The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
Ayesf oEate7t Teco,n7 Haae IN the field Of Sport
HAD
SPORT WITH
THE BOOKIES
Put a Crirnp in the Ring at
anforan-Five Win
ming Choices.

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After many days Of pleasant sailing
! over CLASSY sea the boollmaking frater-
/ nifty encountered an od-fashioned ty-
phoon at Tanforan Park yesterday. 1t
will be remembered as blue Monday for
/ half a dozen moons. Not a few of the
bank rolls looked unlike an emaciated
veteran of the Manila. campaign after a
siege of Luz6n fever. F. Ryan Of Chicago
| and his horses Silver Tone, Amanda and
Marcato were liberal contributions to the
onslaught Remuneratye prices were
quoted against all Of the equines named,
and educated money backed each in his
race almost off the boards They were
not the only favOrites to land, for Silver
State and DR.. Sheppard reached the wire
in advance Of their fields, while in the
opening sprint Giro, the winner and sec
ond choice, was even more extensively
backed than the favorite, Burdock
Dan Dennison seemed unable to put
one over" He started Burdock in the
first number and Tommy Burns astride
Giro won with considerable in hand. In
fact, Aborigine gave the favorite a hard
rub, being downed but nose for the
place.
Burns also landed Silver State in front
for the next purse The distance was. six
furiongS, and in the betting there was no
really prominent choice, Coda, with
Ranch up, if anythingi enjoying the gall
The crack Western Jockey rode one or his
brainiest on the Nevada mare, at the
wire leading Coda out a length. Ricardo
secured the show from Magnus.
There was a trile more class TO the
seven furlong run which followed; with
Jennie Reid carrying the bulk OF the tai
ents coin at ODDS Of to .. LaVator re-
ceded in the betting after opening a to
choice. At the last Silver Tones price
was rubbed from threes TO u to .. cas-
dale and Lavator showed some speed for
half a mile. when the favorite, Jennie
Reid, assumed command In the run
home Silver Tone ran over the Hughes
entry, beating her out three lengths in
1:31 Lavator ran a good third
The siX-furlong recital, next decided
proved only a rehearsal for Afamada.
Little Walsh had her in front before
furlong had been covered. and she. won
galloping. Eddie Jones, by excellent rid
ing. got Campus, a u to shot, to the
wire TWO lengths before Don Luis for sec
ond place. Mike Rice would likely have
been a. factor had he not found a mud
hole about three furlongs from home,
falling out of it, as well as interfering
with Sorrow.
Ryan followed by a win with his horse
My Gypsy. the two-year-old, carrying .76
pounds. The diminutive. FLY and the
Duke Of Montrose gelding fought II out
the last furlong, J. Walsh, riding with
keener Judgment than Ranch, getting the
decision by a nose. MorineI ran a good
third.
The start inthefinal seven-furIong event
contributed to the victory of DR.. Shep.
pard. Thorpe got the big horse away well
to q struggling send-off, and after Mort
gage had PLAYED her string out Sheppard
took the lead and hard ridden, doWned
Malay over a length. the former horse was
all out but away on even terms with
the winner, could perhaps have reversed
things. Ostler Joe was also starter.
Track Notes.
When the weather clears up and the
track again becomes fast the Oakland as
ISOLATION will hang up a special purse for
a FIVE furlong sprint between Yellow Tail,
Fred Fosters big colt, and Southern Girl.
1t should prove a rare good drawing card.
Harry Spencer, the iceman." now con-
sidered the premier rider Of the country,
arrived from the East last evening. He
was accompanied by Willie Martin, the
famous Jockey Bill" Willie became in
volved in a controversy with the stewards
of the jockey club in New York some
weeks ago, and for once finished second
His explanations, while plausible, We're
not quite clear to them, and his license
was ordered revoked.
aration a great card for Thanksgiving
day. In addition TO 5000 handlcap, at
one mile and a furlong, there Will also be
a selling handicap, decided over the cup
distance, two and a quarter miles, for
George Rose, the widely. known Cali.
York Sunday night Mr.. Rose made one
of the largest books on. the East tern traeks
enjoying most prosperous season. Some
of his largest winnings were made at the
Aqueduct meeting.
Peter Gaffney, a very. shrewd follower
of the horses, is also a late arrival. Peter
was once betting commissioner for Ed.
PurSer
Ffenry Wendt. the smiling and hand
some block-man for George Rose, dropped
in from Chicago last night with a budget
of news He says English Bill jack
man is $40 600 ahead of the. game and
wears a diamond on his scarf as large as
a fire bucket He is now booking at the
Bennings meet and will visit England be-
fore returning here. Joe Rose, while he
did not have "a very successful season lay
ing odds, "bucked the tiger and roulette
sands at Saratoga. He also placed $4,000
on the chances of Jeffries beating the
sailor Henry stated that he saw Barney
Schneider. at Chicago, and the ''Genial
German said he had secured a. contract
for Bullman's services. Schneider is. now
on his way to California
Among the horses in Fred Fosters
string quartered at Oakland track is Sull-
ross. The old mudlark is now Y years old.
Andy BIakeley will be here in day or.
two with Lady. Meddlesome, Tillo and
three or four Others Tillo before break
ing down was a high-class racer.
In yesterdays fusillade at Tanforan
Hoffman & Cook lost $1,000; Harlan g. Co.,
$500: John Humphrey, $780,: Billy Lang
ford $500; Nose Getz, $3.50, and Colonel
Applegate, $500. Hoffman & Co. were also
on the wrong side. but Johnny Coleman
managed to break about even.
To-Day's Entries.
First race-Five furiongs; two-year-olds .
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