The San Francisco call., 1897-03-27
LADY DIAMOND RAN
LIKE A LOBSTER
a Heavily Played Favor
ite, She Possessed No
Speed.
Mainstay, Winning at Odds Of
100 toI, Startled the Entire
Talent.
Morellito Again a Winner at Juicy
Price-Veragua Came Strolling
In at IS 10 I.

The racing at Ingleside track is rapidly
bordering on the fringe OF society. After
the disgraceful showing made by Lady
Diamond. carrying the black with red
maltese cross of 6. J. Baldwin, the 6 to 5
favorite for the last race, a six-furlong
run, it is no wonder that the members of
the ring com mplain of lack of play. On
Wednesday of last week this fast mare ran
second to Cesarian, beaten but length in
1:1411 for six furlongs. Yesterday she
was 6 to choice and ridden by the we'll
known lightweight Tod Sloan did not pos
sess enough speed TO beat a broken
hearted and forlorn car horse. Away
fairly well from the post she began fading
away almost from the start, eventually
beating, hard ridden. the 800 to 1 shot La
France, and the 800 to chance Mahogany.
On dismountiDg Jackey Sloan said that
she had no speed, and he was undoubtedly
right in his representation. Carrying
123 pounds, Mainstay, 100 TO l shot, made
all the running and won cleverly from
Sallie. Clicquot.
1t YVES one OF the most shamefaceG exhi-
bitions of the present meeting, and II
OF thoroughly investigated racing will
soon become dead letter. If a million
aire can run 'Iobsters," then poor owner
is entitled TO the same right. There is al
together 100 much partiality shown in the
racing business for all should be dealt with
alike. The Baldwin horses have been
bane to racegoers from time immemorial,
and their disappearance from the turf al
together would be hailed with delight.
The sport at the local track was ragged,
crotchety and altogether uncertain. Mr..
Aliens pyrotechnical displays of starting
cause much adverse comment, and alto
gether the Eastern innovations" men
toned By A. b. Spreckels in his letter of
resignation from the presidency of the
Ingleside Association do not appear to be
fetching in the least.
Two rather abundantIy backed favorites
won, with the other events run going to
outsiders at all sorts of odds in the bet
ting. The attendance was fair with a
very, very light disbursement of coin in
the ring.
Felix Carr, the e1-colored jockey, is no
longer horse-owner. He started Mont
gomery in the fourth event. six furlong
dash, and at odds of Is TO 10 succeeded IL
beating Amelia Fonso which acted as tenn
porary starter, one length III drive. The
sprinter was entered to be sold for $500
and was. bid up to $1,000 by w. P. Magrane,
owner of the second horse, at which
figure Carr let his horse go.
Starter Allen met with ill-success with
the machine in the opening four-furlong
scram BILE for two-year- -olds, leaving the 6
to favorite Rey Ell Salto, Flushington,
Little Dobbins and Thyme at the post.
The winner turned up in the 20 to shot
Morellito, ridden by Snider, which out
footed Barney Schneider TO the wire, win
ming By head in 80 sec.
Eddie Jones and Veragua, Is to shot
backed down to s, proved the surprise in
the mile and furlong selling affair. The
outsider made the pace from the outset
and won eased up from Peter the Second,