The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08
Larue Fields and Difficult Guessing Confronted
 the Talent.
The Cadnus Stake Captured by Eddie Jones With
 Thorpe Up.
Thelraa Scan1pered in at Odds of PC to 1-Four Choices Brought Up
 in the Rear.

It Is quite evident that Oakland track holds first place in point of popularity over its rival, Ingleside. Despite the threa7 ening aspect of the weather, a large crowd crossed the bay yesterday and saw some excellent sport. The various fields were of good proportion and the betting fast enough to keep the twenty-three bookmakers huStling. The picking was decidedly hard and rain falling aftefe the third race had been decided served to still further scramble up the form players. Among the delicious bonbOns sprung during the afternoon was Thelma, which won at a spicy price of 20 to l, running prac- tically frtendless.
 Tod Sloan piloted Vioris to victory in the opening event, and Thorpe land ed the Cadmus stake, with Eddie Jones. All of the other choices met with de- feat
 The starters in the Cadmus stake were boiled down until but five faced the issue. The race was for three year-olds over one mile and was worth $900 to the winning horse. The bet ting strongly favored the Burns & Warehouse colt, Eddie Jones, the brown youngster going to the post at l Z. CTS had shown a liking for the dis tance and were but slightly supported. Lord Marmion, with Lonnie Clayton in the saddle, had speed to loan for over six furlongs and then hung out dis tress signals. After some hard urg- ing the favorite assumed the lead and at the wire won easily from Marmion by three lengths in 1:4212. Prince Ty- rant, with Conley in the saddle, finished a fair third.
 Twelve two-year-olds started in the three and a half furlong scramble, with Tod Sloan's mount Vioris closing an Il to favorite in the betting. Buena Ven tura led the bunch until the paddock was passed, where the favorite got up and won cleverly from EZell's Ally. To- luca, a Ally by Nomad and quoted at 100 to l in the ring, finished a good third.
 TheIma was entirely overlooked In the betting on the mile and furlong run, going to the post at odds of 20 to l. Johnny Woods took her out in the lead, and, never headed, the brown mare led Mamie Scott over the wire half length in 1:55, very creditable performance. Serena, the second choice, finished in the show, with the 8 to favorite Palo- macita running unplaced.
 Highland Ball, an to l chance ridden by Holmes. proved the surprise in the seven-furiong selling affair. Conley's mount. Town Topics. was played for a good thing, his odds quick ly being rubbed from to to Il to 10. Prompto. with the favorite at his heels, had the speed of the party to the stretch, where Holmes forced Highland Ball to the front, and, stalling off the challenge of pr. Marks at the end, got the decision by a nose. Tulare, away from the post poorly. was a good third.
 Senator Bland, the choice for the mile and a sixteenth, was beaten through as palpable a foul as has been seen this winter. Near the furlong pole from the wire, when Sloan on the Senator was rapidly forging to the front, "Skeets" Martin astride Orimar. the second choice, deliberately pulled in toward the rail, forcing Tod to pull up. Mar tin then pulled his mount out and won by something over a length. Marplot was third. Mercutio set terrific clip for six furlongs.
 Of the original large number of en- tries in the final six-furlong run eight