The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 24, 1899, Page 11

THEEL P44 444444+ 4 44444 ‘444444 Pages 11 to 20 A e e R R R T R RS R R R R R @ g1 :Pagesitto20: 4444 The SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1899. VINTER RACING OPENS BRILLIANTLY BEFORE FASHIOANABLE o Cromwell Gal- lantly: Gap- tures the In- augural Hand- lecap After a Hard Race. S e Thousands of Men and Women, Hys- terical in Exeite- ment, Cheer the Vietor and Its 1gh the gates 2 avenue to 1 the area was gowned women e was the hum of and babel of | front of it geway n holiday s were | b rst race had that rules the place. hush came over | ys, stable bo; lowly the bar- nervous, ex excitement ute a more ave been, barrier raised | sesd were off. | the thou- | in the grand | A murmur that | exclamation sound- 1 hats were wav- | ng but | aped upon | ed on the seemed like 1t the came, thefr cloud of Aust. acks into thetr Spurs were flanks. The tors grew more | came louder. ex s The cheers t r the wire the ani- | nother mo- d. Th had the im- rowds settled with the ex- with the y with th pulse to excite back in their ultation of h disappointment satisfaction of h aied e race well won. It was a worthy begl ning of the racing season But It was only the beginning. The BEN REILLY +Q b e e * i e e *oe D S . ® . ® + @ * ® + * P e *$ . ® * HOW THE OPENING HANDICAP : event of the day, the Opening handicap, | were left at the post. The strain of delay was vet to take pl of people had come rac to witne: And after the firs: arrive. They trooped into the g w wa B e e A e S o L O I S e O S S e S ) other thousands were concern the big eve: THRONGS AT THE TRACK OF THE CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB r == : Success Marks the Beginning : of the Season : and Augurs Well for the End. ‘Seenes and Inei- dents of Enthu- siasm Which Marked the First . Day’s Revival of | the Sport. LINE vP FOR THE OPENING HANDICAP e B S o 4 | and Panamint did not swell Billy’s bank | roll to any noticeable e: © | While at _the post on F 4 | handicap Eddie Jones rece & | kick on t robably did not + | improve his riding q fes. Before racing began the riders were all @ | cautioned that they would have to line their mounts_up at the barrier, and any violation of this rule would earn a | suspension. Ferguson's st + | that could be de J | _Clarence Waterhouse of the firm of ? | Burns & W some good fish- 4 | ing and huntir in the northern & | part of the State, wt has been rusti- [ | cating, to be present ope ¢ | _The Bacramento and Oa & | been issued in handy pamphlet form by + | Egbart & Skinner, publishers of the Offi- | cial Turf Guide, L 4 Cromwell, ner of the handicap, nar- 4 | rowly escaped being cut down at the first turn, a chunk being gouged out of one of € | his hind legs. 4 | The Daily Racing News, a gossipy turf Yu:heet. resumed business again last even- | ing with the opening of the turf season. | _Herman Hoffman, the popular St. Louis | layer of odds, arrived vesterday morn- § |ing just in time to cut n. fter a long siege of what is termed 4 | hard luck, “Curly” Shi broke the ice 4 | by capturing a purse with Fortis. Ha | was congratulated by his many friends, | who hope the hoodoo has disappeared | "Lost Girl has been showing some very | smart trials on_the track mornings, and | getting left at the post was a sad blow to the mare's admirers. Colonel Dan Burns is very sweet on ’Mt. McGregor and after the latter’s mis- hap yesterday will probably retire the big bay horse to the stud. Mr. Willlams received a telegram yes- Continued on Fourteenth Page ] T Ro e B L7 4 Prarrerren L SSP S STATISTICIAN APPOINTED. fmssseserasesEain g Z Board of Health Seleats Charles Ses- }|OAKLAND TRACK BY CROMWELL| ., e e S Board of Health Charles o | again pinned their faith and dollars on | ando. February gave it up a furlong | pointed statisticlan of the board, the a the chances of Rosinante, and although | from the stand. Dointment to take effect immediatel CRommE/ L ¢ | the mare run a superb race, met with | Galen Brown will probably have to try | o " geeney, Coffey and Payne were wivwem \ © | hard racing luck. Lost Girl, Jennie Reld | his old stand-by, Libertine, at the sprint- | DTS- v : yne Fhtiony and The Fretter were not wanting for |ing distances, for the big bay seems to | Present at the meeting. % opEning admirers either, be no longer able to negotiate a route. [ The place was abolished on August 1 At the post filly twenty minutes were | Backed down to a 3 to 4 favorite he fin- | and threw out of position E. B. Carroll, F1anpIcAP consumed before rguson swished his |ished third in a mile and a sixteenth with | who was recently made secretary of flag to a start, owing chiefly to the ob- | but four starting. sssed ‘of early | B 0 S0y e oF T abn Dasmety ihe e S +o+9 G e e G eI e G e e e ace. While thousands | was telling .upon the excited spectators : in time for the first | with every moment. Then a third and | t hade and a hoarse cry of | » from the crowd. All but one hors: been sent on the course upon even terms. Down the track they red in a bunch. In the backstretch | - t of the d t race they began t da v o stand, mingling with the throngs that | tht ] « 10 b 5 2 5 A © | stinate antics of Lost Girl, Mamie G and | speed he cried quits at the stretch turn. | b e 53 & S vere already the nd there were hun- faded into automatons, the rays of J | B e arit Rounding the fitst huen thers | Hortis, piloted by Jack Ward and look- | position has since been filled by John dreds of famillar faces in the crowds, | sun flashing upon the jockeys' colors was considerable crowding, during which | ing hopelessly out of it at the start, won | Griffin, who has been paid the salary of men of affairs and women of fashion. | alone giving them individuality. @ | Thorpe found the largest opening and had | hands down from Oraibee in the sall | §150 a month out of the expense account. 8 A 1 the turn they went, and then + | the favorite in frontturning into the back- | home. ; Under the recent decision of Judge Hunt The second and third races were run. ‘ Sustia s e AlE AT e eatant o ? | streteh, with Monrovia and Cromwell at | . The concluding six furlong sprint went | sraviding for the pavment of certain Thousands of dollars passed through the | J08C @3 °o0¥ CAITC U0 Hevath © | his heels, Overanxlous, Mounce on The | to the favorite, Panamint, ridden by | Bealth employes out of the general fund hands of the bookmakers. Everything |dreWw sradually away from the others. | + | Fretter now pulled up on even terms with | Thorpe. Good Hope, the entry of Caesar | the hoard decided to fill the position of- s life and movement and gayety. The red, white and blue stripes of the | & | the leader, the pair racing head and head | Young, gave the winner a hard argument | fojally and Sesstons was selected. Jon andiconiachite were tifa ‘ jockey told that it was Cromwell. A great | to the streteh. A furlong from home, with | for_two-thirds of the journey and }‘lhan il M e body had his or her favorite for the big | Shout went up from the grand stand. Men | @~¢84-0—4-6-4-6—4-0-+-0-+-9-+-@ | the field well bunched, the result seemed | finished second. Rulz, who seems to have ¥ Girl’s Sudden Death. O e e e gt rons Spiris | and women cheered hysterically and with | in doubt, Mt. McGregor, The Fretter, | grown rusty, was third on Socialist. oung Gi ath. event. It seemed as if the ; rous 8pITIt | O ord and action'urged on the leader. It Mamie G and Rosinante’ all looking to R Miss Evelyn M. Rupert, the 2)-year-old of unrest entered the animals. They were | have a chance. McGregor cracked first TRACK NOTES. daughter of George R. Rupert, 747 Capp nervous, fractious and unru y danced in disorder before the barrier | and with every moment of delay the great | They crowd of watchers | more excited in silent suspense. Then i | seemed as If the la’ the jockeys had succeeded at last in get- [ was a desperate chase, but the others | Pt poat opposite the paddock Cromwell drew | — suddenly at the home of were not equal to the plunging leader in s i winningd cleyerlyiby. a lenigth.s Ih | Neariv: alll ot the booksilaldl away some || ey tiod Enadeniy ot the iome ot Ber front. Under the stress of