The San Francisco call., 1897-09-10
The Long-Dista nee Mare
Wins an Event at
Sacramento.
Caliente the Only FaVorite to
Lead His Field to the
Wire.
Roadwarmer, Backed Down Sew
eral Points, Gets Home First
in Fast Time.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Sept. 9.-Nearly
5000 people to advantage of the holiday
TO view the racing at Agricultural Park
to-day, and look of lassitude was clearly
discernlble on many faces as the big
throng wended its way homeward at the
conclusion OF the sport, for it received a
bad butfeting about at the hands of the
layers of odds. A lonely Z to 10 chance.
Caliente, of all the favorites sent to the
post struggling in first, gives tangible
explanation of this feeling of ennui
For the first time since the meeting
opened the fair sex sembied in force.
the grand stand being comfortably filled
with pretty misses and handsomely cos
tuned matrons. But from this section
the bookmakers reaped but little profit,
for the ladies seemed content to watch
the sport without venturing wager. Six
bookmaking firms laid prices in the
ring, while two field books gave smaller
spectators an opportunity to rid them
selves of superfuous dollars.
The last race on the card mile and a
sixteenth selling affair for $3.50, furnished
the most exciting finish OF the afternoon.
When the odds were first chalked up
Palomacita and Marcel were each quoted
at to 2 Bettors for some reason fought
shy OF the former mare, and her price re-
ceded to to l. The pig play was made
on Little Cripple, whose odds were forced
down from threes to to favoritism.
Bookmaker Hum phrey liked his horses
chance, but did not fancy the ability Of
his rider (Parker) any too well, ana to the
youths weak ride could be attributed his
defeat.
Rapido and Hazard alternated in max
ing the running to the stretch, where
Marcel, Thelma and Little Cripple began
moving their way to the front. II soon
deve oped into long, hard drive between
the two, and question of superior jockey
ship now arose. Bob Isom On the Spreck-
els entry (Marcel) carried off the honors,
winning by a neck in ASH with Thelma
second but a head before the favorite.
Little Cripple looked the best, and with a
more experienced rider mp would un-
doub ely have gained the decision.
A selling sweepStake at FIVE furlongs,
for two-year- -olds, which was the Curtain
raiser, did not prove a very fierce
betting proposition, as 1t looked hard to
solve. Pongo and Morinell, both to
chances, carried the most com. A warm
I'll circulated on Ell Puerta caused the
geldine's odds to be wiped from Is 10 8.
The touted ones all fell by the wayside.
Castake, an to l shot, stepped away in
the lead and in a hard drive lasted long
enough to beat Don LUIS head on the
wire IN I:O2s4. MorinelI, away poorly,
Vas third.
The seven and a half furlong run proved
a sIft for the to 10 outsider Caliente.
Roadwarmer, which fast sprinler has
been responsible for many crimp put in
h. hoO ok han sd nnp
more in the third event, a siX-furlong
spin Pounded from to he made a
runaway race of it, leading Olive, the
strongly backed second choice, past the
Judges by over two lengths and reeling
the distance off in 1:15X Salisbury II,
the to 10 favorite, pulled up lame.
In the six-furlong handicap but five
sported the colors, with Summertime oc-
cupying the place of honor in the betting,
with the short price of 3 10 chalked
against her name. Well up during the
early stages OF the running she ended an
Indifferent third. February, the two-year-
old. with eighty-fve pounds and the
promising lad McNichols in the saddle,
shook off Torsion in the stretch and won
easily IN the fast time OF 1:1312. The lat
ter horse was extensively backed and for
q while seemed dangerous, but tired per-
ceptibly the last furlong.
Selling. sweepstake five furlongs, value 5000
Charles Kerr's b. g. Castake, 93 by Apache
smith & Co.'S ch. g. Don Luis, 80 by Mid othian-
alameda tJOnesl. to do 2
T@e, h0tmG'56 :65s9 q Amasa 8s. fongo 90 RoxeS
Murphy 93 Cosina lO5, Miriam 30, FL Pu-rta
1O2, RI Moro SO, Oneka Maid go and Eroca 90
slsOran.
A. J. stemler's ch. c Caliente lO4. by Ell Rio
Rey-Nettie Humphreys (Jonesl. to 10........1
L Z - oh 8 r fta hrE Elarr ham
Milford (Wnsonl, Z to - ......... 49,. .
Farrar & Tuberve's b. h. FlashIight, no by
Time. I:35. Lorena II los, Masoero lO2, Wi.
liam OBJ 49, Sleepy Jane SO and Marcie a SO
also ran.
six furlougs, selling, purse $500
J. +. Tams' o. g. Roadwarmer, 1Ol, by Frank
Rhoa ie'-Den (Jonesl 3 to J. .....:........1
A B. spreckels' b. m Olive, SO, by Apache-Vir-
gle sGm}i paie2s 10 b sea SPRAY io4 b. inn
Mariner NJ artinett (Wilsonl, II to 8
Time, 1:1512 DaylIgh, i0l; Shirley I04, Pc
haps 1o4 and Major 10l also
Handicap six furlongs, purse $780,
J. C1ibsons ch. I. February, S5, by St Carlo, sis
ter 20 Ruth Ryan (McNichols), to 2. ..........I
A. B. Spreckels' b. 7 ors on, 80, by Torso Ri
Al StemIer's b + Summertime, 1O8, by fitz-
Jam Sprln glike (Jones), to 5............... 8
Time. l:131A. Free VIII 100, imp Devils
Dream 105 also ran.
one and sixteenth miles, selling purse $3.50
A. B Spreckels' b. m. Marcel, SO, by Luke
Black burn Martica (Isoml, IL to 5.............1
J. Naglee Rurke's br IN. Thelma, 80, by John
Happy PaHsy (AicNichos), tn 1................2 2
J. G. Humphiey eys' br. G Little Cripple SO, by Pr
rate OF PenzaBce-Lady Stanhope parker, 3 to
2............... ...................... 8
Time 1:4SLs Del Paso II 1l2, Pansy 99
Palona acita los, Hazard 1O6 and Rapdo 106 also
To- morrow the 2:17 trot, the 2:14 pace
and a pacing stake Tor two-year-olds will
be decided.