The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
FOUR FAvORITES
WERE DEFEATED
So All of the Sports Did
Not Depart for Car
son City.
Cash Day Got the Decision Over
Santa Bella in a Close
Finish.
Miss Ruth Took the Opening Race at
Odds of IS 10 Tom Griffin's
Martha Fast Filly.
Many familiar faces were missed at the

Many familiar faces were missed at the
track Yesterday, large delegations of the
sporting fraternity having taken their de-
parture for the scene of the big fight.
However, the crowd in attendance made
free with their money and the bet
ting was good. Outsiders In the betting
had much the best of tho argument. but
two of the six favorites scoring. Little
Scot, a horse backed down from 100 to Is
to 1, gave the ring scare by being beaten
but head in the first race decided.
The rejuvenated cripple, Cash Day, was
in winning form and succeeded in captur.
ing the fifth race. a six-furlong sprint for
a princely $3.50 purse, by the narrowest OF
margins. The Chicago delegation soon
caused his opening cd ds of even money
to be ubbed to 9 to 10. Bellicoso and imp.
Santa Bella were about the only ones of
the other starters to command any back
ing. II. Shields got the favorite away
from the post well, but quickly took him
back until he was last of his field. Away
from the post poorly Thorpe on Bellicoso
showed in front as the stretch was
reached with Santa Bella at his heels. The
latter mare soon headed Burke's big
sprinter, and was not caught until the last
few jumps, when Shields managed to get
up with the odds on choice and was given
the decision. Bellicoso was poor third.
The opening seven-furlong purse, with
"dogs" galloping to the post, furnished
sixteen rare guessing match. Tar and
Tartar opened l to 2 favorite, receding to
evens A very warm tip on Little Scot was
passed about, causing the horse odds TO
be gradually swlped from 100 down to 10.
The rank outsider headed Billy Ayers in
the stretch and at the paddock looked a
k~H xuh q
though Williams grew over-confident and
Miss Ruth beat him head. The winner
was a 25 to l shot in the ring.
The 8 to favorite in the three and q
half furlong scramble for two-year-olds,
Don Luis, developed about as much speed
as a "busted sport" returning from Car
son. Potentate, a racy looking son OF Ra-
cine, led to within about fifty yards from
the wire, where sleeper, Sadie Schwartz
with odds of 20 TO about her, happened
along and won easily by couple of
lengths. The favorite was one OF the tail
enders
Tully Coulter's fiIly Woodland Belle was
heavily backed at odds OF IL to to
win the third event over seven furlOngs,
but was kicked in the,nigh hind leg while
the field was ct the post and took no part
in the running. Grandezia, q to choice.
ridden by Little Clawson, showed in front
all the way. and won hard ridden at the
end by half a length from Altanera in 1:31.
Queen Nubia was tired third.
The Bald win youngster, Rey Salazar. was
backed down from to 2 TO 8 to 5 TO win the
second two-year-old scram Bile, and failed
to get away part of the purse. Tom Crit
fms filly Martha, heavily played by the
ex-jockey at and Is to /, outfooted Col.
Dan through the stretch, winning by a
neck, rattllng off the three and half fur
longs in 421E seconds. The winner was
exceliently ridden by Marty Bergen.
The last event on the card was at milo