The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Captured the Rich
Burns Handicap.
SATSUMA FINISHED SECOND
wHAT-ER LOU A VERY CLOSE
THIRD.
A Great Equine struggle-The Win
ner Piloted by Spencer-The
Light Weights Could Not
Get Up.

The rich $4,000 Burns handicap-over
one and q Quarter miles-was decided at
Oakland track yesterday and was cap
tured by Fleur de Lis, carrying !IO
pounds, with Spencer on her PACK. Inc
attendance was not up to that OF last
wear but still the spacious grand stand
was well filed with people, and the bet
tinig ring was a solid mass OF specta-
tors. The weather had cleared on Deau-
tifully, but the track was muddy anu
holding Little attention was gwen tAe
purse races, the crowd anMously await
ing the calling of the big event on lhe
card.
field of fifteen horses were summoned to
the post. The betting favored the Burns
g. Waternouse pair, NapamaX and Eddie
Jones, with What-Er Lou, the Top
weight, almost as we'll fancied. The sac
ramento delegation supported Fleur de
lis and the mare rated a strong thlrd
choice with Satsunia, the bald-iaceo nero
of last years race the next most tancled.
Extravagant prices prevailed against All
of the other starters. 80, 49,,
Al the most there was very little delay
After one false breahaWay, ferguson r.
leased the barrier to q perfect start Al
= gIance il could be seen the nghtWelghlS
go!1g b6 10 tbs iue rgt 9n Time tme Fie1r de Lis
sbov,ed slightly in front OF SatSuTna,
CLOSELY followed by Eddie Jones ana
WhaC-Er Lou. Down lIle DSLSA -
baId face of Satsuma, urged by Jones, led
the procession, with Spencer astTlQe ieuL
de Lis Dusily engaged picking the pes
EHTha3 3Er Lou. his closest attendants. At
fbe far turn none of those PACK IN tHe
bunch looked dangerous, unless II We fia
Napamax and the result seemed 10 lie
between the three leaders already men-
toned Satsuma entered the strelc55
slightly in advance OF F5eur uf ~, ~ Titu fat
In Striking for the outside path the Iat-
ter mare interfeTed somewhat with w nat
Er Lou Then ensued desperate dueI 20
the wire. Satsuma swerIed Ine IL ias9 pa :
ar6 II cost him the race, for tIeur ue LIS
ooked her handsome head over tHS WI VIZ
Rrst by a yard, with What-Er Lou, Tapped
on their saddle gtrths nan lgs nine ~ fo,Irf
in 2l21a. MOrinel finished cIose LouI ILL.,
one length in advance OF NaPaindH. ,e.
The winner was decorated with the Gus
tomary floral horseshoe, ana morse ,,Ial,I anu
race honestly contested. The keen ad-
iustnent of the weights was a tr1bute 10
The worth of the Handicapped, BROOKS.
TThe best horses are supposed TO carry
the heaviest imposts, and the top Welghts
headed the van. The Hghtwelghts, from ltn
lack of class and incompetent mt IIqeI q >,
failed TO prove a factor. This was from
no fault of the Handicapped.
Five other events were run on 91 2b "4lCh het
ting was heavy. and the books had a
prosperous day of ii.
Adam Andrew captured the opening
number at seven furlOngs from an IndlI-
ferent field starting a slight faVortte over
Bliss Rucker. He was ridden by Ruiz ana
led Cardweu out nearly two lengths.
The talent fell, heavily over the defeat tt
of Benamela in the six furlong sprint that
followed The brown gelding had Spencer
in the saddle. finishing a trapped looking
third Moringa, the second choice, also
piloted by Ruiz, experienced no difficulty
In winning easily from StromO, the light
weight of the company.
70 Devin's cheap looking effort could
partly be ascribed the defeat of the warm
favorite Humidity, in the six and half
furlong jaunt He seemed to be asleep
until too late, and then ran into the show.
The heavily backed Gualala, ridden. by
Piggott led Sombre past the judges half
a length, both hard ridden.
Nine selling platers started in the seven
furlong selling affair, fifth on the pro-
gramme. Through superior saddle work
Spencer. on the AZ to l chance, Roadrun-
ner, reached the wire first, over two
lengths in advance of Socialist. The IA
Vorite Una Colorado, ran unplaced.
The finish between Montgomery and Pat
Morrissey in the final short six furlong
dash was the closest of the day, causing
much discussion among racegoers. The
former horse, a hot 10 3 favOrite, earned
the. verdict by a nose, though many
caught Morrissey first. Rubicon ran a
Door third.