The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
EASTERN DOCS
 RAN POORLY Long Courses Were the Rule at Union COurs-
 ing Park.
Santa Alicia, a Warm Favor ite, Easily Disposed Of
 by Jester.
The Call, as Usual, Tipped Twenty two Out of Twenty four
 Courses.

The Call was slightly off in it's predic- tions for last Sunday, but it made up for lost ground yesterday by calling twenty two out of twenty-four courses, and the tips" were strongly played by a number of the readers of The Call. Among the selections were quite a few long shots, on which the talent who failed to play The Calls favorites. went gloriously wrong. The two courses which gave a black eye to the string of Call victories were the defeat of Terrona by Rusty Gold in a long course and Santa Monica by Jester in a tolerably short run. Santa Alicia was not running in anything like good form yesterday.
 The hares were an especially fine lot, and with the exception of one or two skates they carried their pursuers the entire length of the field, several of them making their escape. In a course between Terrona and Rusty Gold the latter won by having a good hare. Terrona led to his game and scored first turn and wrench; then Rusty Gold got in and had it all his own way, Terrona showing signs of lurching.
 The favorites won until the tenth course, when the talent met with its first upset. Santa Alicia was a to 1 favorite, but Jester led her from the slips and never allowed Santa to score in a short race.
 In the eleventh course the talent met with another reverse. Star Pointer, an- other to 1 favorite, got bowled over by Crosspatch, which dog led to the hare and allowed the Star to get in for only a turn and kill.
 Fair Helen, a 1 to shot, surprised the packers of Douglas by scoring a mo handsomely in a short dash.
 Sans Souci easily disposed of Pigeon Toes: recent importation. The Pigeon
 White Chief beat Magic in a run un and quick kill Magic sold a slight fav- orite.
 Firm Friend. a shortender, was beaten by Theron by small margin after a mo course"
 Commodore and Tod Sloan had warm argument: Tod was , to favorite and came within an ace of being beaten in the first course, but in the run off Tod scored a fairly easy victory.
 The Eastern dog Mona, which sold on the great Magnet, having the best of the favorite in the work done after the run up. It was short course and Magnet happened to drive his game into Mona $ territory. In the run off Magnet easily disposed of the late arrival from the East
 Premier, 20 to 1 shot, to the surprise of good judges, gave False Flatterer some trouble. Nearing the end of the course he took possess.cn of his game and was beating Flatterer badly, but the course was not long enough for Premier to make up LOT lOSl SIOuIlu.
 Carmody outscored San Pedro in the fin- ish of long course, but he did not make sufficient points to win @ decision Car mody was to 1 shot.
 The last race of the day set back the knowing ones. Bonita defeated Chartist in a good course by small margin.
 The winners of the run down of the all-aged stake are:
 Eclipse beat Kilkenny Girl; Metallic beat Black Swan; Rusty Gold beat Terrona: Forget beat Rey Alfonso; Van Needa beat Black beat Laughed Last; Sarcastic beat Ben B Git Edge beat Minnie E; Jester beat Santa Alicia; Crosspatch beat Star Pointer Douglas beat Souci beat Pigeon Toes: White Chief beat Magic; Theron beat Firm Friend: Tod Sloan beat Commodore; Magnet beat Mona; Sweet Lips beat Little Dorrt; False Flaterer beat Premier; Myrtle Leat Marcella The Turk beat Donald Carmody beat San Pedro; Bonita beat Chartist.
 In the Consolation stake for beaten dogs, which was run immediately after the rundown of the open stake, Santa Alicia beat Ben B. Terrona beat Black Patti, Sportsman beat Fair Helen, Kil- kenny Girl beat Laughed Last Star Pointer beat Minnie E. Key Alfonso hav- ing cut an artery in one of his legs was withdrawn and Ben B, who was substi- tuted defeated Black Swan in a bye, Firm Friend beat Marcella, Premier beat Pigeon Toes, Commodore beat San Pedro, Chartist beat Mona Magic beat County Den. Little Dorrit beat Donald.
 Although the selections for to-day's open stake are extremely hard to name the probable winners will be Metallic Rusty Gold, Cavalier, Sarcastic, Jester, Douglas, Move On, Theron, Magnet, False Flatterer and Sweet Lips: should be very close, Myrtle and Bonita.
 Magnet. Theron and Rusty Gold should run into the heavyweight stakes.
 In the Consolation stake the probable winners are: Terrona, Kilkenny Girl, Star Pointer. Firm Friend, Magic and Chartist.
 In the books the following are the odds offered on straight and place in the all- aged or open stake:
 Eclipse-Straight. 15; place, 5. Metallic Straight, 15; place. 5. Rusty Gold-Straight. [: place, 3. Forget-Straight 75: place. 9. Van Needa-Straight, 75; place, %. Cavalier Straight, 3; place, l. Bendalong-Straight, 50: place, b. Sarcastic-Straight, 50: place IS Gilt Edge-Straight. 50 place. 15. Jester Straight, 20; place, S. Crosspatch-Straight 40: place, 15. nnnsas-Straight. 50; place. 15