The San Francisco call., 1899-09-13
Sports
SAN TOMAS
is WINNER OF
THE FUTURlTY
Crack Two-Year-OId Of the Burns
& Waterhouse Stable Comes
In at Sacramento Track.

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 12.-It was Gran
gers day at Agricultural Park this a1ter-
noon and the visitors from the rural ois-
tricts were among the early comers to the
track. Long before the gates were
opened the price of gold bricks had taken
an upward tendency, but the market was
dull with little doing. The patrons or
husbandry were attentive lookers-on, but
speculated little. The weather was warm
as usual and mosquito-net clothing is still
in much demand.
Specializing on the harness events was
uncertain as usual. Dolly D won the 2:1s
trot and it was hard telling whether or
not she was favorite. Diawood at remu-
nerative odds won the PIP class pace
In the running events the talent rared
better, three choices scoring.
The rich Futurity stake for two-year-
olds Of the running division was the stel-
lar event of the programme Just year
ago the stable of Burns & Waterhouse
carried off the prize with Bonibel. and
to-day repeated the turn with San Tomas,
son of imp. Brutus and Deception. The
winner. coupled in the betting with Bee
Bee, ruled odds on choice, the only other
starters being The Echo and Constella-
tor. Bee Bee, with Charley Thorpe up,
could nave won hands down, but was
eased up at the finish to permit her stable
companion to earn the laurels. The Echo
and Constellator looked outclassed.
The 2:19 class trot, first DECIDED. was
captured by Dolly D, the Santa Rosa
stock farm representative. In the open
ing heat the mare, a second choice in the
betting, ended up in third position, owing
to disastrous break early in the game
Thereafter the daughter of Sidney Dillon
seemed to have her field at her mercy
for she won hands down. Athavis, ham
died by Dan Miner, took the first heat
at odds of s to /, thus cinching second
money. Twilight guided by Dick Havey.
won third money.
Hoppled, dstrusted and disgraced in
his last time out Diawood, son or Dl-
ablo, downed his field like breaking sticks
noted for generosity, laid s to 1 against
the PAGER for the opening heat. which he
won easily from the favorite,. Don. Beach
wood was also out for a killing" but
after leading to the paddock stopped to
a walk. The latter was really the good
thing" of the afternoon. In the second
heat Arthur w came from the punch
with fine turn of speed, but Diawood
developed no backing up propensitles,
taking the second heat and race from Ar
thur quite as easily as the first In I'll.
l this heat | Direct made a game effort,
finishing third, and with more racing luck
would have been hardy CONTENDER al
the end. 1t was perhaps fortunate for the
winner that the conditions OF the race
did not call for heats three in five.
After the Futurity had been decided, a
seven furlong sprint, for which Manzanilla
closed favorite was called. Thorpe, who
had the mount rode one of his od-time
finishes getting the verdict at the wire
by a short head from Meadow Lark, with
Morse up.
The three-cornered owners handicap,
with Libertine, Hohenzollern and Mount
McGregor as starters, was no doubt the
fiercest betting feature of the day. Nc.
Gregor, with Thorpe up, had the call, and
his superb saddle work undoubtedly won
Assuming the lead almost from the jump.
he was hard pressed at the wire, but the
bay with roam markings hung on gamely,
beating Hohenzollern out over two
lengths in 1:47A. Had Morse, on the
latter, been given a whip the result
might have been different. Jack Ward,
astride Libertine. searched for all the
pockets and found them. He should re-
turn to exercising again.
The final seven furlong dash, with a
cheap band of platers lining up, went to
Snips. a to / shot, piloted by Mounce.
Maenus, the to 8 favorite, with Butler
up ran third, beaten by Tenrica
Following are the entries for tomorrow:
First race-Double teams mile heats, two in
three.
Frasses- Mamie Riley Primrose Regina
Our Boy-Sophia Myrtle Whlps-Dlcta-
Marguerite Fanny tress
Putnam
Second race-Trotting, 2:1s class; mile heats,
two In three.
Maud Newman Tip Timores
McNally Lyman
Azalea