The San Francisco call., 1899-11-07
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DIOMED MAY
YET BECOME
A CELEBRITY
The Brother to Diggs Wins
First Time at Barrier.
Tanforan Results.

Quite as fast as his illustrious brothers,
Olinthus and Diggs. the brawny chestnut
youngster Diomed celebrated his nrst ap-
pearance with the coors up by taking
the opening scramble for two-year-oLds at
Tanforan Park yesterday. Backed from
Is TO by dribbling wagers he raced Linn
erick, the Marcus DAILY entry, to stand
still, and IN a drive won by a neck, cover
ing the five furLongs in 1:0l24. 1t could
scarcely pe said that a killing" was
made over the winners victory, for the
pencilers are playing a cautious game and
rub prices on the slightest provocation.
Joe McGee, from the CoTrigan stable and
favorite in the ring, had a stable boy up,
never being prominent
Harrows had greatly improved the sur
face Of he track and much faster time
was made than on the opening day. -Four
Of the six purses went TO hrst cholces IN
After a well-earned rest out at pastur-
age the fast little flly Genua lined up at
the barrier in the second event and won
all the way Opening at 3, her price
went TO ., and in a drive she led Taruba,
a 80 to l shot, out neck. Ann Page, the
favOrite, ridden by Joe Weber, got away
from the post left foot first and was never
prominent.
The light-weighte.d Zoroaster was first
at the wire in the mile and q sixteenth
selling run. Through the stretch MoriEel.
ridden by Eddie Jones, gave the Shields
entry q hard rub, but weight told and the
game mare suffered defeat by half a
length ReoHa, slovenly ridden by
Mounce, made a late bid, finishing close
third
A stx-furlong sprint with only Arnasa
to beat looked a set-up for Afamada, and
to 3 looked a long quotation Pat
Ryans mare walked by the gebding
when a quarter had been covered, and
waltzed home. Manzanilla downed the
firing Amasa for second place
Alaria seemed finally to be at her very
best. and the seven furlopg run proved
quite 10 the mares fancy. Starting a
7 to 10 favcrite. with Thorpe in the saddle.
she overhaUled Lodestar when the
stretch was reached, winning hands
ing, stalled off the challenge of Whale
back, getting the place BY half a length.
An extra mile run also proved boon
for the Chicago turfman, Pat Ryan. His
gelding. Silver Tone, had his odds ham
mered down from s to to to 2, and
downed his field without effort. Croker,
the Montana bred horse, disposed of
Guilder for the place.
Track Notes.
Only nine bookmakers cut in yester-
day.
Dan Honig, the st. Louis turfman, ar
rived here yesterday. His stable Of
horses preceded him, winning two or
three purses at Oakland
J. Walsh. very promising light weight,
was first on three occasions.
Wednesday. November IS, is the date set
for the deciding of the Stanford stakes at
TanfOran and the San Mateo stakes on
the Saturday following.
owing to lack of entries the sixth race
Will fiji at the track this forenoon.
Following are the entries:
First race-Six furlongs; selling; two-year-
Ods.
262 Champion Rose.lo3 Washoe Ban. LOG
282 Choteau ........106 PCS Miss Sophie. 103
Second race-Seyen furlongs; selling.
253 Tirade ........I Jos (252) )Faversham lip
267 Jennie Reid los PSI Los Medanos. 1l2