The San Francisco call., 1898-10-01
WELL-BACKED RACERS WIN
GOOD SPORT WITNESSED AT THE
 SACRAMENTO TRACK.
Attendance at the Park Also Great Improvement Over Preceding Days of the
 Week.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3O.-The attend ance at the park to-day was an Improve ment over the preceding days of the week and the sport, for the most part, clean and healthy looking. Marplot ran very catchy mile, and Fig Leaf, P F, Gold Fin and Manzanilla, all pronounced favorites in the betting, had their numbers hung out Thorpe was seen in the saddle put twice, and on both occasions was success full.
 After one or two stormy trips in the past "Curly" Shields mare, Fig Leaf, finally landed a purse She was a to favorite for the opening, q six and half furlong run, decided under selling con"i- tions, and, with Eddie Ames up, won driV- ing, a length before Rose Maid. The lat ter was away from the post badly or the result would have been reversed. Saucy Eyes was a comfortable third.
 F was started again to-day, andt 1aII- ing in with some easy company, was a prohibitive choice for the slX-furlone sprint that followed. Kaiser Ludwig, get, ting away in front, set a fast pace, ana at the wire was beaten but length Dy the favorite. which scored with llttIe 10 spare The roan horse Pat Murphy aIteI many vicissitudes, got the sho" HoII
 The mile selling event saw Marplot, with g pounds uPi go to the post Pav a T '3 SeI ! Tierra. The former at first tenJoyeQ arSt fI call in the betting, but the MarpIot com was out III Iull array. ana HIS ONANA| -AAA N to to 5. It was the prettiest contest or or the meeting Houck quickly assumed the lead with MarplOt. with the other tw9 starters as close company. At the end the faVorite drew away, winning by a couple of lengths in 1:41f4. In nerce drive for the place peVllh' on MoFllsa'
 The fve-furlong scramble for tWo-year- olds drew out a field of six, Gold Fin com mandng mo or the sqP299rfh Pd9 hid a for 3Gds 0b purse. heading the favorite into the stretch but found the wire too far away, and finally succumbed by length in the rear. securing show hOnOrs. The others were a bad lot.
 It was only by dInt of hard riding that Thorpe got Manzanilla, the to favor ite for the six-furlong spin, across the plate. After leading into the stretch the black mare tired badly, and at the wire was but half a length in front of Dolore, with William O'B a close third, all three ridden out to the last ounce. Distinction was a starter, but the ride she got was q ludicrOus one, and the mare was never a contender.
 Following are the entries for to-mor- row, with overnight odds laid:
 First race. selling. ive-eighths of a mile s7 Lady Ashley, 1o4-6-5 sI 0utgo, lO9 :; 15-I SS Trappean. 112....6-5l SS Roadwarmer, 109. S-l Sl B. Schrieber, ,104 121 SS Zem Zem, 1O4. .30-1 Second race. selling. three-quarters of mile. (70Etta H. 116......1-3 (90)Zarro, 107 ...-...5-1 S5 Toribio, 102....--s-1lt 1lts-Jr F, u0.....6-l
 Third race, purse, four ana a nalI IuTloIBs. 72 Correct lI5 6-1l s6 Tiburon. 109 ....2-1 S6 Crossmolina. 115.6-5I S6 Carmanita, 5O3 .l5-l 50 Cleodora, 109....15-1! S6 Irlandais. 1os S-l 89 R. Admiral 6.12-1 S6 P Blossom, 1OS.. .1O-1
 Fourth race selling. three-quarters of mile. al Saucy Eyes 1o44-1l s1 Roulette w. 104s-l 90 Fleming 99 ....12-1i s3 NJ Dividend, 1O9.2 2-1 91 Rose Maid, O4..1-2i 91 Eroca, 14 ......S-1
 Fifth race, selling. seven-eighths of mile 95 Dolore. 114.......2-5I 7s Ko Ko, IT. 3-l Magnus l09 .6-i