The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30
Fast Sprinter Runs
UnpIaCed in the
Handicap
Gateway Beaten by
Military Man in
Mile Event.
BY FRED e. MULHoLLAND.

Andrew 3. Cook. the "Hindoo of the
bushes" did a turn in the handicap at
Oakland yesterday that failed TO get
him a hand. Five and a half furlongs
all conceded was just his distance, and
the ll2 pounds assigned would bother
him no more than ten pounds OF
feathers on the expansive back Of an
elephant That was good enough to
suit the most fastidious speculator, so
everybody unlOaded on Cook at a
scant quotation. J. T. Sheehan rode
the favorite and got him away second
from the barrier. He splashed along
through the muddy going for about
six times the length Of an Oak
land ferry boat with NenatOr. thf
entry Of DR.. Rowell, and then followed
an explosion that rocked the buildings
and ratified the crOckery in half the
houses in Emeryville. Andrew 3. Cook
had blown up. VenatOr. eXquisitely
handled by Anderson, kept plOdding
along IN the even tenor Of his way,
reaching the home goal more than a
length in front Of Nigrette. The latter
coupled with ARABIC formed the Jen-
nings entry. Michaels landed Judge ir
third place.
But il should not be taken from this
that the bush champion was the one
lonely faYOTite 10 become frustrated.
for there were others. Sterling Towers,
4bL4d4-d anu IT. w lldutlu llhetit Gu
by the wayside TO the disgust of their
admirers. The attendance was large
and betting brisk.
W, Davis appears TO be quite a rider
for anneXing the curtain-raiser for, as
on the preceding day, he took the open
ing sprint with Berendos. second choice
in the betting. Sterling Towers, the
mount Of Mickey Mclaughlin, was
made faVOrite and while the mare dis
"a = ch mi IA r
back at the end. Albemarle developed
a strong fancy for the heavy footing,
though easily beaten by BerendOs. Bard
Burns ran a fair third.
So sure were the smart ones that Sill
verskin would mop uD that the gray S
price wSs forced down from evens TO
70 3. This onslaught caused a slump
in Del Carina stock, the fillY's odds
lengthening from TO TO s to 3. Sill
verskin was on his bad behavior at the
post, and when Dick Dwyer finally re-
leased the barrier the shOrt-priced one
bolted toward the inner rail and was
practically left. Sam Greenfield on Del
Carina gradually wore down the lead
Of Platt, winning ridden out at the wire
from Cardinal SartO, a Is TO 1 shot.
Because Davis was carded to ride
Briers the mare was installed favOrite
for the mile and fifty yard selling af-
fair, with a field OF nine starting
Later in the betting, when Major
Tenny became the center Of attraction,
Briers went back a point and the Ma
jor enjoyed the call at TO 8. Joe Kelly
got the latter away well and cutting
out the pace from start TO finish led the
10 10 / chance Play Ball past the judges
more than a length. Briers ran into
the show.
Garnet Ferguson's colt, Military Man,
took the mile purse run at odds Of
61z TO I. He was pilOted by Davis and
In a hard drive dOWned Gateway not
quite a length The latter would have
won had Sullivan been strong enough TO
Go him justice. Mud was supposed TO
be the forte Of Iskana, on the strength
Of which she was made favorite. After
a fash Of early speed the FLY died
away 10 nothing. Whoa Bill at 20 TO 1
was third. Blue Eyes could not walk in
the going.
Big BilT' Knapp made a runaway
race Of the closing mile and a furlong
selling event with Byronerdale, against
which 6 10 1 was Obtainable. Anderson
brought Heather Honey along with a
rush, beating the favorite, G. W. Ira
hern, out three lengths for the place.