The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
Carried Top Weight in the
California Stake and Won
Handily.
CAsPAR A SPEEDY YOUNGsTER
George Miller, the kansas City Hin.
doo," Won the Special Race
for Sprinters.

With a day not unlike the hazy weather
OF an Indian summer in the Eastern
States, visiting horsemen found it difficult
to imagine that they were racing in the
midst of winter. 1t was an ideal racing
day, and the cars conveying passengers to
Ingleside were crowded. The card was
one of the best offered at the meeting. In
addition to the usual routine of fat races
the California stake for "leppers," two
miles over eight hurdles, with a guaran-
teed value OF $1200 to the first horse, was
run.
There was no apparent scarcity of coin,
Tor the sixteen bookmakers in the big bet
lingering all did a rushing business. Fa-
Vorltes carried off the laurels in three out
OF the SIX events, and as the other winners
al ran backed. the talent had fairly sue
cessful day of it.
-Four OF the fields were dispatched by the
Australian starting machine, and it is safe
10 predict that long, tedious delays at the
post are a thing of the past: the
eiSVen starters in the two-year-old event
were sent away 10 a beautiful start in ex-
actly two minutes.
1he stake race was third on the card.
St. Brandon, carrying top weight 165
pounds, was favorite in the betting at 8 to
.. Iaylor,s pair, Bellringer and Carmel
CoRtentment and Bedford, third in de-
mand. 10 q and Janus were the other
starters.
There was some delay at the post, caused
by the unruly actions of Carmel and Bell
ringer. When Caldwell nnally dropped
MS nag Spence on Bellringer was quickest
away, and cleared the first lump in ad-
vance OF the others. Soon joined by Con-
tentmeut, Bellrlnger and the COrrigan
horse showed the way for mile and three
quarters. As the stretch Was reached the
second time, Boyd, astride the fayorite,
made his bid, and as the last jump was
reached the bright green jacket of st.
Brandon was in front. John Brenock's
nne jumper stumbled after making the
rnaI hurdle, but Boyd quickly caught him,
and drawing away from Bellringer beat
HIM easily by four lengths.
Ten or fifteen lengths away Content
ment and J O fought 1t out for the show,
the former getting it by head. The Win
ner clipped three-quarters of a second off
the coast record, covering the distance in
3.4S.
d he stable of Burns & Waterhouse un-
covered very promising youngSter in the
two-year-old event in Caspar, racv-look-
ing son OF the English horse st. Andrew.
lie took the lead soon after the start, and
won pulling up from Orseno. There was
no pronounced favorite in the betting
CaspaT, Philip H and Investigator II all
beng held at / to l in the books.
The second event at seven furlongs re-
suited IN the defeat OF the to 5 favorite
kowalsky. Away from the post none too
well, be was beaten out neck by the Is to
l shot Wyoming, splendidly ridden by
Macklin. Don Pho Pico a 100 to l chance,
was good third.
The special fve-furlong dash with that
speedy quartet, George Miller, Derfargilla,
Moboiasca and Pat Murphy, as starters
resulted in another winning bracket for
the kansas City Hindoo.?' Pittsburg
Phil s mare was a warm TO favorite in
the ring, with Miller closing second choice,
half point lower than Mobolasca.
Pat Murphy's odds were played down
from 40 to u to l. The start was not one
of CaldwelPs best efforts. George Miller
was away in front, and never headed, won
as he pleased from Mobalasca, who was
three lengths before Derfargilla.
The fifth race, over seven furlongs, ended
in a rather easy win for Sea Spray, who
went to the post to l. and making the
running from the jump, won by length
from Fortuna. Moliie R, the Is to favor.
ite, finished fourth, behind Hermanita.
The concluding event OF the day was an
other seven furlong run, with five starters
Olive was a to choice, with Garner up
and passing Chartreuse II on the back
stretch, won cleverly by a length and a