The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06
ALL HIS OWN WAY.
Lovdal Won the MiIroy
Stakes Easily.
GRIFFIN'S ARTISTIC RIDE.
Condo Beaten Nose Through
Poor Jockeyship.
ST. BRANDON is A GOOD JUMPER
| Don't Know, the Peculiarly Named
Oregon Horse, Won the Last
Race tiandiIy.

Harry Griffin demonstrated In the Mil
roy stakes, won by Lovdal yesterday, why
he gets a salary of $4,000 season. On
all sides praises of his riding were heard,
and more is the pity that the track is not
in better condition, that this young knight
of the pigskin might give racegoers an OPP
portnnity to judge of his artistic worth in
the saddle. Keeping the colt in second
position well up TO the leader, the Ken
lucky colt Jim Flood. be began moving up
at the far turn, and as they drew into the
h0mestretch had the run up his sleeve, and
with a rap on the grand-ooking Wildldle
colt passed the stand looking back at his
field. The stake was worth $500 to the
winner.
The crowd was hardly up to the usual
Saturday attendance. the uncertainty OF
the weather. no doubt, sending many to
other places of amusement. Notwith-
standing the very sloppy condition of the
track Spectators had very good success IN
landing the coin. even though Condo and
Redlight. two hot favorites, were downed.
In the last race / Don't Know, an Ore
gon horse who was the special mark OF the
witty portion of the attendance, sent the
crowd home happy by winning from the
fall of the flag,
But for the weak finish BoZeman put on
Condo in the opening race of the day. a
ive-fnrlong dash, hackers of favorites
would have been well slarted on the road
to wealth. Going to the post even money,
wish the second choice Lawyer at 2 to !.
the pair had the race to themselves the en-
tire distance. Running heads apart until
within forty yards of the wire, when Condo
had bis head IN front, Bozeman fell asleep
and was nosed out, LLOYD putting up an
excellent finish on Lawyer. Normandie
was third, three lengths away. There
was but one othe starter, Gilroy.
Old Redlght. the Little Alp Splinter,
opening at 10 and going 10 the post 2 to
5. gave sure money players an awful shock
in the second race, also sprint. That
very good mare Abb P, with l08 pounds
up, was en- lirely overlooked in the rush to
get aboard the good thing, going TO the
post 3 to 1. The other starters. Advance.
Mestor. Kitty l. and Ed Stanley, 'tdid not
figure"
After young Roske. who bad the mount
on Kitty L, had caused Starter Ferguson TO
do everything but use profane language by
spelling a number of starts, they were
finally sent away, the favorite going out in
front. After Freddy" had led well into
the stretch Abb P collared and passed him
without exer.ion; the Little Alp Splinter
stopping almost to walk at the finish.
beating Kitty l. but two lengths for the
place.
Liberal scratching in the Milroy stakes,
one mile. reduced the field to five starters,
Agitato, Lovda, Jim Flood, CharmioD and
Del Norte. Lovdal, with Griffin up, opened
up favorite at 6 TO 5, but Grammar and some
OF the other heavy Dettors going down the
line on him he went to the post 8 to 10.
The Kentucky stables black colt Jim
Flood was second choice at to 5, his price
1uctuating but little. Charmion's weight.
119 pounds, was considered against her
chances and s 10 1 was laid against her.
Del Norte had 40to laid against him with
Flynn up, and Agitato, with M. Hill in the
saddle, was so 10 shot, and their run
ming fully justified these odds.
Chorn Immediately set sail In front with
the black Kentucky colt as they were sent
away. with the favorite hot after him.
Leading down the backstretch and past
The half By three lengths Griffin began
ually decreasing the black colts lead the
crowd began cheering, and shouts of He's
got him" were heard on all sides. Such
proved the case, for on turning into the
stretch Hovdal was but half a length
behind and Flood was beg ginning to show
tendency toward leg-weariness. An
eighth from the wire, barring fall, it was
nut and was looking back at Chorn. Low
dial passed the judges first By two lengths
eased up, Jim Flood getting the place by
eight lengths from Cbarmion, who, with
the others. was outrun from the start.
The short course steapechasa turned
out an easy victory for st. Brandon,
who comes very nearly being a crackajack
at the game. Taking the jump like
grasshopper, the son of st. Blaze APP
parently holds all of the tim ber- toppers
safe with the exception OF Floodmore.
With the favorite 81. Brandon at to 5,
the bookmakers laid long prices against
the other starters, Albatross, Happy Band,
April. Bellrlnger and Eli Kendig. 1t was
a pretty race, the field running fairly we'll
punched, until after going over the second
jump. when Mccullough on the fav0rite
forged TO the front and was followed by
Eli kendig and Bellringer with Withers
up; the three headed the field over the
balance Of the jumps, aud into the home
stretch. st. Brandon had no trouble In
winning easily by five lengths. but Kendlg
and Bellringer began fading away visibly
at the finish, and Stanford, who had been
persevering with A pril In fourth position.
came with squirt at the finish. securing
the place by three lengths from Eli Kendig
A five-furlong race wound up the days
racing. The Oregon horse with the pecu-
liar name of l Don't Know had shown
great turn OF speed in six-furlong race
on Friday with a car-driver upand at the
shorter distance, with better rider IN the
saddle, the wise ones figured on little
Sunday money. Opening at to 2, so
much money went in on Ell Tirano and
he Judge that at post time his price was
Z 10 2. Ricardo and Chemuck received
hacking at tens. JAKE Allen and Silver
also started, the latter, ridden by Sloane,
falling on the backstretch.
To a very fair start l Don't Know
shot to the front aud. leading the entire
dis aDce, won by three lengths. Chemuck
and Ricardo came fast at the finish, the
latter securing the place by length from
Chemuck. The to 8 favorite, Ell Tirano,
second into the stretch, died away at the
end.
SUMMARY.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5. 1895.