The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15
GEYSER A PRETTY
/ FAST YOUNGSTER
Took the Handicap From
Libertine About as
He Pleased.
Pat Dunne's Brown Sprinter
Preston the Only Favorite
to Score.
TRUE BLUE DoWNED INDIo.
Walter ] First at Odds of to I.
Wheel Of Fortune Beaten by
Lincoln.
TRUE BLUE DowNED 1ND1o

The closing day of the Ingleside tracks
semi-monthly meeting drew out the usual
Saturday throng. Fifteen bookmakers
cut in, and if they did not get good play
1t was because the blockmen were shy and
bashful and lodged the coin.
1t was good beIting crowd that filed
the ring, and most of them didn't care
whether they backed favorite or an out
slider as long as the horse figured "a
chance" Some very pronounced choices
\ we're served up by the ring, and, with one
Aexception, were buried with imposing cere-
mony. OF all the iGIorites. and there
were six, Pat Dunne's good brown sprinter
Preston alone saved the fraternity from
absolute bankruptcy.
1t was a great day for Gene Leigh's
lightweight Allie Thompson, the cool
headed and clever youth parading past
the wire on three winners, all outsiders III
the betting. Eddie Jones did not appear
TO be in his best form, making bungling
work of his riding astride Wheel OF
Fortune.
The weather was warm and the track
fast, as vouchsafed by the time made in
the different events
Undoubtedly the seven -furlong handi-
cap run furnished about the biggest sur
prise of the day. Libertine as usual got
the short end OF IL from the Handicapped,
being delegated to carry 121 pounds. The
big boy was made to choice in the
betting and ran a game and true race.
although being obliged TO rest content
with second place. The two-year-old
Geyser with 81 pounds in the saddle led
throughout and won as he pleased by a
couple of lengths in 1:2SL. InstaiIator,
abominably ridden by McGlone, finished
good third. The winner went to the
post 10 l.
. The mile dash, called first, was very
open betting affair, there being no pro-
nounced favorite. When the horses came
out st. Aignon ana Scimitar had the call
at fours, with Benameia, Favory and
Marcel coming in for good support. Rush
Ing the to l chance, Walter j, out in the
lead when the eleven starters were sent
away to beautiful start. Thomson gradu
ally shook St. Algnon off and brought his
mount III handy winner by neck from
Benameia, which came fast at the end,
taking place honors from ST. Aignon.
The hve-furlong race for two-year- old S
saw Ed Gorrigans Indio, a hot even
money choice, go down before True Blue,
who had the lead by the time the head of
the stretch was reached and won easily by
a length from the favorite. Dura was
good third.
To say that 10 Cwas real warm one
in the mile and a half iaunt over six OBJ
staeles would be expressing it most
mildly. Opening at 4. he was allowed to
reach TO 1, and then the rush was made,
forcing his price down to TO 5. Willie
Harris had the mount, and after showing
pronouncedly for a mile and a quarter on
the chestnut he gave it up and finished
absolutely"
Gold Dust, with TO 1 about him, ridden
by Wilkins, took all the jumps in front.
and led Huntsman out by four lengths at
the finish in 2:491z. Zaragosa was third.
Supposed TO be invincible, Wheel of
Fortune caused the short enders much dis
tress by going down TO defeat in the mile
.and sixteenth purse event. In very
nicely, with 112 pounds in the saddle
Harvey's mare was quickly played down
from 3 to to 1 TO 2. The two-year-old