The San Francisco call., 1904-03-04


most becomingly until well Strengthened
for the wire. Then big Bill Knapp
on Jimmy Coffey's LAGOON happened
to drop along, and after an extended
drive beat the favorite out more than
a length.
CHAPEL is A BOLTER.
Chapel with Travers in the saddle.
which was backed back from 214 to 312,
desired TO take no part in the proceed
ings, obligingly boiling at the start and
obtaining a return check.
1t could not be called an espcepially
brilliant session for the favorltes, as
but two succeeded in reaching the
home goal first. The track was slow
and cuppy. The books profited well by
the bowling over of Judge Voorhies,
Dungannon, Montana Peeress, MIR.
Dingle and Amasa.
On paper Judge Voorhies looked far
and away the best of the ten start
ers in the first event, for which rea.
son he was installed favorite. Well
ridden by See. the Judge once showed
first in the stretch, but could not stano
the pressure, and ran unplaced. The
cuppy going seemed to suit Adirondack
to a nicely, and at ) to 1 the Shannon
entry, ridden by Jack Martin, beat
Past Master out half length. Bux~
ton finished third on Assessment. Mel
lie Bawn died away after leading into
the stretch.
David s, which has played a hand in
a little of everything connected with
ha Sannn6
six and a half furlong run, backed
from 3I5 to l to 13 to 3, equal favorite
with Montana Peeress.
DAVID S is BEST.
The latter mare reached the head of
the stretch first, but tired under Willie
Daily, finishing third. David S proved
to be much the best, for he was ridden
in the deep going part of the way and
then downed Young Morello half a
length. Blackthorn, a heavily backed
one, fiattered his admirers by display
ing speed early in the race and then
faded away.
Some were unkind to refer to the
mile and fifty-yard selling fixture won
by Pat Morrissey as a boat race. Mr..
Dingle opened favorite for the race at
3 to 2. but for some reason the odds
heightened to to despite steady
public play. He was ridden by DR..
RowelTs apprentice Travers, and his
effort was certainly a ridiculous one.
Travers received instructions to take
the center of the track, thereby avoid
ing the heavy going on the rail. In
stead he went out of his way to grab
the rail position for some inexplicable
reason and was not placed at the finish.
There was a heavy play on Pat Nor
rissey just before post time. HolbrCok
rode him with vim and energy, was
allowed to shape out his own pace and
practically won from start to finish.
Among the late arrivals was Jack Mar
tin, astride Expedient, who brought his
mount up in time to dispose of old
Prince Blazes a nose for the place.
PICKAWAY SCORES.
AS Pickaway had been off in his
feed the stable didn't think the sprint
er good enough to win the five furlong
scramble, and from his odds went
to to Z. Amasa, wearing a new set
of plates, was played down to II to 5
favoritism and collected nothing. At
the start Sherwood jumped away in
the lead with Pickaway and was never
headed. Monte ran second, a head
before Quiz. Second into the stretch,
Amasa registered back among the
"also rams
Most of the real smart money went
into the books on Handpress to win
the final six furlong spin, and the little
fellow came home. He went to the
post favorite and gradually wearing.
down Fair Lady Anna, led Modder out
two lengths. Mountebank couldn't
scare up a respectable gallop.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
Ike Hackelburg, the well-known
New York bookmaker, left for home
yesterday,
George E. Smith (Pittsburg Phil)
departed for Hot Springs on yester-
days overland train.
The four-mile Thornton stake will
be reopened to-day for additional en-
tries.
Out of fifteen foals at Napa stock
farm to date eleven are colts.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race-Five and a half furlongs; three
year-olds: selling:
613S Silicate Jennings). )....................1 lob
6135 -Riesca (Boesecke). ).................... 9S
1881 Miss May Bowdish (Blasingame). -. 9S
~ Rose w fEdgeWood Farm) 1C3