The San Francisco call., 1901-12-15

S| HE brilliantly won victory OF An
dr:sa in the Truxton Beale handi-
cap, sporting the popular colors OF
IL Walter Jennings one OF the lars-
est crowds of the season and the
sound drubbing administered the DOCKS
were the salient features of splenola
days sport yesterday at Oakland.
Incidentally the magnificent work OF
Winnie O'Connor should not be omltteo'
Jack Featherstone's rider plotting three
winners and having his chances In the
stake ruined by some unforeseen raclIS
luck. To be sure, the handicap over
mile and worth $500 overshadoWeo Ihe
other events, and the ten starters almost
represented the pick of the horses IN IN
training. Shouldering top weight, iZz
pounds, Autolight, the Morris entry, rlo-
den by O'Connor, closed equal taVori6oe o
with Andrisa, looking nicely IN at Iuo
and having Johnny Woods at the heiIn.
Narro, Rosormonde, Beau Ormonoe, PEI. -
nota and Doublet were all admitted 10
have outside chances and helped make
the specializing good.
Horses Sent Away Evenly.
Jake Hoffman, after only slight de-
lay, sent the bunch away prettlly aneH6eu'
Doublet, Varro, Bernota and Beau Or
monde at once went out setting a warm
clip, with Woods. on Andrisa, right az
their heels Into the stretch Hoar hao
Varro in front, closely trailed by Bernota
and Andrisa, while about three lengtns
back O'Connor, on Autolight, was straln-
ing his eyes for a way out OF the pocKel
he found himself in. Woods, astride An
drisa, had clear sailing and gradually
running Varro down, won by nall
length in 1:40%, with Rosormonde on the
outside at his saddle skirts. Autollght,
under hard pressure, finished a good
While but three favorites tramped in
first, Lizzella, Old England and Diomed
were all well backed and the BOOKS Were
fearfully scorched, scarcely one escaping
the bonbardment. OConnor is always
the rage with a holiday crowd, and as an
of his mounts were quoted at juicy ODDS
this fact contributed greatly to the ring
losses.
Hilee Best in the Sprint.
Developments showed that Hilee, the
even money favorite for the opening
sprint was pounds the best. Mounce was
almost left at the post and then gradually
skirting around his field, won with some
thing to spare. Maresa TOOK tne pace
from David s., each being well played.
Nearly half a dozen hot ones were un-
corked in the maiden tWo-year-old eVenL.
Charley Patterson, trainer for Burns q
Waterhouse, thought San Nicholas,
black colt by Imp. Reggie, "oil from the
can" With Spencer up he went to the
post favorite at to l. Old England, from
the Morris stable, was also highly touted,
Notwithstanding which his price went
from to 4 El Chihuahua also came in
for strong play. Woods, on the latter,
got away first at the start, but did, not
hold the lead long, being passed by both
San Nicholas and Old England. In long
hard drive Old England, under O'Connor S
vigorous riding, outlaSted the faNorlte,
scoring by neck in 1:O112. Away on equal
terms with the winner San Nicholas
would have won.
Ex-Jockey Johnny Weber'S old mare,
I.izZella piloted by OCCnnor and to in
the betting, captured the mile and quar-
ter run in handy fashion Obia, from P.
Ryan's stable, had a decided call in the
ring but was beaten before a mile had
been covered, and ran unplaced. O'ConnoI
made his move on the stretch turn and
taking the lead from Galanthus finished
two lengths before Horton at the wire.
The show went to Herculean.
No doubt the unprepoSSeSStng races run
by Green Morris big colt Homestead
caused the books to lay to and 2 to
against his chances in the Berkeley hand
leap, at six and half furlongs. Josie
did her best but after O'Connor on Home
stead had tired galloping in behind the
the filly at leisure. The Giver did not lack
speed. running d fair third.
Diomed did his best for the amusement
of the crowd in front of the stand at the
start for the last event. He reared up on
his hind legs and finally succeeded in
dumping Vittatoe Then he ran riderless
down to the head of the stretch before
stopping He had been we'll played and
his actions so pleased the bookieS that
some of them chalked 10 to l against the
red iron horse. Vittatoe remounted, and,
getting away fairly we'll ran around his
field and won at the finish hands down
from the favorite, Commonwealth Attor-
ney. Lost Girl, after cutting quite fig
ure out in the lead, ran third.