The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
HAPPENINGS AND GENERAL NEWS OF THE SPORTING WOlL
KING DEFEATS LACY CRAWFORD
AND is PLACED SECOND FOR FOULING
FourF avoritesAre
DethrOned at
Oakland.

Next time Forest King is an an
nounced starter in a race and he dis
covers Lacy Crawford among the COM
pany through his binoculars it is more
than likely the Oregon horse will re-
fuse to leave the paddock. On Decem-
Der l last Forest King won race az
Oakland and was disqualified and
placed last for humping Last Knight.
On that occasion Lacy Crawford fin
ished third. In the fourth event yes
terday al the track across the bay
Forest King. ridden by Bonner and a
TO . favorite, led Lacy Crawford out
neck and Mountain, who rode the
latter, lodged claim of foul with the
judges against the winner. The favor
ite has a mean habit Of bearing in to-
ward the rail, but he was plainly the
better horse and Bonner made every
effort in his power to keep his mount
straight. Mountain carried Bonner
pretty wide turning into the stretch,
and it looked as if honOrs were about
even anyway. The officials thought.
though, that the progress of Lacy
Crawford had been impeded and gave
the race TO Barney Schreiber's horse.
placing the faVorite second Fifteen
to l was laid about Crawford
The only winning public choices were
Eduardo and Handpress. Twenty
books handled the coin in the ring and
the major portion of them had a prof
liable session. The attendance was
good.
Northwest was installed favorite for
the opening Futurity course sprint,
and for the fourth time finished sec
ond. Leading into the stretch and
looking all over a winner, Orchan. a
10 10 l shot, managed to get up under
Bonner's urging, beating The first
choice a head. Frivolous led Harka
out for show honors.
Harry Stover's Eduardo captured the
two-year-old scramble. starting an IL
TO 20 choice. For a time il looked as if
Grenore, a smart looking filly by Rubi-
con and % to l in the betting, might
win. The favorite. however, responded
when See drew his whip, downing the
outsider very handily. Anita knight
ran third at odds of so to l. Ben Eric.
the second choice showed no inclina-
tion to tramp through the muddy GO
ing.
Handpress and Quiz fought it out in
the third, five-furlong selling event.
Bonner, who rode Quiz. had the mis-
fortune 10 have his stirrup feathers
slip, and the first named horse. e 3 to 2
favorite, Won by half length in a
hard drive. Pickaway. piloted by Sher-
wood, did not get away We'll and was
never better than third. Our Pride, a
20 to ! shot, took the show
Bonner on Flaneur furnished an in
different sort of ride. or the McCafferty
gelding would have been returned win
ner. He rated his mount when he could
have taken the lead. and at the wire
finished third. David S. 10 to l shot.
which Sheehan got away in front, led
throughout receiving a nose decision
over Yellowstone. another long shot.
With strong handling MocOrito could
have won.
In the last BOutOnniere, Billy Moore
and ORC Viva, the latter an even money
chance. finished noses apart on the wire
in the order named. Vanderbout had
the favorite in front turning into the
stretch and at the paddock looked a
l TO 10 shot. Then. probably becoming
tired and getting into the deepest going
with his mount. he was unfinished.
BOutonniere. the winner had Holbrook
on his back and closed at 6 to ! in the
RING