The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03
All Overs Win of the Handicap
Was a Startling
Reversal.
FOUR FAvoRITEs WERE BEATEN
Walter Hobart's Lovelight in Front.
La Mascota Dumped the
Talent Hard.

Finally spark OF warm spring weather
dawning drew largely increased attend
ance to the races. The management at
Ingleside had taken pains to furnish an
especially fine programme for the Satur-
day crowd, and some rare good sport was
witnessed. A startling reversal of form
and one or two neglected or overlooked
ones in the betting slipping in, served to
lend additional spice to the game.
The betting was livelier than for some
weeks past, all of the bookies getting big
play. AS four of the six favorites were
beaten, the members of the ring undoubt-
edly quit well ahead on the day. The
talent was fairly slaughtered over the re-
suit of the last race on the card, when
La Mascota, who was plunged on for a
"lead pipe" failed to finish among the
first three.
The seven-furlong handicap developed
most unlooked-for results, furnishing the
big surprise of the afternoons racing. Sam
Hildreth's All Over, who on Wednesday,
the opening day OF the meeting, ran like a
'dog" of the cheapest type, came out and
won like real stake horse.
On that occasion he opened at short odds
and receded in the betting. Yesterday
coupled with his stable companion, st.
Lee, the ring took all sorts of liberties with
the pair, finally laying 10 to l against
them coupled, which price was later
played down few points. Getting away
from the post couple of lengths behind the
2 to favorite, Olive, he ran the Corrigan
entry's head off the first half of the trip,
and in a drive with Chartreuse the final
furlong, beat her to the wire by half a
length in 1924. The race caused deal
of unfavorable comment on the running of
this stables horses.
Millionaire Walter Hobart's crimson
colors were carried to victory in the open
ing half-m1le dash for maiden fillies by
Lovelight, the daughter of Racine, defeat
ing her field of fourteen most impressively,
starting slight favorite at 2H to over
Shasta Water. She was in front almost
from the first jump, and passed the stand
eased up length in advance of the 60 to
chance Jerilderio in 4914 seconds.
For the milr and a furiong, decided un-
der selling conditions, Walt Vivell's entry
Articus looked the best of the eight start
ers. and held sway in the betting around
post time at odds of to 5. He was not
ridden to the best advantage by Piggott
and finished third. AS the stretch was
reached, the second choice, Don Caesar,
pulled away. from All Smoke, and in a
mild sort OF drive beat her by half length,
with the favorite at the mares saddle
skirts, third.
Ezeli & Cochran's big jumper, Montalvo,
captured the mile and a sixteenth hurdle
event without much effort. He started a
to 10 choice over the other four starters
and won hands down from Silverado.
Colonel Weightman, weakly ridden by
Clancy, was good third.
After prolonged rest, White & Clarke's
Commission made his temperance and
celebrated the occasion by taking the fifth
event on the card, six-furlong selling
affair, in drive with Abb P. Opening in
the betting at to 1, he was played down
to 81. The winner showed in the lead
soon after the start and, ridden out, passed
the judges half length ahead of Abb P.
who was heavily backed. The to ia
vorite, Jennie w, was away poorly and
ran unplaced.
One day crackaiack the next rank
dog applies correctly to Jack Follansbee's
La Mascota. The big filly was considered
the one big "cinch'' of the day, and when
the betting on the last race began, a six
furlong spin, the to 5 that was chalked
against her was rapidly pounded down to
to 10. Ridden in rank manner by III
Martin fourth place was the best she could
get. Heading Encino and Heartease less
than furlong from home Snider on Good
win II pulled in and taking the rail won
by. half length. Encino at ODDS of 60 to
l downed Heartease length for the place.