in a drive won by a
MULHoLLANp.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 1895.
1901 FIRST RACE-Ffve furlongs; selling;
lLOl .~three-year-olds and upward; purse $3.50.
Ind. Horse. weight. jockey, st. II Str, Fin.
1885 De Groat, l04 Hinrichs)....5 SIN 2sN 2I
1889 Petso ps. g ,o6 g
isz5 Wild Rose Rose, 81 81 Burns5 s.
Miss May, 80 (Peoples). - q ~ 6h
724 San Lucas, "a (E Jones)....1 eI
nsr, oh. f., by imp Sir Modred-Gypsy.
tive R.es ue.s to 20 o. TO d 80
Wild Rose Id to /, Gold Dust is to /.
1890 SECOND RACE-Fivs furongs: SELL
! aHOA. ing; three-year-olds and upward; purse
1895 Monarch, 101 (Piegott).....2 ~ % II
1855 Steadfast, 81 {Coady). ......3 81 81 Oh
1895 Gondoln, 102 (E. Jones).....1 II II 31a
1895 Bob Tucker 90 (Chevalier).5 All Oh As
1 ls5s M Hlsl IS no g. 6
156 Mary Foster FLY, 90 Trim
lets)-. ..:....::...e
Good start. Won easily. Time, 1:021a. Win
ner, b. g.. by Ironclad-by Bayswater.
Betting: Monarch IL to 5, Steadfast 8 to l. Con-
dola 8 to s, Wallace to i, Mary Foster FLY 80 to
/, Flair 80 to /, Bob Tucker 8 to Q.
1900 THIRD RACE-SIx and half furlongs;