The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-08
FOR THE BO0K|ES
A DISASTROUS Day for the Wise
Ones Ct Oakland.
ONE FAvORITE WON
"A Few Moro Events Like This win
Make Many OF the Players INT
the Ties = Free Handicap
Turned . eurprioot

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco. May z.-This was anoth-
er disastrous day for the wise brigade At
Oakland. one favorite only Of ok heavily
backed coming first under the wire. FIVE
purses from 5 to 20 to 1 landed the coin
in as many races. and only one second
choice succeeded in winning. he day was
a harvest for the bookies. but . few more
like 1t will keep the ties warm between
here and the East after the close Of the
racing season here.
The talent started In well. Anna PAGE.
the favorite for IN FIRST. had no trouble
In landing. She 10 . very clever nlly by 6t.
Carlo. and has q whole bunch OF speed.
The Fretter. who was Is to !. was easily
second from Britomartise. Polka came in
for considerable of a play. but had no
speed at all and dropped right out OF II.
Baby King had a bit Of speed at first. Ber-
ry put up one Of his liveliest rides on San
tello.
Colonel Dan was an odds-on favorite OF
the second race at six furlongs. but ne
never showed any speed. Perhaps this
was because he was recently nerved.
Pasha showed the way for 4 o time.
Then Ell Moro went out in front and sue
ceeded i'm winning from the hard-ridden
Formella by a nose. Duke of FORK, who
got a miserable ride. was third. The win
ner was as good as IL to 1.
Malay Johnny, Humphries' good COLI,
beat a fair field In the third race at four
and a half furlongs. La Paraseusse show
ed her usual strong flight of speed. but
topped badly at the end. Malay ran over
horses i'm the stretch and won with some
thing to spare from Banewor. H. L.
Franks E-Come got of badly. finished
x..ort o.A xrvgtb m ox,on hroak vniwht hQVe
won the race. The winner was 5 to l at the
post.
Searro won the fourth race In . drive
from Billy Randall's recent purchase, Ro-
bair. and Polish. II is safe to say ina
some of the others were not trying. Ear
row was as good as 10.
The free handicap turned out q surprise
Cromwell. backed from Is down to Z. won
easily from Satsuma and Ostler Joe
Clawson took him out in front. and, lead
ing all the way, won by four lengths In q
drive. Satsuma got the place by a q
from Ostler Joe. Cole, on Grady, cut Ost'
Ter Joe off several times during the race
The last race went to Miss Ross. whe
was 10 to 1 at the post. Recreation wal
the favorite. but did not run up to ex
pectation. p. A. F~innegan set q merry
clip to the stretch, where he was cooke
and Miss Ross and Recreation fought J
| out, the former winning. La Goieta go
the show. Results:
Four furiongs-Anna Page won. TIT
| Fretter second. Britomartis third: time
| :4sIs. Six furlongs. selling-El Moro won
| Forma second, Duke Of York ii. third
time, l:l5iH. Four n a half furlongs
seIling-Malay won Banewor second. T.
come third: time. :56k. Mile. selling-Zar
row won, Robair second. Polish third
time. 1:f2ik. Mile and a sixteenth. FREE
handicap-Cromwell won. Satsuma sec
ond. Ostler Joe third: time. 1:47h. Sever
furlongs, selIing-Miss Ross won. Recrea
ton second, La Goleta third; time, LIS.