The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10
JOCKEY THORPE
IN GREAT FORM
He Passed the Wire First
on Four Different
Occasions.
In a Rattling Drive Morte FonSe
Captured a Race From
Cabrillo.
Scotch Rose 0utsprinted Her Field and
Won Driving-Count cf Flanders
at Last a Winner.

The premier Western jockey Charley
Thorpe spent a real old-fashioned day of
it at the Oakland track yesterday, at the
same time increasing his share of this
world goods to quite an extent. He lad
a mount in all six runs; was unpiaced in
the first astride Heartsease, the favorite
in the openingsevent, which undoubtedly
had an attack of heart failure; then
landed three consecutive winners; next
finished third with The Sinner, and
capped the climax by getting the II to
shot Rejected in ahead of his field in the
final number on the card. 1t is safe to
predict that if Charley had the leg up on
a Government mule in stake race to-day
his noun would 20 TO the post favorite.
The track was slow and The favorltes
seemed to have touch of the same dis
ease, as a review of the afternoons sport
develops the fact that but one passed the
finishing line in front. If the talent got
the coin their hilarity WAS of the subdued
kind on the way back to this side.
In the final race Jockeys DoGgett and
McHugh had a narrow call from serious
injury. Doggett had the mount on the
favorite imp. Fullerton Lass, while Nc
Hugh piloted Franco. AS tho bunch was
nearing the bend to the homestretch there
was some crowding, and both animals
severe iolting, neither rider suffered in
jury
The erratic mare Heartsease opened an
even.money chance for the opening
si1-furlong sprint, and if she ran
as fast as she could is deserving
of a high place in the harm OF
some breeding esta blishment, far, far
away from any place where men gam bic.
Roadrunner, to l chance, ridden by
Patsy Freeman, won easily from Soda
dain, with Monitor running into third
place.
Next was two-year-old lottery drawing
at three and half furlongs. Ezell's pair,
On Qua Nita and silva, coupled, were Sec
ond choice in the betting, with Duke of
York, at odds of 8 to 2, occupying the
place of honor. Thorpe lifted Count of
Flanders in winner by nearly a Iongth
from Don Luis, while On Qua Nita secured
the show.
Chapter three of this awful carnage
among the first choices shows Woodland
Belle galloping to the post an II to 10 favor
ite over a field of eleven piaters in q five
and half furlong scramble. The bets
looked good until Thorpe came hustling
along on Roltair, a TO l outsider, which
shed a shadow of gloom by finishing two
lengths in advance of the Belle.
Morte Fonse looked strange as he came
out for the fourth event, over a mile,
carrying a jockey sporting green colors,
but he was perfectly at home when it
came to racing. Cabrillo ruled a 3 to 1
favorite in the ring, with Morte Fonse
we'll backed second choice.
SiIversdo, a 200 TO 1 shot, made the
running for half the distance, where the
faYorite took it up. He looked winner
to within few strides of the wire, when
Thorpe on Morte Fonse, coming with a
great rush, snatched victory by head.
Ransom was close third.
About the best betting race Of the day
was the five and half furlong sprint that
followed, with Scotch Rose, Eta h, The
Sinner. Lou Lou r and Lost Girl as
starters. Scotch Rose closed q slight
favorite over Eta II, and in the hardest
kind OF a drive got the decision from that
good filly by a head. the Sinner was
third, but neck further away.
The final six-furlong run, decided under