The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
Four Favored Ones in the Bet.
ting Managed to Beat
Their Fields.
PERU STRUCK EASY COMPANY
My Sweetheart, Myrtle H and Sen.
ator Bland Were All Winners
at Long Prices.

| A conglomeration OF good and bad race
horses contested for purses at the Bay
District track yesterday. The events de-
cided were all at distances less than a
mile and in most instances theGelds were
| large. First choices made mare than a
staud-off OF it, capturing four out of the
seven races run.
In the way OF long shots Myrtle H car
ried off first honors by taking the fifth race
at odds of Is to 1,while My Sweetheart and
Senator Bland both won the events in
which they started at odds OF 10 and IL TO
| respectively.
The opening six-furlong dash saw
Rapldo go to the post 81 to choice
over the other thirteen starters, but failed
to get mark. AT the end, the outsider,
My Sweetheart, won very handily from
CHINOOK, who had made most of the run
| ming.
Twelve maidens faced the barrier in the
four-furlong dash for two-year-olds.
Viking, backed down from fours to 13 to
favorite, was away first, ana won gallop-
ing, with Santa Paula finishing in the
place. ahead of Jerilderio.
| The poor start to the third race. six
furlong spin, undoubtedly contributed to
| the favorite's success. Wandering Nun of
Argyle was sent to the post to 10
chance, and aided by the poor start headed
Oracle S in the stretch and passed the wire
length before the IL to second choice
| Zobalr, who was away from the post
poorly. Jerome S was left at the post.
The seven-furlong run decided over the
inside course clearly demonstrated how
greatly the to 10 choice Peru outclassed
| his field. Interfered with at the start and
compelled to fall back to last place, he
| soon moved ND to second position, and
| taking the lead from Miss Ruth when
headed for the wire romped in as he
pleased. length in front of the mare.
Elmer was third.
The winner, entered to be sold for $500.
was bid up to $500 by the owner of Miss
Ruth, the stable retaining the colt with
| the usual So bid.
Sixteen CRABS started in the five-fur-
long dash that came next. A wild plunge
was made on Senator Mahoney, cutting
his odds from to 2 to l, and he finished
| third. Myrtle II, a 15 to shot, cleverly
plloted by Ike Johnson, passed the judges
at the finish an easy winner over Mollie r.
The crowd could see nothing in the sixth
race but Rebellion, the other starters all
being neglected in the betting in the rush
to get aboard the good thing, who was
backed down from to to even money.
| Vlrgie a, Decision and Doubtful made the
running to the stretch, where Senator
Bland came strong on the outside, and,
| taking the lead, headed the favorite out,
who came fast the last furlong, length at
the wire. VIrgie A finished in the show.
| Jack Follans bees fast filly La Mascota
| opened a slight favorite over William Pin
kerton for the final race OF the day at five
! furlongs, but around post time Pinkerton
had been played down to an s to choice,
while 214 to was offered against the flly.
The other starters did not command much
support in the betting. Perhaps, Morven
and La Mascota went out in front when
the field was sent away. and had about
raced their heads off by the time the
stretch was reached. Shields then gave
| the favorite his head and he literally