The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
GEYSER is A
RARE GOOD ONE
Defeated an All-Aged Field
in a Handicap
Handily.
Four Out of Five Favorites Win
Again at the Oakland
Track.
Earl Cochran Captured the Third
Event at Odds of IL TO Tea
Rose Cakewalked IN Again.

1t was very uncertain weather. that at
Oakland yesterday. At intermittent
spells light showers fell, but not a down.
pour that spoiled the sport. Although
the attendance was not as large as usual,
considerable coin changed hands in the
betting ring The track was heavy, but
not N uddy, and favorites took four of the
five events decided.
By far the best performance was that of
the two-year- old Geyser, running in the
colors of Ed Corrigan. Giving away
POUNDS of weight to aged horses in the
six-furlong lightweight handicap, he
picked up his allotted III pounds, got
away from the post absolutely last, waded
through the bunch and won by neck,
galloping, from old Derfargilla. 1t was a
most meritorious feat and stamps the Ben
Ali youngster as about the best horse of
his age over distance in these parts. He
opened to tavorite, but went back in
the betting until 3 and 31a to WAS OBJ
tainable, it looking impossible that he
could concede so much weight.
Louis EzelPs Doubtful was made an
s 10 fayorite for the first race over six
furlongs, ana with Eddie Jones up won
with little in reserve from Elmer +, a to
l shot, ridden by Shaw. Boreas was a
poor third.
A prohi bitive to favorite for the two
year-old event at six furlongs, Tea Rose
took the lead from the jump and running
under pull the entire way, logged past
the wire two lengths before Fortunate
The latter beat DraughJ head for place
in a hard drive.
The Cochran stable folks unloaded a
very warm one in the six-furlong sprint
that followed in Earl Cochran, a brown
gelding named after the owners son.
Opening at II he was played down several
points, but before post time went back in
the betting again. Little Mcintyre, who
rode him, gradually moved up from fourth
position, and assuming the lead in the
stretch defeated Cadenza rather cleverly
by over length. Last Chance, the
faVorite, came with a rush at the end, fin
ishing third.
Barney Schrieber's old horse, Braw
Scot, added one more to his long string of
wins in the last, a seven-furlong run.
Plunged on at evens he got away in front
and, never headed, romped in half a
length in front of Navy Blue, who dropped
from the clouds, beating Encino for the
place.
Notes.
Starter Ferguson fined Eddie Jones $1O0
for beating the gate with Braw Scot. 1t
certainly seems that with the Australian
gate starter sholld fine himself $500 if
he let a boy beat him away from the post
Riley Grammar, the noted plunger, and
Harry Harris. the lightning fast block
man for Bookmaker George Wheelock,
were due to arrive here from the East last
evening. Will Wallace, it was thought,
might make it hree-handed.
After BTaw Scot had won the last race
he was bid up $400 over his entered selling
price of $500 by Tom Boyle, owner of Navy
Blue, who finished second. There Is no
use denying the fact that Tom is on the
right tack, but from the way his own
horse was ridden and the way he came at
the end would We prevented MANY from
taking advantage of the selling condi-
tions He looked very much like the best
horse in the race at the end.
The unlucky thirteen bookmakers
weighed in yesterday. Hughey Jones, for
whom the sheets have not been breaking
just right the past few days, concluded to
take season on the ground.
Secretary w. S. Leake of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club announces the date
Tor the decision next month of the follow
ing named stakes: G.. II. Mumm g. Co.,
Saturday, December 5; Palace Hotel
stake, Saturday, December u; Pommery
Sec, Tuesday, December %, and the Cali
fornia Oaks on Thursday, December 81.
Frank Norcross, owner of the fast