The San Francisco call., 1901-11-12

ORSES from the Baldwin stable
III trained by w. ]. Spiers fairly
set the track ablaze at Oakland
I'LL I'LL yesterday. To begin with. in
the opening sketch, a sprint
over the Futurity course, Silva Cruz
romped in before a riffraf bunch
Of two-year-olds at odds of 10 and
y to ]. Three races later on
Green Morris started Sombrero. consid-
cred unbeatable by the visitors from way
down East and a ! to chance in the
ring Escalante, from sunny Santa Anita.
showed him a clean pair of heels from
the start, winning eased UP. In the clos
ing chapter Reina de Cuba. an to / shot,
laid low the even money favorite Sen
Lion. The track was muddy and slow,
and besides the Baldwin victories the 9TH
er surprise furnished was the downfall or
the Morris crack Watercure. Althoug
known TO possess no fondness for moist
footing, il was supposed the chestnut
horses class would pull him through, but
he was beaten p length by the 10 TO l shot
Rio Shannon, with J. Woods up.
Only One Successful Favorite.
For those who imagine winners are
easier TO pick in muddy going their de
sires must have been surfeited, Hor-
Ton, a to 10 choice, proved the only sue
cessful favorite. Nearly all of the book
makers put in a profitable inning, as
Scorpia was about the only one to give
the sheets q dreary look
AS it was conceded that a garden hose
played on the track would cause Water
cure TO break it up, the price about the
Norris horse went from 4 TO to TO 5.
The smart ones unloaded on Oscar Tolle.
and Ransom, who rode the Baldwin en-
Try, scrambled the eggs beautifully fo1
them. At the start Johnny Woods on Rio
shannon went away in the lead, with the
others trailing. Well into the stretch
O'Connor on Watercure challenged, buI
the leader under hard urging held him
safe, winning by a length. Ransom made
no determined move with Oscar Tolle, fin-
ishing a poor third.
J. ". SchOrr's Commissioner Forste:
ruled faVOute tor the nrst event, but .
humping match on the backstretch
knocked him out of the game. Silva Cruz
led from the Jump, beaung Sir Lewis
without effort.
Apparently the brown colt Articulate
cannot strike his clip. He was dished up
six furlOngs, and SCorpia dOwned him Ia
a gallop. The latter had Jesse Matthews
on his back and was played down from
TO 1. Royal Flush was an also ran.
Escalante outfoots Sombrero.
Nearly all of the paddock crowd laid
their checks down on Sombrer0, the
Green Morris entry, in the six urlong
sprint for two-year-Olds. He did not lack
speed by any meanS-he was simply out
footed by EScalante. Possibly when the
pair clash aeain he may turn the tables.
but that is no certainty. Magi ran into
the show.
Greenock was scratched, leaving the
mile selling number a cakewalk for HoT-
ton. "Daggie" Smiths little chestnut
seemed TO possess more early speed than
usual, and aided by the slow pace set ia u
away from his field in the sail home. See
on Marion Lynch had the place won, but
eased UP and was led out for that position
by Bangor.
Winnie O'COnnOr on BOOkmaker Caesar
YOung's horse, Sea Lion. was unfortunate
in getting away poorly in the closing
event. Making a game effort from be-
hind, the faVOrite was unable to close the
gap opened by Reina de Cuba, finishing
second in front of Censor.