The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
BeachWood, Star Per-
former, Scores 2:l5 IA.
RACING ON OAKLAND TRACK
PALO ALTOS -YEAR-OLD
GRANDSON BEAT $50.
To-Day's Free-for-All Trot Expected
to Furnish a Series of Spec
tacular Finishes.
Notes.

The races at Oakland yesterday were
rather tame. but after q great event like
the first installment of the free-for-al
trot-Toggles' great victory last Shurs-
day-the time seemed slow-heats in 2:15A
Beachwood was the star performer of
the day in 2:l61a and PISA in the 2:15 pace.
with Rex Alto easily winner of place
money. Peanuts went a corking good
race and was not much outclassed after
all. He made bad breaks, but showed
heaps of speed. The winner was at l to
8, then after her first heat at to 10.
The 2:30 pace was apparently all over
but the shouting, the talent picked
Gaff Topsail at to TO win II. Again
the field was the best play and Polo
(abOut as big as a St. Bernard dog won
it in 2:25A, driven by Charlie Farrar, who
is the best who has yet piloted the daugh-
ter of Nutford-fast but unsteady. Mark
H finished with a rush and beat out Cap
tain Hackett.
DR.. Frasse again won his race, this time
beating 2:2O. He is a rafting 3-year-old
and is entered in some good stakes at the
fall meetings. The Doctor made no mis-
takes and finished like a racehorse. His
grandsire was that famous campaigner,
Palo Alto, 20Sa4. SO no wonder. Lady G
went a very good race and must have
beaten 2:25 each heat. DR.. Frasse was at
~ q III l4lS DtlJIilS anu SpI4 dl ~ ~ ,
in the auctions over the bunch. He
should reach 2:15 this season and Is the
best of his age yet shown hereabouts.
President Knight three-year-Old Lyn-
hoou Won the last race IN 2:2S%+ very neat,
~ over a good field. Maud Murray had
speed and will win some day. LynhOOd
was l to in the books and 10 10 in the
auctions. Dan Miner drove Lottie
PARKS 81 and she went a grand mile. She
is by Cupid
Ilustrous and Campaigner had you
help-me-and-I ll-help-you" match, and IL
lustrious won it.
Rodriguez should have been called to
task for undue use of the whip and it
detracts from the good opinion many
have had Of him as trainer. A good
man never hammers hOrse-gOOd or bad
as he did lllustrlOuS the opening heat.
When it was Campaigner's watch the
. grand stand finish was wholly lacking.
IlustTiOuS is down on the cards a
son of Happy Medium. sire of Nancy
Hanks, so must be a pretty old horse.
He is very honest and worthy OF more
sane system than the Rodriguez. Cam
paigner is a three-year-old, by George
Washington, and a fairly fast colt, too
growthy to ever reach extreme speed es-
tate. however.
To-days free-for-all trot will doubtless
he a series of spectacular finishes fought
tooth and nail from word to wire. 1t IS
two in three instead of dash. and all will
try to beat Toggles, Thursdays winner,
and as it is the windup of the meeting an
effort will be made to beat 2:10 over the
track B!uY FleldWlck mas spent much
time cushiontng it, and it is almost q GER
tainty the winner will touch the State
race record of 2:0924.
Bunch has Ethel Downs (z:1N better
balanced man in Thursdays race. and
looks to see heats in 2:09 to beat the
daughter of Doodle.
Sullivan says quietly wnen asked: II
can beat the mile Toggles went if Mamie
Griffin goes away level and I am up at
the sendoff."
Clark, who drives Toggles, says as to
the great gelding'S chances: We'll The
Call had him sighted about where he can
gO-2:08-but then he might break and it
would result in slower heat than I will
carry them, whether winning or losing"
Jonathan says: "Zombro is good and
in a heat race I stand more chance to
win. I will have two chances-three If