The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
TEMPEST TOSSED
FIRST CHOICES
Five Straight Favorites
BoWled Over at Oak
land.
Judge Denny Led From Start
to Finish in the
Handicap.
Horatio, at Lengthy Odds, Downed a
Crack Lot of Sprinters-DOyle
Nearly Surprise.

If eating a turkey dinner on Thanks
giving day at Dawson City proves more
expensive pastime than landing on win
ner was at Oakland track yesterday, then
the inha abitants of the snow-locked little
city OF the northern gold fields are IN
need of the sympathy of the civilized
world. The hanAjcappers and the wise
men OF the turf went amjss, and If Bliss
Rucker, favorite, had not captured the
last race of the day, there is no telling how
many spectators would have been COM
PEELED 10 take advantage of the bank
Tuptcy act.
The attend ance was large, and the book
makers enjoyed a feast such as has not
fallen to their lot for days. The talent
lum bled over each other in the hustle TO
get their money on and the layers of odds
kept it ali. his too, in the face of all
conditions favorable 10 racing; beautI-
ful day and lightning fast track.
The prncip pal cause for this grand dis
play was the defeats of the we'll played
favorites: Heidelberg, Zuaata. st. Gala.
tine, Wheel of Fortune and Joe Terry.
Possibly all were beaten on their merits.
The first favorite TO give hackers a
shock was Heidelberg. He was heralded
as good thing for the opening mile and
a sixteenth run, and if his showing Is
any line on his capa biiiiies he should be
relegated to the milk wagon service.
Widow Jones with J. Woods and SO
pounds in the saddle. the only starter 10
have the odds rubbed, took the nurse in a
drive from Outaway. Billy McCloskey, a
100 10 ! choice, finished in the show. The
winner was PLAYED down from to to l.
Four choice specimens of The thorough
bred started in the seven-furlong run for
two-year-olds, with Zapata closing to 5
fsvoriie. In a punIshing drive through
the stretch DoneIor. The 3 to 2 second
choice, ridden by l. Morse, led the favorlte
past the judges nearly length In 30.
Be- Happy downed Espirando for third
pace.
More troubls followed. A six-furlong
scram bic for all ages was the cause of the
distur bance. Beliicoso, with 1l2 up, at
first opened favorite at odds OF to 5, but
the public seemed 10 have soured on J..
Nagiee Burke sprinter and be receded to
threes The chestnut tlly st. Calatine.
carrying 81 pounds, undoubtedly carried
the most money, finally closing all to 8
favorite. F.eur de Lis was also extensively
supported, going over 10 the post second
in demand.
Horatlo had quite mum ber OF friends
VINO look the II TO l chalked against him.
AS figured by the hackers OF the latter
horse Belllcoso, heetest OF loot, skipped
AWAY in front with all but PIggott on
Horatio breaking their necks TO catch
HIM. When well into the stretch Piggott
brought Horatio up on the inside, and
with all the others looking for hanm mocks
won cleYerIv by a length from BeliicO o,
in the last lime of 1:132. PeiXetto, away
poorly, was close thI!d.
The mile and furIong handicap, with q
field OF six lining up, was another per-
picking problem. Every horse in the race
was backed. Wheel of Fortune, in Ill
was made false favorite with odds OF II
10 5 about her at post time. 1nstallator
with ms 118 up, went back from to and
10 to l.
Oster Joe had a good following and a
select few strung their checks on the
chances of the other black horse Judge
Denny. This latter horse turned up tbs
winner. Leading from the jump, Piggot
never relinquished the lead, finishing a
the end a length in advance Of imp