The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24
So He Very Conveniently
Finished in Third
Position.
Lobengula Defeated Both AIva.
rado and Cabrillo in
a Drive.
PF First at oids of s to 1-Juige
D;nay Won Rather EasiIy-Did
Quicksilver S op?

There Sre more ways than one 20 skin g
est, opoe said an IrIshman, and. applied
10 the turf, this saying Is literally true.
1t certainly is pretty good game for the
owner of s TO iayoTite IN race 10 be
interested IN book, back another horse.
which horse strangely enough happened
10 win, and have his own finish s very in
different third. This little ditty might
possibly be applied 10 Rey del Terra,
which runs in the colors of the Cam bridge
stable, and Is quite prominent mem Der
OF that acrobatic, mystliyinE, soal-inspir-
ing aggregation. His third 10 Sly and
Eta 81 in the second race st Oakland yes
terday should entitle him IS well SIS
Jockey Coady 10 well-eaTned rest.
II racing associations would appoint sn
Official whose auIies we're 10 keep tab on
some few OF tie races that are run II the
betting ring snd this official could be
ke7; pure, iar away from the alluring
flcksi-ln-the-b boot proposition, their
Judges IN the stand would not age so fast
and there would be fewer fayoTi1es beaten.
Bat then their faith IN an mankind might
be shaken. and devoid OF uncertainties the
sport would be ruined.
TIE weather across the bay yesterday
was showery and the favor1tes experienced
some sQually gong. This light downfall
had soothing tendency on any dust that
was inclined 10 ty snQ also worked won-
ders with the dope Transforming
curious figures into all sorts OF fantastic
forms. Mount Roy, Rey Gel TierTa, Doc
Tor G and Alv2Tsdo, boling-hoI isvorites
fell by the wayside-
The oIenlng chapter saw twelve horses,
some good. some bad, face the b2rFler in
4 hye-fu-long scramble. To Mount Roy
was accorded the pleasure OF ruling az
even-moRey choice. P F al 5 10 l shot,
ridden by Bob I<om, won easily from
America, with The iayoTi1s third The
latter horse, ridden By Johnny Weber,
was IS good as D 10 l for the place.
Sey de- i ezra was 10 ; taVoTlte for
the next race ~ SIX Inrlongs for two-year-
olds, bat evidently was not meant, and
also stun bleG into third place at the end.
Sly, The 9 10 ? second choice. outfOoled
S Is Il al he finish, getting the verdict by
3 length
Celia and Sippy thought ths mile and
sixteenth event, decided under selling
conditions Just about suited Doctor q
ana the Doc" was we'll supported 81 to
5. He showed in front for : while, bur
vas not equal 20 the TASK when called
upon n the stretch. McNaug hton and
MQIrs JG4 &c Denny took Ibe lead The
last part OF the tour, easily clSposing o.
Earl Cochran. The Jorrigan entry, Ca-
AS4i1s NSNlASa 4OIAol y 4oT SNOW AOloT>-
The best finish OF the day was furnished
in the mile purse race. Alyarado at 5 TO
5 was considered & '.morat but when
With LobengnIa and CabrilIo the three
finished hesds on The wire, the first cho5ca
was accorded the place BY very marrow
shade. jones on Lobengula allowed A.
vaTado and Cabrillo 10 race their head
OF and then coming On captured the race
by 3 neck.
The mile sn5 3 f,ns-+a- b--5fa ba,55-
cap is3l to the IS 10 10 favorite, Three
Forks, who picked I'D his l45 pounds and
cutting cut The pare, finished three
lengths ahead OF HuntsmsB IN 2:Ia
Arundel vas poor third
Starting, 3 10 ! faverife, Yemen
proved 8 handy winner In the final i've
farlorg scrau Ole, finishing over length
in front Of Montgomery sl the wire
Qa3cEsllveT, with SbaT Up and heavily