The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
THREW SHIELDS
AND RAN AWAY
Scotch Rose, FavOrite for
the Stake, Was Then
Excused.
After This Accident Arrezzo
Won Driving From Sen
ator Morgan.
Lucky Dog Likei the Muddy Going.
With Joe Terry Left, All Over
Had Cake. Walk.

A large crowd attended the reopening
day at Oakland track and between watch
ing Scotch Rose, favorite for the stake
event, throw her rider and run away, an
other pronounced choice left at the post
and a weary, tedious wait for boat at
the conclusion of the sport, the majority
of them felt ill-tempered enough to 60
into the parachute-jumplng business or
Join the Cuban service by the time they
again reached the Frisco side, long after
dinner time.
The track on the other side was favored
with a cloudy sky and muddy track for
its reception day. Six well-flled events
were down for decision and seventeen lay
ers of odds cut in. Withal, things drag
gled along and the bookies complained of
a light play. The favorites succeeded in
carrying away four of the purses hung up.
Mr.. Ferguson started in well enough with
his gate work. but it grew trifle freckled
and lumpy before he got through. When
he left Joe Terry and Articus standing at
the post in the last event big crowd con-
gregated around the judges stand after
All Over had romped in, and intermingled
with Kisses were loud cries that bets be
declared off This, of course, was an i'm
possibility.
The special feature of the card was the
Produce Exchange stake for two-year-
old at five and half furlougs worth $3.50
to the winner and it resulted most disap-
pointingly. A. E. Leigh's good colt
Arrezzo with 121 pounds, ridden by ].
Gardner, carried off the laurels in drive
from Senator Morgan with the others
struggling in. Scotch Rose ruled 8 to 2
choice with Racina a strongly played Sec
ond. The others,a very ordinary lot, bar
ring ArreZZo were almost friendIess.
At the post Arrezzo, Ranetta and the
favorite were all fretfnI, delaying the start
Thinking at one time Ferguson was going
to pull the lever Shields on Scotch Rose
came with q rush and was rudely ierked
from his saddle by the webbing. The FLY
then made circuit of the track once and
a half rlderless. The FLY was then
allowed to be drawn, the field was recalled
and twenty minutes allowed for a new
book. After this Racina was made an IL
to 10 choice, but failed to get mark.
Pulling out of the bunch after being
Strengthened away in the stretch, Gard
ner brought ArrezZo in winner by three
parts of length from Senator Morgan, a
10 to 1 shot. Hanetta, with Patsy Free
man up, was a fair third. The winner
went to the post at odds of 4 to1.
The opening six-furlong run went to the
/ to favorite Good Times. who won driv-
ing, length before tiaShllght. The lat
ter horse, with Thorpe up, made bold
bid for the money.
With Jones up, Shield Bearer ran an
improved race over his last attempt. He
was 2 TO choice for the race following
over six and half furlongs, and in drive
succeeded in downing Schnltz half a
length. Charles A was a close third.
There were only three starters in the
mile run, and, ruling a to 5 favorite,
Mount McGregor II led throughout. down
ing Sir Play handily at the end. Rey del
Bandidos was beaten off
The win OF Lucky Dog in the fifth event,
another six and half Iurlong affair, was
also of the professional order. The big
Darebin horse was a TO 10 favorite and
led his field from the jump, scoring with
the utmost ease. Major Cook was second,
ten lengths ahead of Jim Bozeman.
With the to favorite Joe Terry, and
Articus, another well-played one left
standing at the post, there was nothing
TO the mile and furlong run but All
Over. Shields got flying start and be
won all the way under double wraps, win
ming in pulling-up fashion from Red
Glenn.