The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
Vinctor's Stable Mate Beat q
Crack Field of MilerS in
Fast Time.
P0TENTATE WAS IN LUCK
The FavoriteS, Wheel of Fortune and
Thornhill, Both Finished Be.
hind Cabrillo.

The card at the Bay District yesterday
was with one exception made up of selling
events. The fields were not large or I'M
wieldy, yet the talent met with poor sue
cess in landing on the winners. Six we'll
backed favorites were sent to the post and
but two brought back the money.
Starter Ferguson and his flag were both
good and bad. He was in a generous mood
along about the fourth race and made q
presentation. The Burns & Waterhouse
stable was again the recipient of his
gift. With an even break Potentate would
probably have been about third, but he
was favored with shade" and won in a
hand drive from the horse last away.
There was only fair attendance, but all
seemed supplied with the necessary collat-
eral to be dubbed racegoers, for the bet
ting was lively.
Ninctor made dismal failure of his race
on Monday, but Installator his stable
companion, retrieved the fortunes of the
stable yesterday. He opened an to .
favorite in the mile handicap with six
starters, but soured public let him alone
and he went back TO to l. Semper Lex 1t
81 and Little Cripple at carried the bulk
OF the coin. Sloan kept the favorlte back
until the half was reached, when be passed
Rosebud and romped home with his mouth
wide open; an easy winner by three
lengths in :40H. Little Cripple finished
strong, taking the place from Rosebud by
a long neck.
Salisbury was made 9 to 5 choice for
the opening tive-fUTlong, with ten starters,
and after showing IN front until well into
the stretch faded away and finished I'M
placed.
Irma, the second choice, Won easily with
the 40 to l shot Coleman in the place.
There were fourteen starters in the sec
ond event over the short six-furlong
course. and all received more or less sup
port At post time Midlo and Summer
time had first call in the betting, each be-
ing quoted at threes. When the flag fell,
Flynn on the second choice, Unity, who
was away fourth. rushed him out into the
lead and was never headed, winning clev-
erly from the 30 TO l chance Hanford.
Gold Bug was good third.
Seven fast sprlnters went to the post in
the fourth race, 4 short siX-furlong dash.
Babe Murphy opened to favorite, but
when the educated coin began coming in
on Potentate, cutting his ODDS from twos
10 TO 8, the members of the ring boosted
Babes odds TO TO l. Then plunger' S
money went in on Ezelps mare and her
odds came down again to 7 to 5, and Pc.
tentate's odds receded to 8 to 5. Fly had
q good following, but the other starters did
not command much support. After con-
siderable dlckerlng ABOUT at the post, the
flag fell with Potentate off flying couple
OF lengths in front. Shaking Morven off,
he was joined by Fly, and IN drive the
last sixteenth won by head. Montana
was q fair third. With an equal break,
Fly, who was away last, would have been
a winner.
Barefaced Tod and baldiaced ThornhiH,
together with Wheel of Fortune, gave the
crowd an awful jOlting in the neighbor-
hood or the mile and fifty yard affair The
Wheel and Thornhill were plunged on, 8
to and take your pick being the post
odds. Cab7illo was backed down from
- to l several points, but the other start
ers were icicles. The opening part of the
race was ali the Wheels. She cut out a
merry old clip, leading the field by two or
three lengths. Rounding the far turn
Isom on Cabrillo began moving up, and as
the stretch was reached was but length
behind the leader, who was beginning to