The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Wheel of Fortune Wins the Fa.
vorite Stake in Very
Fast Time.
LIBERTINE's MARROW ESCAPE.
Had It Not Been for the Foul Riding
of His Jockey He Would
Have Lost.

was the day tine Governor and his staff
and the merchants and their employees at
tended the races, and it was aptly ter med
Governors and Merchants day. Governor
Budd and staff, in full uniform, were pres
ent, as was by far the largest crowd of the
meeting. All of 10000 people saw the
sport, which was contributed entirely by
running-horses.
The beauty of Sacramento was repre-
sented in the grand stand. Lovely women
attired in the latest creations in summer
gowns cheered the winners, and in the
center-feld the substantial, If untashlon-
able, rig of the rancher was tenanted by
his sturdy son and freckled daughter, who
gazed upon the sport and at the specu-
lators in the betting-ring with feeling of
awe and wonderment The tout was in
his glory. He told the countryman of the
deeds OF Salvador and Morello, and that
worthy, in a con6ding mood, bet his
money on selling platter as pawnbroker
buys diamonds from distressed member
OF the theatrical profession.
The favorites couldn't lose. That is,
they didn't up to the fifth race, and then
things were just a trifle mixed. Dolore,
Chartreuse II, Wheel of Fortune and
Libertine sauntered past the wire first and
then two conundrums were sprung, which
the majority of the 10000 people present
Jailed to guess. Favory, at odds of 10 TO /.
came in, and the sweet thing" Ny
Sweetheart, took the hurdle race, both of
which happenings caused some commo-
ton among the followers of dope"
The Favorite stake, at a mile and a
quarter, worth STOPS to the winner, was
the feature OF the card. The Handicapped,
who had been iollied by couple of Wheel
OF Fortunes 'airings," let her in at 107
pounds. She rightly opened an even
money favorite, later going back 10 2 to 5.
The Boots pair, 1nstallator and Claudius,
coupled, had second call IN the betting,
being played down from threes to to 5.
Marcel. at 8, received some support.
as did Articus at 10 to 1. THE Wheel, I"
awakened from her mesmerjc sleep, kept
1nstallator, who made the running. close
company until a furlong from the wire,
where she gradually pulled away, and at
the end won by half a length in the fast
time OF 2:07%.
Dolore was 2 TO chance for the OPEN
ing five and a half furlong scramb BILE for
two-year- olds, and after a mild drive in
the stretch beat Grandezia, 30 to l shot,
out quite handily.
Eleven selling platers started in the Sec
ond race. Bookmaker Humphreys good
mare Chartreuse III was as usual entered
to be sold at about one-fourth her value
and backed from evens 10 z to 10 won
easily from Mainstay, II to shot. The
mare was bid up 5000 over her entered
selling price OF $500 by the owner of Main
stay.
at first sight it looked as though Liber-
tine, IN at 116 pounds, had struck some
thing pretty soft in the six-furlong handi-
cap. He was made 2 to favorite, with
Bellicoso at TO 2, well-played second
choice. Annette was backed down from Is
TO II, while Olive, the other starter, went
back in the betting.
Macklin, on the favorite, did not get
away first, but he soon had the big bay in
front. Annette hooked up with him in
the stretch, and had it not been for Mack
Inns foul riding from the furlong pole to
the wire, would have won. She was COM
PEELED, however, to acknowledge defeat
by nose in / IA. Many thought Annette
had won, the judges final decision being
greeted with jeers from the ring.
lie Nth race was a slX-furIong spin
with eleven ordinary selling platers facing
the barrier. Rummel and Mic Nae, each at
two's held sway in the betting. The race
resulted in dump. for Favory, 10 to l
shot, collared Rummel in the stretch, and
IN drive beat the big chestnut son of
mbeau out neck, in 1:143l. Toby, a
we'll backed third choice. gained the show.
The last race of the day was mile and
aquarter affair over five hurdles. Hunts
man opened o 10 D cnOlce, out receded 10
IL to 3. My Sweetheart, who was played
by the wise people, led throughout, winning
easily from c. Baby Bill, heavily
played, ran like lobster" the first part
of the race, but at the end show ed a great
burst of speed.
SUMMARIES.
purse $3.50.
Pueblo stables b. f. Dolore, lO3, by wndidle-
hosette lt-ew). z TO 3d.. .............
Garden City siabie's b. T. Grandezia, e7, by Ben
Ali-Duehess of Kendall (Shepard), % to l. Q
Whisban (Snider). IL TO l. ...... z
Time, 1:0734.
Principle and Billy Vice also ran