The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24

DR. SMYTH WINS THE GENTLEMENS CUP
ON TONOPAH, SECOND CHOICE IN RING
Horton Takes Handi-
cap From Crater
at 10 to /.

In addition to the usual Saturday
crowd OF racegoers at Oakland track
yesterday, society lent a helping hand.
Many fashionably attired members OF
the smart set graced the clubhouse We
randas and lawns. contributing to
making Fabiola day a marked financial
success.
The California Jockey Club generous
ly donated the entire gate receipts, and
Fabiola Hospital OF Oakland received
the handsome sum Of $s421 so. The
weather conditions were perfect, the
track was fast and an excellent pro-
gramme OF sport was thoroughly en-
Joyed-
A race for gentlemen riders gave So
ciety an opportunity to applaud. for
DR.. Snyth Of Oakland captured the sill
Yer trophy with Tonopah. second choice
in the betting. Waiter, the mount Of
Mr. Skinner, was plunged on at 4 to s,
owing 10 that riders many victories In
the saddle
WAITER IN THE LEAD.
Waiter passed Tonopah on the back
stretch, and everybody thought 1t all
over. But at the head Of the stretch
the favorite let his tray OF dishes drop,
and Tonopah. going to the front and
well handled by his medical adviser,
breezed by the judges first The Toiler.
ridden by Mr.. Fately, closed with a late
rush, beating Waiter out Of the place.
Miss Sallie Long presented the sue
cessful rider with the silver cup.
Favorites took three Of the six events
run The major portion OF the books
laid up but little coin.
In the Introductory selling sprint T.
McI.aughlin's Riesca defeated her field
easily. The flly's price was forced from
evens down to Z TO 10. and she won run
ming away from Northwest at the wire.
Alice Carey ran a close third.
After an enforced vacation, due to
illness, Prince Brutus made his reap
pearance in the two-year-old scramble
and was returned winner. He closed
equal favorite with George p. McNear
and. excellently ridden by Joe Jones,
downed Sea Air a neck. While McNear
finished second in a stake race decided
over the F'uturity course, he now seems
unable to carry his speed half a mile,
for the big colt ran an Indifferent third.
HORTON WINS THE HANDICAP.
The mile and a sixteenth handicap
saw Horton. carrying 1o2 pounds, score
his first win for Charley McCafferty.
CRATER, the mount Of big Bill'
Knapp, had a decidedly strong follow
ing and went TO the post an s TO 5 fa-
voTite. For something less than a mile
Gorgalette, closely pressed by Veter-
ano. cut out the running Gorgalette
tired, and approaching the paddock
Dugan on Horton came with an old
time rush, disposing of Veterano' by
nearly a length The favorite, which
appeared to run in spots, finished a
close third. Tapped on the place horse.
Divina wheeled at the start, being
practically left. The winner was 10 to
/ in the betting.
There was nothing to the mile and a
half number but Colonel Anderson T.
McLaughlin's recent purchase ruled an
odds-on choice and won galloping from
Rio Shannon and Theodore l.. Blessed
Damozel pulled up lame
Newly furnished and decorated and
fitted out with turbine engines, Ana
Mas made a strike in the final six and
a half furlong purse run. While not
consistent, perhaps. Ananias is pos
sessed of great speed at times. Johnny
Schorr's useful colt ran circles around
the 3 10 5 favorite. Toledo. Show hon
Ors fell to Criss Cross.