The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
NO END TO
 FAVORITES Joe Terry the One Beaten Cheice at Oakland. HORTON A SPEEDY COLT. CODA AWARDED A DOUBTFUL DECISION OVER ALvERo. Wheel of Fortune Ahead of Rey del Tierra at the Wire-Toluca
 Too Fast for Her
 Company.
HORTON A SPEEDY COLT.
CODA AWARDED A DOUBTFUL
 DECISION OVER ALVERo.

One lonely outsider in the betting, AL vero, endeavored to poke his nose past the wire in front at Oakland yesterday. but a questionable decision knocked him out of the purse. Every other race Of the afternoon was captured by first choice in the betting. This one in question was awarded to J. Naglee Burke's Cooa, a heavily backed second choice. The track was in good condition and the attendance large.
 By Holly turned a very warm maiden in Horton loose in the opening three and a half furlong scramble, with a field Of twelve youngsters lining up at the bar rier He was sent to the post to fa- vorite. with Thorpe in the saddle, ana won as he pleased. Tn hard drive the 10 to 1 shot. Sir Urian, took the place from Santa Flora, rank 100 to out slider.
 If there Is an ounce of the gray matter encased in the skull of Jockey FraWley' who rode the Ii to 5 favorite, Joe Terry, in the mile and a furlong selling affair, he failed to give evidence to that fact Get ting away from the post well, he allowed his mount to fall back in the bunch ana staved there. Below the paddock Mlller' astride The Dragon, had the race won' but grew rattled and tossed II aWav. C1awson on the 10 to l shot, AlVero, came with a rush the last tIiIItS SeIA uNi all appearances won by long neck, put Coda was given the decision. The sho" fell to Lost Girl. ,z-.o,,.
 The Burns SS Warehouse colt Excor- sion was extensively supported al 5,5 Ihe short price of to to beat the speedy Toluca in the four furlong spin TOT TWO year-oIds and not only falled to accoIh- Dlish the trick. but was beaten 1E tne show by Fl Mido Toluca assuIleu ass me co1,1 o11e lead below the paddock, and leo her coiil- pany out by four lengths.
 Entered at light valuation in the mile run, decided under seIllng conoi'io1lS' ita onS Recreation was a short faVorlte: ana leading EIsmore from the start, hit the wire half a length ahead of Honigs horse in i ,A1IG Formella handled her light lIn- most 10 good advantage, getting the snow from Morinel by the shortest or heaos.
 Notwithstanding the rumors that Iue yVheeI of Fortune had thrown a splint. was lame, and all that sort or padd9cK hnsh the mare pulled off the mile and a furlong selling event, fifth on the caTd, III clever fashion Perhaps if little h1ley cn,,ld have given Key del Tferra more Fashionable ride the result might nave been different, for he certainly was d good horse with the weight up me puIk of the money went In on the ldIteI, WHlcn I was pIaved down in the ring from tours to to 5 At one time during the pro. ceedfngs it looked as if Fortuna mlght land. but after showing the way uht1 furlong from the wire, she cashed Ill. IF ne ridden out, downed Key del I1erra Iangth Rapido at lengthy odds, grappeo the show from Fortuna
 The educated coin sent BeIilcoso l!ieo ISo r1erguson's hands @ prime choice Tn the concluding seven-furlong tour, ana aIter ra cing San Mateo to a standst1n the pig sDrinter experienced little dlIncuILy III winning cleverly from Snas1a Sso,f ,s1t,a, ate,, it was all over and got the show with the HOnig entry.