The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
But on October 26 1t Was
Most DistaSteful to
Him.
The Defeats of Red Glenn and
Moylan Crippled the Talent
Badly.
Plunger Riley Grammar Started In
the Winter Season by Backing
Ricardo a Loser.

The crowd of racegoers that found its
way over to Oakland track yesterday
found picking winners a most difficult
task. The track was a sea of greasy black
mud, and reversals of form were not in
frequent Three very warm choices were
plastered over with the slush, and alto
gether the talent found it hard work
balancing cash as they started to take the
car home.
About the most juicy, spiashing, in
vigorating reversal of mud form was that
shown by Joe Terry of the Burns &
Waterhouse string. On October g. the
second day of the inaugural meet at Oak
land, starting prohibltive to favorite,
Terry was beaten six lengths by both
Coda and Two Cheers in mile dash run
in 1:4S. On this occasion the track was
muddy, and as an excuse for his poor
showing it was said the horse did not like
the going. Yesterday, with the same
weight up, be started in the last event on
the card, over a mile and a furiong, and
was to chance in the betting, Little
Cripple ruling a warm favorite. When
the field was dispatched Terry made all
the running and in mild sort OF a drive
beat the favorite out in 1891. Possibly
since his previous defeat the chestnut has
cultivated taste for sloppy going.
Riley Grammar was on hand bright and
early, and after renewing old acqualnt-
ances in the ring proceeded to back Ri
cardo, one of the starters in the first race,
Ricardo was nearly left at the post. and
the young Ken tuckian wound up the day
by putting his checks down on Coda who
finished be ond the money in the last race
run.
Ed Purser's Red Glenn was again made a
pronounced favorite for the first race of
L q
ten starting. Seven to 10 was always OBJ
tainsble against the gelding, but the wise
money went on Excuse, who was played
down from 10 to Z. The latter led all the
way, winning cleverly from the favorite,
who came from the rear and was beaten
out neck. Seaside was poor third.
Naglee Burke's filly Dura at first opened
favorite at TO 10 for the two-year- old
dash at five and half furlongs, but re-
ports of Alma's improved form sent that
filly to the post an even-money chance,
while Dura receded to 21% to 1. EmeIia S
led to the stretch, where 1t then centered
down to drive between Dura and Alma.
Although foundering badly in the muddy
going, Jones got the latter past the wire,
winner by scant head in 1:11h
Salvable, Ruinart and Rey del TERRA
were scratched out of the six and a half
furlong purse, leaving four very ordinary
two-year-olds to contest for the purse.
IempeStuouS was TO 5 faVorlte, and
leading from the jump, beat Jay Wheeler
out with very little 10 spare. D. ]. Tobin
made up dozen lengths in the run home,
and was downed but head for the place.
There were but three starters in the
seven-furIone handicap. Moylan carrying
113, Sir Play 110 up and Grady in at 90
pounds. Moylan ruled favorite at Is TO
20. and, galIoping away in front at the
start, looked an easy winner, but "dogged"
it badly the last sixteenth, and was beaten
out cleverly a length by Sir Play, which
horse was splendldly rated by Willie Mar
tin. Grady was beaten off. The winner
went to the post at odds of 3 o.