The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
F THE RACETRACK THE RING AND THE FIELD
SAN NICOLAS DOWNS IRIDIUS
WITHOUT APPARENT EFFORT
Black Burns Waterhouse Captures the
Handicap in Fast ImeKenWorth Is Favorite and Fails to
ShowRockaway Short Odds the Only Successful Choice

San Nicolas, the black four-year-old
from the Burns G. Waterhouse stable,
picked UP III pounds in the six and a
half furlong handicap at Ingleside yes-
terday and showed a clean pair of heels
to a small but select company. Kenil-
worth, delegated to carry 125 pounds
and with Tommy Burns up, opened IA
vorite, but the smart ones did not fig.
ure that the birds claws were sbarn
enough TO scratch out. and played their
coin all around him. The stable fancied
the chances of San Nicolas. and he re-
NAMED consistent second choice
throughout the betting. II is barely
possible that Iridius was as well
supported at half point higher. Bell
piioted San Nicolas. and after induIr.
ing Iridius with the lead for about
three-eighths of a mile assumed Che
front position winning under three
quarter speed. Isidius lasted 3ust long
enough TO take the place from Dolly
Hayman. The favOrite did not appear
at his best, finishing fourth.
ONLY ONE FAvORITE WINS.
To Rockaway belonged the honor OF
being the only favorite 30 reach the
Goai first. The short priced ones
mcuFned were OrO Viva, Mountebank.
Lunar, keniiwOrth and Ebony. The az
tendance was good and the betting
spirited.
H!ldebTand set the bail in motion by
placing Troy over the tine winner of
the first race at odds Of 6 20 I. He COLI
Jared ORC Viva. the favorite. near che
paddock and in a driving finish re.
ce:Ted the verdict hy a neck. Yellow
stone at odds Of la 10 1, ran third. Hill
AIRY looked possible winner turning
tnto the stretch, but could not stand
the C4ip, Orc Viva was bumped by the
winner, but larsen made no complaint
to the judges.
After suffering two crushing defeats,
Rockaway, the Burns & Waterhouse
colt gathered IN a purse He did not
do 1T 1mpressiyely, though, and will
have to show q whole { Of improve
ment before being classed as a top
notcher
The son of Altam0x was installed a
pronounced choice again and It took
hard urgiAg on the part of Tommy
Burns to get him tG the front, and then
he only downed Osfo Stifel half a
length. Judge ran third
Hildebrand was to the front again in
the Futurity course sprint following
astride the 10 to l chance Jennie
Hughes. The mare was overlooked by
the general public and receiving ex-
cellent treatment at Hildebrand's s
hands finished first, half length be-
fore Mountebank, the favorite. Planet.
the -year-old, was well backed and
ran a good third. Atwood, another
year-old which was accorded con-
siderable support, got away none too
well and was not prominent.
ARTHUR RAY Is FIRST.
Still another long shot bobbed to the
surface in the mile and seventy-yard
event Willie Hack had the leg up
on Arthur Ray, against which 10 to
was laid, and after meeting with only
moderate racing luck got home first on
the outsider. neck before Expedient,
also quoted at 15 Twenty to one was
laid about Dotterel which finished
third Lunar, backed from to to G
to s. ran fourth, the plunge on her
hardly being justified on the mares
preceding race.
Red Cross Nurse was plugged to win
the final mile number and ragged
start contributed to her success. Hide
brand got away sailing on the filly and
after making all the pace she lasted
long enough to dispose of Avenger by
a neck The odds against Ebony went
from TO to to 2. The start ruined
whatever chance he may have pos
sessed.