The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
Undoubtedly a Clique Has
Been Organized to
Down Him,
The Colored Rider Bumped and
Cut Off on Every Posi-
bic Occasion.
But Two Favorites Were Successful,
at Observation-Disclosures Created
New Track Record.

In the strict sense of the meaning
Long shot" Conley, the colored rider. is
"up against it. That is, a combination
has been formed among the white boys 10
down Conley whenever opportunity offers
and for effectiveness its efforts have been
highly gratifying. " eIl.authenticated
rumors have been in circulation for a week
or more that Conley's popularity had
ABUSED jealous feeling among his com.
Il IS OF a lighter caste and that tnev had
|fakea measures to cause his winning per.
centage 20 assume a consumptive hue. A
glance at the form book the past few DAYS
shows that by some hook or crook Con-
ley's mounts have been singularly unfor-
tunate in getting away from the post
poorly or being knocked about during the
progress of the race.
In the third event at Ingleside yester-
day Conley had The mount on Donation,
6 10 l chance, and was buffeted and
Knocked about a hig gh-colIared dude
would be in a football scrimmage Previ-
Gus TO the race speculator received the
tip 10 let Coniey's mount alone. When
apparently winning on the back OF O'Con-
nell, the crack sprlnter. "Skeets" Martin,
astride Non tgomery. pulled alongside his
mount and 10 all c.ose observers it looked
as though Martin hooked" the colored
chap. 0Connell was beaten a nose. Con-
ley claimed foul and for his pains was
fined S25. To asSuage his grief judge
Murphy also tackled q S25 fine on Martin.
The latter rider was clearly al fault, but
Martin claimed that CorIey carried him
wide into the stretch and apparently he
WAS merely evening up things. The fine
was a gross injustice on Conley, who rod e
perfectly clean race, as was apparent to
every close observer.
COnley came 10 California a stranger
but Oy his earnest efforts to win whether
on the back of an outsider or astride a
favorte at once installed MIN a favorite
with the public. He is a colored boy, but
IN racing the color line has never reen
drawn, ana he is entitled TO the same
treatment IS his white colleagues. At the
conclusion OF the racing, Judge Murphy
dropped the remark 10 a mem Der OF the
rress: You have, perhaps, heard of a
conspiracy 10 beat Conley," but treated
the matter very lightly. Ii would seem
a. though when such rumor gainei prev
alence that officials in the stand should at
cEce make il their business 10 thoroughly
fagestigate these reports. The public be
le.r coin on horses and do not expect 10
To- called on to pick white or black.
\ II was dull day at the rack. and, un-
hrtun etely for those present, but .wo fav-
orltes won. The rain simply allayed the
aust, the track Dang last as bullet.
In the fourth eyent, mile for all ages
Dr. ROWelIs chestnut horse Satsuma
created a new track record, sc etting the
mark at l: 40 with 112 pounds in the sad
de. St. Calatine, with II pounds and
AMeany in the saddle, was a slight favorite
= Ia the betting over Satsuma, but after
eppIng off the first SIX furlongs in 1::4%
was willing TO retire. DR.. RoweIPs no Sc
'hen Won ridden out, three parts of a
ength before the Roman.
The opening seven-iurlong run for
maidens furnished q very fimsy Col!ec-
ION OF racing ma eriaI. Twelve faced
the barrier, with RuiaIba sickIy 8 to 5
iavOrite. A SELECT coterie OF calcula Tors
got down their coin on Zarro 20 10 l
hot. the last minute and landed The
back gelding came fast the last quarier,
and cOlIarlng Triumpb which was also
played for q good thing, won out by half
a length in 1897. Los Cerrillos, the
Baldwin entry, was an indifferent third.