The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
Finished Behind Imp. Miss Brum.
mel for a Cheap Purse
Event.
FOUR FAvoRITEs SUCCESSFUL.
Rowena B Captured the Bitter Root
Handicap--All Over Again
in Frcnt.

About the only happening outside of the
everyday routine of business at the track
Yesterday was the defeat of Crescendo.
The chestnut pride of Naglee Burke's
stable was one of three starters in a mile
and furlong purse event, for which the
California Jockey Club hung up the mu-
nifcent sum of $780, of which amount the
winning horse was entitled to $275-rather
posed to be the crack two-year-old
of the country for. Opposed to Mr..
Burke's horse were Imp. Miss Brummel,
with eighty-four pounds up. and the
aluminium horse Logan. The bookies
laid little 2 to 5 against Crescendo which
was soon rubbed to to 20, the prevailing
price throughout the betting. Plenty of
3 to l was obtainable against Miss Brum-
mel, and barrel of coin would not have
made the pencllers sw1pe the to l
chalked against Alex Shields old horse.
The race turned out to be one of those
didn't tell you' affairs. Slaughter ON
the little mare was allowed to go out in
front and set his own pace, and when Sni-
der called on the favorite IN the stretch, he
found himself unable to get up ald was
beaten out cleverly by length and half
in l :5SL. Many blamed the favorites
Snider, claiming that had he set sail for
the lead sooner the result would have
been reversed.
The betting-ring did not present its
usual animated appearance, the customary
Saturday crowd not being in attendance.
The track was fetlock deep with mud, yet
four first choices gladdened the hearts
and also the pockets--of their hackers by
getting to the wire first.
The Bitter Root handicap, at five fur
longs for two-year-olds, was decided, and
resulted in a victory for the Burns &
Waterhouse entry, Rowena B, who,
coupled with her stable companion, King
Street, held sway in the betting at evens.
Dunboy, an outsider, made good show
the bend for home, where he gave it up.
The filly then assumed the lead and won
ridden out, with the second choice, Fleur
de Lis, taking the place a neck before
King Street.
In the seven-furlong handicap All Over,
carrying 100 pounds, repeated his success
of the previous day. Sent to the front an
IL to 10 choice, he trailed Ferrier and
Sweet Favorable to the stretch, where
Piggott made his ride, and gradually over
hauling the leaders, passed the wire
clever winner by one length. In hard
drive, the second choice, Ferrier headed
Favorable out for the place. Cabrillo's
poor showing was mystifying.
The balance of the events were very
commonplace. OF the twelve selling
platers that lined up in the opening FIVE
and half furlong selling scram BILE, Catch
En-, at to l, proved the speediest, win
ming at the wire by & length. In drive
Ricardo beat the even-money choice, Mic
Nae, out head for the place.
Trying 10 concede weight to a. good
mud performer in the mud as Service, the
three-year-old Walter found out he had
bitten off more than he could chew. The
aged horse, carrying 119 pounds was sent
to the post an even-money favorite, with
stiff play on the younger horse at
Z to 5. The other three starters did not
command much consideration. Walter ]
bolstered up the hopes OF his supporters
by heading the way to the far turn, when
Shields sent the favorite to the front, and
he won easily by three lengths. Fullerton
Lass was a distant third, behind the Sec
ond choice.
The short-course steeplechase was
most one-sided affair. Carrying ton of