The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
The Crack Western Rider
Appeared to Great
Advantage.
The Speedy Martha Annexed
the Androus Stake ior
Tom Griffin.
o.d Tim Murphy Past the Wire First
at 10 to david Also Won
at Long Odds

lnsleside Track reopened yesterday with
q large crowd in attendance and q card
that looked freckled with soft spots for
two or three horses. These same soft
spots were the stumbling block over
Which the talent fell and donated quite
literally to the gentlemanIv layers of
prices in the ring.
Imp. Santa Bella, l to 4 choice, was
the first that failed to connect, and was
followed by five other favorites which
grew weary before reaching the stand.
among these outsiders was old David,
who captured the final race ridden by
khorpe at the cherry ripe odds of II to 1.
And by the way, this same jockey,
yhorpe, was in rare good form himself
The premier Western rider was past the
wire first on four occasions, finished Sec
ond on Napmaax and brought up third on
Rey del TERRA; very good record for
one day.
The Androus stakes for two-year-olds,
ut four and a half furlongs, worth $1,000 to
1he winner, was the special feature of the
programme, and was annexed by Tom
Griffin's good filly Martha daughter of
Dandie Dinmont and Louise T. The
Burns Waterhouse pair, Napamax and
Thorpe, held sway in the betting at odds
OF IL to 10, with Martha next in demand
with to 2 about her. The others received
little consideration from spectators.
The start was a good one, and Sloan, on
Martha, soon showed in the lead The
spry miss maintained the lead to the end.
defeating Napamax cleverly by less than
length in :55H Thorpe was an average
third.
The oDanar uas n CIV frrIo,, ,,,,r.,
affair. With Yankee Doodle, Sallie
Chcquot and Gutta Percha scratched, Mr.
Macdonough's handsome mare, imp.
Santa Bella was prohibtive to choice.
She was away from the barrier slowly,
and was beaten in the run home by DR..
RowelPs Satsuma with Thorpe up, 5 to
chance in the ring.
An outsider showed to excellent ad-
vantage in the mile and sixteenth sell
ing run. George Palmer was at first made
1aVorlte, but gave way IN the betting TO
Rey del TERRA, which with Thorpe up
was played down to to faVoriti, m. The
latter colt ran hatteringly TO the stretch.
where he began showing distress signals.
Below the furlong pole Scarb orough, 30
10 l shot, piloted by Hennessy, took the
lead. winning easily from ST. Distaff in
1:4S2@. The favorite was third, beaten
heail Tor the place.
The veteran roam sprinter Tim Murphy,
apparently possessed ,oL q new lease OF
life, came out in six-furlong sprint that
followed and at odds OF IL to l led all the
way, and at the wire beat Meadow Lark
half length in 1:16A. The even-money
choice, Mobalaska, away poorly, was a
bang.up thi-d.
Ed Corrigan's Can't Dance, McLight
and Double Quick declined the issue in
The mile ana furlong run, which left
Perseus to go to the post to 20 choice.
Pursers gelding led from start to finish
winning handiiy from Morte Fonse in
1864. Joe Terry stayed with the leader TO
the stretch, where he began firing.
For the final seven-furlong event Cash
Day was stationary TO fayorite and
didn't land within the money. True Blue
and HohenzoIlern were the conspicuous
ones to The stretch, where the bunch
closed on them. About the furong pole
old David drew out of the bunch and won