The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
FERRIER BADLY
BEATEN BY DAVID
Gould Never Get Within
Hailing Distance of the
Gelding.
The Talent Received Some AVE.
full Setbacks at Emeryville
Track.
Scotch Rose F.niShei B yond the
Money-G :orge Miller Wen at
Fruitful Odds.

OF the many upsets that occurred at the
Emeryville track yesterday the defeat of
Ferrier by David was the most surprising
as well as startling. There was finish to
the Wawekus gelding's style of going that
has not been heretofore apparent. He
SKINNED along through the sof. and
oozy going as though he had at last found
his native element, and Ferrier never got
close enough to him TO tell his color. The
pair met in an owners handicap at a
mile, along with Joan and Mahogany.
David had up ninety pounds and was
piloted by young Clawson, while Mr..
Hunn's horse was ridden by Tod Sloan
and carried ninety-eight pounds in the
saddle. Ferrier was the hottest kind of a
favorite in the betting, his admirers
quickly forcing the odds down from to
10 to to 5. Seven to five was laid against
David at the start, which price later
heightened out shade. The race is easy
of description. David sailed to the front,
fattered Ferrier once by making him
think that he was backing up, and then
drew away again and won by as far as he
wanted to, reaching the judges stand ten
or twelve lengths ahead of the favorite in
IA. Joan came in later, and shortly
after Mahogany was scratched off the
missing list.
This is not the only dump to record
over the days sport, which it might be
appropriately from bookmaker's point
of view. The dumps were many and it
might be safely predicted that had any
one of the many hundreds of racegoers
returning TO this side from the track been
unfortunate enough to fall overheard off
one of the ferry-boats, the unfortunate,
after sinking. would never again have
reached the surface from the weight of
losing pool tickets on his person. The
prevailing showers kept the track muddy
and greasy and one after another hot
favorites were tumbled over. 1t remained
for Three Forks to take the concluding
event. starting lukewarm choice.
Fourteen GRABS started in the OPEN
ing siX-furlong dash with no pronounced
favorito in the betting. AT the end
Heartsease, 10 to L shot ridden by Pig
gott, won easily by four lengths from
Monitor. O'Fleeta with Marty Bergen up
was q close third.
Al Stemlers filly, Scotch Rose, consid-
cred one of the cinches of the card was a
3 to chance to win the five and a half
turlong purse that was next decided. She
ran out in the lead to the stretch and then
passed it up. Sweet William, at odds of
4 10 l, then took command and won easily
from Naranja, a to l shot carrying the
Baldwin colors.
Pat Dunno never does get very long odds
against his horses. and Benamela was no
exception, going TO the post TO 10
choice for the mile and a furlong selling
affair With field of tlve starting. Perseus,
the 9 to second choice with Sloan in the
saddle, led him from the jump, passing
the stand three lengths clear, with the
favorite an eased up second to front of
Foremost.
ha
more successful at his second essay this
season. With "Skeets" Martin up, he was
as good as to l in the betting on the fifth
event over seven furlongs, and leading
throughout, disposed of Caliente very
handily at the end by a length in /: :32.