The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
Senator Bland Galloped in
Ahead Of the Eastern
Crack.
The Produce Exchange Stake
Annexed by the Eavorite,
Ed Garland II.
ravorites Won but Two Races at
Oakland-Lady Hurst and Jockey
Mcdonald Under Suspension.

The great Montana horse Senator
Bland and Jim Murphy's crack Buck
Massie met at Oakland track yesterday,
and the major portion of the big crowd,
evidently attracted by the strong drawing
card, wished after il was ali over that the
Senator had staid i'll the land of smelter
smoke. They came together in the fifth
event a mile dash, each carrying 112
pounds. Grady anu Mercutio were also
starters. The local talent would have
nothing but Buck Massie, and the ring
was flooded. his odds early being rut b I'd
from I to 10 to IL TO 20. Notwithstanding
rumors that the Montana contingent IN
tended to get even for BANDS defeat in
the opening handicap on Monday last
his price drifted back from to TO 9 to g.
When sent away by Starter Ferguson
Piggott, on the favor;te. rushed his mount
along and took the rail from TIE Senator
soon after making the first turn. Holmes.
en- tie latter, did not seem worried. but
gslloped IN second position to the far
turn, where he shook the Inverness horse
up and he simply walked bv Buck and
won as he pleased in Az Grady was
third. The result was star tiing surprise,
far below his best form.
The light dovnpour OF rain left the track
q trif1e moist, but not muddy ent n for
The webfooted division. The favorites
were in poor form, capturing but Two of
the races decided.
The Produce Exchange stake for two
year.oids, at six furlongs, was a tame af-
fair, but four sporting the coloTs. EG
Garland. the black gelding from Dan
Honig's stable, looked a ''cInch" and
was extensively supported at the short
ODDS of II to 20 He won clevery from
the Burns & WaterhOuse entry. Sybans,
ridden by Aennessy, with St. Cuthbert in
the show.
Lucky Dog and Bellicoso we're scratched
from the opening event, ix-furlong
sprint. which lett five TO go 10 the rost.
To PiggOtPs super or riding on the back
of the second chOcP Horatio, was due
the defeat of the TO 10 iavorite, Peixo;t),
with Ames up. The pair raced vel to-
gether from the start, but at the end Pig
gott unfinished Ames, getting the verdict
by q nod III 1:1412, Remarkably good run.
a miscellaneous collection OF sprin ters
started in the five and q half fu long
scramble which followed, decided under
selling conditions. Spunwell rule a to
l choice, led into the stretch, but quit the
final sixteenth and was unplaced. In a
hard drive Mcdonald got the Is 10 1 shot,
Howard II winner by neck, with Miss
Remsen taking the place from aior
Cook.
The third event, over one mile and a
furlong, decided under selling conditions,
had a very peculiar look about it. Lady
Hurst opened at s 20 5, receding to II to 5.
Imp. DEVILS Dream, the second cnoice,
also went back half a point AMI in fact
the prices all tum bled, with the exception
of the TO l against Dick Behan, when
was ru bbed TO Outgo and I ira Archer,
two rank outsiders, were allo wed to altar
nate in cutting out the pace 10 the stretch,
where the bunch closed on them.
The winner was in DOUBT until Don
Clarencio drew away, turlong from the
stand, and won handily from Dick Behan.
Joe Terry dropped into show. The post
odds OF 10 l were obtainable against the
winner.
Nothing seemed to be able to raise much
of a galiop in the concluding five and a
half furiong squirt but Dunbov. With H.
Martin up the chestnut was backed down