spur and whip | ¢an be sald. The finishes were close and | a fierce drive The Fretter lasted just long | money. The firms chalking prices were: i i E % it passed under the wire a winner. The | eXciting enough to suit the most tid- | enough to take the place from the fast- Rty Arey ooty & oo hemorrhage following a stroke of paraly- big nt of the first day was over and | 10us turfite and the sport throughout|coming Rosinante. Hohenzollern never | Johnny Humphrey, Schwartz -, | sis with which she was seized the day be- with it went much of the Interest of the | above taint of susplcion. Libertine at|Scemed to get in his stride and his show- | Caesar Young of St. Louis, Oakland Club, | fore while indulging in a mild form of Y e ne at|ing w. >bably a false one. The win. | Phil Archibald, Hoffman & Co., Golden | gyorcise. The funeral will take place f spectators. But most remained for the | 0dds on, Constellator and Mt. McGregor | INS Was pre e : k exercise. The funeral will take place from Bt A AnalirasetoEionIoted. aidayior | LT werssthek falloniravorfeat ihat cansedl| e et ; Gale CIubEan dRHanianEECo | iwo fald| ational Church at 1:30 splendiaia . ; : T Deretalus sl ot books, in charge of Jerry Driscoll with | p. m. to-da ns will be cre- became more restle boring attendants and ting the animals into position. | splendid sport and marked encouragingly | the talent to sigh. At the very outset in the five-furlong | gam Shaen and Billy Huber as block men, | mated at The barrter swung upward, the horses | the beginning of winter racing in Cali- | The opening handicap, at a mile, at-| scramble for two-year-olds Constellator, | S2m Shaen and B Y. e B Rl bounded forward and the crowd shouted | fornia. tracted a field of nine to the post and|a piping-hot choice, was downed a short | accommodated the smaller bettors. * in approval. But then came a con d CROMWELL THE VICTOR. |a spectacular standpoint ever witn | {6 get his horse in motion and maintain- | prestiding in the stand at Stockton, stating Overture, “‘Son and r Mendelssohn qurmur of disappointment. One horse had been left at the ha tiring performance. Again and again the by Purser’s Horse—Other rush to get at McGregor 11 third. left at the post on the horse McFarlane | Descriptiv starter strived to get the racers off on an W entry of Burns & Waterhouse, which, | It looked as if only a long delay at the | in a race run at the Slough City on Fri- equality. Jockeys were chided and inmers. with Thorpe in the saddle, was played | post could beat the fretful Midiove out | day. 2 lity. Joc 3 and | § to 5 favoritism. Unfortunately, | of the second purse. Fortunately for her | Otey Evans handled the coin for warned. Horses were lashed until their horse broke down with | backers, who accepted a short price, Fer- | Schwartz & Co. Selaction’ from flashed and tecked with foam. eye barrier went up, but now four horses “JoSHED" THE LADIEDS 1 to come for a repetition of the same Concert mazourka, Melodies from turf. Tullet was charged with getting | ““Child’s D: at the track across the bay. Cromwell, the victor, ridden in matchle Charley ing his advantage to the wire earned the | that Jockey Tullet had been ruled off the | - in the hardest kind of a drive, outfinishing Morse. John Millin ran style by was neglected in the | fairl post. Back the others | pesisive Win of the Handican i ) 3 By F. E. Mulholland. almost within reach, and the | g as probably seen him for the la: up and the result was never in doubt, the | the Golden Gate Club, with George Suy- . Of the racing itself nothing but praise | time. Eddie Greaney and his friends! favorite winning hands down from Clar- ! dam on the block. The wins of Cromwell | *“Kansas their mouths became A second time xha.i n_sent them away at the first line- Billy Lyons booked under the name of | Song and dance, .. Pcren LosT GIRLY BILLY VICE {7 PLOCKED" A 7 X Tom . g WILLIAMS TN CoPPERS O "JENNIE REID 5 ol - SCHWARTZ, TOLD TUL DUKE KAKYAK, EX‘;::]_;&\HED 5 AL. CONEY ALL " STRAIGHT TIPS " ‘CINCHES * EASY MONEY ABOOT (T oo Fes AND “INA VWAL Y SOME WHO SAW THE FIRST OF THE WINTER RACES.