The San Francisco call., 1897-04-15
CALIFORNIA RAN
FAST AND GAMELf
Led Casarian Out for the
Emeryville Handi-
cap.
The Books Laid IL to 1 Against
the Daughter of Mid.
lothian.
Una Colorado Won in a Hard Drive.
Roadwarmer Was Played for a
"Killing" at Long Odds.

California, the fast Midlothian mare,
carrying the cardinal coIors of Tully Coul-
ter, won the Emeryville handicap decided
at the track on the other side yesterday.
in a hard drive, from Casarian, and that
at the very invigorating ODDS OF II to L.
The distance was six and a half furIongs
and California, carrying 118 pounds. was
given a decided overlook by the wise ones.
lamar II, with 107 up and Willie Martin to
do the plotting, opened e to . favorite.
receding to twos around post time. Ce-
sarian, assigned top weight, 122 pounds,
made grand effort and but for mistake
of Henry Shields would probably have
annexed the stake. Striking the stretch
with commanding lead, Shields, instead
OF hugging the rail, allowed Coady on
California to get up on the inside and, in
the hardest sort of drive, was beaten out
head. to the fast time of 1:2l fiat. st.
Lee, at 80 to l, was third. lamar, cut off
on two or three occasions, was never dan
gerous.
The card was quite fetching one and
the beautiful weather attracted large at
tendance. The sport was good and three
winning fayorltes helped deplete the book
makers bank-rolis considerably.
The fifth race of the day, cheap mile
selling affair, was to have been the occa-
zion of watermelon party, but the "good
thing crawied. The faint-hearted but
speedy Roadwarmer was backed down by
his party from 40 to 8 to l, and after lead
ing his field to within less than furlong
from home, was attacked with feeling of
ennui and staggered in third. Masoero, a
15 to l shot, ridden by Jimmy Bozemau,
beat the 10 5 favorite Manchester out by
two lengths in l 40.
The Mariner mare Mollie r came within
aynose of landing the opening mile selling
purse at odds of % TO 1. She raced head
and head most OF the way with the 4 to
fayorite Una Colorado, but when it came
to the final pinch Eddie Jones unfinished
Frawley and gained the decision for the
first choice. Sea Spray was a fair third.
Ricardo, ridden by Ruiz, STUN bled and
fell, after going a quarter, the lad escap-
ing without injury.
The Roman opened an even money
choice for the nine and half furlong run,
but such a heavy play went in on Cash
DayHagainst which to 1 was laid that
the odds against The Roman heightened
TO 9 to 5. He headed mis- company IN the
stretch, and won with something in re
serve from Grady. a 300 to l shot. Cash
Day was third. Willie Martin was late in
making his run with Satsuma.
Osric IL. the 8 to 10 favorite for the mile
selling run that followed, landed the purse
through Hennessy's good saddle work.
Nebula, an s to 1 chance ridden by Bob
Isom, made the running and was only
nipped out the last Jump by the fevorlte.
Soniro finished in third position.
Howard was piping hot 8 10 10 favor
lite for the mile and a furlong purse that
concluded the afternoons racing, and was
easily beaten out by Instaliator, the Bru.
tus horse covering the distance in :54
fat. Enos on the favorite laid away in
last place during the early part of the
running, and when he finally made his
run could yer get within couple oi
lengths of the second choice, which was
cleverly ridden by Isom.