The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
RACETRACK HAPPENINGS AND NEWS FROM BOXERS CAMPs
WILLIE SEE IS CRITICIZED
FOR HIS EFFORT ON DIVINA
Bob Ragon Defeats
Del Carina at
Oakland.

could with Divina, the coast mile rec
ord holder, in the mile and sixteenth
purse selection at Oakland yesterday.
But the betting looked bad and
Willie's effart warse The mare
opened at 8 to 5 and went to Il to 8,
with some of the pencilers laying to 8
a place in a five horse race. The in
which, with Bonner up, made all the
running and was never even hailed.
See ran into squalls, punctured tire,
was twice in danger of laundering, had
his rudder chain broken, narrowly es-
capped a collision with Carat, blew out
a fuse, ran short of matches and even
lost the place to G. w Trahern, a 16
to l shot. by head. 1t was certainly
one of Willie's star performances, and
he scored some great hits last sum-
mer during the matinees given at the
Seattle merry -go-round.
There are two or three riders at
Oakland that need grilling and the
sooner the Judges do it, the better the
sport viii be. In fact they would not
be missed from the turf altogether.
The racing yesterday resulted in the
overthrow of three favorites.
North West, the 13 to s favorite,
made a runaway race of the opening
six-furlong sprint. She was ridden by
Big Bill Knapp and, jumping away
in front, won galloping at the close,
ten lengths before Lady Atheling.
Dusty Miller ran third.
1t was due to Powell's good hand
ling more than anything else that en-
abled Bob Ragon to beat the favorite
Del Carina for the two-years-
scramble. He hustled the Kismet colt
away from the barrier in the lead and,
putting up strong finish at the end,
crossed the line half a length ahead
of the first choice. Otis on Marie ]
took show honors. Mildred B showed
some early speed, then retired.
All that kept the hackers of Cousin
Carrie-equal favorite for the mile
event with Reeves-from cashing was
the half-hearted ride she received.
Vanderbout had the leg up on the
mare. and after losing ground enough
on the stretch turn for a baseball park
was beaten out length by My Sur
prise, a 5 to l chance. Shell Mount
came very fast from the rear, taking
the show from Puss in Boots and los
ing the place by only a nose. Bonner
on Reeves gave weird exhibition.
Constellator looked the class of the
mile and a sixteenth number, and.
if ready, 21a to / appeared a liberal
quotation. Well, he was ready. receiv-
ed strong support, and had the race
won from the time Dick Dwyer sprung
the barrier. Idogo, the runner up all
the way, experienced no trouble in dis
posing of Polonius for the place.
Nothing but the lethargic ride of
Bonner prevented Rey Dare, the favor
lite, from getting some portion of the
last purse. If Bonner was dealing out
his best, then he has forgotten how TO
ride, and the judges should set him
down for iucompetency. Horton and
Pierce ], two other well-played ones,
also ran poorly. Scherzo suddenly re-
covered his best form, and, pounded
down from 10 to and Z, won all the
way in boat-race fashion with Knapp
at the helm. LAGOON, another rank
outsider, downed George Berry, a II to
/ chance. for the place.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
The California Jockey Club has set
aside April % for Fabiola day A race
for gentlemen riders will be one of the
features.
Charley McCafferty bid Constellator
up from s4OO to $500 and secured the
gelding.
Frank Doss purchased The Scotsman
from w. B. Jennings.
NJ D. Miller will sell twelve of his
horses in training at OaklandFnex
Monday.
w. B. Jennings and wife leave for
New York on the overland this morn
ing. Walters colors are the most pop
ular on the California turf, and moth
ing would please racegoers better than
10 learn that Proper had won the
Brooklyn handicap.
The Pacific Jockey Club has turned
the CLASSY eye on the Union Jockey
Club, and any horseman from here
racing at the new St. Louis track will
be outlawed. 1t was announced yester-
day that full reciprocal relations had
been established between the Western
Jockey Club and the Pacific Jockey
Club, and they viii recognize each 9TH
ers rulings. This is a severe blow to
the new Carmody track. for many local
turfmen had signified their intention of
racing there.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Chicago last night says: The dispute
of the Worth Jockey Club OF Chicago
with the Western Jockey Club over
racing dates was not adjusted, and it
is announced tonight that there will
be no running on the Worth track this
year.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race-six furlongs; three -year-olds> and
up: selling:
6499 Orc Viva (Fountain) in).-................106 Jog
1856 Shell Mount (Wellman) LOG
0544 Young Pepper 90 Rourke) IOI
G543 Ethel Abbott fMiller) )................ %
6446 Lou Cleveden tMcDoweID ......... %
1921 sAnirad (Coffey). )................... IS
6536 Clausus (Ryan). ......................I0f I0f
651S Catholic tClayton) ..-............ 90
$500 Aunt Polly oGraffort) t).....-........I0I
6422 sCrigli (Gruweil). Observation-Disclosures IS
1890 )sOptimo CPrice) )......................1O 1O4
6424 Beniash tJeuness) s)....................lO3
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