The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-03
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FOR HIS LIFE
Wild Leap of Sugden
and j.. Shields.
MAY w B0BBED UP SERENELY
WHEN DUTY CALLED SAN We
NADo CAME TO LIFE.
Will the Baldwin Horses Always
fester along Suffering PublicP
David Tenny Was There.
Track Notes.

Jockey J. Shields will probably never
have narrower escape from stepping off
into the great unknown than he had yes
terday. The auburn-haired rider had the
mount on the narrow-headed brute Sug-
den in the two-year old scramble, second
on the days racing card and with a big
HELD Of twelve going into the starters
hand. AS the stretch turn was neared
with Almoner in the lead, Sugden sudden
ly bolted from the bunch and made rapid
strides toward the outside rail. Shields
was Juggling with all his might to pull the
fractions animal up, but without avail
lie broke through the heavy railing, and
horse and boy disappeared down the ten
@foot embankment The rider managed to
escape from the mad leap with com
pound fracture of the collar-bone, while
thirty yards away the horse was assisted
10 his feet without the loss of an inch of
his hairy hide. The accident happened so
quickly that but few of the spectators
g. were witnesses of 1t. Shields was taken
tn a hospital, and it will be some weeks
before he can sit in the saddle. again.
= Three faYoriteS earned brackets. The
attendance was good. and the crowd had
the pleasure of witnessing two very ex-
..hilarating reversals.
Not many days ago the Calgary wonder,
May w, started in race, and her owner.
Don. Cameron, bet on her getting 6 to l.
and plenty of il. She was ridden by
Gouin. Somebody didn't like her, for she
ended up beyond the money. Yesterday
: the mare was a starter in the fourth
event. for which Paul Griggs was a piping
hot favorite. The ring laid 8 to l about
her, and she won all the way, Keeling off
the seven furlougs. over a track a trifle
slow, in III fiat. Griggs just managed to
beat Rosinante a neck for the place. The
latter mare backed up in the betting for
: lack of support.
But this shady performance looked like
an underdone corn cake when compared
to the tlipf1ap executed by San Venado,
of Lucky" Baldwin's "equusqueerricu-
lum. This prodigy of Santa Anita is a
wonder Not until his master wept over
the smoking ruins of his tavern, and his
few remaining gray hairs turned to the
whiteness of the snowcroWned Sierras,
did he quit sulking and go out to retrieve
the. shrunken fortunes of the stable. Not
until 10 to L was +chalked VI. against him in
berj sgalloping=in second position. he passed
the q TO 10. fayorite Torsida in the stretch
and made her look like "a platter. winning
ny. a. length in I:214 for the seven fur
longs. This may. be" form, but it is very,
=. NeIy@ bad form. The. public are entitled to
some consideration. and the in and out
Tunning} of the: Santa Anita horses will
stand inyestig atom :: $50. r.
-. ) erildeIlo, 1.-THE second choioce made all
( lhe.@rlIn ing in the opening fVe1furlong
>scramhles and, won hands down. Celoso,
the I. 100 faYorite, (which came from the
.I{ald wifS barn, was. second. -.
+ In the. tve-furlong dash for two-year-
:.o@ds / hft. followed I3anewor did not seem
: to:=be fit: and. the pUblic pinned their faith
to=Almoller. With Spencer up. the Mid