The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17
DRDNUNG LOSES GOLDEN GATE STAKE
IN A HEAD FINISH WITH IMPROMPTU
oT Sprnter Leads From the Start But Is Ougamed by the
Montana Stable EnyWnner Superby Ridden by Birkenruh.
Aculate Takes the Paxton Handicap Ordinary Gaop

~ He talent over at Oakland track
went an awful crOpper" yester-
day, when Impromptu defeated
0 Ordnung for the $500 Golden Gate
selling stake. The Schorr horse
with Johnny Woods and los pounds up,
vas considered the one rosy thing on the
ard. Then, too, the track, which was
muddy, seemed made TO order for him.
This fact, coupled with reports Of marvel
Gus workouts, caused the odds in the
ring to be quickly pounded down from
eVens TO TO 10. Only the day before
Frank DOss disposed of Impromptu to
Ihe Montana stable, and the colts new
Owners won him out, getting aboard at 6
and TO l. About the only one the
handlcappers could give a chance to was
Sea Lion, and Caesar Young'S mud lark
was early put out Of business by being
cut on. At the barrier Jake" Holman
yelled Come on" TO a pretty start, with
" IocS - o4 Ihe ,LaEoIlte soon showing clear
oI MS Held Birkenruth evidently did rot
lnJend 70 play second fiddle with I'M
pIon-plu, Tor he went after the leader
under a full head of steam Entering the
stretch, Woods on Ordnune made a gem
erouS turn, permitting ImprOmptu to gain
length or more. With less than fur
long 70 cover, the latter colt had pulled
Up On even terms with the favorite and
lnen ensusd a furious drive. Woods tried
pumping little and then he carried In
lI9lupCH N, but all TO no avail, the out
lOnss We're covered in 1:30, an exceedingly
good performance over the track Win
ME O'Connor finished third with Bedeck
against which 10 TO 1 was laid.
As is usual on Saturdays, the ring was
1-tonseo with race-goers, and the grand
slanQ comfortably filed with the fair sex
--t1g laoQreo under the impression thai
SIX straight favOrites would go through
ana colhoed with the combination book
&ccOrolngly5 but three OutSiderS-Merops
1nlpromptq and Lady Meddlesome-
q q H1H
BY cutting across lots and taking ad-
vantage OF all the gaps left open HoaE
lanoeo me opening sprint with Merops
after getting nearly left at the post. The
old horse closed at 10 to 1, and in a drive
disposed OF Ned Dennis by length. Alas
The faVOrite, ran poorly.
being an excellent mud artist, and 'sFris-
co Lind had the FLY ready first clatter
out. Backed down to II to 10 favoritisn1
In The speculating on the two-year-old
number, she led from start TO finish
beating the 20 10 ] shot Quadra more
than a length. Royalty did not have
speed enough to raise a gallop.
II ever a horse came home on the bit -
Articulate did in the Paxton handicau
over one mile and a furlOng. The brown
colt had Ransch at the wheel on the voy.
age, and turning the stakeboat first by
ten lengths he crossed the line under
closely reefed sails, six boatlengths ahead
Of The E'retter. NarrO became becalmed
getting in a poor third
Disappointed in not winning the stake
Johnny SchOrr had the pleasure Of see
ing Lady MeddlesOme take the mile sell
F.. ing affair at luscious odds. J. Woods han
died her TO splendid advantage, DOWNING
Bob Palmer and Imperious in clever fash
Ion. From time standpoint the race
was q bad one, Imperious, Marion Lynch
FlamerO, Castake and Mcnamara all run
1 ming below par.
Admirers Of George Aliller's sprinter De-
coy got a good price in the betting on
/ the concluding race of the day. From 4
The odds were gradually slashed to 21h and
the bay horse won easily, after getting
away from the post among the tail end
ers. Educate, Midnight Chimes and Cou-
sin Carrie cut out a pace that had all
three WObbling before the stand hove in
sight