The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
Torsino Wins the Misses Stake,
and Tea Set the Sunny
Slope
SUNRISE II BEATS ARTICUs.
PIungers Lose b avily on the Mile
and S xteenth-0iive Loses
TO Grady.

| SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept 11.-Six
dashing young misses. mounted on pranc-
ing sieeds, performed some daring feats of
eQuestrianism at the raeetrack this fore
| noon. It was the opening day of the
tournament. The pretty horsewomen Who
| took part were Miss L. E. Ward of Oak
| land and the Misses GeaeyieTe Henry,
Bessie Quareles, Augustine du MiIieu,
| Grace Farnsworth and Bertha Gardner of
| Sacramento.
| Miss Ward OF Oakland proved herself an
| equestrienne above the average, and, GER
| tainly, little less could be said of the other
| five contestants, who performed some very
pretty maneuvers with their respective
m cunts. Little Bertha Gardner, a diminu-
| tive miss, mounted on q proud-stepping
gray pony, which knew no end of tricks,
| could well give pointers TO many profess
sional rlders.
But one contestant appeared in the sec
/ ond division of reinswomer, Miss May
Heath OF Oak Grove, who handled a four
finland attached 70 an English drag su-
perbly enough TO catch the heart of real
Duke or Lord from across the pond.
The tourney will be continued on Fri
day of next week, when the prizes will be
awarded.
In the afternoon 8 crowded grand stand
and packed betting ring greeted the gal
lopers. The card looked just 8 tri1s
freckled from lack of entries but still
some rare contests were enjoyed. The
day was an ideal one for racing; no un-
pleasant feature marred the sport and
as three out OF five favorites stepped
across the plate in front the sports burned
red fire tonight and the limit of the vari-
Gus faro games has been temporarily
| raised
| Conspicuous in the front rank again
| to-day were the colors of Bookmaker
| George Rose, whose seect'string is meet
| ing with phenomenal success at the meet
! ing. After Miss Maggie NJ had been
beai len head in drive by Howard S, in
| the opening event, Torsino, carrying his
colors, gallo ped away with the Misses
stake. worth $3.50, and thIrty minutes
later Tea Rose put the Sunny Slope stake
i valued at 1884. to the lucky penciler's ac-
count. The big plunge of the day was
made on Articus, starter in the last race
whose odds were pounded from to l off
| the boards. Sunrise II, owned By q legal
turf a@yiser named Morris, was also in to
| ''put little tea IN the caddy," and, car
| rying the last shekel possessed BY every
tout on the track, easily beat Articus.
Several Holsters also ran in the race.
In the opening i've and half furlong
handicap for two-year-oids, Miss Maggie
NJ. dropped in with 81 pounds, looked q
bit rosy, and her friends Played her down
from fours TO 10 l. In mild sort OF a
drive she was beaten out neck by the
to 5 favorite, Howard S, in / :0S. Halle
luiah, which opened equal IN the betting
with Howard s. receded to fours.
| ha al
favorite for the mile handicap, with but
four starters. The handsome mare is evil
IDENTIFY not at her best, for she could do no
better than lnish in third place. The
ight-weighted Grady, 4 TO l chance
| ridden by little Cole, and Instigator, with
Narvaez up, fought it out through the
stretch, the forming winning in a hard
drive by nose in 1:42N.
The Misses stake over six furlongs was
very tame affair. The handicapper put
III pounds on Torsino, but she badly out
classed her field and won as she pleased in
rom ping fashion. starting 8 l TO 2 favorite.
Lucille, carrying the colors of A. B.
Spreckels, was creditable second, heavily
supported for the place in the betting.
Patsy Freeman alighted from the back
! of Torsino, and the clever lightweight ap-
peared few minutes later astride OF Tea
Rose. the TO favorite for the Sunny
Slope stake at five furlongs for two-year-
old fllies. Dura was second choice in the
betting at to 5. but was never able to ex-
tend the first choice, which won under
double wraps In :02 Grandezia, February
and Catherine the Great were the only
other starters, the latter finishing in the
show.
Eleven selling-platers faced Havey in
the mile and sixteenth selling affair, with
Articus the hottest sort of q tip. After
half the distance had been covered, SUM-
rise II, backed from skies down to 3L,
L l.
out an easy winner in :493<. Articus came
from away back in the bunch, ending Sec
ond.
Five and a half turonss, handicap, three-year-
oids purse $3.50.
J. H shields hr. C Howard s. rs BY imp
Whistle JAcker-Zelica (Encsl, to s. /
G. Roses b e Maggie VI. 81. by imp. Mid
lothiAn-Tricksey (Piggottl, to 1,--...-.....-. 2
J. Robbins b. 2 Halieluiah, 1l2, by imp. Mar
4 tenhurst-Hymn Of Praise (Hennessy), TO L.. 8
| Time, :Os.
| Installatrix also ran