The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
Defeated Colonel Wheeler for the Mclaughlin
 Selling Stake.
Clavton's Stirrups Broke and Caspar Easily DOWned
 Ru'bicOn.
cr.x,.s Poor Ride Astride Buck Massie Gave the Owners Handicap
 to May w.

r~ha tncIerency of the weather olo ro+ keen people away from the races yesterday. The card was a gilt-eogeo one and almost as many turf patrons 1ourneved over the bay to Oakland track as have been seen there under more propittous circumstances. An owners handicap and two stake events were the special attractions. pr. Row eIrs more than useful chestnut horse Sa+suma. took the Mclaughlin selling stake in very fast time. and Caspar. the fast son of St Andrew, defeated Rubi- con for the Reliance Club Handicap. A broken stirrup possibly contributed to the latter's downfall. The owners handicap went to the fast Montana mare May w. with the Eastern crack, Buck Massie, at her heels. Three Ia yorites. reached the wire in front
 Of the six starters for the McLaugh- lin selling stake, at one mile and SIX teenth. Colonel Wheeler, with 1O4 pounds. and Thorpe in the saddle was considered the most eligible, and was a consistent 3-to-2 choice throughout the betting. Just before post time there was a stiff play on Satsuma, against which threes were obtalnaole. Garland Barr. King William. Tom Cromwell and Buckwa were considered outclassed in the going. Garland Barr undoubtedly worked the defeat or the favorite Chasing out in front with him. he had the Colonel a trifie groggy something over a furlong from the wire. Jones then made his ride with Satsuma and Conley, astTide Garland Barr. very cOndescendingly let him eX- tricate himself from the pocket he was In. and, although Thorpe made des- perate effort to hold the lead, was beat en somewhat handily by neck, in the fast time of 1:4S34. The value of the stake to the winner was $950.
 It was a very slim field that went to the post in the Reliance Club Handi- cap, over seven furlOngS, worth $100 to the first horse. RubicOn was asked to pick up 124 pounds. and every body was congratulating Tommy Griffin on hit ting up with such soft company. The big chestnut horse. with LOnny Clay ton in the saddle, was backed down to to 1 to }. Caspar and Colonel Dan, the Burns &, Warehouse pair, receded in the betting from to to evens. It was two-horse race to the head of the stretch, CaspaT and Rubicon running head and head Turning the bend for home, Rubicon made a very wide turn. losing several lengths, and. hugging the rail, Caspar won as he pleased. Col. Odn cN ell Cdlllb diCuB, DedlIIlS the IR- vorite for the place.
 The cause of the first choices miser- able ending was quickly made appar- ent. At the head of the stretch one Of Clayton's stirrups broke. and as he was pulling up the other one served him likewise.
 J. N. Murphy's Buck Massie opened an to 5 favOrite for the owners hand leap with his 88 pounds up, but the supply was more than adequate to the demand and II to was procurabIe later on. The big play was made on May w. forcing her odds down from threes to g to ,. The Montana mare took a commanding lead at the first turn and though Buck was coming fast at the end, he was beaten scant length. Double Quick ran well to the stretch, where he tired badly
 The to 1 favorite, Colonial Dame. fir the opening five and a half furlong scramble was pounds the best of the eleven starters, and though O'Connol could not assist her much, she came or in the stretch and led out Fl Moro and Elidad at the wire. The former made most of the running and appears tC fancy the heavy going. La Maroma