The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
LINCOLN i TOOK
THE PIEDMONT
In a Hard Drive He DoWned
Caspar for the Stake
at Oakland.
Some Pronounced Cho ces Were
Beaten and the Books
Quit Ahead.
Lobengula Won Easily at Odds of s
TO I-Hermoso Was Run Short"
H zard First in a Drive.

So heavily padded was the overnight
entry card that the impression was created
a great field was going to line up in the
Piedmont lightweight handicap decided
at Emeryville track yesterday.
The distance was seven furlongs, with
S7o0 hung up for the successful horse. All
OF the top weights were scratched with
the exception of Casper, which colt was
delegated to carry III pounds. Charley
Thorpe had the mount and he went to the
post a to favorite after opening up at
z to 10. Yankee Doodle, at IL to 5, was
next in demand. The others we're all
quoted at long prices, the principal play
lreing on Lincoln II, carrying 106 pounds,
jkhIch was played from 10 down to Z.
= F>The start was good one. Peril made
the usual run out in front, showing signs
OF quitting as the stretch was neared. The
1avorite then took command of things
and appeared to be winning, when Lin
coin came with an electrifying burst OF
speed al the paddock and in hard drive
led the favorIte over the line three parts
OF a length in l 81 fiat. very good per-
formance, considering the slow condition
of the track. Eight lengths away Insti-
gator finished in the show.
j was very rough day for the favor
ties, but two OF them managing to land
purses. The majority of the books cleaned
up very nice winnings over the days
racing.
A cheap collection OF dogs started in
the opening tive-and-a- half furlong scram-
bic, with McNaughtoh IL Mulr's brown
colt Fortunate ruling hot 13 to 20 choice.
He led from the jump, beating Defender
out four lengths. Lena was good third.
The fast Sir Modred colt Hermoso
opened up to 5 favurite for the four
furlong two-year-old scram BILE, but he was
frost on the market and went back to
IL 10 s. the refined coin going in on Ezell's
The Cheat, cutting his odds from twos to
to s. Hermoso showed a high turn OF
speed TO the stretch, where he blew up.
The Cheat then won easily from Little
I g, 20 TO 1 choice. Thorpe finished a
close third.
The defeat of Benamela, the 9 to 10
choice for the third event at a mile, de-
cided under selling conditions, put quite
crlmp in the talents bank roll. The
brown horse was away from the post
poorly, but Thorpe persevered with MIN
and soon caught up with the second
choice, Applause, which was speeding
along out in front. Before the bend for
the wire was reached, though, the favorite
was laboring. Once headed for the stand
IobenguIa came fast, and assuming first
position finished over two lengths in ad-
vance OF Purser's mare. The first choice
was an ordinary third. The winner was
a5.oue time as good rs 10 l, finally going
to the post at and 3 TO in the majority
of the books. He was very cleverly han
died by Charley Slaughter.
The result Of the fifth race, five and a
half furTong selling affair with a crabby
lot of platers lining up at the barrier, did
not suit spectators very well. In a hard
drive Mercutio, a II to L ance, ridden
by Al Shaw, outfooted the heavily played
Sieefried the last part and gained the de-
cision by a neck, with Queen Nubia
getting the show. Woodland Belle, which