The record-union., 1898-04-10
Captures the Rich Prize at Oakland
in Fast Time.
Mas ALI Out at Finish, Barely Beating Cor
rigan's Won't Dance.
Ointhus First Under the Wire in
the General Arthur Stakes
The Opening Day of the Spring
Races at Newport, Kentucky,
and Memphis, Tennessee, At
tended by Large Crowds.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-Carry-
ing ID pounds, and pilOted by Jockey
H. Shields, Dr. H. f. RowelIs chestnut
horse Satsuma by McDutf-Abertha,
captured the rich Burns handicap at
the Oakland track this afternoon in the
presence of 10000 spectators. The WIN
ner was all out at the finish, barely
half a length separating him from Cor
rigan's Longfellow mare Won't Dance,
who. in turn, was similar distance in
advance of Candelaria. The journey
was traversed in the fast time OF
2:0715 accomplished in the face of q
heavy wind that blew down the stretch.
Twelve to one was the ruling price
against the victor.
The weather and track conditions
were practically perfect, and a force
of twenty-seven bookmakers proved
inadequate to handle the i'm
mense amount of money that was wag-
cred on the result of the stake. The
race this year had a decidedly open
appearance, and in consequence snort
prices prevailed, FonsOvannah of the
Hildredth stable being the only out
slider
After two false breaks Starter Fer
guson dispatched the field of ten in
perfect alignment the fieet-footed
Traverser, as usual, assuming the lead
at the very outset. Passing the stand
the colt was a length in front of Fon-
savannah, the despised outsider, with
Buck Massie in close attendance Sat
suma was in good position, while the
remainder of the field We're we'll
punched.
There was very little change in the
order of positions until the field swept
around the backstretch. At this juno
ture the pace told on Traverser, who
fell back, and was displaced by Fon-
savannah, Satsuma meanwhile moving
into third place.
The outsider loomed up very danger
ously for brief period and seemed
to be going easily until the saddling
paddock was reached. Here the Row
ell entry took command, and under
punishment passed under the Wire
half a length in advance of Won
Dance The latter came from the ex-
treme rear in the last hundred yards
with a magnificent burst of speed, but
Cash Sloan, who had the mount, had
waited too long, which probably de-
prived the Corrigan mare of first hon
ors The finish was very close, hard
ly a half dozen lengths separating the
entire field at this stage.
Jockey Shields gained additional
honors by winning the General Ar
thur stakes with J. G.. Brown & Co.'S
Olinthus, at 10 to 1. Results:
Six furlongs, selling, Sly (H. MARTINI,
9 to 1, won; Judge Stouffer (Spencer),
3 to l, second; Widow Jones eWoods),
60 to l. third Time-1:15. Dolore,
IrtNsrl ard
Queen Nubia, Nervoso, VIM. Pinker-
ton, Potentate, Distinction, Silver State
and Santa Paula also ran.
Seven furlongs, selling, indian Oh
MARTINI, to l won; Floronzo Dorsey,
30 to /, second; Colonel Dan CLAW
son), to :. third. Time-1:2 :2S1a. Free
Lady and Melvin Burnham also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Bucka
(Spencer), II to 10, won; Alvarado II.
Oh. Martin), to l, second; Bonito
(Clawsen), to /, third. Time-1:4S.
Earl Cochran, San Marco and Double
Quick also ran.
Four and a half furlongs, two-year-
olds. the General Arthur stake, value
ST $50 Olinthus (Shields), 10 to l, won;
Lavator (H Brown, ) to ,, second;
Panamint CThorpe), 9 to ,, third. Time
-0:561a. Toluca, Obsidian,. Maud Fer
guson Magdalenes, Native Son, Leo
Vertner and San Ramon also ran.
Mile and a quarter, all ages, the
Burns handicap, value $4,000, Satsu-
ma (Shields), 10 to 1. won; Won't
Dance &C. Sloan), i to l, second; Can
delaria CThorpe), ; to ,, third. Time
2:0T@. Scarborough, Morellito, Fon-
savannah. Buck Massie, Ostler Joe,
Linstock and Traverser also ran.
Six furlongs, McLight (H. Martin), 4
to /, won; May w. (Gouin), to -
second; Tea Rose II. (Clawson), to
/. third. Time-1:14. Libertine, Off
cial. Recreation and Bellicoso also ran
Six furlongs, selling, Refugee
(Thorpe). to 10, won; Robair Oh
Martin), to 1, second; Break o'Day
(Clawson), l. to l, third Time
1:1415. Imp. Mistral IL, Zamar H.
Olive and Lodestar also ran.
RESULTS AT NEWPORT.
CINCINNATI, April 9.-This was the
opening day of the Queen City Jockey
Club at Newport, Ky. A crowd of over
6,000 people turned out to see the
sport. The track conditions could not
have been improved upon. Results: