The San Francisco call., 1903-12-18
LORD MELBOURNE IN FRONT
AND RECEIVES A BOOST
Frank Doss Tits the Mudark's Selling Price From
$500 to $l2OO-Kickumbob and Elhn King Win at
Long Odds-Reeves Defeats Smart Field of Sprnters

Sidney Bender's gelding Lord Mel
bourne is a useful piece of racing hard
ware, more especially so when there
happens to be any moisture on the
track.
On Wednesday he defeated a fair
field, splashing home as he pleased and
repeated the trick yesterday in the
mile and seventy-yard selling affair.
1t was figured that Diderot would be
a dangerous contender, which enabled
the friends of his lordship to obtain as
good as to in the ring. There was
nothing to it from the start. Oliphant
hustled the Bender entry to the front
and he won all the way, beating ST.
lurian and Lacy Crawford with appar-
ent ease The going was not sloppy
enough for Diderot, and when Tommy
Burns took him out on the dry going
through the stretch he faded away.
Frank Doss appears to be camping
on the trail of the winners. He tilted
the winner on the preceding day, and
yesterday boosted the selling price
from $500 to $1,000. On each occasion
Sidney Bender bid the usual s. neces-
sary to retain.
LONG SHOTS IN EVIDENCE.
Although three favorites came
through all right. long shots cut quite
a figure in the afternoons sport Kick
umbob Reeves and Elfin King, all at
healthy prices, were the three unan-
nOunced and unexpected arrivals. The
card was an ordinary one, but attract
ed a large crowd.
Adirondack, with Birkenruth up
closed favOrite for the opening seven
furlong run. He was inclined to run
out on the turns, and fell easy prey to
Kickumbob, Is TO 1 shot Jed Lewis
rode a first-class race on the winner
Invictus took the show.
AT odds of 3 to 5, Hainault, with
Charley Kelly on his back, made a gal
lop of the Futurity course sprint fol-
lowing. The other starters comprised
for the most part two-year-olds and
Hainault won at his leisure. Lady
FOnse led Brick Fowler out for place
hOnOrs.
A well-deflned plunge was made on
Ebony to take the seven -furlong run
for maiden o-year-olds and after
events justified the unloading. Charley
Connell rode Sir Appleby and did so in
manner that would indicate the lad
had forgotten how to spell horse Tom
my Burns piloted Ebony and won from
Neko with all brakes set. Sir Appieby,
under his light draught power, was
third.
SANITY Is BEATEN.
Burns had the mount on Sanity, ia
NnTifa "a fifth n
through no fault of his the brown
gelding did not register first. Sanity
was away from the barrier none too
well, but when in his stride did not
seem to fancy the footing. Reeves,
with Foley up and to /, moved along
from fourth position, winning easily at
the finish from Fort Wayne, the early
pacemaker. Florinel, a - to / shot,
annexed the show.
An accident in the final seven -furlong
selling piece altered the complexion Of
things. Soon after the start Rasp, with
a green boy named Wright in the sad
die, was bumped and thrown, serious
ly interfering with Idogo, the favorite.
as well as with Pat Morrissey and
Constable, two other we'll backed ones.
The winner turned up in Elfin King. a
y to ! shot. ridden by Willie Hack,
which downed Pat Morrissey nearly
three lengths.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
The first steeDlechase of the season
is down for decision to-day.
Reeves, winner of the fifth event,
was bid up from $500 to $1,000 by AL
Koenigsberg. Lamasney Bros. retained
the colt.
The hand books about town were
showed in, it is said, with Ebony
money.
Wright. who rode Rasp, escaped
with a severe shaking up.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race-six furlongs; two-year- r-olds
selling.
(545T) tfervescence (Airs. ]. Cofey) 107
30. +Soufriere dayton & Coz .1O2
5385 @Toitec University Stable). .......... 81
5457 Wistaria q. F. Schorr) ............... 90
-. Selma Chill & Coz. Co)....................1 .107