The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
GOOD SPORT Ar
EMERYVILLE TRACK
Miss Rowena Took the
Flying Stake From
Martha.
Scarf Pin Too Fast for Her
Field in the Rancho Del
Paso.
Esperance Won the Food Hurdle
Handicap al Com for table Odds.
Thre. Favorites Successful.

The largest crowd of the meeting saw
at Emeryyille track yesterday. three of
these being stakes. Miss Rowena took
the flying stake for fillies, Ed Purser's fast
mare Scarf Pin annexed the Rancho del
Paso handicap, and Esperance at long
odds placed the stake hung up for the
Flood hurdle handicap TO the credit of his
owner.
The weather was cool, and a stiff breeze
blowing over the course prevented any
thing approaching record splintering.
Nearly all of the different races were we'll
contested, first choices in the betting
! managing to show first at the wire on
three separate occasions. All OF the win
ners were we'll supported, and the buyers
of odds had bellows to mend at the con-
clusion OF the afternoon sport.
The flying stake for two-year-old fillies.
distance four furlongs, did not attract
much of a field. 1t was worth 500 to the
| winner, and five sprightIy misses faced
the Issue. The Burns & Waterhouss duo,
Miss Rowena and Napamax, coupled in
the betting, were pronounced favorites in
the ring, the ruling price being to 5. OF
the others, Free Lady at IL TO 5 and
Martha called for the most backing.
4uSTS was no HOLlCeaplc uSldy over dt tuC
post. Miss Rowena, with Martha as .
close attendant, were the contending ones
throughout, Eddie Jones on the former
defeating Tom Grifin's filly with Marty
Bergen in the saddle q head in 4SX sec
onds. Napamax, when it looked as though
her stake mate might be in difficulties,
came like a ghost the last 100 yards and
was beaten but neck for the show.
The Rancho del Paso handicap, over q
mile, for three-year- -olds, with a guaran-
teed value to the winner of $3.50, called
on field of six. Candeiaria, the Burns
& Waterhouse entry, with lis pounds up,
opened to choice, later receding to
TO 2. The outsiders, The Roman and
Grandezia, were accorded mucn support.
1t all ended in a hollow victory for Scarf
Pin, the second choice, plloteo by Sloan.
She waited on The Roman into the
stretch. and when given her head fairly
romped in over three lengths ahead OF the
favorite, in 1:42. Good Times possessed
no speed whatever. Aquinas was also q
fzZle, never looking contender.
Last on the card and the third of the
miles hurdle affair with eight obstacles
to clear. Opening at 8 to 5. Baby Bill,
shouldering top weight, $50 pounds, was
backed down to 6 to 5, though 2 to l was
obtalnable around post time. A wild
plunge on Tortoni cut the gelding's odds
from % 10 s. OF tho others. Arundel
played from threes TO 8 to s. carried the
most coin. Baby Bill paraded out in
front of his com pany for over a mile and a
half, when he began showing unm istak-
able signs of WEAKNESS. ] o c soon passed
him, and the chestnut horses hackers
began diving for their tickets, when
Esperance happened on the scene. and
passing the initial horse won with ease.
Time, $780,
mile selling event, with field OF
eleven starting. was first decided. Thelma,
ridden by T. Sloan. was made pro-
nounced favorite, and after being rated