The San Francisco call., 1898-02-15
Took the Mile Handicap From Paul Griggs in
 a Fierce Drive.
May w, the Post Favorite, Finished Back in the
 Ruck.
Six Favorites Burned Up the Talents Coin-Town Topics Failed to
 Land, Causing Much Sorrow.

The mile handicap decided at Emery vile was resposible for a splendid ex- hibition of speed on the part of two thoroughbreds, and that was about all spectators on the event got for their money. After May W, the favorite, and the gray horse Paul Griggs, second choice, in the betting had turned off the first six furlongs in 1:14 flat, Flash light, ridden by Doc" Tuberville, moved along and in a hard drive with Griggs beat him out a head in 1:40 The winner was at one time as good as 15 to 1 in the ring. On Saturday last Flashlight finished fourth in mile run won by Paul Griggs in 1:41. That race evidently keyed him up to concert pitch The defeat of Griggs could be attributed to the indiscreet ride fur nished by Dorsey. He killed off the fast May W, but in so doing forgot to hold tritie in reserve, and when chal- lenged by Flashlight was all out.
 This was not the only setback the talent received during the afternoon. Of six post favorites turned over to the tender care of MT. Ferguson, a soli- tary one failed to get back to the wire in front, and some very hot things were unloaded on the market. The betting was especially good for the first part of the week.
 The good Montana lilly Yule was made the favorite for the opening sprint at six furlongs, and though she had Conley in the saddle was lacking in the speed line and ended up a hard ridden third. Hurly Burly. the Corri- gan entry backed down from threes to Il to 5, outfooted the faint-hearted Woodford lilly the last part, and in a drive gained the verdict by less than a length.
 Dan Honig annexed the purse hung up for the babies" with his Amigo lilly Amoltopec, piloted by Conley. She closed in the betting at odds of 5 to l, and taking the lead from the leader Vioris in the stretch stalled off the challenge of the favorite Clarando at the end and won by over two lengths. Buena Ventura was extensively played but failed to get chalk mark
 In the third event at six furlongs. Town Topics was hammered down from to 1 to to favoritism, but a poor start ruined his chance to shine. In the closest kind of a fit "Skeets" Martin on Dr. Marks was given the de- cision over Abina, the pacemaker, though to many it looked as though
 
 Town Topics was handed the show.
 Jockey Dorsey's mechanical genius was too much for the favorite Serena in the mile and sixteenth selling af- fair What he did with the mare, or what he was trying to do, no one could decipher At any rate he got her past the wire in seventh place. In a long hard drive through the stretch, the su- perior finishing powers of "Skeets' Martin served him in good stead, and he led Johnny Woods and his mount pr. Bernays, past the judges nose in the fast time of 1:47A. Thorpe astride Wawona, was a good third.
 Old Roche turned the trick in the last event on the programme, a seven furlong run, decided under selling con- ditions. Opening up in the betting al 4 to l his odds receded to 10 when they were played down to G. Dick Clawsor rushed the old fellow to the front down