The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
TOD Sloan Is First in on
SchOrr's Colt.
Rides Joe Frey in Front Of Ar
tieulate at Tanforan
in FARALLON STAKES.
Rivalry Between Jockeys i'm Race
Was Intense.
C0rrigan Wins Four COrnered
Contest at Oakland.

san Francisco. March 4.-Tod Sloan
piloted the Belvidere colt, Joe Frey 70
victory In the great 3-year-old race at
Tanforan Park and presented Johnny
Eehorr, the colts OWNER, with over $ls400
na his share Of the 5000 stake.
Money went into the betting ring on
zoe Frey in punches. Schorr and sloan
both placed 81. 900 and Hayes and Bell
had $1,000 apiece down There was sucn
a. Elut OF yellow money offered that the
rencileIs cut the odds from to to
before post time. but this did not stop
the fiow and the bool1ies suffered a ter
1fble blow at paying off time
The start of the race was a pretty one,
and coming past the grand stand the
FIRST time there was not a heads distance
between Articulate. lebanon and Joe
Frey who were slightly ahead OF the
Bunch. At the first turn Articulate
took the lead, followed length behind
by lebanon. Canm0re and Joe Frey.
There was but little shifting in the
position OF the flying squad until the
horses approached the turn into the
stretch for home. when O'Connor began
no urge Artitulate. ard the colt opened
slp two lengths on lebanon. They raced
5pto the stretch. with Canmore and Joe
Frey chasing the leaders and only
length and half away.
Down the stretch the great colts
4hundered. with their riders now urging
their mounts to their best efforts Ar
ticulate began 10 feel the strain OF the
pace and falter. and Burns. seeing his
chance, made a heroic EFFORT to get Can
xnore to the front. While the two were
fighting for the lead. Joe Frey, only half
a length behind came on like flash
and went under the wire an easy winner
by two lengths.
Articulate STAYED off Canmore's cha1-
lenge long enough to get second money.
lebanon had shot his bolt II IdWay down
the stretch. The best horse won and
the public got a good line on the Cali
fornia Derby worth IS COO which viii
lea N
horses entered Articulate was at 4 to
ana Canmore and lebanon at to 2.
Rolling Boer was scratched.
The rivalry between Burns and Sloan
in the race was intense. 1t is seldom
IN his recent career that Burns has ever
ridden a race against the Schorr cOlOrs.
and his mount today was the first Of
late years IN which he was out to defeat
che stable that retained him for several
seasons Burns backed his mount
against Joe Frey. Despite the rivalry
Of the jockeys the race was truly and
clearly run, without mar from the
post to the wire.
Periwig at good odds was a surprise
IN the steeplechaSe. beating May Boy
and Pallucas at the end, while Lord
Chesterfield and Olinthus, who had led
all the way and who looked to have the
race between them. were nowhere
The feature of the card at Oakland
WAS the four-cornered race OF the 2
year-Olds. DIR. Scharff. RoseWar, C0rri-
gan and Louweiza. Rosewar was a hot
to I, went out in front as the barrier
went up, and was never headed Scharff
closed strong in the stretch and seemed
70 have steam to win. but Corrigan re-
sponded bravely to the last call and won
easily. Even LouWelza beat RoseWar.
Rolliclz was a I to favOrite in the
fourth race. but The Benedict was all
the best and won all the way from
Grand Sacl1em- Rolliclx chased them the
whale route. bat could not get up. FL
Topic. to L shot, won the second
race. St. Rica was the best, but was cut
on a3d only mana ged ts get the place
The last race was easy for Afeehanus
The crowd at Oakland was only fair
and the play the same.