The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
Broke a Leg While Racing
and Had to Be
Killed.
The Win of Moylan Proved an
Expensive One for Owner
Corrigan.
Old Strathm cath Beat Semper LsX Out
Head in the Hand,cap-Salis-
bury II Again in Front.

The racing days of Belle Boyd, the
game and fast chestnut daughter of Ell
Rio Rey, are over. Her career ended at
the head of the homestretch during the
running OF the last race on the card at
Oakland yesterday. She was one of six
starters in q mile dash, and WAS well up
in the bunch as the leaders swung around
tie bend to the wire, when the mare was
suddenly observed to fall back as If struck
by bullet, and later her jockey was seen
to pull up and dismount. An examina-
tion showed the nigh foreleg to be broken
at the ankle, and a bullet ended her
misery. The loss of the mare Is heavy
blow TO Atkins & Lottridge, as she was
one of the principal bread-winners of their
string. This paper in yesterdays issue
stated that the Oakland track was dam
gerous from the fact that the top dressing
abounded with small stones, and it is gen
orally surmised among horsemen that to
one of these rocky particles was due the
accident.
The track was about as springy yester-
day as piece of lead pipe, and no records
were fractured. although four favorites
did win. The fields were of fair caliber,
still there was very little enthusiasm
manifest IN the ring, and the betting was
light, as it has been ali along at Oakland.
The only incident out of the usual order
OF things was the bidding up of Ed Corri-
gan's Moylan, who, as one of the starters
in the third race, six-furiong dash, was
entered to be sold for $400. Starting at
even money, the bay colt won with ridlcu-
lous ease from Major Cook. When put up
to DO sold, Tom Boyle, trainer of the latter
horse, made one bid of $500 on the win
ner. He was retained by the stable with
the usual s. bid.
After cavortlng around in many fantas-
tic styles at the post Celeste, the 8 to 5
show for the opening five and half fur
long scramble, finally concluded TO run
and made her field look like bunch of
scarecrows. She went through the bunch
like ''yaller" dog through sausage
cutter and won galloping from the second
choice Tempestuous.
With TO about her at the close Can
dor added the purse offered for the six
furlong spin that followed to Owner
Frank Phillips account. Getting away
seventh I. Murphy gradually wended his
way to the front and passed the wire with
nothing 10 spare, three parts of length
before Mt. Roy. Edgemont was good
third.
The old campaigne- Strathmeath, look
ing like two-year-old, with the excep-
tion OF his banaaged legs. which show the
effects OF many hard races, captured the
mile and a sixteenth handicap in a drive
from Semper Lax, each carrying 100
pounds. Stratimeath was to 5 favor
ite, while McNaughton e. Muir's horse
had threes about him in the ring and at
one time 5 to 1. The so to l outsider,
Thornhill, showed the way until we'll
Strengthened for home, where lack of con.
dltion told and he dropped back. Well
int the stretch Peter the Second looked
winner, but was passed by both Strath-
meath and Semper Lex, the former get
ting he verdict by a head after a very
hard drive. Tenacity, poorly ridden by
little Thompson. was close third. Time,
1:49H.
Que to two was always obtainable about
Red Glen, and very weakly ridden by H.
Martin he finished half length behind
Salisbury II, who was allowed TO make a
runaway race of it. The time, 1 :421l, was
good. Fred Gardner 200 to 1 shot, i'm
ished in the show