The San Francisco call., 1897-02-20
TROUBLE FOR THE
SELLING PLATERS
Summertime, Walter ] and
Boreas All Received
a Boost.
Three Favorites and Three Out
siders Won the Purses
Yesterday.
Basquil Was First at Odds of rs to 1
AFR zzo Too Speedy for
Imp. SIin.

The fast daughter of Fitzjames, the racy
and mud reveling Summertime, with q
history of her own, added another to her
long list of victories at Emeryville yester-
day, and caused her trainer, al Stemler
not a little discontinue. She was one of
seven starters in the fifth race OF the day,
q six-furlong selling tour, and with the
dangerous ones of the original company,
Applause and Hermanita, scratched. was
an odds on choice, going TO the post to f.
She won, of course, in a mild sort OF q
drive from Bookmaker George Roses
entry, Torsina, second choice in the ring.
She was entered to be sold for $400 and
when the mum bers of the first three horses
past the wire had been hoisted, Book
maker Rose left his block and calmly
sauntered down 10 the region of the
judges stand. Trouble was scented for
the winner and her trainer, and quite a
crowd braved the rain and followed IN the
wake OF the penciler.
Arriving at the stand Mr.. Rose smiled
at Mr.. Stemler, as is his wont, and Mr..
StemIer appreciatlng the predicament the
mare had got him into also, forgot to
smile. When Judge Burke announced
that the mare was entered to be sold for
$500 and asked if there was any advance
tue layer of odds casually remarked
$1,000. Trainer Stemler secured full
Nelson on the railing in front of the stand,
looked at Judge Burke appealingly and
artlculated So A look full of sympathy
and good nature overspread the features
of Bookmaker Rose and he strobe back TO
the betting ring without responsive bid.
Trainer Stemler had retained his charge,
but he does not intend to ante up the rum
up money If there is loophoIe Sbf escape.
After the race he protested payment of
the money on the grounds that Mr.. Rose
is not owner of Torsina and is therefore
not entitled to any portion.o of the boost.
This part of the question will be settled by
the stewards.
1t was quite day by the way for selling
platers to be disturbed with lifts"
Boreas, winner of the opening event. en-
tered to be sold fo7 $500, was bid up 10 $500
by Tom Woodford, and his owner, c. Lind,
let the Eastern plunger take the brown
horse. The next to fall in line was Walter
J. The bay colt captured the last race at
adds of 10 to l. and his owner, Frank
McDermott lost the purse as bookmaker
Joe Ullman bid the horse up from $500 10
$500.
Intermittent showers of rain falling
contrived to make one of the most dis
agreeable racing days imaginable, and
the attendance was very light. The track
was in sloppy condition, yet three of the
six choices managed to reach the wire
tirst
The black horse Charles went TO the
post to favorite for the opening mile
selling dash but through Spencer's negli-
gent tactics, for he laid way out of the run
ming the black horse was tardy at the end,
and was beaten head by Boreas, which
led from the jump Ricardo was the run
ner up for six iurlongs. Woodchopper
ran surprisingly good race, finishing a
good third. Cherrystone was badly missed
about. The winner was 10 to 1 chance.
Perseus was held a very close iavorite 10
capture the mile selling run that iollo wed,
the ring holding PurseI's gelding at TO
8. Ransom, the second choice led him
for nearly half the distance, when the
first choice took command and won by
less than a length in AT with little to
spare. Camelia was poor third.
The black colt imp. Sain and Gene