The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
Howard S Beat the Odds.On
Choice Candelaria Out a
Nose, Driving.
HAvEY's STARTING WAS GOOD.
Well Ridden by Bob Isom, Hazard
Disposed of a Gooi Field-Pres.
ton Scored for Pat Dunno.

The favorites have been tramping in
with unaccustomed regularity for the past
few days at Ingleside and it was with
feeling OF ennui that the pencilers gaZed
upon the long lines back Of their stands
day after day. Time alters all things and
yesterday the members of the booking
fraternity held matinee OF their own. In
the opening race Candelaria, 1 to 3
chance, was rocked TO sleep by Howard S,
and bar two races that came about as the
dope" ordered, the talent got corn beef
without any floral decorations. When
but two first choices win ita is q pretty
sale thing to predict that the bookmakers
quit none loser on the day.
The surface OF the track bled
piece of imported velvet and the time
made in the different events was fast.
The attendance was good and the betting
brisk. Havey sent the fields away in per-
feet alignment. gaining much praise for
his splendid work, which has been of the
superb order since the beginning of the
meet.
Howard S, the brown son ofimp. Whist
lejacket, startled the rail brds by breeZing
through the stretch in 231& seconds during
the m rning hours, and In the opening
six and bali furlongs run for two-year-
up with the 1 10 8 chance (Candelaria)
down the stretch. fought il out to the wire
and gained The decision by nose in l %,
a most creditabe performance. The win
ner, ridden by Pedro Enos was to l at
post time.
ALI ough the horses trained by Dag
gle Smith have in the past shown a ten
dency to display more speed at odds than
whcn a evens or odds on La Mascota ex-
perienced not the least difficulty whatever
in finishing in front OF Doubtful, Circe, Sir
Richard and three others in the slx-fur-
long dash that followed. She was handled
by II. Martin and received substantial sup
port even money. Gree died away, as
usual, after leading to the stretch.
Showing good form on Saturday last in
his rdce with Mamie Scott, Dan Miller's
geiding Artemus was rightfuliy backed
down TO 10 5 fayortism against the or
dinary lot that faced the barrier in the
third eveut, also over six furlongs. He
headed February after hall the distance
had been covered, and won, easing up,
from AlaZan, the ird choice.
The mile race, that came next, saw
some lively switching in the betting. Lit
tie Cripple, with 107 pounds up, opened
favorite at 9 to 8, but when stiff play
that brought the odds against Hazard
down from to ~ to 1 developed. Cripple
receded in the books to 21z. Later a
plunge on Pat Dunne's Benamela cut his
price from twos to 6 to tavoritism, and
Hazard went back to skies again. The
race was by ar the best of the day.
Reddington wen off in an easy, graceful
way, and simply gaIloped in front to
within furlong from the wire, when the
held closed on him. At this point Hazard,
who was second, shook the others off un-
der punishment, and in drive beat Little
Cripple out over a length, wi h Reddlng-
ton a good third. Benamela's chances
looked bright below the paddock, but he
tired badly, finishing fifth. The winner
was riGdeu 10 the best advantage by Bob
Isoln.
The green jacket of Pat Dunno was car
ried 10 the front for the first, time at the
meeting by the fast sprinter Preston in
the concluding six-furlong spin. Reced-
ing from eyens to 9 to he headed Miss
Brummel in the stretch, and in a mild
drive passed the tape a head before the
imported flly. Chartreuse II backed to
an 8 10 choice finished third. She was
ridden by Piggott, who is displaying very
poor form at present.