The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
Given the Verdict Over
The Roman in a Des-
perate Drive.
The Gentlenen's Race Captured
by Mr. Dunphy Astride
Dick Behan.
Miss Lyman, an Odds-On Choice,
Badly Beaten-A Poor Start
Aids Perseus.

The best horserace of many a day
was witnessed at Ingleside yesterday.
The fourth event it was that furnished
the finish which nearly set the big
crowd wild. The distance was one
mile, and in it started Buckwa, The
Roman, Orimar, imp Tripping and
MerCutiO. The betting was all in
favor of Buckwa, with Willie Martin
in the saddle, Purser's good horse
going to the post an even money choice
The Roman commanded a strong fol-
lowing with twos about him. and a
good bundle went in on Tripping at a
point or two higher Willie Martin
got his mount away well and started
out to make the pace He was Joined
by Mercutio, which colt hung on sur
prisingly well for six furlongs, when he
had enough.
In the stretch, Thorpe, on The Ro-
man, caught up with Buckwa, soon
Joined by the rank outsider Orimar,
with COnley in the saddle, and the
trio INDUCED in a fierce drive to the
wire. Looking beaten below the pad
dock, Martin, on Buckwa, reserved his
horse for a final effort, and forty
yards from the finishing post let out
his final link, and was given the YER
dict over The Roman by a nose. ORR
mar was but half a length away. with
Tripping at the latter's saddle girths.
From the press stand it looked as
though The Roman won by nose.
The regular attendance of racegoers
was augmented by quite a gathering
of ye society folk, assembled to witness
the race for gentlemen riders. The dis
tance was over one mile, and six gen
tlemen riders Sported silk Dick Behan.
with Mr.. Dunphy in the saddle, was
made favOrite in the betting and. we'll
handled by that gentleman, got home
over length ahead of Atticus, piloted
by Mr.. Sink. Preside, though looking
outclassed, was landed in the show by
Walter Hobart. Mr.. Simpkins. astride
William OBJ, cut out a hot clip to the
stretch, where he had enough.
FavOrites took all but two races on
the card. Twentyfour bookmakers
weighed in at yesterdays cut, and all
received a liberal patronage.
OF the eleven cheap selling-platers
In the opening seven-furlong run, Tri-
umph, with Thorpe in the saddle. re-
celYed the best ride, and with nothing
TO spare at the end led Twinkle Twink
out length. The winner opened a 7
70 cholce in the betting, receding to
il TO ., equal choice with the place
u, Il
rank outsider, finished in the show.
Miss Lyman. the ! to 2 favorite for
the second event, a six-furlong sprint.
was started short of work, and made
a very shady showing. Unable to out
run old Cash Day the first part. the
mare tossed it up entirely when the
stretch was reached, ending I'D third
Conley, on the to l chance. Midlight.
made his move the last furlong and
beat Cash Day out half a length driv-
ing.
very poor start marred the fifth
race, about half Of the field being left
at the post. Jones, on the favorite,
Ferseus, managed to get away and
never headed, passed the wire a length
In advance of Can't Dance. San Marco
maze hne run from where he got
away, and with a better start v,onId
possibly have turned up the winner.
= IN the last event, a special six-fur-
lohg sprint Mr.. Caldwell was again
unfortunate in leaving the even money
cholce' Moylan, at the post. Conley. with
the to L second choice Major Cook