The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-17
LONG SHOTS WIN
AT SACRAMENTO
Torsion the Only Sue
Cessful FaVOrite of
the Day.
St. Calatine, at 20 to /, Cap
lures the California
Annual.
Lorena Second Leads All the WAY
for the Capital City
Stake.

CaO4AA II L - ~ GALa. sept lO.-hiIl
the mercury trying TO thump the glass TO
pieces and the weather hot enough to Try
eggs on matched roof the greatest crowd
OF the meeting assem- bled at Agricultural
Park this afternoon 10 witness seven we'll
filled running events decided, chief among
them being the California Annual stake
Tor two-year-olds and the Capital City
stake for all ages. 1t resulted in the most
disastrous argument financially the talent
has yet experienced with the book es, and
to use the vernacular OF the stable boy
SPECTATORS were virtually "sewed Ut"
and the books cleaned up thousands.
Torsion, with the Spreckels red, white
and blue up, was the solitary winning
favorite
Among the horses which depleted the
exchequer of bettors were Scotch Rose
finished last OF her field starring a TO )
choice-Na Pogue, Estro and ElsmOre, all
Of them ulayed 20 a standstiil to win the
California Annual stake, captured by the
rank 20 10 l outsider, St. Catalina, ridden
Dv Eddie Aines.
For the Capital City stake, at one mile
and a furlong, Installator, Grady ana
Marcel were plunged on The crowd saw
Lorena II, friendless - 10 1 shot, lead
all the way, and TO add TO their discomft-
IRE Grady was left al che post.
The hfth and sixth events were equally
hard 10 pick.
During the afternoon Walter Morosco
Of thea IriCaI fame paraded before the adj
mjTlGg thousands with his tandem team
OF TINY shetland ponies. amid handsome
quartet OF stylish black equine arlsJOCrats
hltched 10 an elegant drag, and vas the
recipient OF much applause for has skill as
a whip.
The sport opened with cheap FIVE and
half turIong scramble, taken by Tule, Il
l. 10 l outsider ridden by Gus Wilson,
which outfooted Aluminium the l~St part
and won by q pie OF lengths. ZIpata,
the Z 10 , choice, with but IS pounds III
the saddle, finished fourth. behind Tiny
I. Going TO the post Aluminium wa, on
his bad behavior. and Bob Isom, who had
the mount ana did not relish the position,
was placed by Frawley.
On her last appearance 1t was said Eta
h graobed her quarter. and it was 10 be
hoped she did; but al any rate the Fla III
beau mare was very delicate moIsel to-
CaT & odds Of to Getting away from
the post fourth Ia The srcond race, six
iurlong selling sprint, she quickly showed
first and won sniCkerIng from Fortunate.
ScoIch Rose he faint-heaTted choice, was
last past the judges Dun boy, plunged on,
vas q good third.
The California Annual stake over six
turioDgs, for twO-ye Ar-Olds, valued at
jSt45. made bIoated bondhOiders OF the
tookmakers ana paupers OF the public
The nrst wild scramble was made on
E>tro. with Jones UP, which was PLAYED
from / 10 ,, closing post favOri;e. Els
more. which opened 10 choice, al
though we'll supported went back TO IL to
,. Ma Pogue, Padre lose, Imperious and
Negligence all had many friends. To the
dismav Of the crowd they beheId the de-
spised 81. Calatine sail out In front and
win in rompiug fashion from Twinkler,
an overlooked one, piloted by Morse.
Away back IN the ruck came struggling IL
the backed ones.
The Capital City stake, over one mile
and q furiong, was another sockd"lUger
for the knowing ones Lorena II, re-
ported 10 have worked 2 mile IN better
ihan 1:40 picked up her eighty-fve
pounds and al all sorts OF odds made 4
runaway race of II, breastlng the ape
less than length in advance OF the , to
favorite, InstalIator, with Patsy Freeman
up.
McNichols rode the winner. Marcel,
heavily played a 21z 10 l, was taken the
overland route by Bob Isom and was not
a contender a the finish. NarVaeZ man
aged 10 get left at the post on Grady. and
q small barrel of coin was burned up then
and there, the smoke proving no relish.
The concluding six-furIong spin, decided
under selling conditions, was only gaiIop
for Torslon, which horse receded IN the
betting from l 10 to even, and won
rom ping from Marcie a, a welI-played
ouisider.
The 2:15 trot. the , ID trot and the Stan
ford STAKE are down Tor decision tO-mor-
row. A big crowd promises TO be in at
tendance.
Ffr-t race. five and a half furIongs, selling two
yeaI-ods, purse $3.50
J. l. Blu Ter, ca. / Yule 9s imp. Inver-
messy oande (WIIsOn). y 10 l
a. B Sp-ecseIs' Oh 2. aluminium, 9S by Ida
heimt,li-;er (FraWIey), 10 -. ..-..-
II. y. Brand5s b. z. Tiny p H. by Darebin-
By Nneauy sryaez), 5 70 5.--...--.-.. 49,. 3
Tine. :U9. Zap4a -, Catake 10l Highland
Ball LOG and Uncle True lU6 d so ran.
Second race, six furlongs, selling purse $500
H. + EDWARDS CT. (. Eta H.l l05. by Elam-
au-Niss Milford (Seiider), 10 l. ....... 80. !
3 c. Hoay's h c Fortunate, j /, b. Fordham-
Fortf ude mesJ, 8 10 .-.................... 2
Jonn Lodges oh. c.tDunbOy, lO4 by Loyaltst-
Que, q n aplo AMI lEnOs), to ........... 3
line l:141a. February III. Scotch Rose Ill
and Lost Girl los also ran.
Third race, California Annual stake, for two
wear los, six fur gs value S64 -
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