The San Francisco call., 1903-12-04
'FAVORITES TAKE FIRST -FOUR RACES.
THEN FOLLOW TWO UPSETS AT OAKLAND
Defeat of Bsu by Somenos Severe Blow to SpecuatorsKong
of Foley CtzedSan Nicholas Runs Away From Geemness IN
Fast TmeFrank Woods Finishes Ahead of GenarvonSte Wins

Had II not been for the defeat OF
Blissful, the s to favorite for the fifth
event at Oakland yesterday, there is
every likelihood that the combination
book would have been transformed into
Frankfurter sausage stand, and q
third OF the bookmakers would have
been walking delegates to-day.
Four straight choices had won off the
reel and. flushed with success, the tai
ent just parleyed it's winnings or
Blissful. Foley had the mount on the
favorite and was fast asleep, with the
flly turned partially sideways, wher
the barrier went up
An Oakland policeman making his
last round before going off watch rap
ped Foley on the soles cf his feet with
a riot club. cautioning him to move
on about his business Foley did ano
was beaten less than a length by So
menos, on which an educated play
forced the odds from to 5. Louis
Wagner ran an easy third in this race
BETTING rs BRISK.
Although the card was an ordinary
one, the regulars all answered roll cal
and betting was brisk After the down
fall of Blissful another favorite, Glen
arvon, went by the board, much to the
satisfaction of the pencilers.
'Velma Clark was introduced to some
moderate company in the first event
a even-furlong run decided under sell
ing conditions, and was installed a pro-
nounced favorite. Jimmy Booker haC
her in front almost as the webbing was
sprung and she won all the way. Ri
naldo, second throughout. lasted lone
enough to beat Silver Fizz a neck fol
the place.
There was only one in the two-year-
old scramble. Sir Appleby, that looked
competent to give Otto Stifel. the ia
vorite, an argument Adkins had the
leg up on that one and got lost at the
start Stifel, with Hall up, made al
the running and finished well in hand
more than two lengths in advance OF
Mike Daly's colt Judge. The show
went to Ananias.
SAN NICHOLAS IS SPEEDY.
San Nicholas, the black horse from
the Burns & Waterhouse stable, seems
to- A to favorite for the six-fur-
long purse event. he led from the start
breezing home ahead of Geheimness in
1:13A AllQpath made her first start
at the meeting and ran a creditablC
third.
Barney Schneider next took another
purse with his gelding Buccleuth. -Four
to five was the market price, and the
Schneider entry was returned handy
winner over Galanthus. Chandler hac
the mount on Burdoc, which was
backed at a long price, and ran bang
up third.
A world Of money went into the
books on Glenarvon to capture the
concluding mile and seventy yart
selling number. After alternating with
Constellator in cutting out the pace
the good thing was beaten a neck BY
Frank Woods, a to / shot, piloted BY
Jed Lewis.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
D. Hall won two races.
Tommy Burns will arrive here on tht
18th inst.
Burdoc started three times with II
Smith UP and on each occasion the
odds about the horse drifted skyward
Yesterday he was ridden by Chandler
and there was some action behind him
If cheap riders are good enough to ride
for the public's money they should an
swer the purpose when the owner
wishes to put his money down. Thi:
sort of thing is too common and if {
few entries were refused it would have
tendency to stop it.
Foley comes from St Louis, where
few of the bookmakers would take
more than $50 on a favorite unless they
nrst got a peak at the buried card. Tn
less the young man infuses some vigol
into his riding he will find his early ac
ouired popularity rapidly waning
Blissful is a good actor at the post anC
there was no excuse for not getting hel
away better.
Adkins on Meehanus distinguished
himself by giving about as stupid al
exhibition of riding as has been seer
since the inception of the season. /
he had laid away behind GlenarvoI
and Constellator until the stretch wa.
reached his mount could not have lost
Instead he tried to get through wher,
there was not room and later on founC
all of the pockets on the track I'M
price about Meehanus receded from
| TO 311 to l.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race-One mile: 3-year-olds and up
| ward selling.
| 53O2 Prestolus Of. Devin). n).................1O 10
5a6s ST Wilda (Raisin City Stable). 10
54O2 Achilles (dcCabe Coz 10
| 1896 Alice Callahan (R. Snider) .......... 10
| b36O Sisenvine Of. J. Stoer) )...............10 10
! 477i Autumn Time CEl Primero Stable) 10
! 474O Tonopah Cd. Shane). ne)..................1 10
/ 54O5 MYRIAD Dancer ID. M. Hanlon). 10
| Rio Chico CIV. b. Sink) ............. 10
| 53s4 sBlessed Damozel &C. w. Chappelle).. 8
Second race-FIve and a half furiongs; 2
year-old hllies; purse.
! 1890 Trixie Gel Primero Stable). ...........1 10
! 1856 Libbie Candid fAppleby & Coz .......1O
5373 Gottleiben (W. Fisher) r)................1O 10
53s5 Flo Mnnola IN. ]. Daly). 10
1916 Red Cross Nurse &C. L. Brown. 1O
53G7 Effervescence CMrs. J. Coffey). ...... 1O
Gartaire (Short g. Coz ).........r.....1 1O
53T3 Miss May Bowdish IL. A. Blasinsame)1 1C