The San Francisco call., 1897-02-23
IMMENSE THRONG
VIEWED THE RACES
The Greatest Crowd Ever
Gathered at Ingleside
Track.
Napamax Spreadeagled Her
Field in the Stake
Event.
Ferrier Disgrace ully Beaten by For.
mal-Preston Outsprinted a Good
Field-Reddington Won.

On New Years day last it looked as
though that portion of the inhabitants OF
this big City that were looking to kill
time found their way out to Ingleside
track, and if such really was the case the
same big throng filed in through the turn
stiles of the local course yesterday, the
birthday of the father of our country,
only with all of their relatives from far.
away added. The beautiful weather at
iracted the greatest crowd that has as yet
been gathered within the confines of this
magnificent racecours.. From end to end
the spacious grand stand was packed with
beautiful women and their escorts. The
elite of society graced the balconies of the
clubhouse, and in the great betting ring
such crowd was never before gathered.
1t seemed as though every man in that
busy crowd that knocked and hustled one
another about had previously paid a
visit to the Mint, quietly purloined
a pocketful OF shining twenties and then
SUNK away, fully determined that the
fame of Riley Grammar as plunger should
be mined. On some or the races they
were still trying to bet the bookmakers of
the block as the gong announced that the
horses were off. Ten thousand would be
conservative estimate of the mum bsr OF
people present.
And the trackl 1t was the wonderment
and surprise of all. Where form players
had expected to find heavy, muddy
course, what was their CONSERVATION to
find, instead, dry, dusty going that re-
quired the services of the sprinkling cart
before the races were over. This confused
followers of the dope, and another reca-
pitulation of the past weeks racing was
necessary.
or the afternoons sport nothing but
praise can be said. The finishes were,
with one or two exceptions, close and ex-
citing, and it looked as though all OF the
starters were trying. The big crowd was
somewhat startled when imp. Fullerton
Lass took the opening event at odds of
100 10 l. but thereafter matters went a
trifle easier. OF the six favorites sent 10
the post four were returned winners, and
the crowd left for home well satisfied with
the days outing.
The special feature of the programme
was The White Seal stake, valued at $780,
for two-year-old tillies at four furIongs
Twelve buxom misses went to the post,
with the Burns & Waterhouse pair, Ma
pamax and Miss Rowena, first choices in
the batting, while Free Lady, owned by
Billy Magrave, was next in demand.
The latter was unfortunate enough to
get left at the post. Among the entries
was Tom Griffin's Martha, daughter of
imp. Dandie Dinmoat, and reports of her
ldsb NOIk CduScQ tD0 OuuS dEh1nSB the nlIY
10 be speedily swiped from 80 down to 4
to l. 1t was wild plunge, though, for
Napamax quickly showing out in front OF
her field, won easing up from Queen Nab.
carrying Louis EZeli's coiors, showing her.
self TO be one of the very best two.year-
oids yet uncovered here.
The winner is a daughter OF the dead
sire Maxim from Napa, and this was her
initial start The muchly vaunted Rosor-
monde was q cOOd third.
The sport opened with great dump for
the crowd. Andy Blakely's Showdown
was the supposed good thing for the mile
purse, but after leading until within a
lurlong from the wire quit badly and i'm D.
Fullerton Lass, a 81 TO l shot, getting
through on The inside won in wild drive
from Tar and Tartar. another outsider.
Scimitar. the second choice, was third.
The mile purse affair that followed fur
nished another upset. Ferrier was backed
to standstill at odds OF to 8. but ap-
peared dead on his legs and was defeated