The San Francisco call., 1901-11-20

- TARTING off left foot first at Oak
land track yesterday young Mister
~ Ransch tossed off the first race
~ with BernOta in endeavoring to
draw a fine finish on O'Connor.
Next he scrambled Things very badly on
Rosewar, and IN the third event met with
an accident that will keep him out of the
saddle for d week or more. 1t was prob
ably fortunate for the little rider that ii e
light rainfall Of the night before had left
q soft. velvety cushion on the surface Of
the track without being exactly muddy.
for he had a nasty tumble when Matt Ho-
gan did his acrobatic turn on the turn
into the stretcn. Billy Magranes sprint
er was favOrite for tie race, and in at
tempting to pass between Nara G and
Ned Dennis Ransch and his mount ran
into a W In an instant horse and rider
went down, Ransch escaping with a dis
located collarbope. The Burns & Water
house lightweight is deservedly popular
with turtles and ii is to be hoped that
his enforced vacation win not be a
lengthy one.
Dick Dwyer is not a new hand at the
no recall flag system, and his splendid
starting shows he is right up to his Old
Tsnforan form.
Green Morris crack Watercure and DR..
Rowel's clever platter John McGurk were
the only two winning favorites.
On all past records Watercure never
won any medals for travelling in muddy
going, but he can evidently run over a
slow track. He was asked to meet Favo-
MUS and GOloOne at a mile and a six
teenth, and at post time even money
could be had about him. O'Connor, VIII
had the mount on Watercure, waited on
Favonius for about half the distance ard
then went to work. Taking the lead with
out much difficulty the faVorite won cas-
lily down at the wire by a couple of
lengths Bullm2n's chances on Goldone
We're ruined by having his saddle slip for
Bookmaker Caesar Young's Meehanus
defeated a bunch of choice sprinting ma
terial in the Alameda handicap at six
furlongs. So nicely We're the weights ad-
justed that the favOrite, Janice, was
quoted at 21h. Meehanus ruled fourth
choice with skies about him. Frank Bell
and Obia made the track smoke with the
pace both cut out TO the stretch. Then
Bell retired. leaving Meehanus with Obia
TO beat. This feat he performed without
much effort, HOar having him in hand at
the wire four lengths in front. O'Connor
brought Janice along toward the close,
taking show honors.
Such a pronounced plunge was made on
Bernota, favorite for the opening event,
that the price against Dunblane went 10
to 1. RanSch. aStride the first choice,
had the race up his sleeve below the
paddock but in attempting some gaiety
O'COnnor, on Dunblane, led him out by
a nose.
Burns & Warehouses; flIy. Rosewar,
had first call in the betting on the two
year-old sprint and fell a victim to Josie
G., which won by head at Z to l. Dean
Swift made his first start and. though
hard ridden by Bullman. finished third.
After Matt Hogan had fallen in the
third number and HOwson. on Nara g,
appeared to have been attacked with
stage fright, Tex Winslette landed Or
leans first, a head in front of Herculean.
The St Louis filly's odds drifted to and
she made a nice run from last position.
O'ConnOr got home third with Ned Den
mis-.
Had he not been game and a good
stretch runner John McGurk, favorite for
bitten on but a very small piece Of the
purse. Birlzenruth persevered with him
and, catching Billy Moore and San We
nado all out, gained the verdict by a
neck.