The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
Green Morris Mid light Takes a
Race From a Clever Lot
of Sprinters.
Charlemagne Wins at Odis of 10 to I
Gu,ta Percha Fast the Wire
First It s to

Though the dav was cold and disagree
able, with the clouds threatening a watery
downpour at any moment, the largest
Monday crowd OF the season, if Washing
toms birthday is excepted. attended the
races at Ingleside yesterday. Quite in
keeping with the sport the past few days,
favorltes found very rocky road to travel.
The fifth race was declared off, and the
we'll played choices in all of the other
events were all toppled over. The longest
pric winner of the day was Charlemagne,
carrying Barney Schreiber's colors, which
took the opening mile run at odds of 10
to l, Twenty bookmakers weighed in and
did good business.
The track was heavy next the rail, max
ing any sort of good time an impossibility.
By far the best race of the day was the
fourth, with five fast sprinters facing the
barrier. In the betting the BALDWIN filly
Celoso, ridden by "Skeets" Martin, was
the favored one, backed from Ii to to IL
to 5. Greyhurst and Midlight were well
supported at tritie longer odds. The
favorite and Greyhursst slipped away In
the lead at a break-neck pace, anu by the
time the stretch was reached were willing
to stop and take rest. Applause now
the friends Of Purser's mare hegan feeling
for their tickets, when Midlight came
spinning along on the inside and put it
on the daughter of Ill Used neck in
1:16A. Greyhurst was tired third.
Miller carried too much weight, being
unable to get to the front.
Thirteen cheap-selling platers went to
the post in the opening event of the after
noon, q mile dash, with Treachery ruling a
to favorite. The winner turned up in
Charlemagne, 10 to shot which headed
PLAY Boy in the stretch and led that horse
past the wire head in 1854. Tar and
Tartar was a poor third.
The first and second choices were top
pied over again in the seven-furlong sell
ing run that followed. Two Cheers was
sent to the post an 8 to 5 choice with
Meadow Lark next in demand. The out
slider Roadrunner led the bunch until
within a furlong of the wire, whore he was
overhauled by Camelia and beaten out
length by the Corr.gan entry. Meadow
Lark was third in drive.
Old Frank 4 was installed favorite at
odds of IL to to win the third event. also
at seven turlongs. He did not carry much
on the chances of Masoero which was
backed down from 6 to ~. When the
barrier was raised "Skeeto" Martin
hustled Gutta Percha away in front, and
the mare lasted long enough to beat
Double Quick out half length at the
finish. The favorite was poor third.
The big coin made The Sinner top
heavy favorite for the fifth event, five
furIong scram BILE with a field OF nine start
ing. True Blue, the to l second choice
ridden by PIggott, jumped out in the lead
with the favorite at his heels. Sloan on
the first choice drew his bat at the pad
dock, but could not get up and was
downed short half length in 1:03A.
Mercutio was third. Alazan and Wood
land Belle were left at the post.
Pat Dunne's unlucky Leonatus colt
Stentor was again made warm favorite
for the final race OF the day, mile purse
affair. Going to the post at odds of to 5.
Tod Sloan again succeeded in getting him
away last, and he finished second to