The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31

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WW anthropists have tired of dis
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downing libraries, colleges and
such like and find that they still tip the
scales forty or fifty millions overweight
it might by way of advertisement turnlsh
them a surer coin outlet il they could pc
induced to back Greyfeld every time he
starts Bob Smiths horse looked to have
e rosy chance to win the Encinal handicap
at Oakland yesterday, with but lO9 POUNDS
in 1he saddle, and from the way the race
was run should have done so; Untortu.
nately, though, for Greyteld, me ( t.lol
stable entry, ROSOrmOn0e, upset matters -
In the handicap on Saturday the IalleI
mare fell heir TO more than ner snare q
ill racing luc-, but yesterday bid the held
farewell at .fe start. She carried hansen
and ninetY-elght pounds and under 1orceu
draught, lasted long enough TO peat Grey
field a neck, covering the mile ana M
yards in 1:433I. pullman ran GreyIel4
on two or three sand bars, Weatnere9
two or three typhoons and at the head
of the stretch was blown half a dozen
leagues out Of his course, but stun ne
probably encountered no worse weather
than Goldone, Janice or Sir Hampton:
Bulman laid his bad luck at the door OF
Waterbury, the skipper OF Narro, put
Waterbury doesn't know leg lock from
a half-Nelson. Jackson rode Goldone
through the stretch as II affhcteo WIN
lCcOmOtOr ataXia, while Blrkenfutn l!lieI
work on Janice. the faVorlte, resembled
that of a land lubber who had never
learned to box the compass. Tommy
Burns on Sir Hampton was bumped at the
start, but did not drift out to the Faral-
/ lOneS before crowding on all sail. lie did
first rate until becalmed, just in sight OF
the post.
An average Sunday crowd crossed the
bay and found the guessing more difficult
than usual Tower of Candles, favorite,
lighted everything up temporarily, but all
the other choices went out. The books
undoubtedly collected a few dollars.
In, the Introductory sprint over the Flu
twenty pounds above the scale, Tower of
Candles a to one faVorite, ran away
from her field. Caesar Houngs nlly Shoul-
dered 126 pounds and with Tommy Burns
up led AlZura out four lengths. Rose of
Eilo finished third.
At the start, start of the mile mile selling 4
seriously fmpairing the chances of the
favOrite Plead. The latter mare with Lee
Jackson in the saddle had TO weave his
way from the rear, and was then beaten
I a length by Canejo, to chance, ridden
| by Mounce. The show fell to Aloha II, a
Is to l shot. Alfred c quit after show
Roscoe TroxIer, the Texas rider, won
the first race at the meeting on Flo Cul-
yer, in the twO-year-Old sprint at six
and Landseer. TroXler was pocketed be-
hind Quadra and San Luton to the
stretch, where he got out. and at the end
+ 0OWned the hrSt named nlly neck Land
seer, backed from down to II to favor
itism, was cut off on the back stretch, and
then finished a close third.
Owner Tom Ryan's Constellator made
his frs, appearance in the seven-furlong
run. and because of good work reports
ruled an to favorite. The Brutus horse
ran as if a trifle short, for he passed it
Up in the run home Johnny Woods
astride Wyoming overlook Goal Runner,
/ the pacemaker. the last eighth of mile,
scoring without effort Sweet Tooth was
cut eff at the start
The veteran Pat Morrissey, an to :
chance for the final mile run looked all
over a winner at one time, but eventually
found the route too far
Bullman on Mcnamara, an to 1 shot,
then took command. coming in first. two
] lengths before Alicia, another outsider.