The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
Burns and WaterhOuSe Won Half the Races
 at Oakland.
Eddie Jones and Col. Wheeler Gathered in the Stake
 Events.
Favorites Earned Brackets on Three OccasiOns-Ravele Ran Third
 at Odds of 100 to 1.

Racing folk must now Journey over the bay to Oakland to see the sport. The California Jockey Club is now en- toying it's pull in the weights. and the card the opening day had decidedly strong Burns &, Warehouse flavor about it. The stables colt. Eddie Jones, captured the California Maiden Stake, worth S700 to the winner, Col. Wheeler led a good field out in the Golden Gate Stake, which also netted the winner S700, Sweet FaVerdale took the final s400 purse on the card, and little Meany pitched the third event off with Palo- macita, finishing second. This Is a pretty good showing for one day. and if the streak of luck continues and the snow holds off the stable ought to lay aside some coin. Nearly all of the oth- CT owners have money to burn and are simply racing for the fun of it.
 Evidently expecting an exodus of wis itors from the pumpkin country or some other place, twenty-five book makers cut in and they found business very slow. People did not play the fla vOrites with much gustO nor did they nibble at the tempting prices chalked against outsiders. It was simply an off day, that was all. The first choices split with the outsiders by taking three of the purses.
 In the California Maiden Stake the Morello colt, Eddie Jones, had nothing to beat, and going to the post a prohib- 1tiVe l to favorite, galloped in ahead of the 100 to shot Ravelette, ridden by Spencer. Bow and Arrow, backed by all the wise ones to get the place, was third
 After her stylish win of the Shreve Cup at 1ngleside on Saturday, the ma Jorlty of bettors considered Fleur de Lis moral for the Golden Gate stake at seven furlongs. accepting the short price of to about her. The Burns x Waterhouse pair. Shasta Water and Colonel Wheeler opened at fours and drifted back to to l from a lack of support. Of the other start CTS Dr. Sharp was played the most Thorpe on Colonel Wheeler soon put all doubts at rest as to the winner. Sending the Colonel out in front he never allowed the others to get up and at the end won easily by four lengths in 1:21S4. Eddie Jones astride Satsuma made short cut on swinging into the stretch, taking the place from Sharp. Willie Martin with the faVOrite played in hard luck, getting cut off on the back stretch and landing in fourth place.
 Of the original big list of entries in the first race on the programme. a six furlong sprint, but nine lined up at the barrier. Don FulanO ruled a slight favorite over Sorrow in the betting. going to the post to 9. Ferguson ex- perienced considerable difficulty in dis patching them, using the recall flag on three occasions. Sorrow with her eighty-f1ve pounds up soon headed D. J. Tobin, and won with ease from the faVOrite. Howard, 15 to 1 shot with Mcdonald up. ran into show
 The ffve-and-a-half furlong scramble followed, ending in an easy win for the Baldwin entry, San Venado The brown colt was an even money choice in the ring, and taking the lead from Blar- keystone in the stretch. experienced no difficulty in winning by several lengths February, 10 to 1 shot, was third be- hind BlarneystOne.
 A very poor crowd started in the mile and furlong run. PalOmacita. ridden by Neany, ruled a to choice. but was in poor demand, and so was Thel- ma, which opened at 13 to 5. receding to 13 to 3. Marcel went to 50 and was then played down to 20 to l. Mamie