The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
CANDELARIA
 IS 4 "CLAM At Odds On Easily Beaten by Flandes, a 100 to
 1 Shot.
Sly at Odds of 12 to Downed a Fast Crowd of
 Sprinters.
Three Favorites in Front at Oakland. Miss Rowena Turned Up an
 Easy Winner.

If a Spanish cruiser had sailed into the harbor and dropped a shell in the center of the infield, it would have proved no more of a startling surprise than the win of the 100 to l shot Flandes at Oak land track yesterday The outsiders un- expected victory happened in the fourth event of the day, mile and a sixteenth selling run, for which Candelaria. with little Woods up, was a prohibittve to favorite in the betting. The latter had finished third in the Burns handicap, and meeting such cheap collection the price laid seemed liberal one. For the past month so Flandes has been trying to down some very cheap articles in the race-horse line with i'll success. and at post time anywhere from 60 to 75 to 1 could be had about him. Ridden by an obscure pilot named Whitman, the despised one made all the running, and at the finish won comparatively easily from the favorite in the slow time of 1:49&. The latter was messed about considerably the first six furlongs, but showed a total lack of inability to get up when Woods shook him up in the stretch; in fact. he was head for the place. Many small bets were registered in the books the winner, and the victory was very popular one.
 Of the other favorites three met with better success. Dolore and Sly both crossed the wire first at very healthy odds. the latter heavily backed. Nearly
  speculating.
 W. J. Spiers' bay horse Millbrae, with Piggott in the saddle, was installed favor long scramble with a big field going to the post, and after shaking off Red Spider. won hands down. Lona Marie was third, behind the latter horse.
 The fast R. Q. Ban was extensively SUD- ported and shipped to the post favorite for the six-furlong sprint next decided but after tripping along out in the lead until well on toward the wire found the distance too far and the company too pressing and ended up In the show. In a hard drive Clawson got Dolore, a 5 to chance, over the line scant head be- fore the unlucky Lucky Star, a Is to 1 shot in the ring. Lost Girl was tardy in getting up.
 half furlongs went to the hot favorite, Fl Mido, ridden by Piggott Key Hooker looked a winner down the stretch. but Enos, who had the mount, could not re- sist looking back at the field, and was collared by the favorite at the paddock. The latter bore In forty yards from the wire, interfering with Hooker, and allow ing Woods on Obsidian to get the place by head.
 The six-furlong selling sprint, fifth on the card, was certainly horse race. O'ConneIl was of course made pro- nounced favorite in the betting, but he appears to have trained off, for San Ma teo had the old sprinter raced to stand still by the time the stretch was reached. and 1t looked anybody's race. When paddock was neared. Clawson astride Sly drew away from the bunch. winning cleverly by a couple of lengths. Behind her all whipping hard, Chappie. OCon- nell Sport McAllister, San Mateo and Peixotto finished heads apart.
 The Burns & Warehouse entry, Miss Rowena, was short-priced choice for the final five-furlong scramble, and after leading from the start won easily from Stepabout, the second choice.