The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
THE TALENT
 SIDETRACKED
 AT OAKLAND Well Backed Horses
 in the Ruck. FoRwERTs WAS EASY MONEY HEAVILY BACKED. HE RUNS AWAY FROM THE FIELD. San Mateo Had Too Much Speed for .. Bernardillo =. Horton Was
 Beaten Out by Vene
 toro.
F0RWERTS WAS EASY MONEY
HEAVILY BACKED, HE RUNS AWAY FROM THE FIELD.

Aside from the wins of Forwertss and San Mateo, the favorites over at Oakland track traversed very. bunny road yes terday, and this pair were backed. only by the smart ones. Stepabouti. Bernardillo and Horton each In turn stepped to the plate and struck out. William @ coulo be numbered among the beaten choices also. for he opened a pronounced favorite.
 Butch Fisher and ''Daggie": Smith united a spicy piece of horsefesh in Fors werts, which won the opening six 1ur- , long bout g for maidens, about as she pleased Her packers accepted 5 to opening and later took : to ?. Piggou had the mount and, away first. was never headed winning somewhat easily from Stan Powers Inverary II came down from the clouds in a parachute, captur- ing the show.
 reeling off some nice work in private trials. and on the strength of this inform ation. was installed to choice for the six furlong selling sprint that Followed; Later on she receded to 3 to 2 and finished last So much for workouts. I0rompto made nearly all the running, and disposed of Lost Girl with apparent ease Roadwarmer, poorly ridden was
 The mile selling event afforded one more opportunity for traWIey 10 sn9% now Sloan. He threw the leg over William OB and if he can infuse no more energy into his riding. should take Vacatloni; ,i Soscol carried the educated money, ana with Hennessey in the saddle, fairly sprawled in. a length in advance Of NeIoz, a F to l chance.
 made his debut and the uneducated strung their checks his way. Coffey horse went back in the betting rom even money to to and was outfooted the en, tire seven furlongs by San aAateo, piloted by Pat Sullivan. The winner was played down from to to to faTortism and 7Se+o fr, 1 lot q ark ably good run. The balance of the start CTS belonged in cheaper company
 Everybody unloaded on Horton in the final five furlong spin for two-year-olds, forcing his odds from to 2 to $ to 5, and after a stormy trip, the chestnut colt suc- ceeded In finishing second to Ventoro, Hennessy's mount.
 Turf Gossip.
 J. W. Brooks. handfcapper at Oakland track, takes exception to an item pub- lshed which states that the conditions of the races in which Shasta Water and Bliss Fucker were starters on Monday were framed for those two animals. He defies any well posted turfman to show him one clause in the conditions of the races that could be construed as favoring either of them. Mr. Brooks furthermore says, though, that if he at any time should make a race up for any particu- lar horse, he will bet round sum that the horse wins mat DelnS the case IL looks as if, Shasta Water and Bliss Rucker were in the enjoyment of nothing more . than an even break.
 The contract Dick Clawson holds with Sydney Paget for next year, calls for a salary of $7500. This sum is only a re- tainer the jockey being paid for winning and losing mounts, and outside mounts.
 There will be flo combination book at Oakland. President Williams thinks the f'cheese and era acker''. stand, and wisely diSpenSed with 1t:
 Charley Fair again touched the ring up, getting several hundred down on Forwerts at top price.
 Billy Randallis string arrived from Mon- tana yesterday. Q;
 Ed .KTipp of Sacramento thought Road-