The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-14
BEATEN OUT BY
HIS COMELY SISTER
Preston Turned Down by
Sweet Faverdale in
a Stake.
Buckwa, California and Others
Finished Back in the
Ruck.
Petrarch Wins for John Humphreys
Applause Finally Scores Winning
Brackets-Three Forks Wins.

Bundled up to the ears with ruff1ers
and garbed in overcoats that would make
an Eskimo sweat mighty beads of pers-
pIration, good-sized crowd saw Sweet
Fayerdaie and Preston, full brother and
sister, fight it out for supremacy at the
conclusion of the Naglee selling stake. de-
cided at Oakland track yesterday. The
distance was seven furlongs and the win
ming horse drew down $780, Seven lined
up at the barrier, and by streak of rare
good luck Eddie Jones landed Sweet
Faverdale winner in a hard drive. The
event was decided under selling con-
ditions, and the betting favored Pat
Dunnes pair, Preston, 100. and Salvaole,
with 1O1 up, at odds of 8 to 5. Next in de-
mand was the clown horse. Buckwa,
against which threes were laid, with Cali
fornia and the Burns g. Waterhouse pair,
Sweet Faverdale and Salisbury II, fancied
in the order named.
The field was sent away nicely punched.
Buckwa was in front Tor second and
then fell back. Nearing the half pole
Willie Martin, on Preston, concluded to
cut loose and pulled away from his COM
pany. At the head OF the stretch, with a
fair lead over California and Salisbury II,
it looked very sweet tor the brown horse.
Al this juncture Jones, astride Sweet
Faverdale, running in almost last position,
saw a gap and took a chance. He soon
found himself near the front and engaged
in debate with Preston. Martin, on the
latter, resorted to his cleverest tactics, but
could not withstand the rush. ana was
beaten a neck, with Chartreuse ii third at
his mounts neck. 1t was a most exciting
finish, and the time, 1:27, marked fast
race.
OF the other events run favorites in the
betting were successful in three Thorpe
headed the list of successful jockeys by
reaching the wire first on two winners.
Bookmaker John Humphreys took down
the purse offered for the opening mile
Second choice in the betting, he downed
Ezelrs Unity, the 2 to 1 favorite, head
in l :43. Billy McCloskey was a close
third.
Scratches were numerous among the
original twenty entries for the second
race a six-furIong selling affair, and Pur
sers mare Applause going to the gate 4
to CHOICE, passed the judges three-parts
of a length in advance of Fly in 1:14I.
The latter sprinter made a bold bid Tor
the money.
Tne wise ones considered the mile and a
sixteenth run good thing for Ostler Joe.
which horse ruled a to 10 favoriie. In a
drive thorough the stretch Coady managed
to get Rey del Dandidos past the line first,
q length in front of the favorite in the
excellent time of 1 :48. Thorpe on Monita
was a good third.
Three Forks, S to favorite for the mile
and a quarter handicap hurdle event,
finished ahead of the well-backed imp.
Autonomy without much effort. ] o c.,
ridden by Charles Weber. was good
third.
The Burns & Waterhouse entry
Candelaria struck oil out of the can In the
final six fuIlong dash and won from the
so TO shot Personne hands down. Ber-
nardIlIo the second choice, secured the
show.