The San Francisco call., 1896-04-30
ReverSals of Form and Numer-
GUS Upsets Kept the Crowd
Guessing.
FIVE FAvORITEs WERE BEATEN
Crescendo Beaten in a Drive by Ca.
bri1lo = Greyhurst Took
$IIoo Stake Event.

The California Jockey Club certainly
gave racegoers the worth of their coin
yesterday. Eight events at various dis
tances were down for decision, and it was
with a sigh OF relief, thankful, no doupt,
that they were alive. that the crowd
started for home at the conclusion of the
days entertainment. It was the last day
of the Bay Districts two weeks meeting,
and the revelations of the "dope" book
were set at defiance. Horses that in the
past have been dead, or existing merely
in comatose condition, suddenly came to
life, while others ran as though fit SUBJ
jects for the Coroner. Three winning
favorites out of eight easily explains the
cause of the speculating fraternity's down.
fall.
One of the most unexpected dumps of
the day was the defeat of Crescendo in the
mile and furlong handicap, with but six
starters. The big chestnut was extern
sively supported at odds of to and even
money, and had to acknowledge defeat at
the hands of r. Van Brunt's uncertain
performer, Cabrillo. with odds of TO 1
about him In the ring.
The outsider was the pacemaker through
out the running, trailed by the favorite,
and although hard ridden through the
stretch Crescendo mad to bow to the in
evitable by half length at the wire. The
winners time for the distance was 1861.
The to 1 second choice, Wheel of For
tune, with Marty Bergen in the saddle,
came from the far rear the last three fur
longs, finishing good third.
The Bay District handicap for two-year-
olds, at six furlongs, drew out seven
youngsters and proved gift for the El
Primero stables pair, Greyhurst and
Fleur de Lis, who ran one, two. Four to
five was the general price laid against the
duo. The stable wanted to win with Grey
hurst, and his stable companion travelled
under wraps" The gray shook Dolce
off after a quarter had been covered and
passed the wire, ridden out. three parts of
a length before Fleur de Lis in 1:15M.
Hohenzollern, one of the ightweights of
the party, was close third.
DIR. Rowell's recent purchase, Claude
Hill, romped in the easiest of winners in
BILE, with twelve starters, at odds of to 1.
Isabelle took the place, something over a
length ahead OF Yreka. Myron at 212 to l
ruled favorite in the betting.
A mile run under selling conditions that
followed furnished an opportunity for
Jack Richelieu to win a purse. The old
horse held sway in the betting at odds of
o W ~, LIS uelQ DtlOT6
the stretch, passed the wire an easy win
ner, in 1:44. Imp. Fullerton Lass took
the place from Polaski in a drive.
Fourteen cheap-selling platers started in
the third event at five and half furlongs.
The winner turned up in Ruinart, backed
down from 25 to 8 to L, ridden by Marty
Bergen. Favory, a II to 1 shot, finished in
the place. Mic Mac, the 8 to choice, was
unplaced.
Another mile run that followed the two
year-old stake put one more crimp in the
talent. Rebellion, who was third to
Heartsease and Senator Bland on the pre-
vious day, took the lead below the furlong
pole from home and won like veritabIe
stake horse. Miss Ruth, an outsider, was
second, with the favorite Long Lady third.
The winner went to the pos. to in the
books.
Tim Murphy carried the shekeis in the
seventh race, over elk furlongs, starting a
to chance. He showed the way into
the stretch and then faded away to moth
ing. Sea Spray then passed Elmer T, who
had been running in second place, and
beat him out length. The ring laid to
against the winner.
The Burns IL Waterhouse entry, Good
win II, starting at odds of to 5, won the
concluding five and half ffurlong scramble,
ridden out, length before Wandering
Nun.