The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
A Swerve Enabled Him to
Beat Howard S for the
Mumm Stake.
Chartreuse II Messed Out Ruinart
and Made a New Track
Record.
Grady Galloped in Winner at so to L.
Capt. ReeS Proved the Best of the
Jumpers-Preston Again.

Some people are born with silver spoon
in their dainty mouths, while others are
compelled to travel through the various
walks of life and eat soup with pewter
fork having but one tine. Curly
Shields, owner of the cracking good colt
Howard S, should now have the $1,000
check that went to the winner OF the g. ID.
Mumm & Co. stake for two-year-olds in
his inside pocket, but humping match
fifty yards from the finish deprived him OF
this rich plum. lamar II had his number
hoisted, and the st. Louis turfman, Dan
HONG, can congratulate himself that his
luck has returned.
The event in particular was the feature
of the card at Ingleside yesterday and
attracted a big crowd of racegoers. The
distance was six furlongs, and thirteen of
the best two-year-olds in training picked
up their entitled weights In the betting
Howard S, with Willie Martin in the sad
die, and the Burns & Waterhouse stables
Candelaria and Casper We'd for favorit-
ism, either being held at odds of to l.
OF the other starters AQuinas. True
Blue and The Roman commanded scat
tering support At the post Havey lost
little time, sending them away to pretty
start with the gate, Howard s being the
first to break ground. lamar II. with h.
Martin up, seemed to possess the speed of
the party and almost Immediately went to
the front, followed by True Blue and The
Sinner The latter did not hold his po-
sition long, giving way to Casper. Swing
ing into the stretch lamar II was leading
by two lengths, True Blues head in front
of Casper and Howard S back in the ruck.
Martin on the Whistle jacket colt and
Shaw astride Bernardillo began moving
about the same time, and at the paddock
had H. Martin riding the leader, lamar
II. As Howard S with Bernardillo at his
side was making rapid strides 10 the front
lamar II swerved or was pulled over to-
ward the rail by his rider, interfering with
the two contending horses and marring
what would have been a merry finish.
This interference enabled Honig's gelding
to win by half length, with Howard S u
neck before Bernardillo. Time 10 The
winner was at one time Is to in the bet
ting.
The bookmakers had very busy day of
it. The different events all had an open
book and probably more coin was wa
gered than at any time since the racing
season opened. The favorites had an off
day, but two out of six rewarding their
supporters by getting back to the wire in
front.
The weather was cloudy and at one
time q fog threatened 10 envelop the
course. The track, however, was in splen-
did condition. as in the mile handicap
Chartreuse lowered the Ingleside record
to :4034.
The mile and furIong selling event
,proved somewhat of a bonbon party, as
Grady, a neglected outsider ridden by
Cole, with 40 and so to about him in the
ring, led throughout and finished at the
wire a length ahead of Collins, also an
outsider. Semper Lex and Strathmeath,
the first and second show respectively,
struggled in like veterans returning from
the war.
Babe Murphy can pick up 104 pounds
and beat pretty good ones over distance,
but with three pounds more up cannot