The San Francisco call., 1903-12-10
FIVE PUBLIC CHOICES LAID AWAY
UNDER MOST INTERESTING AUSPICES
At Odds of u to Captain Forsee Defeats Otto Stfel
Ignacio Wins Lucky Race-Mocorito Captures Purse
Which Belongs to Aunt Poly-CambacereS in Front

II seemed FIVE favorites at least
might go through at Oakland yester-
day. but one can't go much on looks
these days. Instead FIVE heavily played
ones were buried under an avalanche
Of 8. 4. and 10 10 1 shots.
While it was not a prosperous after
noon for the general public, the ring
did not escape entirely for Captain
F0rsee. Ignacio and Cambaceres were
not altogether neglected by their fc--
lowers. The track was fast enough for
record breaking. but the class Of horses
starting did not permit Of such accom-
plishments
Sterling Towers. a TO / choice. with
Hndebrand in The saddle. captured the
first selection. a six and a half furlong
sprint. The. mare parted company with
her fed al the start and won all the
way. Cltruda. the second choice. ran
second throughout beating the tardy
Schwsrzwald for place honors.
CAPTAIN FORSEE \ WINNER.
unfortunately, Willie See. the, elon-
gated rider from Southern California,
is afflicted at times with cramps Of the
stomach. due TO reducing in weight.
Willie rode Captain FOrsee in race
last Saturday and he must have been
seized with a severe attack Of cramp-
ittis Cor the Captain failed TO even
show. Chandler rode the Captain in
the two-year-Old run yesterday and
after waiting on Otto Sufel, the ! 10
favorite. for two-thirds Of the route.
got in AID beat the Schreiber colt
neck in clever fashion, Atlartico, a
50 TO ! shot. from the Baldwin stable,
ran q good third.
The Miller. with Hilderbrand in the
saddle aid s 20 in the betting realm,
next feu by the wayside. There are
no apologies TO make for his failure.
He led all the way and in driving
fnish lost by a head 10 MareliO. an
10 shot pil0ted by Lee Jackson. Tom
Slavin ran third. four lengths away
Something like a plunge was made
on SoIon to win the mile and fifty yards
fixture. also decided under selling con
ditions.
HUMPING MATCH AT THE TURN.
George Nebb's horse closed favOrite
at 2 TO I. got mixed up in humping
match at the first turn. compelling
was unplaced Ignacio, the second
choice, was almost knocked TO his
knees also at the turn. but J. b. Shee-
han clunC 70 the rail and through some
clever plotting reached the wire neck
before Caronal Willie See finished
third with Illowaho.
Bell. on Aunt Polly, an 10 ! shot,
threw the fifth race away. Eighty
yards from home he looked all over d
winner. but left an opening next the
rail Jack Martin slipped IN there with
AIocorito ard won by a length. The
favorite, Puss in Boots, backed from
2ia 10 evens. seemingly tired the latter
part OF the journey, finishing in the
show.
Cambaceres. played from to Az.
made a runaway affair OF the closing
mile and 2 furlong event The black
horse seemed transformed to a Hindoo.
sl1imming in a length before ! L,
with Cougar an ordinary third.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
Harry Robinson. a weli-known West
ern horseman. is here from Chicago.
Jake Marklein disposed Of Laura F
II and Brissac at auction yesterday
Billy Magrane did the auctioneering
and obtained s140O for the FLY. John
Meimn being the purchaser. D. Ripley
gave $500 Cor Brissac- Alice Carey,
owned by Sandy AIcNaughton, was
Knocked down TO the bid Of J. Nichols
for s700.
Captain Forsee Of the PinkertOn force
has a gold watch picked uD in the bet
ting ring. which the owner may have
hzv rlroz-iusy r,rOr,ertE
J. Ransch viewed the racing from the
ground yesterday. Ransch, since his So
journ in Europe, has become an accom-
plished linguist, speaking French, Ger
man. Scandinavian. Austrian. Hungar-
ian. Bulgarian. Polish and Norwegian
fiuently without the aid of a crutch or
cane. He will spend a week at his
home in Bakersfield and then come
back here to ride as a free lance.
John Bullman was accorded a warm
reception as he passed the stand on
the back Of ROllick. He rode five
rounds overweight, which was more
than Milt Jones sDrinter could nego-
tiate.
DR.. Dunn. the track surgeon, states
that the condition Of Frank Knoch.
the exercise boy who was injured some
days ago. is favorable to recovery.
Bright Moon, a maiden trained by
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