The San Francisco call., 1904-02-25
KENILWORTH CAPTURES THE HANDICAP
BEATING OUT NIGRETTE AND MODlCUM
Sue johnson Wins
a Purse at
Long Odds.

The two crack mudlarks Lord Mel
bourne and Modicum disgraced them
selves in the mile and a sixteenth
handicap at Oakland yesterday in a
field of but four starters.
His Lordship's corns must ave 'urted
i'm bloomin' orful, for he trailed
throughout The Burns handicap win
ner, the favorite for the race, drew
third position early in the play and
refused to relinquish same.
Skipper Willie See on the good ship
Kenilworth, went over the course al
most alone. winning under closely
reefed sails from Nigrette, the out
slider The value of the race to the
winner was $500.
The track was sloppy with good foot
ing underneath. But two favorites
were successful. Sue Johnson and Ner-
vator were both played for good things
at long odds and went through.
SIR PRESTON IN FRONT.
Sir Preston may not have been the
best horse in the Introductory sprint,
but he finished first, and that is all
lIldl Is n = 10 ldNOIllS III
the betting, Travers, who rode Sir Pres
ton, lost no time in getting to- the front
and his mount lasted long enough TO
beat Handpress a neck. Sol Lichten-
stein ran close third.
Harry Stover's fast colt, George P.
McNear, scored his second set Of
brackets by finishing ahead of Ed
uardo in the tWo-year-old scramble.
McNear had a pronounced call in the
betting and was piloted by Willie See.
He opened up quite gap of daylight
over his company at the outset, but
cooled off perceptibly as the wire was
approached, only leading out Eduardo
a neck. Harvester. one of the DAILY
entries, ran third. Golden Idol was
out as usual on the turns.
A mighty plunge was made on Lady
Kent to win the seven-furlong selling
selection. Holbrook and all in the
saddle. Opening at skies, the mares
odds gradually dropped to 314. She
led from start to finish. winning by a
length from che favorite, Mr.. Dingle.
Glissando finished third, Mr.. Farnum
fourth and Decoy fifth.
SUE JOHNSON A Miller.
From a panel racer to a miller was
the transformation in the case of Sue
Johnson. Played from 20 down to II
in the betting on the mile selling run,
the mare skipped away in the lead and
was not heated. Virgie dor, 13
to l shot, disposed of Ulloa for the
place Keylsote. the favorite, got
away badly, ran up to second posi-
tion, then felR back to the rear.
Jimmy jones of The Fiddler fame
and Nervator must be fast friends, for
the latter horse turned the tables on
Hainault Iin the closing six furlong
selling affair Hainault went to the
post at to and Nervator was backed
from II down to 4, later receding to 6
Jones did not rate the latter as Bel
did some days ago, but went to tins
front and won all the way. Hainault
finished second and Ocyrohe third.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
| Willie See piloted two winners.
| Sir Preston, winner of the first race
was bid up from S4OO to $500 by Harry
Robinson. The stable retained chC
gelding.
Ed j. Power. the well-known news
paper man and racing official, now ar
inmate of the Oakes Home for con-
sumpt1ves at Denver, wishes his thanks
conveyed to the following turfmen whC
contributed to the fund for his assist
ance: Richard Dwyer, E. c. Hopper
Frank Skinner, Barney Schneider, c.
P. Waterhouse, Joe Rose. Horace Es
bert, H l.. Baggerly. Ed Noel, Man
nie," California Jockey Club, Al DOo-
son, Billy Short, f. D. Lowry, James
| Scanlan, Willie Cross, Ben Benjamin
Bob Smith, Garnet Ferguson, Charles
Ledgett, Caesar Young AID F. E. Mui-
! holland.