The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
RUINART WINS
ANOTHER STAKE
Beat Buckwa Easily for
the Palace Hotel
Handicap.
Once More tn, Books Laid
Long Price Against
Him.
Montalvo Downed for a Stake by
Baby Bill-Rosormonds Capufed
the Candelaris Ha dicap.

1t was good card the California Jockey
Club offered race-goers yesterday, and
Emeryvills track contained large crowd
by the time the bell called the horses to
the post for the opening event. Not often
does a racing association in this section of
the country run off three stake races in
one day, and little is the wonder at the at
tendance
The Palace Hotel stake, over one mile
and turlong, with $1,000 10 the winner,
took precedence over the other events, and
the winner, Ruinart, demonstrated be-
yond question of a doubt ths. he is the
best horse in training in California and
possibly several other Western States.
de picked up 1lS pounds, an increase of
two pounds over his i'm post carried in the
Burns handicap. and won impressively-
yes, easily. And, for some unknown rea-
son, possibly the peculiar manner in
which he was ridden by Marty Bergen,
the me nj bers of the ring were pleased to
lay and 10 to l against the brown son of
st. Carlo.
InstaIlator and The Roman, both of
which horses had finished behind him
In the Burns, were made tavorites in the
betting, coupled, at odds of 10 2.
Buckwa, with his 125 pounds in the saddle,
opened at "a 10 1, receding to 16 to
3. Wheel of ortune was quietly nibbed
at and Redskin was quiet tip which
found its way to many ready ears.
When the field was dispatched, nicely
aligned, Coady on Buckwa sifted away
IN front at clip that was bound to cause
distress. Redskin ran well up in the
bunch for while ana then cried quits.
!nstallator fiattered his supporters, too.
Tor way, and then he passed it up. All
this time Bergen and Ruinart were
shutfiing along In last position. Into the
stretcn old Buckwa was still blowing
along at a great rate, but when Coady
took glance back an anxious look spread
over his features and he urged his mount
a trifle harder.
Presently the cause of his terror was
made apparent. Bergen and Ruinart
were playing checkers; Bergen with his
stopping them. Foot by foot the brown
horse was devouring ground with as much
apparent fondness as an alligator would
shiny fat plckaninny, and persuasive as
Coady's riding was, Buckwa was beaten
out half length III 1:53A. Once more
Ruinart won and his veteran rider came
in for an ovation, and it is safe to predict
that the day of long prices against the
pair isnow thing OF the past. Candelaria
secured third money.
OF The other events decided, favorites
took but two. The books all received
big play, but as nearly all of the winning
outsiders were backed, the majority OF
them quit loser on the day.
The capture of the Candelaria handicap
for two-year-oIds at five furlongs, by
Rosormonde, daughter OF mighty Or
monde and Fairy Rose, was about the
biggest surprise OF the d8v. 1t was gem
orally conceded moral" Tor the Burns
& Waterhouse pair Recreation and Miss
Rowena, the pair ruling tn 10 favorites
in the betting. At the start Miss Rowena
was away tangled up, and Hennessy man.
aging TO get cut off with her stable mate.
Ciawson on Rosormonde made all the
running, and led Recreation out a length
in 1:02H. The Cheat finished a fair third.
The Athenian Club hurdle handicap,
two and quarter miles, with nine ou-
stacles TO clear. attracted e field of six
'leppers" 10 the post Montalvo, ridden