The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17
DUFFY FELL
HEIR TO A
GREAT KICK
His Ride on Wyoming Did
Not Please-Four Beaten
Choices at Oakland.

Once in trouble always suspected.
Jockey Frank Duffy caused no small
amount of adverse criticism at Oakland
yesterday by finishing beyond the money
with Wyoming, the even money choice
for the third event. Perhaps Thorpe, or
possibly Spencer, could have been beaten
IN the same manner and nothing would
have heen said. Then, again, it could be
supposed that Duffy was not trying with
the horse. The kicker said that one
or two pencilers laid against Galen
Brown horse. This may be true, but
on Saturday one bookmaker in particular
took in a raft OF coin on Lavator, and the
sprintcr walked in. SO much for that
argument. as it happened, Wyoming
acted none too pretJiIy at the post, and
eventually got away seventeen last.
Right mere duffy made d queer move; he
appeared to take has mount back. There
after he rode nice race, making up lost
ground gradually, and in the sal. nome
II looked as il he might be second. Less
than a furlong from the wire, Polish,
with traWley up, SWerVed pSrceptIbly,
causing Duny, astride the favorlLe, 10
ease up, ana come through on the inside,
in the deep going. lie finished fourth. l
Don't Know, RIDDEN by Marty Bergen,
Polish second, length ahead of Rio
Chico. The ride on the fayOrite aid not
suit the talent, ana was investigated by
the stand.
The track next the rail was deep with
mud, and the speckled going caused the
downfall of four faVOrltes. Like all open
ing days of the week, the attendance was
large. Ruiz carried off the riding honOrs
by plotting two winners.
Gauntlet made mis- initial appearance
this season in the opening event, at six
furlOngS, and was installed l to favor
ite. He loomed up i'll the front position
to the bend for the stand but when chal-
lenged by Duffy, on I1buron, grew groggy
ana was led out a length. Rainier dls-
posed of The Offering for show hOnOrs.
formella, ii seems has severed her con-
nection with ElmWood Farm, appearing
yesterday in the colOrs of Merckel x Co.
The mare had her price pounded down
from 10 to II TO 10 and won cleVerly.
She did not fancy the damp spots, but
on striking the dry going in the stretch,
pulled away, beating out Startling with
something to spare. San Carlos took the
show from Shannonette, a 100 to out
slider.
BY good horsemanship Ruiz got home
first on Glen Anne in the fourth recital.
a mile run, decided under selling condl-
tions. The st. Andrew mare ran good
race, but was fortunate with all. Ridden
with better judgment, ReOlia could have
scored. At the start Mounce, on the lat
ter mare, stepped off the first quarter in
the deep going, accompanied by RapidO.
He then tried 10 make runaway race
of it, but his mount was all out when the
stretch was reached. although finishing
third. Sorrow, at odds of u to /, looked a
winner up to the last few yards. when she
was nabbed and downed a short head on
the wire by Glen Anne. 1t was one Of
the best pieces of saddle work Ruiz has
shown.
Ruiz also displayed his ability to notice
able advantage i'll the seven furlong handi-
cap: last on the card. He straddled So
cialist, the second choice, and in a nose
finish took the decision from Ringmaster
Many considered the latter horse the best
but still the winner was under restraint
for the greater portion of the trip. I'm
perious, the favorite, could not last out,
after making the pace, landing in the
show.