The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

OLD PRINCE BLAZES RUNS FIRST
QUOTED AT 20 TO IN THE RING
Leader Romps Home
Before Cheap
Company.

The unexpected as well as unsus-
pected was furnished at Oakland yes
terday by old Prince Blazes, one of
the remnants of the once mighty
string of Plunger Emil Herr. The lat
ter is in Europe now endeavoring to
recoup his lost fortune and the aged
campaigner is owned by Baird & Co.
The ailments of the Prince are null
tifarious and it would take a veterin-
ary surgeon a week and a half to
make a complete diagnosis of his case.
Once in a great while the track will
permit of his extending himself. Yes
terday the going was heavy and slow,
with no hardpan to jar the ringbones,
rheumatic joints and splints of the
Prince and he did on old time turn.
Ridden by j. T. Sheehan and quoted
at 20 to in the betting on the mile
selling number, the ancient piece of
hardware went away in the lead and
though a trifie unsteady the last
eighth of the journey, led Elmer L
by the judges nearly two lengths.
FAVORITE is THIRD.
Lady Wadsworth, the favorite, cut
a sorry figure in the race, losing the
show to Carilee. Not many tickets
were disposed of by the books on the
winner, Dell Fountain. the Idaho turf
man, being among the few who back
ed him.
While the fields lacked class. they
were fairly well balanced, furnishing
some good betting propositions Three
purses went to first choices.
Jerry Roach rode Fair Lady Anna,
favorite for the opening flve-furlong
scramble, as if she were a high-class
stake animal and any time would do
to make his move. Finally in the
seretch turn, when he discovered
Travers astride Alice Carey in sight,
Jerry sat down to ride, only to be
beaten out less than a length by the
latter mare. Benlash. % to 1 shot,
finished third.
Cardinal Sarto ruled favorite for
the two-year-old sprint, and Johnny
Daily has either forgotten how to ride
or else the youngster is a poor piece
of racing bric-a-brac. The Summers
entry went to the post favorite. and
after Johnny DAILY had let him swerve
all over the track in the stretch he
brought up third. Light of Day, a 6
to l chance, with Jack Martin on her
back, finished first, with Velna, a %
to ! shot, ridden by See, a good sec
ond. Bullman, on Inspector Halpin,
went over and beat the gate, then
finishing fourth.
LEADER WINS HANDILY.
There was such businesslike play on
Johnny Schorr's Olympian to win the
Futurity course number. third to be de-
cided, that the price about Leader
heightened from L to 2 to 13 to 20. The
Jennings horse looked a legitimate to
won pulling up. Olympian swerved bad
ly in the stretch losing the place to
Examiner, a newcomer in the commu-
nifty.
Possart, the to 1 choice. had a close
call from defeat in the seven-furlong
selling affair. Flaneur, which ran a
mild race on the preceding day,
SKINNED away in front, and it looked
all over but the shouting. For an old
cripple Possart stood a long, severe
drive, though, getting the decision over
the McCafferty entry by nose. Mon
tana Peeress took the show honors from
Young Morello.
A six-furlong selling event concluded
the racing, which went to Et Tu Brute,
the favorite. The Brutus gelding had
Johnny DAILY on his back and led from
start to finish. Scherzo finished second,
two and half lengths ahead of George
Berry.
Jack Martin Diloted the winners
Light of Day and Leader.
Trainer Charley Patterson has pur-
chased Cascine and a couple of two
year-oIds Of the Burns & Waterhouse
string. The racing firm will dispose
of the balance of their horses in train
ing at Oakland track on the 10Th inst.
Et Tu Brute, winner of the last race,
was bid up to 800 by Harry Robin
son. J. Zalinsky then carried the price
to $1,000, securing the three-year-old.
J. J. Moran, owner of the gelding.
was not there to protect him and there
is likelihood that he will get his
horse back to-day.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race-Futurity course. three year-olds
and up selling.
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