The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06

ACRANIENTO. Sept. Sit begins
10 look as il the historic Vinctor
~ stake. which in the years gone by
- was famous for many hard-
fought contest. Will be a thing of
rhe mast in another year. To-day none
Of the original entries cared TO try con
riusions with Kenllworth, and for the
second time at the meeting the strapping
brou-, horse enjoyed a walkover for the
entrance money.
A. snecial attraction Gibney. the high
diver. electrified the big crowd by a
graceful seventy-four-foot plunge into a
tank on the infeld opposite the grand
stand.
The snort was above the average. with
fsvorftes taking four OF the seven purses
The PIeasanton horse Ben r has quite as
hig. Z. mortgage on the pacing events as
George q ho,ds on the trottinS numbers.
Ie VS. barred in the letting this after
noon in the 1.21 class pace After nnlsh-
ing third in the nrst heat he won the
next three n ragtime, not being com
pellcd 10 travel faster than 2;lL Walter
Wsben secured second money and mark
of 2:l0. with Ira by annexing the first
heat.
Ii was mostly small money in circula-
riou in the ring. and IL does not come 10
the surface until the runs are called Pat
Pulcer Al % and DR.. Shorb. an TO ] shot
were the genuine surprises. Dick HaVey
vas I'm good form. sending his fields away
nicely aligned.
Bv long odds the best performance was
har Of Horatlus in the handicap. at sew
On fu-louge. The three-year-old picked
up Powell a15 Jos pounds. and after Glen
denning had set the track ablaze for six
and p half furlonEs he caught and de-
-.rlr
in 1-26iz. equaling the track record The
ring laid < to ; against the winner Noun
fehank and The Miller were never in 1t
from the start.
Pat Bulger. which was sold on Friday
by Johnny Mellin to Jack Frawley for
$50 captured the 2-year-Old scramble at
odds Of % TO ]. Frawley had the
mount. and overtaking Dusty Rhodes in
the stretch. won ridden out three lengths
before the favOrite Charlie Schweitzer'
with Henderson on his back. Doris. the
second choice. refused to leave the bar
rier-
on Thursday in a cheap selling dash
won by Netlakatla- Elphin King, with
Henderson in the saddle and hot favor
lite. finished a musty third. To-day with
jackson up and equal choice in the ring
with Jack Richelieu Jr. Elphin King
made a show OF his company. Jack
third. EIenderson's riding has been
open 10 criticism for some time, and
unless the boy mends his ways his finish
is not difficult TO prognosticate.
Dug Martin. an TO ! shot. winner OF
the mile selling affair. was another eagle
bird for the books. Tuneful was con-
sidered such a good thing that the ring
quoted the liberal price Of l TO about
him He was raced into subjection the
first furlong by Dwight Way and re-
tired Dr. Shorb then looked a winner
when Dug Martin with little Crosthwaite
20 came along. reaching the wire first
by a long neck IN l:42. Dwight Way
was third
Although only a short time of the
Grain from Seattle. BlissfUl. at odds Of
TO g. made a show Of the other three
starters in the sixth race. a siX-furlons
sprint. St Philippine delayed the
start for many minutes and could not
run any after finally getting away
BIissful raced Little Margaret to Z
standstill the first three-eighths and gal
loped I'm before the Young entry.