The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
MODWENA TAKES
THE sunny SLOPE
Gallopers' Day at the
State Fair.
FAv0RITES IN DIFFICULTIES
DEWEY SELLING STAKE GOES
TO MORINGA.
10 10, at Odds Of 40 to /, outfoots
Scarborough and Col. Wheeler
In the Closing Event
Of the Day.
DEWEY SELLING STAKE GOES
TO MORINGA.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6.-The galloping
brigade had an inning at Agricultural
Park this afternoon, and there cannot
now be any doubt that the heart Of the
race-going public goes out to the thor
| oughbreds. The increased attendance on
the days the runners hold sway demon
strates that, and to-day was no excep-
! ton.
Everything went Off like clockwork.
There was little or no delay at the post,
and Starter Havey sent his fields on their
Journeys so closely aligned as to elicit
words of praise from all sides. The starts
were made by means of an Indian rubber
band stretched across the track, simple
continuance which several California rae
ing men were much taken with and which
is used successfully by several starters
on tracks east Of the Rockies. Certainly
| 1t worked marvelously we'll to-day.
One lonely favorite was all that caught
the judges eyes at the finish in six races,
and when Ko 10, trained by Hanger"
Jones' won the last race at odds of 40 to l.
| the agony of the form students can better
be imagined than described. The lone
favorite to finish in front was Modwena,
owned by Rienzi Hughes of San Francis
co. San Mateo was a strong second
choice in the first event, and Sport Nc
Alister was second in demand in the
third. However, the favorite that was
beaten by the Sport was l to 5, and he
finished third in a four-horse race. Nc
Allister was very tired skyrocket at the
wind up.
Little Willie Murray had a good thing
in the fourth race in Casdale, who won
was never before accused of earning any
other notoriety than the ability to say
Take 1t" quicker than almost any man S
colt. Moringa won the fifth because he
Cfv Hoy md To r-r1Ia ~
was not, and Ko Ko took the last because
Scarborough's rider needed tonic and
Colonel Wheeler lacked a whole lot of
being up to a bruising race.
That the track was in superb order can
be Judged by the fact that San Mateo
ran six furlongs in TIA fiat, and Modwena
six and half in 1:221e.
The judges were A. B. Spreckels, pre-
siding, with ]. w. Wilson and M. F. Tar
pey as associates; the timers, Directors
Frank de Long and AL Leach. Six regu-
lar books and combination book were
on and did a fine business.
The first race, six furlongs, selling,
brought eight to the starting post. Shasta
Water was a slight favorite over San
any price. To fair send-off. made In
less than a minute, O'Fleeta showed mo-
mentarily in front; then Mollie A took the
leading position, holding it for three fur
longs. Here San Mateo, rather slow to
get going, had headed Ironwood's daugh-
ter, and, going away from his field like
q shot, was four lengths to the good
turning for home. This advantage he
maintained to the end. Major Cook look
ed like second money as they straight
ened away for the run down the home
stretch but Shasta Water came fast on
the inside, and, heading the "Majah''
about a sixteenth from home and hard
ridden, beat him out two lengths. Cook
was four lengths before Mollie A, the
early pace-maker. Time, lila.
The Sunny Slope stakes, for two-year-
old FLIES brought a quartet of very pref
ty misses to the post. Modwena was al
ways favortte, and the coin of her admir-
ers forced her price from to to to
8 by post time. Magdalenas was in some
demand at II to 5, but Midlove (half SIS
ter to Lovdale) was supported a little at