The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-06
At His Saddle-GirthS Were
Captive, OStler Joe and
Argentina.
Good Times Conceded Weight
and Owned His Field
Cleverly.
Schiller Is Beginning 10 Fe Respected
by Battors-The 50 to Shot Miss
Ross Beaten by a Nose.

Ingleside track has been noted for many
close contests. On the front page of its
weekly programme book is depicted a
hair-raising finish that occurred last
meeting between Terrier, Pepper and Ed
Kearney. To be sure that was most ex-
citing one, but the finale TO the last race
run yesterday outclasses it as new moon
does broken sunset on the Bar barry Coast.
Possibly from the fact that quartet OF
good ones were battling for supremacy
the event was last on the card and no one
was observed to leave for home before 1t
was decided unless it was some gaunt-
looking individual whose appetite was an
eyen-monev chance over his love for ex-
element. 1t was a mile and an eighth
run for a purse and the starters were:
St. Lee 100, Ostler Joe 102, Captive 102,
Monita 104 ard Argentina 104, not bad
sort of a field, barring Monita, which had
evidently fallen among the Philistines.
Pat DUNES Captive was monarch OF all
he surveyed IN the betting-ring, opening
at to 5. reaching to s. and then being
played down to evens. st. Lee, at 3 to l
while you could wink, was a consistent
2% to l second choice. Argentina fuctu-
aied about in the betting, finally closing
at threes. The other two were considered
outcaSSed.
There can be no gainsaying the fact that
St. Lee got a most excellent ride at the
hands of "Skeets" Martin. Waiting on
Ostler Joe for five-eightns of mile Mar
tin then took the lead and turned into the
stretch half length before Argentine,
with the favorite close third and Ostler
Joe closer fourth. Then began drive.
Below the paddock it looked as though
c. win hu ha
Strengthened out before the wire was
reached Bob Isom on Captive made a
supreme effort but had to acknowledge
defeat by scant half length. with OStIer
Joe at his head and Argentina fourth, but
q neck ia rther away. 1t was one of the
historic blanket finishes and its like will
not be seen for davs to come. The win
ner time was 1867.
The weather was warm and hazy, but
the track is hardly in record breakIng con-
dition yet. Three lavortes and three Sec
ond choices drew down the purses.
After being knocked about and cut off
q couple OF times the 8 to 10 choice
Meadow Lark managed to come from the
rear in the stretch and finish a head be-
fore the TO l choice Scimitar. Pecksniff
tumbled into his usual p0sltion-third.
Gene Leigh's promising thtee-year-old
Good Times gave away weight and beat
four fairly good ones in the second event,
n seven-fuTlong trip. He recededs In the
betting from 6 to to to 5, and al
ternating in taking the lead to the
stretch with Estaca, answered Will
lie Martins call in the end ana
downeG the Baldwin representative clev-
erlv by half length in 1:30K. Miss
Baker secured show honors.
Pat Dunce's Preston was the most pro-
nCunced sort of favorite for the mile run
that followed, the ring holding the brown
colt a to 5 choice. although Schiller was
delighted TO carry but SO pounds. He was
prominent among the first four or five
throughout the running, but failed to get
any part of the purse. Schiller came
from the far rear as the field swung into
the stretch and at the wire disposed of AL
varado cleverly by half length. Yankee
Doodle made a fine showing with Claw
son up, being beaten but head for the
place.
On the strength of her second to
Salvable on Monday, Olive was considered
a good thing for the six-lurlong spin that
followed, and to was the reigning price