The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
Roadwarme CTS Winning the Most Successful
 Coup of the Season.
Four Winning Favorites Also Played Havoc With the
 BoOknakerS.
Torsida Defeated Her Field Handfly Mahogany Ran Second at
 Odds of 25o to 1.

The syndicate" unloaded a steam ing hot one on the betting ring at Emeryville yesterday. The layers of odds were taken unawares, for 1t came off in the very first number on the card. Among the sixteen starters was the so-termed half breed Road warmer. The projectors of the coup had such confidence in the sprinter that they kept the name of his rider in the background until the last min ute, and then gave out that Joe Weber, an obscure jockey, was to do the piloting. The ring proved easy game The bookies couldn't stand for Joe and laid 15 to l against his mount. The Daly entry Distinction looked pretty good, especially so as Conley had the leg up, and they reached out for the Roadwarmer money and got it in large packages. Sickly looking men in the last stages of tuberculosis sud denly became possessed of twenty dol lar pieces; messenger boys, bamboo artists and seedy looking individuals who looked as though a square meal would give them Klondicitis were all jumbled together in the ring trying 10 get some of that 15 to l. The price finally fell to s. The start was a good one, with the good thing" showing out in front. He was never headed and, trailed throughout by the favor ite, won by less than a length. It was currently reported that anywhere from $7000 to $10,000 was taken from the ring.
 The bookmakers had hard time of it throughout the afternoon. Four heavily played first choices reached the wire in front, and it is more than like ly there will be several absentees from the block at to-day's cut in.
 San Augustine was considered by form students about the best of the seven starters in the two-year-old scramble, and closed in the betting a slight choice over the Burns & Water house entry, Malay. Thorpe on the lat ter was cut off soon after the start, but again took the lead in the stretch, win ming cleverly from the first choice. In a nose finish for the show honors The Miller gained the decision over Foxey.
 In the seven-furlong run, with but four facing the barrier Torsida with 'Skeets" Martin in the saddle ruled favorite in the betting, and, catching Lord Marmion in the home run, downed the St. Carlo colt handily at the wire by over two lengths in 1:27 fiat Morellito was hustled along too fast the first part by Thorpe and was an indifferent third.
 The mile and a sixteenth event, de- cided under selling conditions, was taken rather handily by the favorite. Rey del Tierra. Sent out in front from the start by Clawson, Pursers horse made all the running and led Lena past the judges more than a length. Lost Girl ran a remarkably good race, f1n- lshing a close third
 The muchly scratched out Chihuahua, instead of backing up in the betting, was played down yesterday, and did not forget to bring home the goods Sent over to the post an to favorite for the five and a half furlong sprint, the gelding was in front from the first jump, and, hard ridden at the end, f1n- ished less than a length before the 250 to 1 chance Mahogany, with Mcdonald