The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
AUTUMN STAKE
FOR Los PREBTOS
ReeS' Gelding Wins the
Handicap for Two
Year-Olds.
Grady Beats InstalIator in the
Mile and a Quarter
Event.
Frank James, at Odds of IL to l,
Captures a Sprint at the
State Fair Track.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept 18.-The
closing day of the State Fair race meet
was attended by thousands, and they were
favored by seeing some very close and
exciting finishes The horses contesting
for the meager purses hung up were far
below stake quality, but they furnished
some very puZzling betting propositions,
and this fact suited the penciers, who
were careful not to chalk up Dutch
took. Long shots anu favorites alike were
backed, and the layers of ODDS quit well
ahead on the days gam bling.
Judge Wilson and his associates in the
stand were called upon to separate some
very tight fits at the wire, and in no
instance we're their decisions questioned.
In the fifth event. Emma D and Free Will
stepped over the line nose and nose, the
officials deciding it a dead heat. 1t was
afterward run off and taken by Free Will
in drive.
Outside of some cheap selling affairs the
only two events Of any importance were
the Autumn handicap at mile for two
year-olds, which fell to Los Prietos, which
won in a furious drive from Padre Jose,
and the favorite handicap, one and
in the fast time of 2:07I The familiar
eolors of a. B. Spreckels were much in
evidence during the early day, Aluminium
taking the opening event, and Frank
James, a maiden, scampeIing away with
The race following at spicy odds. TAKEN
all in all it was harsh DAY on the follow
ers OF the pronounced choices, as Los Prize
tos and Dunboy were the only successful
ones.
"Daggie" Smiths Don Luis was touted
as quite the proper thing for the opening
six-furlong dash for two-year-olds. and
was played from to down TO evens.
Aluminium, at Az, beat the barrier and
made q runaway gallop OF it, the Don end
ing up in the place neck before Magnus.
The six starters in the seven furlong
run which followed were a speckeled look
ing lot, and no great amount of plunging
was ged in by the crowd. Zeune at
3 to l undoubtedly carried the most coin,
though Nervoso with 2H about him closed
post favorite. Frank James, a maiden,
ridden by little lad named Beaton, as
suned the lead before the stretch was
reached, and in a drive at the end led
Tive Cheers out by a neck in 1:29. The
latter horse, with Macklin, the favorite-
slayer up, opened ct to 3, receding to 3.
Commission was q good third.
The Autumn handicap, with q field of
eight going to the post. was the occasion for
some very heavy watering, and the result
showed the talent TO have mad the starters
well ''doped up" Duckling, carrying 120
rounds opened favorite at to s. with
Padre Jose at 2 and Los Prietos 3 at 3
and next in demand.
When the bell announced post time
to 2 was obtainable against Duckling, with
the coin pouring into the BOOKS on Padre
Jose and Los Prietos. to 1 being posted
against each. Eddie Jones mad the leg up
on Padre Jose, and he endeavored to lose
his company at the outset. He hit the
backsretch with a commanding lead, and
for a while it looked as though the field
would never catch the Ell Rio Rev colt.
Reaching the stretch, Ames on Los Prietos
went to work hard on his mount, and,
overhauling the leader, the pair lndulged
in great drive. Los Prietos was the bet
Ter seasoned and got home short head
before the chestnut in 1:42. Twinkler was
a poor third, with the balance beaten off.
The favorite stake, valued at $500, re-
suited in a hollow victory for the good
colt Grady, which picked up his 105
pounds and stepped the mile and quar-
ter in 2:O715, with post odds of 7 10 l
against him. Installator, delegated to
carry 120 pounds was favorite in the bet
ting and once more finished second. Imp.
Ivy made the running for the first part of
ii, with Daylight, Grady and Installator
as close attendants. Three furlongs from
the wire Grady began forging TO the front,
and he won IN clever fashion from the
hard-ridden Instalator. Bookmaker
Humphreys gelding, Little Cripple, fin
ished in the show. Daylight fell at the
far turn, Jockey Ames receiving bruises
which prevented him from taking mounts
the remainder of the day.
Phil Seibenthaler's Sea Spray had first
call on the betting on the six-furIong
sprint next decided, but the odds were
not to the likin. of this fast idious Mari
ner gelding. Racing ont in front from the
jump Free VIII and Emma D fought it
out 10 the wire and so equally were they
matched that the judges decided it deao
heat. In the run-off the books held Free
Will at to 10 with even money against
the roam mare. Racing heads apart from
the time the barrier went up Emma began
tagging the last 100 yards and succum bed
by half length.
Dun5oy dropped int soft place in the
sixth race at tfleen-sixteenths of a mile,
and backed down to even money and
to 5, won cleverly, less than a T. myth
in front of Florimel. The showing of
Lost Girl was a mystifying one.
The defeat of the to favorite Calienie
marked another piece of stupid riding on
the part of Jones. who managed to get his
mount away all tangled up, and at the
finish was beaten by Eta II, played from
shoulder to hook by the bright buds of
padd ock society. The winner covered the
six furlongs in l IA.
six furlongs selling two-year-olds, purs
$250-
a. B. spreckels' ch g. Aluminium 1os by imp.
Idalium- Glitter (Ames). to 2................ /
Smith & &c. IS ch. g. Don Lofts 1o3, by Mid
lothian Alameda (Morse), even. ............ 2
c. Parker's h g. Magnus l08, by Three Cheers
Eta W (Powell), Is 10 nm. 3
Time, 1:I51k. Morinel 100, Zapeta lO3. Duke
of York II los. Juan d el Rio 113 and Maqueda 95
also ran
seven furlongs, selling, purse 5000
A. b. spreckels ch- g. Frank James 90, by
EcuaGor-Toninto (Beaton), - to l.. 1............. /
n. :. Halls b. g. Two Cheers 107. by Three
Cheers Lady Emma (Macklin) 10 1....-..... 2
Clark d Whitman's b. g. Com mission lot, by
imp. Saxon-Lonise (Morse), TO L.. -. 3
Time, l:29. Petrarcb IU7, Zeune 107 and
Nervoso l07 also
The Autumn handicap two-year-olds. one mile
value S665-
j. o. Rees b. G. Los Prietos IO7, by imp.
Clievedeu-Leola (Ames). TO 1..-.....--...-...
Rio Rey-Fonsetta (Jones) 2 TO l....s!.......... 2
Elmwood stock farms b. C. 1winkler 103 by
Brutus- n abette (Morsel to 1................, 3
Time, Ia Duckling 100. Tiny l07, Estro
ITO and Midglen 100 also
The Favorite stake handicap, one mile and a
quarter value $820N