The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13
GETAWAY DAY
At STATE FAIR
President Stake Is Won
by Scion in Mild
Drive.
Despite Air Tight Odds the
Ring Is But Little
Ahead.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12-The fftieth
annual State Fair race meeting closed at
Agricultural Park this afternoon, with
moderate sized crowd present. Unlike
most getaway days, the cleanup for the
books was not a heavy one. as the bet
ting was light.
Despite the fact that the odds laid by
the ring have been Of the alright order
the layers have laid away nothing, and
are lucky to get out with small balance
to the good. The pea and shell game man,
with his buster and false whiskers, Is fast
becoming a thing of the past, and the
sooner the syndicater and his so per cent
book shuffles off to some other land the
better 1t will be for the racing game in
this State. The bier has been prepared
the mourners are ready and the floral
pieces are in course Of construction.
Suffer captured the consolation purse
for trotters in straight heats, selling 10
to choice over the field. Six running
events followed, of which number favor
ties took four. e. NJ Brattatn ran five
and a half furlongs in 1:0612, making a
new track record.
Both Divina and Horatius were alb
sentees from the President stake, over
one and a quarter miles, making that
number devoid Of all interest. Scion car
ried all the wise money, and in a mild
drive finished more than length ahead
of nlowaho in 2:07A. Cambaceres dis
posed of Constellator, the only other
starter, for the show.
FAVORITE FINISHES FIRST.
Madame Bishop was reported to be the
cherry-ripe one for the first running
dash and received considerable backing
at even money. Chandler got the mare
away in front, and at the end Dwight
Way was the only one to prove bother
some losing by half length In a drive.
Poltaire finished third.
Bookmaker Caesar Young's FLY Little
Margaret, with HiIdebrand UP, went to
the post to favorite for the next
number, and finished third. Powell had
the mount on Skirmish to-day instead of
Hobart, and the aged mare won easily
after Gold Scratch and Skip Me had
raced out in front to the stretch. Cut off
soon after the start, the favorite run into
the show.
In the fve-furlong handicap for two
year-olds there were only four starters,
and Instructor carrying 120 pounds, was
installed / to 2 favorite. OF the other
starters Annie Marie was about the only
one to carry any support Overconfdence
on the part of See almost lost the race
Tor the fdVOr1te. he waited to the pad
dock for Annie Marie to quit, and then
had to sit down and ride hard to earn
the decision by head. The show went
to Mettakalta-
E. M. BRATTAIN IN FORM.
The gray horse E. M. Brattain seemed
to have regained his form, for in the Sec
ond five and half furlong scramble he
defeated Blissful, Glendenning and Royal
+ in fast time. The winner was an even
money favorite in the ring, and after rae
ing Glendenning into subsection was
brought to fierce drive to down Bllssful
a neck in 1:O61k. Chandler on the latter
hlly rode a poorly judged race or she
would have been returned the winner.
Miss Vera, with See in the saddle and
to /, came from behind in the final
seven-furlong run and beat The Miller a
head. The last mentioned gelding was an
even money favorite. Timber Jim was
third. F. E. MULHOLLAND.
SUMMARY.
i EYrct raoa consolation puraa for uraar frot-