The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
Thrice Past the Wire Astride of Winners
 at Ingleside.
Spunwell Disabled With Vic tory Looking Within
 His Grasp.
The Roman DOwned HOratio a Nose Cash Day Was in Fine
 Fettlo.

The sharp riding of Charley Thorpe and the singularly fortunate win of the warm favorite, The Roman, were the features of the sport at Ingleside yesterday. Thorpe was seen in the saddle on five occasions, and his fol- lowers cashed on pr. Sharp, Argentina and Cash Day. The good colt Spun well struck himself, breaking a small bone in his off fore leg while galloping out in front, and The Roman then downed Horatio a nose in the hardest sort of a drive But for this unfore- seen accident good judges think the unfortunate youngster would have been returned the winner beyond a doubt.
 Three of the favorites were in musty condition, but three other choices landed and the talent managed to about pull out on the day's gamb- ling. Twenty-one bookmakers cut in and most of them were squawking about the light play. There was a sort of off-day attendance.
 The session was frightened up at the start by the win of Veloz, a 6 to l shot. He was one of twelve starters in the opening seven-furlong run and with Stevens up won in easy fashion from Little Singer, third choice in the betting. Ed Purser's Draught, played from siXes down to 5 to favoritism, ran very disappOintingly, finishing yards behind the money.
 Tom Griffin'S crack lilly Martha II was the next disappointing feature. Getting away none too we'll she fin ished third in the five and a half fur long dash that followed. Dr. Sharp, the second choice. came like a cyclone nf hn and hnn iY1c 41.1io n fY, f11a gallop. The latter was as good as 20 to l in the betting. Free Lady blew up after showing a high turn of speed to the scratch. The winner went to the scratch a to 2 second choice.
 The Roman was an odds on choice for the mile run, with a steady play on SpunWelI at threes, which forced his price down to 13 to 5. The latter colt went out in front, turning down the back stretch with a commanding lead. Suddenly he stopped as if struck with a bullet, falling back to the rear. Then in long, hard drive from the head of the stretch home Conley, on The Roman, got his mount past the wire a nose before Horatio, astride which Willie Martin rode a superb race
 The mile and half run proved only a gallop for Argentina. the Baldwin mare reducing the Ingleside record for the distance to 2:3512. She was backed from 8 to 5 down to to ,, and, leading from the start, beat Personne out seven lengths. Charlie Reiff was a close third.
 Old Cash Day came out looking like a two-year-old, and in the fifth event, a sfx-furlong sprint, took Tom Griffin's Rublcon into camp. Going to the post to 10 choice, he headed his com pany from the jump, and though hard pressed at the end, downed Rubicon less than length in 1:13%.
 The sixth, an added siX-furlong affair, was captured by Fashion Plate. 20 to shot Kamsin ruled favorite around post time, with equally as much coin going into the books on Stentor and Mamie Scott at a shade higher price in the betting. Clawson. on Fashion Plate. trailed Mamie Scott to the stretch, where he assumed the front position, and at the wire led Kamsin out by two lengths Stentor came from behind, finishing a close third.