The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
.FAVOR|TES WIN
AT INGLES|DE
Four Winning First Choices
Saddened the Book
Makers.
Can't Dance, at the Juicy Odds
of IL TO I, Waltzsd His
Way in First.
Tommy Griffin Bid Salvable Up-Imp.
Miss Brummel Cut Down-Ha.
vey's Starting Was Good.

Although the wind blew half-gale and
the rain came down in torrents, the popu-
larity of Ingleside track was testified to
by very fair attendance reopening day.
Before the bugle-call sounded for the
starters in the second, event, the
weather turned clear and though the
track was q tride sloppy pleasant
afternoons sport was enjoyed. 1t is a
tribute to clean sport that the horses run
very true to form at the local track, and
yesterday was no exception, four OF the
five heavily played first choices sent to
the post rewarding their hackers by lead
ing the way past the finishing post.
The day was not entirely devoid of
incident or accident. Tommy Griffin
upheld his Eastern reputation by bidding
up Pat Dunne's Salvable. winner of the
last race. from $4O0 to $1,000, and as his
own horse, Morte Fonse, finished second,
Mr.. Griffin's share was fully as good as a
winners purse. In the second race, w.
OBJ. Macdonough's useful mare, Imported
Miss Brummel, which started favorite in
the betting, was cut down after passing
the half pole, through the reckless and
careless riding, it is said, of the colored
lad, Fl. Brown, who had the mount on
st. Aignon.
In the big betting ring there was no
paucity of bookmaking talent. twen nty lay
ers of odds weighing in. The firms hand
Club, Doyle & Co., Joe Rose. Ellie Perles,
Golden Gate Club. Waldman & Co.,
Hughey Jones. Joe UllmaH & Co., Hughes
& Co., Foxhall Club. Eckert e. Co., George
Rose, Union Club. ]. ]. O'Neil, Rosedal
Club, Ridley & Co.. Brooklyn Club, Har-
Ian 81 Co. and Hoffman & Co.
Starter Dick Havey was. as usual. in
good form, sending his fields away nicely
aligned and without perceptible delay.
Gene Leigh furnished the favorite for
the first number on the programme.
seten-furlong selling affair, in the shifty
colt Good Times. which was a consistently
to favorite. He aIternated
at intervals with Nonebalance in making
the pace, finally beating EzelPs youngster
out easily by one length in 1921. Barney
mare Miss Baker was gooo
third.
Ed Corrigan's Can't Dance has pecu-
liar faculty of bobbing up serenely when
least expected. and the Longfellow colt
turned the trick very neatly in the second
event, over mile. The ring laid 10 and
II TO 1 against him, and passing St.
Aignon, the S. cond choice, in the stretch
he beat the Montana horse couple of
lengths in an ordinary canter. Benamela
with 0Leary up secured the show.
There's no stopping Dan Honig's lamar
II. Carrying 81 pounds the son of st.
Carlo ruled favorite over such good ones
as imp. Santa Bella, Libertine and Lucky
Dog, in the six furlongs that followed,
and taking the lead from Caspar the first
half he headed that colt past the Judges
by two lengths. Lucky Dog. ridden by
Sam Doggett and 10 to / in the betting.
was creditable third. Santa Bella made
a miserable showing, and was either a
lobster or is suffering from the dis
temper, which prevalent disease has been
a source of much profit to the embalmlng
brigade.
Only five started in the mile and six
teenth run, and Barney Schreiber's colt
Schiller was an overwhelming choice, the
books holding him at 8 20 20. Although
was well supported at odds of
TO L he made the running to the stretch
and there quit badly. The race was a gift
for the favorite, who won as he pleased
from the 100 to l shot Monita in 1887.
The mile and a furlong spin, which con.
cluded the card, was almost as good a
thing for Pat Dunn's Salvabe. Starting
post favorite at z to 5 he picked up his 1Ol
pounds. and showing the way almost from
the jump, won very handily from Morte
Fonse, against which so to l was at one
time laid. Lovdal, the to second choice,
was clever third. Hardtack in England,
On which a strong tip was circulated,