The San Francisco call., 1896-04-16
Ladies Day Was as Popular as
Ever at IngleSide
Track.
FAVoRITEs FINISHED IN FRONT
The Handicap Canter for Cabri 10.
Olive Captured the Heat
Race.

Ladies' day passed off with the usual
gusto and eclat at Ingleside yesterday.
Unmindful of the chilling wind that
brought a ruddy glow to the cheeks and
caused the male portion of the crowd to go
around buttoned to the ears in their top
coats, the fair sport lovers of the opposite
sex filled the grand stand and scanned the
horizon for tips. When ladies' day was
first introduced, some of the more daring
of the pretty young maidens would slip
down the stairs leading from the grand
stand to the asphaltum walk in front of
the bettingrlrg, lust to take peek" at
the ring and the horrid men that wagered
their wealth with such reckless abandon
ment.
Like the apple tree that was the source
of such great perplexity to Eve, and
caused her to suffer from disturbing
dreams until she had tasted of its fruit,
the race-going members of the female per-
suasIon grew bolder, and yesterday many
OF them were seen mingling with the m en-
Just back OF the bookmakers' boxes, and
the management will soon be compelled
TO put up sign Keep off the grass. -
California has not yet voted female suf-
frage, and racetrack folk do not admire
the new woman.
1t was the closing day of the two weeks
meeting, and as a number of the Eastern
horses were making their last appearance
prior 10 departing for the scene of racing
operations in the East, large crowd
turned out to see the sport. The card was
one OF rare excellence, and some very
pretty finishes resulted
The favorites had things nearly their
own way, five out of SIX passing the stand
in advance of their fields. Slaug hter car
rled off the Jockey honors, riding three of
the winners.
A six-iurlong selling affair, with eight
facing the starter, was the first event up
for decision. Sam Hildreths Alyero held
sway in the betting, backed from 10 to
Is to 10. and ridden out, he passed the
wire half length before the u to l shot,
Meadow Lark, ridden by Flvnn.
The Nevada stables chestnut horse
Uncle Giles proved somewhat of a surprise
IN the mile selling run that was next on
the card. Don Cesar opened an s to 5
choice, going back to twos. He wheeled
when the barrier was raised and the book
makers kept all that coin. Little Bob
went TO the post slight choice at 9 20 5.
Uncle Giles opened in the ring at 6, was
played down to 4 and again receded TO 7 to
L. Until the ST retch was reached there
was little TO the race but Roeder ana All
Smoke. Macklin now brought Uncle
Giles up and in a drive to the wire beat
Little Bob out head. All Smoke finished
good third.
The betting over the mile and six
teenth handicap was very open, but it
proved a very tame contest. of the five
starters Cabrillo was slight favorite over
Logan, st. Lee and Kowalsky, going to the
post 13 to 5. Jones sent the first choice
out in front as soon as the field was sent
away, and, always in the lead, won, eased
up, two lengths before Logan. Third place
was taken the last jump by Collins.
All scratched out of the five-furlong heat
race but four. Olive was a to chance
and captured the first heat cleverly by
head after Gold Bug and Levena c had
made the running. Gold Bug finished in
the place. The books now held the favor
lite at 2 to 5, and in drive she placed the
next heat and race to her credit by beat
ing Dungarven out head. Gold Bug was
thrown on the backstretch, her rider,
Piggott, luckily escaping injury.
The hurdle handicap at a mile and
three-sixteenths also resulted in victory
for the Corrigan colors. Contentment and
Silverado carrying the green with white
sash, coupled in the betting, went into the