The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
HOLIDAY CROWD AT EMERYVILLE
LANDS ON WINNERS AND LOS
Bnenu Perseveng Ride Flying Torpedo the Feature the
Sport---Fine Shot Gets Home Odds of 20 to I-Fou
Choices Meet With Dafeat-Rosewar Is First for Handicap

N " NCERTAIN at all times, and
doubly so in umbrella time rae
ing has a strong hold on the pub
W lie affection, for more than 1000
enthusiasts of the sport brayed
the storm and made business lively yester-
dey for the books at Oakland track. Quite
surprising was the large number of the
fair sex present in the stand bedecked in
holiday finery and all. The fields were
Just trif1e too small for the non-regu-
lars, as eligible long-shots were not well
represented, and chances of shooting at
the moon" were slight. Flying Torpedo,
with Birkenruth in the saddle, and to
] favorite, won the rich $500 Thanksgiv-
ing handicap Gusto, at short odds, took
the closing event. These were the only
fayorites to score. A long shot, two sec
ond and a fourth choice earned diStinc-
ton in the other events.
Rain fell almost incessantly and it
poured as the five starters faced the bar
r1er in the Thanksgiving handicap, at one
mile and furlong. Flying Torpedo looked
in" very comfortably with 81 pounds in
the saddle and enjoyed first call through
out the betting. FavoniuS was scratched,
the Burns & Waterhouse folks depending
on the S8-pounder Bernota- 1t was the
sort of footing Sea Lion likes, and Caesar
Young's horse closed second choice. Janice
and Grayfeld had many friends, especially
the former, because of Winnie O'Connor
having the mount. Grayfeld and Janice
when it was finally released Birkenruth
on Torpedo had just Strengthened his
mount, narrowly escaping being left, and
getting away none too well. Texas
Winslette quickly headed the bunch, Sea
Lion early getting bump and falling
back. For quite a time it did not look
along in last position. Birkenruth, though
clung to the rail, and as Bernota and
Janice turned wide, into the stretch, he
Shot across lots, and, assuming the
front position. fOun6 IT from there
on to the wire, winning by two lengths.
In desperate drive for the place, Johnny
Woods got Grayfeld in a nose before ia
nice
Louis Ezells sprinter, Sharp Bird, fur
nished the first disappointment. The
blinkered horse was served up a steaming
hot favorite for the Introductory scram-
BILE. He stopped before the stretch was
reached See on Fine Shot, a 20 to l out
slider, then went on, beating Midnight
Chimes length. TorSina ran third.
After several attempts Mat Storm
finally broke the ice, his Morello gelding,
Sunello, taking the mile selling affair at
fondness for the mud, The Singer was
played down to favoritism. O'Connor took
no chances with Sunello, going out in
front at the start and staying there. The
favorite finished an easy second over Par
sifal.
No kind of conditions seem to suit Ban
gor any more. Made favorite for the mile
and a quarter run, Imperious beat him in
by five open lengths, after leading from
the start Burdoc received considerable
backing to get the show, but couldn't
beat FaYorito.
Rosewar from the Burns & Waterhouse
stable made a runaway race of the Shas
ta Water handicap. The filly was quoted
at to 1 around post time, and led Dean
Swift out less than two lengths. Home
stead, which opened favorite, displayed no
pronounced preference for the slush, end
ing up In third position.
Last to be decided was a six-furlong
sprint which fell to Gusto. The Brutus
horse was installed fayorite over Ben
Ledi, and led the latter filly the entire
route. P. Ryans Plohn ran third.