The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
THE BAY DISTRICT RACES.
First Choices Were Successful
in Four Out of Five
Events.
THELMA WON IMPREssIvELY
The Old Veteran Regal Took the
Last Race on the Card at
Odds of IS toI.

B. C. Holly sent Melanie up to his Flosden
ranch yesterday.
W. OBJ. Marlborough visited the track YES
terday for the first time since his fathers
death.
Many thought Piggott put up very negli-
gent ride on Dancing Girl in the two-year-old
event.
Charley Quinn and the usual crowd that ride
with him went down hard on Red Idle in the
last race.
Tommy Lottridge, Bookmaker Roses trainer,
had the handicap sized up about right. Tommy
said he thought his horse would win, with Ber-
nardo the horse to beat.
Centurion's run yesterday should disprove
OF any charge of criminality on the part of
Coady, who rode him in Tuesdays race, for
which the boy was suspended.
All interest in the owners handicap to-day
is lost from the fact that the crack In
stallator is not to be competitor Mr. Boots
objected, and not without reason, to the small
size of the purse offered. II "crabs" are worth
a $500 purse, the best milers on the track GER
tainly ought to be entitled to more consider
alton.
Walter Hobart, the young millionaire turf
man who has been investing so extensively OF
late in thoroughbreds, was an interested spec
tator at the track yesterday. Mr.. Hobart was
very much elated over the victory of his colt
Bright Phebus in the rich Realization stakes,
as seeond-place honors was the best he had
hoped for. The stable of racers at present
quartered at the Providence tR. IL track will
leave for California on July IA. in charge of H.
n. Hunn, the well-known gentleman Jockey
The string consists of Bright Phebus, Sir Gala
had, Ferrier, Joe Ripley, Floodmore the great
steeplechaserl, Little Mid, Tigress, and eight
yearlings purchased at the recent Haggin sale
It seems to be the rule OF the world that when
reductions are to be made in the matter OF
compensation for labor performed, the ak
always falls first on the Iowly. So much
poverty exists among horsemen at the track
that the question Of reducing the jockeys fees
is now being agitated. Of course, the returns
ror the amount of work performed seem great
but riders dangers are many, and il is q ques-
ton whether a reduction of the riding
fee would not have a tendency to lead them
from the path of honesty to listen to the
tempter's auuring promises of gain that lead
up the dark winding road to ruin. If as has
been claimed, the Jockey Club has been making
so much money, could it not better afford to
abolish the impoverishing entrance money of
which horsemen have complained so much,
and which If done would afford the public so
much better racing? If this were done, posi-
bly, much OF the talk that is rampant intregard
to jobs and jobbery going on at the present
meeting would be to degree stopped, for then
there would be some incentive for poor owner
TO win a purse, and handling "dead ones'
wOuld cease TO be such a prolific traffic for an
INSCRIPTIONS bookie.
ha ~.
swept the board yesterday having very
light fields to contend against. The one
lonely outsider was Regal. who led from
start TO finish in the last race with as good
as Is to against him at one stage of the
betting. The attendance was light ana
the betting stagnant
The Elkton stables colt Monterey took
the opening event, a short six-furlong
dash, without much to spare from Roga-
ton, a 40 to 1 shot. The winner was
backed down from to to 1 to 2. Johnny
Capron. a southern sprinter, beat the flag,
and led the greater part of the distance,
finally ending up third.
Starting prohibitive favorite at to 20,
Her Majesty romped away with the FIVE
furlong dash for two-year-olds, with Don
Ped 70 IN the place. SDry Lark finished a
good third. The run was made in 1:02H.
The third race. seyen-furlong run, fur
III sned another decidedly warm choice in
the speedy brown FLY Thelma, backed
from to to 1 to 2. Annette was second
choice with threes about her, while Little
Cripple carried small cargo OF coin on his
chances for the place. Howard, Duke
Stevens and Nabopolasser were the out
siders in the betting.
Away fourth when the flag fell, the
favorite took the lead and was never ex-
tended, finishing two lengths in front of
Annette. The hard-ridden Little Cripple
was length further away.
The six-furlong handicap proved gift
for George Roses vastly improved colt
Boreas, starting an even money. favorite,
although some to was at one stage OF
the betting obtainable. OF the other
starters, Ali Bahia and Centurion were
backed down few points, Bernardo going
back from fours to to l.
Ali Bahia took the lead when the flag fell,
turning into the stretch full OF run with
Bernardo at bis heels. The latter took
command shortly after and appeared TO be
winning when Boreas came along with
remarkable burst of speed and won easily
bv two lengths. Centurion was fair third
With post odds of Is to l against him the
old veteran, Regal, jumped out in front
when the flag fell on the last race, cheap
five-furiong dash, and leading his field all
the way won comfortably by two lengths
from the to favorite, Reno. Amigo was
a very fair third. MULHoLLAND.
SUMMARY.
Fan FRANCISCO. July 3, 1895.
1900 FIRST RACE-About six furongs: sell
LOO. ing; tfree-year-olds and upward; purse
5000
Ind. Horse, weight jockey. ST. 12 Str. Fin.
I'LL Monterey, 103 (E. Jones).... 81 32 II
l112 Rogation, 81 tcleary ....::;3 - 272 IN
- Johnny Capron. 81 (Piggottl l u II 81