The San Francisco call., 1896-11-05
Favorites Were Toppled Over
and Tips Were in High
Demand.
SPEEDY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Took the Handicap in Fast Time.
Hermanita First at O!ds of IS
to 40 in Form Again.

The fair sex did not forget that yester-
day was Ladies day" at Ingleside track.
Elderly and sedate matrons, fair young
Misses and mothers with their children to
the extent of 5000 took advantage of the
free gate and beautiful weather, filling the
big grand stand until the Royal Hawaiian
band almost imagined it was lost in a
mystic maze; or, more strictly speaking,
a maze of California's beautiful women.
And the Islanders furnished musical
programme that delighted all.
The male population. apparently fully
satisfied as to the result of the election,
also turned out in large numbers, until it
almost seemed holiday crowd. Nor was
the clubhouse deserted. for a number of
ladies and their escorts viewed the finishes
from its balconies.
The racing card was one of the best yet
furnished at the meeting. Six events
were run off, of which number favorites
captured but two, so the picking was quite
spicy ard int teresting. Eddie Jones was
at the top of the Jockey heap again. scor-
ing winning brackets twice. n o big plung-
ing was done in the betting ring, but
everybody seemed to want to put bet
down, and the play suited the eleven
layers OF ODDS unanimously.
The first turnover happened in the
opening race of the day. selling affair for
two-year-olds at five furlongs. George
Roses Geyser, who was practically un-
beatable at the recent State Fair meet ut
Sacramento, was we'll backed to turn the
trick at odds of 4 TO 5. Afflicted with
mich more speed, the second choice,
Scotch Rose, always had the footing over
him and won easily by three parts of q
length. Philip II was third, behind the
fayorlte.
Somewhat reduced financially the crowd
sought to recoup on Bueno in the ext
event, seven-furlong run with field of
nine starting. Opening in the betting at
evens the black horse was backed down 10
to 10. Jumbled about soon after the
start he cut very sorry figure in the run
ming, tum bling into last position and about
holding his own to the wire. The 40 to l
shot Walter ], with 113 up led the field
until well into the stretch, when he began
firing and Tell back. Benamela and
Encino then looked like the contending
horses when Hermanita, a 15 10 ! out
slider, came like a rocket and beat Bena-
meia out neck quite handily.
Encino, who ran surprisingly good
race, was close third.
Wheel OF Fortune, the handsome daugh-
ter OF Gano, was in good form yesterday
and no mistake. The handicapped, III a
spirit of liberality, tossed ner into the
mile and seventy-yard handicap at 1O6
pounds and said, Let her go, Gallagher"
Going to the post to 10, she iollied along
behind Nebuchadnezzar, VINO had 104
pounds up. until the paddock was almost
reached, when she left him and passed the
judges, eased up. in 1:4515. Wawona,
Marcel and Coda, behind "Nebby," fol-
lowed later.
Hard luck befell Midlo, the ever-money
choice in the siX-furlong sprint that fol-
lowed. Jostled about as the barrier went
up, he lost three or four lengths and fin
ished third. The IA to second choice
Caliente made all the running finishing
nearly all out, three parts of length be-
fore Ostler Joe, who was coming fast AL
varado would not line UP and was left.
There were but five starters in the mile