The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
THE PICKET ADDS
To HIS LAURELS
American Derby Winner
Takes Measure Of
Africander.
Turf Rivals Meet in the
September Stakes at
Sheepshead.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Sept. s.-Chilly
weather and poor attendance marked to-
DAYS races. notwithstanding the fact that
: promising 3-year-old stake was on the
card This was the September, with At
ricander and The Picket as certain start
ors. Duke Of Kendall also was in this
race but was scratched early and ran in
the closing event Of the day Beverly
was the only other starter in the Sep
tembcr stake.
There was no pace worth speaking Of
until the commencement OF the last five
furlonRs. when the pace increased per-
Ceutibly and AfricandeT at one time
=eerued able 10 close on the American
Derby winner. This forced O'Neil to Wig
orous work with his hands, under which
The Picket drew away in the stretch and
thon it was plain that the Suburban and
Saratoga cup winner was a beaten colt.
AT the finish there was a length and a
half between first and second, with BeT-
erly a dozen lengths away.
The time was 2:20 3-5, or one and three
ffths seconds slower than Africander' s
track record. Summary:
FIRST RsCE-Fur maiden two-year-oI6s;
sN fl-IcnEs. on FuJurity course
Betting Hcrse- wight Jockey St = Fin
: 20 2-st- Valentine. 10 lodom). ! l 4
to Armenia, ln9 tReofern)...
l5 t0 l--i,ob Roy. ic9 u. Martini. h
Time. 1.l2. start poor. Won driving. Win
1r r y Thomas o. e. py Hiln'5r- 55 sra eeiet
r.e,-s5,g ia6 ~ SI.5el5ir-1e5 10 All RiE5t
- and Phaser ll2 also ran.
SECOND RACE-seHing: six and a half fur
longs. Cn main track:
P-ttins Horse. Weight. Jockey. St. p Fin.
90 5-Irere Lindsey. 1O4 EulleT) ia
a ta l-stuyv- 1o2 GEfsgins) -.-.-I2
Time. 1919 % start good. Won driving.
winner =. Z. smathers chestnut mare by St
George-Nan TagC Tam o. O'Shanter l05, Ascen-
sion 100. Cana j0horie los Forward 100. Cas-
-sflau lu6. Young Henry rs. Operator los.
strlana ~. Eune g. Mary Street - and Cap
paucr7 lU4 also ran
THIRD RACE-The Belle stakes for fllies:
fwo-year-0lis. five and a half furlOngs on
Fuurity course
R4tti-g Horse Weight. Jockey. ST 3. Fin.
70 Memories. IO7 GTuller) 800 1 n
-H 10 I-Asruee 100 lzigEins) 2
Time. I.06 start fair Won driving Win
rr- ~ claws black fIiy by Sir Dixon Merdin
ful 1O1. Fine Art lO4 Little En- 100.
TfDee JOB. Palette l07. Ocean Tide ll5. Posses
SION l15. MimoEa no Monsoon 100 and Bur
detre 100 also ran
FOURTH RACE-The September stakes:
Setting Horse. Weight. Jockey st = Fin.
o. 5-The Picket. l26 tO'NeIiD. / ! =
o. 5-Afr.carOer. 12G tFuller). l.
lHo to Beverly. lc3 lCOnneiD.-. "
Time. 2-2o 30. start good Won cleverly.
"a amer MaldecS stables bay coltsby Fslsetto-
l0isaIue.
FIFTH RACE-SeUlng one and an eighth
niles.
Betting Horse Weight Jockey. St 2. Fin.
. to M. Richard p. 1O3i 2edfern) > 4
% Lord TErco ~ ODesoUza). 4 > 3
fN 20 5-k- ol GartertI Mccarthy , D
Time. 1-5s 3D. Start good. Won ridden
ou- Winner. T.. ClarksOn's bay fIly by Hal
ma-Ncneta. Rocky ~ Satire lO4 Baron Pep
per lo7. setauket l0l and Dark Planet ~ also
tan.
SIXTH RACE-HandicaD for ell ages: one
and sixteenth miles. turf
h7ttinE- Horse .Af eight Jockey St = Fin.
ro 1-L.eaGer. 1u9 tHicils) .--...-IO ] =
90 Duke Kendall 100 tOdom) , ?
o. Is. Ground JOS OFUlleD... , =
Tine. las Is. Start good. Won easily.
N inner ~. B. Jennings bay colt by Mako
Pas SehL C9lonsay lGl. ROsand 11:;. Yellow
tail III. kalif 1O1. St1newau 1C5 JaneWs =
fn4. Damon 100. Florlam Queen 10 and Black