The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

pounds and Dick Clawson. in the saddle all expected him to fall heir to the rich plum. Coupled with Traverser 8 to was laid against the pair, with to the place chalked behind Bradleys colt. Buckwa has been going great guns in his morn ing .gallops, and the gelding.s odds were gradually lowered from to S1a to l. BUCK Massie. in at l16, called for quite exten- sive backing, but bettors seemed to have soured on Ostler Joe and Linstock. Fon- savannah and Judge Denny were not ex- pected to prove dangerous, ana they didn't do very much.
 At the post there was quite an extended stop, and when Ferguson finally re, leased the webbing Buckwa bolted and seemed to sit lightly on +he. back of Traverser and Thorpe immediately, as sumed the front position, trailed past the stand by Ostler Joe and Fonsovannah. turn, and then the killing clip set by the chestnut began to tell, and he was all out. All this time Clawaon was scramb- ling the eggs back in the bunch With Candelaria. Rounding the buoy for home, Traverser with all sails set showed no signs of stopping, and though his run ming mate came fast when he caught the trade winds opposite the paddock, Pa" Bradley's pride was first by half a length in 1:53A. Candelaria finished two length ahead of Fonsovannah for second money. The others, badly beaten, strag- gled in.
 The Candelaria handicap for two-year- olds over five hurdles, with but five &C., cepting the weights, looked foregone conclusion for the Burns 6 Waterhouse duo. Humidity and Panamint. The bet ting also indicated as much, to 3 being the post price. Rainier, with nnety-five pounds, turned up the joker. Catching Humidity at the paddock, Gray got the rank outsider, in winner by a length; Humidity tired badly the last hundred yards, lasting long enough, however, to beat, Sevens two lengths for the place: tie Harrfsons lilly. Mocorito, to win the opening. six furlong spin but Johnny Woods had a stormy passage, and Daily at the wire. The latter was IS to in the ring around post time.
 But six started in lhe four and a half Bookkeeper Johnny Humphreys Malay ruling strong to 5 favorite. Garnet Ferguson's Prince Royal colt Distance led to the, stretch, where, the first choice took up the running and won easily by a length. Distance was second, the same distance ahead of Simi
 Three outsiders in the betting finished heads on the wire in the mile run for selling platers. B. J. Johnson's FloronZo was played down to to favoritism, but Dorsey went with all sorts of hard luck, In a furious finish Don Luis, finishing on the outside with Clawson up. got the de- cison over Thorpe on Charles Le Bel a head, with Mistleton but a short head farther away.
 In the mile and quarter selling run Spencer. on Don Clarencio. ruling equal had the race won, but quit riding the last sixteenth, and was nosed out by Earl Cochran. piloted by H. Brown. Sir Dilke was in front for over six furlongs. when he "dogged'' it badly, and Don Clarencio took the front position, striking the stretch with a commanding lead. Spen-
 The concluding six furlong dash. also decided under selling conditions. resulted in another very close and exciting finish at the wire. After getting away we'll with the favorite, Miss Rowena, Woods managed to get his mount cut off, and with plenty left to finish on led the sec ond choice, San Mateo, past the judges long nose in 1:15 fiat. Montallade took show honors.