The San Francisco call., 1898-12-22
FIRST TENOR
 CAPTURED THE
 CROCKER STAKE The Favorite, Sam Mo- Keever, Unplaced. LOS MEDAN0S RAN SECOND THE HURDLE EVENT A FARCI-
 CAL AFFAIR. Jingle Jingle First at Odds of 10 to l. Lady Britannia at Home in
 the Mud-Three Favor
 ties in Front.
THE HURDLE EVENT A FARCE
 CAL AFFAIR.

It is now the season when two-year- olds are asked to stretch It out ana elshl youngsters with the silk up answerep the bugle call when the Crocker staks was called at Ingleside yesterday me ols- tance was one mile and Garnet fersu- sons colt, Sam McKeeVer, closed post favorite in the betting, backed down to 13 to E. In the overnight books First Tenor enjoyed the call, but it was cur rentlv reported that the muddy gong was not to his fancy and to l in pro- fusion was obtainable about him. The big Falsetto colt disapproVed or ths theory. Slow 10 begin work, when the field was dispatched to a beautiful start Thorpe took him on the outside, where there was firm footing, and gradually passing one after another of the starters, at the wire beat Los Medanos three lengths. The lat ter colt made all the running, taking the nlace from Survivor by couple of lengths. The stake was worth $500 to the winner.
 The other events were very common place, scarcely worthy of more than pass ing comment. On three occasions favor ties were seen in front at the wire
 The mile hurdle probably furnished more real amusement than anything else. It was so amusing as to be really funny. Ii the riders had been colored instead or white it would have been ridiculous. As it was it was reany interesting. When a good-natured, sport-lovlng pubic would bery without resorting to any riotouS demonstration it is only to be expected that it will witness these hurdle race has- cos without making any unnecessary noise. On almost any other course Tn the country bets would have been declared orr on such an extravaganza as that or yes terday. Reddington, the Corrigan entry, ridden by T. Murphy the stable jockey for Andy Blakeley, the grand Pooh Bah of hurdleism at the Corrigan track, was the real live one. The other starters were all dancing attendance on him and Redding- ton, almost left at the post, won by him self at the end. DurWard, horse that could not jump a straw bond, and 50 to in the betting, beat the other heavily played ones for the place. Can 1t be possl- ble that the spirit of Little Pete, the vel low Napoleon of the turf, still hoYerS around our tracks?
 Jingle Jingle, a 10 to 1 shot, surprised the crowd by taking the opening. event at five furlongs from a fair field. Silver the wire by the outsider.
 The black mare Lady Britannia, right at home in the muddy footing, led from the start in the six furlong sprint next Prince Tyrant out head. Robert Bon- ner, a 100 to 1 shot, was third.
 Sokombeo was made favorite for the maiden event at six furlongs, and ran as if the lobster salad partaken of the night before had given him indigestion. He was unplaced. Credo, the Corrigan entry, sec ond choice in the betting, won easily from Henry c, a 15 to 1 shot, ridden by Spen- cer.
 Piunger McManus' fast horse, Lord Mar mion, opened favorite for the final six furlong spin, but went back in the bet ting. The smart coin went in on Mid light, and the brown mare turned the trick, winning, ridden out by a length. Cyril was given the place over Ricardo.