The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08
SAILOR KNOT is HEAVILY PLAYED
AND DEFEATS S0LANUS BY A NECK
Magrane's Handpress S
Downs a Clever Field
of Sprinters.


without any abnormal plunges being
indulged in by the crowd, but the
last was quite a spirited betting af-
fair. M. j. DAILY sent Sailor Knot to
the post for seven other owners to
unravel, and from 2 the odds dropped
under the force of a terrific fusillade
to to 10. Mike DAILY thought his colt
would win the length of the grand
stand. and after a furious drive
Johnny DAILY just managed to drop
him in head before Solanus, with
Jack Martin up. Both riders INDUCED
in some jockeying through the stretch,
with DAILY finally carrying off the hon
ors. Toledo was a starter in the race,
but that's about all.
Purses went to but two favorites.
Hirtle and Blackthorn were the long
est priced winners of the afternoon.
The usual Monday crowd witnessed
the sport.
Hirtle, mare that performed very
creditably at the Seattle meeting last
summer, took the opening event Her
odds receded from 8 to and 8. and,
we'll handled by Buxton, who downed
the favorite, Nellie Bawn. almost cas-
lily. Virgie dor finished third. No
ME, with Martin up, was again a
starter, but either the weight or the
mud prevented the mare from show
ing to any advantage. Rustic Girl
showed little speed.
Barney Schreibers big brown colt,
Inspector Halpin, said farewell to the
maiden class in the kindergarten
event. In previous races the Inspec-
tor always displayed an inclination
to loiter on the way. In this last es-
say, though, Bullman got him away
we'll and, leading throughout, downed
Escobosa, the second choice, a length.
Hooligan finished third. The winner,
coupled with Mildred B. ruled favor
ite in the betting at odds of 21a to l..
Travers, on Billy Moore, an to 8
choice played down from 3, threw away
the seven-furlong selling affair. He did
not do 1t Intentionally, but has yet to
learn how TO cut the stretch turn with
out running his mount out to Shell
Mound station. Blackthorn, a horse
backed one day last week in heavy
going, ridden by Sheehan, was returned
the winner at S1a to 1. Blackthorn pre-
terday, but at that played in extremely
good luck. The favorite had him
beaten until Travers made his brilliant
turn into the stretch on Billy Moore.
This gave Sheehan a new lease of life.
and he kept the firing black horse
going long enough to lead the favorite
out a neck. Ripper took the place from
Assessment. Sunello had a leg that
prevented him from doing anything.
Only because Bonner, on David S,
unfinished Holbrook did Pat Morrissey
lose the mile and seventy-yard run,
also decided under selling conditions.
The footing looked made to order for
old Pat, and the books did an extensive
business in pasteboards at odds Of 8 to
g. Sue Johnson and The Fretter cut
out the running almost to the stretch,
where both quit and Bonner, astride
David s. took command. Holbrook
then cut loose with the favorite, too,
but Bonner outgeneraled him, putting
David over the plate first by half a
length. Frank Woods, under moderate
handling, ran good third
Well the ride of Jerry Roach on
Lansdowne, favorite for the six-furlong
selling selection, was certainly the
limit. He said he was told not to make
too much early use of the gelding, and
he didn't. Instead, Jerry let his mount
fall out of the running the length of an
electric light mast. Handpress and
Alice Carey had the race between them,
Johnny Daily reaching home first on
the former, half a length in advance
of DR.. RowelPs mare Flaneur disposed
of Lansdowne for the show.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
]. Daily won the last two races on
Handpress and Sailor Knot
Johnny Bullman came out of his Sc
clusion long enough to take the two
year-old event with Inspector Halpin.
Jerry Roach got lost in the discard
with Rustic Girl and Lansdowne.
At a meeting held by the Pacific
Jockey Club yesterday the following
dates were assigned: Kenilworth
Park. Petaluma, thirteen days from
May IA; Seattle, June II to August g.;
Portland, August to 81, with the
privilege of two additional weeks If
desired. Los Angeles was granted the
1904. until May, 1905. Racing will con-
clude at Oakland on May Z.
Following are to-day's entries:
First race-six furlongs: three -year-olds;
selling: -
5947 'Charlie Schweitzer (Blasingame). 102
1854 Forest Fire (McCabe). ................1O 100
S93i Jacl Little CFine) e)...............1O7
6219 Box Elder (Hamilton Stable). 1Ol
540a Resigned (Macdonald) ............ 1O5
6234 Hogarth (Carmody) .................10 107
G2Ie est Yusef (Summers) )........... .102
6O62 INSPECTOR Munro (Fox) ............. .110
619G sThe Jew (Wilson) .................lO2
Second race-Four furlongs; two year-olds;
selling:
B967 Bill Short (Dobson) .................10 103
699o Bob Ragon (Summers) ............ 1O6
6243 calculate (Blasingame) 9S
cox I'd (El,rrr Vat