The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-04

san Francisco, March 3.-On a heavy
track. IN a drizzling rain, DR.. H. +.
RoweIrs bay gelding Imperious, by
Morelo dam Helen Scratch, won the
fifth Burns handicap. the classic of the
California turf, at Oakland today. This
is the second time Rowell has captured
the rich stake, having won with Sat
euma in 1898. and finished second with
the same horse last year. Contrary to
past precedents. the winner today was
well backed at short odds-in fact, the
stable may be said to have been favor
ifa. though the price on Acrobat was
shorter at post time.
The plunge on Acrobat was enOr-
nous. and from the opening odds at
10 l. the money of the best informed
talent WAS poured into the twenty
books I'm a golden stream. The strong
play was due TO the fact that Acrobat
wac purchased by J. f. Schorr this
morning. and +. W. Brode scratched
uut W the race in order to give T. 3 rms
th. mount on Acrobat. RoweHs stable,
Imuerilus and Malay. were well played
by the smaller bettOrs The opening
odds of 4 to 1 fluctuated slightly, and
closed an the same figures. The 9TH
,rs were backed at odds ranging all the
way from > to ! 10 80 TO l.
There was d delay of twenty-five
minutes at the post, and this, with
several false starts, killed whatever
chances the weight packers had under
more favorable conditions.
To a fair start Pat Morrissey went
o. the front with d rush, and at the
half had opened up q gap of three
lengths from DR.. Sheppard, with I'M
perious at his saddle and the others
we'll punched.
One Mile Gone.
At the mile post Morrissey was lead
ing by four lengths, ImpeTiOus second,
half a length from Arbaces. which had
come up from the ruCk. Acrobat fourth,
Malay fifth, Romero sixth and the 9TH
crs strung out, with Sheppard and
Forte bringing up the rear. into the
stretch Pat MOrri65ey swung still a
length and a half IN front. but he was
firing fast. and soon gave way to Ar
bdces, with Imperious at his heels.
Devin. on Imperious. rated his horse
splendidly, and when the time came to
urge his mount ne responded gamely
and came like a shot from the bunch.
drawing away from the front rank as
If they were anchored. and winning by
two lengths. Time-2:10.
Ii was hard to separate the next five
horses. as they were only heads apart,
but the judges placed them with ECsi-
mantle in the place and FOrmeTO third,
IunStallatOr fourth and Arbaces fifth.
The track favored ImperiOus which is
essentially d mud horse. He had much
the best Of the weights With a fast
track It is reasonably certain that ROsi-
mantle would have captured the prize.
vance Guard. Z. W. BTOde. MOnrOVia,
Erwin. David Tenny and BOundlee were
scratched.
The crowd was large. estimated at
10000 people despite the rain and
threatening skies The value of the
stake is 100000, Of which the winner
takes 5000.
The Summary.
First race. one mile. selling-New
Moon won. Alicia second, Judge Wof-
ford third. Time-1:47
Second race. mile and an eighth. sell
us-lio Chico won. Stromo second,
Dog Town third. Time-2.0tl5.
Third race, seven furlongs, selling
Lady Britannia won, orion second,
Captive third. Time--1.32.
Fourth race. mile and a quarter,
Burns handicap. 3-year-Olds and up,
value $lnOo0-Imperious 80 Devin). 4
u I. coupled with Malay. won; ROsi-
mantle. 1o5 Nitutoel. l. TO l. second.
Formero. 102 (Henry). Is TO 1. third.
Imn--.lo. Topmast; Constellator Ar
bactr. Pat Morrissey, Acrobat, Malay,
Ros"monde. DR.. Sheppard, Forte and
DR.. Ncwbula also ran.
Fifth race. one miIe-May w. won.
Erwin second, Princess Zeika third.
Time-1.42
sixth race. one mile. selling-Montal-
ldde Won Morine second. Urada third
Time-l.44