The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
ST. SEVER BEATS JOHN PETERS
in A VERY EXCITING FINISH
ShoT Colt Supposed Be the Choicest Morse Gard
Oaland-lrack Is Still Slow and Four Choices Go Down.
Doublet Comes Ahead the English Horse Royal Flush

~ My on rare occasions does
IA IN Johnny Schorr let one out of the
III i slips that fails to return with
w the coin, but the astute young
trainer from Memphis stubbed
his toe at Oakland yesterday. The two
year-old John Peters. was served up pip
ing hot off the Goals in the two-year-old
event, and after the youngsters odds had
been cut and slashed from 5 down to
even money he was beaten out a head by
DR.. ~Rcwells St Sever, a 5 to 1 chance.
Possibly if Evander, with Winnie O'Con-
nor up, had been out of the race John
Peters might have won. The latter raced
away in front with him for several
panels and certainly did the Schorr entry
no favor. Then after getting away from
one or two squalls Jess Matthews hur-
ried along with st. Sever and in a very
busy finish with johnny Woods earned
the decision. Owen MOunce made a very
wide detour with DR.. Scharff or else the
last named unlucky two-year-old might
have been a stronger factor at the finish.
AT any rate, the admirers of the winner
were enabled to get very long quota
ton.
Track Is Still Heavy.
The track had not dried up as much as
expected, still being noticeably freckled
with damp and heavy patches. Perhaps
to this fact can be attributed in part the
defeat of four favorites. The attendance
was quite up to the standard, and there
was a raft of coin in the ring.
Another of Harry Stovers birds left
his perch in gilded cage long enough to
scoop the opening dash. Backed from 8
to to IL to 10 or worse, Native tapped
his wings a couple of times and flew in
five lengths before Torsina. Nearly all
Of the books were hard hit.
From his apparent lack of speed
GalanthuS had not recovered from his
hard race of last Saturday. Jimmy Cof-
feys horse ruled a stanch choice over
Herculean for the mile and a sixteenth
giant chestnut. Bullman rode the latter,
finishing first by four lengths at the wire.
Darlene ran a fair third
Frank Bell Meets Defeat.
An elaborate array of speed faced the
starter in the. five and a half furlong
purse affair, with Frank Bell the closing
favorite at to O. 1t was figured that
the general conditions best fitted the st.
Louis 'Hindoe' but he failed to connect,
ending up in third place. Mounce on
Doubiet rode a nicely judged race so far
as choosing the better going was con-
cerned, and in an exciting three-neck
scrimmage in front of the judges won out
from the Britisher, Royal Flush, by q
neck. Beau Ormonde started for the
first time this season, and, heavily
played, disappointed his hackers. Still,
the aristocratic fellow ran a most be-
coming race, and had he had the benefit
of a race in him would have taken a
world of beating.
Possessing the most speed of the party.
Orleans captured the mile selling run. 1t
was possibly farther than the filIy cares
to run, but getting careful treatment at
the hands of O'Neil she downed Plohn a
neck. Bangor sulked the first part, as
usual, dropping in third.
P. Corrigan won his first purse at the
meeting with Commonwealth Attorney in
the closing seven furlong jaunt. The geld
ing went to the post at odds of to l
and in a drive beat the good thing,
Malaise, half a length. DiOmed would
have won had he not been cut off at the
start.