The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
Superb Riding on Jockey
Bills" Part Landed the
Racine Stake.
Monitor, With 1900 to l Laid
Against Him, Made a Great
Showing.
Lucky Dog Ran Away With Race
and Changed Hands Watomba
First in Handy Fashion.

The Racine stake for two-year- olds, val
ned al $1,000. was decided at Oakland yes
terday. The distance was six furlongs
and of the six starters, Morellito, a son OF
the dead MorelIo, trained by Mat Storm
and ridden by Willie Martin, proved the
feetest footed. The betting all favored
the Oakland stables pair, Torsida and
Novia, the former with Skeets Martin up
being the one relied upon to carry off the
prize. The Burns & Waterhouse duo,
Eddie Jones and Sybaris, commanded
second call, while to l was obtainable
against Morellito. After a long delay
Ferguson sent FIVE of them away; Her
moso being left Sybaris was the one
delegated TO make the running, and he
set a merry clip for Torsida 10 the stretch.
At this point Tcrsida was third, but
"Skeets" made q shoot out and soon
showed a couple of Ieng tbs in front.
The heavy going, though, proved too
much for the tilly, and Morellito, taken TO
the outside path, headed her again and,
IN a drive, downed Eddie Jones a length.
Torsida was a bang-up third. The winner
was splendldiy hidden by Martin.
The books all quit we'll ahead on the
day, but TWO slightly backed favorite
winning. Nalencienne, to l, Count of
Flanders, Ito 3, WatOmba, TO 1, Morel-
Tito, to l, ans Lucky Dog, s 10 5, were
horses which earned brackets.
Lucky Dog, the notorious mudlark,
reveled in the heavy going and weakly
played 8-tO-5 favorite captured the final
seven furlong run away Oft from Double
Quick. Sam Hildfeth ntered the Dare bin
horse in the race, a selling affair TO be
sold for $70Q. He was boosted $500 by Ed
Corrigan and Hildreth let him go.
Proba bly, a longer price was never laid
against a horse that made as good a snow
ing as did Monitor, a starter in the sec
Ond event. One penciler had the temerity
to chalk 1900 to against the gelding, which
getting away well o a poor start actually
led into the stretch. but tired and finished
third.
A big bunch OF fifteen two-year-olds
started in he opening tive-turlong scra m
be, with Rebel Jack holding first place in
the betting at oids of TO 2. Gray on
Valencienne, an to 1chance, showed out
IN the lead soon after the start and was
never headed, leading the favorite out by
three lengths. Barney Schreiber's I'M
perious was third.
Tom Ryan's recent purchase. Count of
FIanders, was an overwhelming faVorite
1or the six furlong sprint next decided,
and had he hot outcIassed his company
many pounds would have suffered de-
feat. Mercutio, Walter and Che de-
layed the start for some time and Fergu-
son finally let them off to a very stra -
Cling start, the Count being the tall
ender. The 200 TO l shot, Monitor, and
Erompto cut fast clip until we'll into the
stretch, where CIawson by hard riding
managed to get the favorite up, and in d
hard brush with Mercuuo got the verdict
by a neck. Monitor landed in the show.
The BALDWIN entry, San Venado, opened
an 10 favorite for the third event, a
fiye-furlong spin. but receded to TO , and
finished bird. Doc Tuberville made his
first appearance at the meeting on Wa
tomba, against which the ring laid TO l,
and heading the others when Strengthened
for the wire got the Montana fily home
an eisy winner over The post favorite
Lord Marmion, with Willie Martin in the
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