The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
Track and Paddock Items,

Competent timers on the track caught
the mile from wire to wire in the mile and
fifty-yard run in l :39 fat.
The Palo Alto stake, handicap for
three year-olds over the short six-furlong
course, will be run to-day. Crescendo IS
asked to carry top weight, 12l Wounds, but
the big chestnut so far outclasses the lot
opposed to him that seeking further for a
winner seems useless.
The horses owned by D. j. Lynch OF the
Arizona stable will be sold within the IN
closure of the saddlug paddock at 1 O'Clock
to-day by Killip & Co. Among the we'll
known performers that will pass under the
hammer are: Three Forks. very useful
horse both on the fiat and over the
sticks; the great old Splinter Contribu-
! ton, a half-brother to the Futurlty winner,
| Reouital, and the stake winner Volt, use
| ful horse over all distances. The bidding
will no DOUBT be lively, for all are about
~ Fred Cowan, Henry Harris, Grammar
| and all of the big bettors jumped on Joe
! Hill for good thing. They were not half
| so much elated over the gelding's win as
his happy colored trainer, Alabama Joe,
/ to whom the purse was a most desirable
/ acquisition.
/ Ed Purscr backed Unity, and thinking
the long priced outsider Hanford had a
chance played him all three ways. He
cashed both tickets.
Riley Grammar bet $500 on Wheel OF
Fortune to win the mile and fifty yards
run, and learning of some good trials
Cabrillo had shown placed a 500 bet
straight ard place on the long shot.
Cabrillo was backed from Is down to Z
and 8 to l. His owner, Mr.. Van Brunt,
backed the horse mostly to show.
Babe Murphy was cut off soon after the
flag fell and cut very small figure in the
running thereafter. A barrel of coin was
lost on Ezell's mare.
PittSburg Phil was said to have landed 8
good bet made on Potentate.
Fearful, possibly, that he might forget
how to make book, and just to see how the
California public bet their money, Lee
Mayer took Wallace 81 Co.'s stand and
booked on the last race tor his own &C
count. The experiment cost him about
$500.
Tod Sloan has always claimed that
Thornhill was horse that wanted TO be
ridden out in front when he is at good
odds in the betting. Were it not that
Christmas Is past the hackers of the horse
yesterday would club together ana present
him with an elegant souvenir painting
set in frosted frame. showing his strenuous
efforts to beat the flag yesterday
Many racegoers did not back Summer
Time yesterday, because they thought the
weather trife too chilly. The mare did
not show at her best at any rate.
The Pacific Coast Jockey Club is prepar
ing great programme for its opening day
on Thursday, which is also ladies day
One of the attractive features of the caro-
will be a mile and a quarter hurdle race
in which all of the best jumpers in the
State have entered. The weie hts assigned
by .the Handicapped are as follows: Ny
Luck 152, Tyro 142 Colonel Weightman 140
Mestor 40, Tom Clarke 1877, Tie Lark 1877
Cicero 100, Templemore $50, Siiverado 100
/ Uncertainty 125, Little Mid 125, w. L
Munson 125, Relampago 125, Bedford 125
/ Contentment 125, Captain Spencer 125
Lordike l25, Burmah 125, Esperance lbs
Declarations are due to day.
Entries for to-morrow's events at Ingle
side will be received by the entry clerl
until o'clock al the Bay District track
/ They will also close at that hour at thu
new course.