The San Francisco call., 1898-03-15
In Receipt of Weight From Ostler Joe and
 Hard Ridden to Win.
Mossbrae Overturned All the Good Things in the
 Baby" Race
Bellicoso in Great EOrna-Olive Gal Ioped In a Winner at Long
 Odds.

There was one good race at Oakland yesterday, but the other five events decid- ed were of the trashy sort. When Senator Bland came down here with the balance of H. L. Franks string of horses last fall he was heralded as another Hindoo, capa- ble of giving OStler Joe anywhere from ten to thirty pounds on a beating. He may have been able to do 1t in Montana, but he is not equal to the task now. The chestnut horse has either deteriorated, or else Ostler Joe has vastly improved. The two met in the mile and a furlong, the Senator a to chance in the betting, be- ing in receipt of ten pounds from the black horse. Spencer cut out the running with the fayorite, and travelled on velvet to the bend for home, where Thorpe be- gan riding OStler Joe for all that was in him. He was unable to overhaul the Sen ator, but had him extended to the last pound to win by length in the fast time of 1:54. With equal weights up the black horse would have won beyond peradven- ture of a doubt. Scarborough was played to some extent at long odds to win the race, but had to be content with the show.
 FaVorites more than got their share of the pudding, four of the six events falling to first choices. The air was cool and seemed to have a depressing effect on speculators, for the betting was badly broken up.
 Of the original twenty-two entries in the opening seven furlong run ten were scratched. Charley Thorpe had the mount on Don Luis, and the chestnut gelding was played down from twos to to 2 favorusm. He showed in front soon af- ter the start, and at the wire won easily from Baracan, 15 to l shot, ridden by Spencer. Moringa was on hand, usual, at the end to take the show.
 The Burns & Warehouse entry, Bane- wOr, opened an even money fav ~ite for the baby event at four furlongs, but the crowd preferred Formero. forcing his odds down from to to to 5, Banewor receding to s to 5. Thorpe got the latter away in front, and she led until the paddock was reached, where Clawson got up with the to l chance, Mossbrae, and won cleverly by length in :491a. The favorte was third, close
 The mile and a sixteenth selling event attracted a field of fifteen to the post, Conley's mount, Earl Cochran, closing a slight favorite in the betting over Yer agua and Tulare. Passing the stand the first time, Tulare was in next to last position, but as the stretch was reached Weaver had him in front. The Fresno gelding looked all over a winner but when challenged by Earl Cochran could not respond, and was beaten a length. Spencer rode an ill-umed finish on Yer agua, managing to fall into third place at the wire.
 J. Naglee Burke's big sprinter, Belli- coso, seems to have regained his old form. He won sprint on Saturday last in handy fashion, and the six-furlong spin fifth on the card yesterday, fell to his lot He went to the post a to 10 choice, and, ScLL4llS d uSIuS start, NOl all the way. In a drive, H. Brown got Refugee in ahead of Chihuahua for the place.
 The last race decided, six and a half fUrlong affair, was captured by the 10 to shot, Olive, with Mcdonald up. The mare assumed the front position when straight ened for the wire, finally finishing three lengths ahead of Twinkle Twink, another outsider. None of the well-backed ones seemed to have a particle of speed.
 TRACK NOTES.