The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24
Had the Steeplechase Stake Up His Sleeve
 From the Start.
Briar Sweet OutfoOted May w and RubicOn in Fast
 Time.
Ed Corrigan Lost Hurly Burly Out oi a Selling Rsce-FiVe Favor
 ties First

The special attraction offered race goers to Ingleside track yesterday was the California steeplechase worth $7O0 to the winning horse, over the full course It was not a very exhiIarat- ing affair, for Reno, ridden by George Cochran, took the head at the start, and fencing like a deer, never gave his packers fear for discontinue, winning cleverly at the end from Governor Budd, and reducing the record for the distance fifteen seconds. There were but three other starters-Silverado Es- perance and Our Climate-and they were a ragged assortment. The latter took the obstacles in clumsy fashion, finally coming to grief at the final jump The winner was backed from to 1 to even money.
 The layers of prices hit up against the sharpest crowd of visitors that have assembled at the track in a cou- pie of moons. Five of six favorites led their fields out, and the majority of the crowd had their checks strung that way. Lena, the one outsider to win, with post odds of 15 to 1 chalked about her, was not overlooked either. Cromwell the place horse in the same race, was also heavily backed all three ways at long odds.
 The last race of the day was the class" number of the card, Briar
 Sweet, May w, Rubicon and Morinel meeting in a seven-furlong jaunt. Briar Sweet. with CIawson in the saddle, opened a l to faVOrite, receded to s to 5, when the big coin forced her odds down to 1 to 3. She led from the start, and ridden out at the end, downed the weakly ridden May w, a Scant length in 1:26i2, equaling the track record. RubiCon was third, but a neck away.
 In the opening four-furlong dash for twO-year- the Ingleside record for the distance was reduced from AZ to ASIA by Toluca, the to favorite, rid den by Piggott. The lilly did not win, though, without an argument, for Canace, a daughter of Imp. Creighton, had PiggOtt hard at work through the stretch, and was only beaten out half a length. Sweet Cakes was third.
 Another event for two-years followed over four and a half furlengs. The Burns & Warehouse pair, Obsidian and Polka, ruled favorites in the bet ting at ' to 5, with Achl and Santello the next most fancied. Obsidian. with Johnny Woods up, made the running and at the wire downed Ach three lengths in :5512. Master Lee, 50 to shot took show honOrs in a drive.
 Hurly Burly, with but ninety-seven pounds in the saddle, looked the best of the eight starters in the siX-furloRg sell ing sprint, and after opening in the betting at 6 to was hammered down to 4 to l. She experienced little diff ficulty in maintaining the front posi- tion and won handily from Chihuahua, a 15 to l shot with Woods up. The other entries received very groggy looking rides.
 Miller & Blazers chestnut horse, San Marco. was a pronounced favorite for the mile-selling run, but Clayton man. aged to get him away back in the bunch and al the finish was unplaced. Lochness led until nearing the stretch, where Mcintyre, on the 15 to l shot, Lena, assumed command and ridden finished length in front of Cromwell, another outsider.