The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
RU|NART TOOK
THE BURNS STAKE
With the Worst of the
Weights, Bergen Rode
Him to Victory.
Salvation, With Tcp Weight
Up, Made All of the
Running.
Miss R9wena Captured the Water.
house ST, ke-Satsuma Won
Peculiarly Run Race.

Salvation is q magnificent cripple and
Ruinart, winner of the Burns handicap,
d grand four-year-old. Such was the con-
cIusion arrived at by the big throng esti-
mated al between 5000 and 1000 people
which assembled al Emeryville track
yesterday 10 witness the California Jockey
Clubs classic event decided.
The rich $40, coo stake has been the talk
of turidom for the past week, and perfect
weather and fast track favored its decis-
ion. Taken all in all, the race was one OF
the orettiest ever decided in this part of
the country. both from a time standpoint
and for the bitterness with which every
foot OF ground was contested. The starters
mum bered ten. Talent and owners alike
were all at sea as 10 the winner.
For some inexplicable reason Cande-
laria with 102 pounds and Thorpe up ruled
3 to favorite in The be tting. Then strongly
favored came the Boots pair, Installator
and The Roman, with 16 to about them.
Trainer Billy Randall pinned his faith on
SalVation, dele aIed to carry top weight,
120 pounds, with Shaw 10 pilot him, and
the Montana contingent got and 10 to
against their money. Ruinart in at 116
pounds locked to have been frowned upon
by the Handicapped, but many strung
prowess for winning stakes and some lew
admirers of the brown colt managed to
get aboard at 80 70 l, although 10 and 30
was mucn more plentiful. Wheel of
Fortune, Lobengula and Sc iller ali had
friends. Judge Denny and Argentina
were a drug on the market.
Alter pIrading past the stand the horses
gaIIoped to the post and the start was one
of Mr.. Ferguson's happiest efforts, the
field getting away beautifully aligned.
Contrary to stable orders Salvation wa.
leading past the stand, followed by Loben-
gula, Judge Denny and Insialator, with
the others close up. In order TO mako the
running lnstaliator soon caught up with
Salvation and the pair raced in close COM
pany well into The stretch, where the for
mer, having p rformed his duty, fell back
TO let his stable-maie, The Roman, per-
form his part. A furiong from home, with
lead of two lengths, Salvation looked
winner, but Shaw grew anxious and was
urging his mount hard.
The Roman now began creeping up,
and at the same time a flash of red,
coming like flash, sent thrill through
the hackers of Ruinart. Salvation proved
himself worthy son OF his great sire and
hung on in true racehorse fashion, but
his riders foolhardiness in asking too
much of him was beginning to tell, and
fifty yards from the wire both Ruiuart
and The Roman forged ahead of him.
Bergen was riding IN old-t:me form and
got the brown colt rast the judges a neck
IN front of the bearer of the black and
white of Elmwood stock farm, Salvation
third his head at The Romans flank.
Bergen received a great ovation on his
return to the stand, and when the time
2:0634 was hung out, lowering the coast
recofd one-quarter OF second, there was
renewed cheering.
Before being blanketed floral horse
shoe was placed on the neck of the win
ner, and he proudly nodded his approval
of The crowds applause.
Four out of the six fayorites sent TO the
post returned winners and made all of the
nineteen bookmakers figure up balance
to the bad at the end of the day.
The other stake, the Waterhouse, at four
and a half furlongs for two-year-olds,