The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-20
DISASTROUS DAY
FOR FAvOR|TES
All of the Shcrt- Priced
Ones Bowled Over
at Ingleside.
Rosormonde Beaten Out for the
Corrigan Stake by
Michael.
Joe Piggott Successful in Two Close
Finlshes-Tlm Murphy Won
at Odds at 20 TO I.

Ingleside track reopened yesterday for
its final Getting ot this racing season, and
the result was most disastrous for favored
ones in the betting. While no really
good things" were sent through, one or
two of the winners we're quite extensively
played. 1t was hoped that Pat DUNES
Good Times, which went to the post at
evens for the final race, might save the day
for the favorites, but the big numbering
colt developed about as much speed as a
Kansas grasshopper with one leg In
splints.
The card was very ordinary one. and
the attendance scarcely up to the average.
Sixteen pencilers marked up odds in the
ring and were never besieged with RATS
of coin" The weather was cool and the
track good, but not fast
The Corrigsn stake for two-vear-olds. at
five furlongs, saw ten racy-Iooking young
sters appear with the colors up. II was
q handicap affair. and Rosorm onde, with
Clawson and 102 pounds in the saddle,
was pronounced favorite in the betting,
going to the post to 5. Away first, Claw
son made wide turn into the stretch.
with the aristocratic miss, allowing
Michael. with Coady up. to come through
on the rail-, anu IN naIu QTlVe lOunQ nlIn-
self beaten out half length in 1:01A
Front de 6oeuf, with Willie Martin to do
the plotting, ran surprisingly good race,
finishing third, Tapped on the TWO leaders.
The winner, which packed 116% pounds,
is sturd 81 looking chestnut colt, by imp.
1sIington from Jessie c. dam of the speedy
Gree. He is owned by w. M. Murry of
Sacramento, and has shown great game.
ness In all of his races.
Lady Diamond. the 6 to favorite for
the opening seven-furlong purse affair,
displayed about as much speed as q tin
can rolling up hill and finished beyond
first and second money Turning into the
stretch, the 10 to l shot Manchester, rid
den by Hennessy, drew away from his
company and won with ease from the 80 to
1'uutsider, Blue Bell.
White Il Clarke turned the six-furlong
selling sprint that followed over with
their old roam veteran, Tim Murphy. The
ring laid Is to 1 against the old fellow and
always at the saddle girth of Perhaps he
downed that gelding nose OF the wire in
1:l5A. Third money went to Mollie r.
LIZZIE 81, who receded from to to Is 10
8, finished well up at the end.
The fourth race, run over mile and
sixteenth, decided under selling condi-
tons, resulted in the overthrow of the hot
to favorite Rey del Terra, ridden by
ClawSon. The youngste- managed to get
a clear head down the backstretch and
turned into the straight for home with
his mount looking winner. At the fur
long pole both San Marco and The Bache-
Tor drew up on the leader and soon had
him in trouble. Simmered down to q
rive between the Two last-named horses
Piggott, on The Bachelor, unfinished
Isom and cot lis horse over the line q
long nose before San Marco in l 80 fiat.
The winner was TO l in the books
throughout the betting.
Refugee was played down from threes
to 5 to 2 to win the six-furlong sprint that
came next but came out stiff and sore and
ended up third. Caliente, against which
8 to was laid, won in a drive by one