The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
Astride the Pony Brandy, the
Steeplechase Proved a
Gift.
FOUR FAvoRITEs IN THE LEAD.
Santa Paula, a 100 to I Shot, Beaten
Out Head-Tar and Tartar
First at 10 to 1.

When the warm April showers began
falling the followers of dope imme.
diately turned to the form book, hastily
scanning its pages for horses that excelled
in heavy going. A few were successful
and the bookmakers took good care of the
balance. The racing was streaky, ye,
withal, four fayorites managed to win
and the crowd, which was not as numer.
GUS as on several former occasions, did
pretty well on the day.
The steeplechase handicap for polo
ponies was furnished as an extra attrac.
tion, but the rain dampened the ardor OF
society's racing enthusiasts, and the gentle.
men riders had to be content to exhibit
their prowess in the saddle before the
regulars." Six ''chop-tails" started and
the race was devoid of all interest, from
the fact that Brandy so overwhelmingly
excelled his competitors as to make it no
contest whatever. He started to 5
favorite, and, piloted by Mr.. Bagot, won
in typical ''city-block" fashion, with Ii
Hung Chang finishing in the place.
Thomas II. Williams Jr. started the field,
and by the way he sent them away
showed that he was not far behind
prince" Caldwell and Colonel 'Jeems"
Ferguson in the art of dropping the red
flag.
good thing was tried in the opening
half-mile dash for maiden two-year-olds,
but fell tritie short. Santa Paula, a
green two-year-old, who showed nothing
in his previous attempts, was sent out for
the coin at odds of 100 to l, and in hot
drive was beaten out but a head by the
6 to favorite, Lost Girl.
Opening at odds of to 5 and going back
in the betting to. 6 to s. Marjorie took the
second event at five and half furlongs in
an ordinary gallop, heading Catch EN- out
at the wire by five open lengths. O'Fleeta
was an Indifferent third.
The crowd went down hard on the mile
and sixteenth run. decided under selling
conditions. A strong tip went the rounds
on Hazard, cutting his odds from to Is
to o. Nephew finally went to the post 21&
to favorite. The outsider Hermanita and
Tar and Tartar were prominent almost
from the start. and although Hazard once
worked himself into second place. fell
back in the stretch for home. In hard
the wire first, half length before Her
manita. Nephew came fast, as usual,
through the stretch, finishing close
third.
Fourteen started in the mile and fur
long run over four hurdles. Many tum-
bles were predicted, but My Sweetheart
was the only one that made mistake,
falling at the first leap. Swift on Com
rade, % to l shot, managed to head
Artemus, another outsider, in the stretch,
and at the end won easily by three lengths.
Ike l. was a good third. John Brinock' s
pair, Nellie G and Templemore, went 10
the post equal favorites in the betting with
Nick Halls Arundel.
Carroll's gray colt Paros struck very
easy company in the seven-furlong run
The IL to 5 choice, Treachery, was poorly
ridden by Macklin, ana Paros, taking the
lead into the stretch, won pulling up.
Instigator was good third to the favorlte.
Summertime, the 8 to favorite, cap
tured the last ruE easily, with Levena c, a
10 to shot, finishing in the place.
Track and Paddock Items.
Barney Schneider ming led with the tai
ent yesterday, tryi ng his hand at guessing