The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
CALIFORNIA COLT
RUNS GOOD RACE
Charles Elwood Leads
Field in Oriental
Handicap.
McChesney, a Top Heavy Fa-
vorite, Finishes Back in
the Ruck.
Special Dispatch to TIL. Call.

GRAVESEND RACETRACK, Sept. 26.
of all shocks to public racing form,
that furnished by the result Of the ORR
entail handicap to-day at the Gravesend
racecourse was the most notable. besides
costing the public untold thousands of
dollars. The Western crack, McChesney,
finished absolutely last Of the five start
ers, the race being won by James b. Hag-
gins three-year-old colt, Charles Elwood.
carrying 104 pounds. Percy Belmonts
River Pirate, also a three-year-old, with
50 pounds up, was second; E. r. Thomas
Hunter Raine. 1O6 pounds, third; John
Sandford's Caughnawaga, ia pounds,
fourth; E. E. Smathers' McChesney, 13O
pounds, last. The time, 2:06 1-5, was very
good for the state Of the track, which
was deep in dust.
Caller won the steeplechase, but the
race was nothing like as exciting or as
satisfactory as some others run at this
meeting.
Lord Turco which was the best public
performer in the sixth event, won 1T by
a half length from Lady Potentate. which,
as usual in her races, closed very fast in
the stretch Summary:
FIRST RACE-About six furlongs. selling:
Betting. Horse. Weight: Jockey St y. Fin.
TO coanterpofse. rSd rs % {e (Beauaa} ~
2 to Music 104 fONeilD ... .
Time l:lO; Start fair Won easily; 81 = Win Win
Maria Jensen. Eva Russell 110, Princess Tu-
lane 100 Elsie L 100. Locket 1O1, Mary Worth
kins eS, Trespass 30, Forward 1o1, May Al
len "a. also ran.
SECOND RACE-About two and a quarter
miles, steeplechase, handicap:
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey. St. q. Fin.
to 6aTon Ga1lsa pePpsF 1aG piaSu65sse 1aS 6Baye9nj
s to 5-Judge Phillips 100 (o'Brin) 10
Time, 4:5S 1-5. Start good Won easily.
II Widenpr'R b. e. TamIRauV-
Caledonia Gascar 13O. Step Lightly 1856, Jim
Newman 1855 also ran
THIRD RACE-About six furlongs, The
Prospect handicap. for two-year-olds:
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey. St. r. Fin.
to 2-Sweet Gretchen, III bull
to to 1-MeTnories les: ia todom5 8 h
Time, 1:09 As. Start fair. Won driving.
Winner. ]. w. Schorr's br f. by Flying Dutch
man-Battle Bell. Diyination Ill, ST.; Valen-
tine 1lS. Turquoise Blue 115 Bats 95, Lux
embourg Ill. Masedo 90. Joaquin 1os also ran.
FOURTH RAcE-one ana quarter miles,
The Oriental handicap. for three-year-olds and
Betting. Horse; Weight, 1t, Jockey St. y. Fin.
to 1-Eiysr Pigats 80 "a ReqteT@ ea1ia 21
Time 2O6 1-5. Start good. Won easily.
Winner, J. B. Haggin's ch. c. by Prestonpans-
Chetah. Caughnawaga ia, McChesney 130,
also
| 1urlOngS,
maiden two -year-olds:
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey st. r. Fin.
| AZ to 1-Southerner, 113 (Coburn) s IL
40 to 1-Fort Plain, 110 (Boiesen) 8 2h
100 to 1-Sonoma Belle, 107 (FTmn) 8 81
Time Ill 40. Start poor. Won driving.
Winner. r. w. Walden's br. c. by The Com
moner-Vie. Riverdale ITO, Tithonic los, Raider
10S Pol Roger 10, Mohican Ito, Miss Shylock
l07, Southampton 10. Prince Vic 107, Berosa
ITO, Vibrator 110, Gamey 110, also ran.
| SIXTH RAcE-one ana an eighth miles.
selling;
Betting. Horse. Weight Jockey st. q. Fin
! 13 to 5--Lord Turco, 102 CDesouza) 4 TX
| to 5-Ldy Potentate, 105 Fller) 8 2 III
/ to 1-Namtor. LOG (Bullman)... 2 3115
! Time, :54 As. Start fair. Won driving.
| Winner, w. c. Smiths b. c. by Lord Harting-
! ton-Turcok. Stonewall 1O5 Early Eve 1O3,
! Gaviota 80, Knight OF the Garter 101, Carroll
D 1Ol, setauket LOG. Gambling 1O1 also ran
SEVENTH RAcE-six furlongs, maiden
! wo-year-olds:
Betting Horse. Weight Jockey St a Fin
! to 1-Silver Days. 10 (Cochrne) 1 2 1 n
! II to 5-Orthodox, 110 (Bullman).. 3 IN
10 to 1-Sneer 107 &C. Smith)..... h
Time, 1:12h. Start bad. Won driving.
Winner, j. B. Haggin's b. c. by Montana
10. St. Gailen 10. Sir Carter 1o7 Comnonetta
! 107 Slick 100, Gypsy Ben 1o7, Telephone 11o,
ogontza 101, Arthur 11O, Aqua 110, The De-