The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17
RACING AT BAY DISTRICT
Lumina Took the Rancho Del
Paso Stake for Two-Year.
Olds.
R0WENA B WAS SECOND.
Jockey Eddie Jones Injured-Sir Play
Beat Bell coso Out Very
Handily.
RoWENA B WAS SECOND

The California Jockey CLUB is once more
enjoying whirl at the racing game. The
Bay District track reopened yesterday
with long and varied programme, and
the gate showed but slight diminution
IN the attendance, Notwithstanding the
many departures for the East of late The
different events were well contested, and
surprises WeIe numerous, especially in
the overcrowded "dog" races.
The days sport was somewhat marred
by an accident in the opening race through
which the clever lightweight, Eddie Jones,
suffered fracture of the collar-bone. The
LAD had the mount on Sweet Rose, and
soon after the start there was some bump
ing and iostling, and the filly went down.
Her PROSTATE rider was trampled upon by
one of the field following Immediately be-
hind, and the jockey was fortunate indeed
to escape so luckily.
First choices in the betting were first on
three occasions, the other events going to
horses with most remunerative odds laid
against them.
The Rancho del Paso stake for two-year-
olds. at five furlongs, worth $1150 to the
winning horse, was the feature of the card.
The pick of the two-year-old division
started, and the El Primero stables, Lu-
nina, daughter of the dead sire Marten-
hurst. captured the prize. Coupled with
her running mate, Fleur de Lis, the win
ming stables pair were to favorites in
the betting, with the Burns e. Waterhouse
entries, Rowena B and King Street, next
LII demand at Is to D. The winning flly
made all of the running, and in a drive
passed the wire half a length before Ro-
wena b, in the fast time, considering the
track, who was not fast, of l: :02 The
fast fillv which headed the fourteen start
ers out is entitled to all praise for her game
run, but there finished close third a
chestnut geldlng named True Blue, against
which the ring at one time laid 100 to l.
that with anything like fair ride would
have taken all of the coin. Piloted by
Finngen, an inexperienced stable-boy
the youngster made a great run through
the stretch, but hampered by the clumsy
movements of his rider had to be content
with third position.
Thirteen selling-platers battled for the
$500 purse offered in the opening six-fur-
long run. The change in tracks developed
startling reversal of form III the case of
Doubtful for, showing in front all the
way, he won easily, four lengths ahead of
Hazel D, another outsider. The winner
was backed down from % to 15 to l. The
favorite, Sweet Rose, fell, and Tonino, the
second choice, finished third.
a seven-furlong selling affair decided
over the inside course proved very easy
thing for the to 5 choice, Chartreuse II,
Piggott laid away with the mare until the
stretch way reached, where she drew away
| and won easily by four lengths Sea Spray
took the place, about the same distance in
front of Ike l..
The to 20 choice, imp. Miss Brummel.
also fell in with some company that were
handily disposed of i'll the mile selling run
that came next. Leading from the start
she passed the judges before old Service
merely galloping. The distance was COW
cred IN Lazy. Strathfower finished in
the show.
The majority of followers of the .'dope
book figured Bellicoso a good thing for
the fifth event, six-furlong dash. The
books laid even money against him
throughout the betting. Piloted by Tod
Sloane he was beaten out easily by Sir
Play, backed down from threes to 7 to 5.
The event following was another chan
ter OF misery for the talent, fifteen "crabs"
starting III five nd-a-half-furlong scram-
bic. Crackajack, 20 to 1 shot, won, with
Leila 5, lO to l chance second Taro.
the to favorite, was never heard of. but
was supposed to have finished.
The next round was also fiye-and-a-
half-furlong set-to, with fourteen goats"
knocking at the gate. Banjo gained the
referees decision by nose in hot mix
up with Mount Air. The winner went to
the post at to l. Charles A, the IL to (
tayorite, finished among the "also rams"