The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
Oregon Mare z to |
in Betting Ring.
FOSSIL BADLY OUTSPRINTED
Silent Water the Lone
FaVOrite to Win.
BY FRED e. MULHoLLAND.


Owner NJ. ]. Days Claude, a many
time Derby winner, had his pride
humbled in a sprinting race yester-
day at Oakland. The bay horse was
compelled TO bow in submission before
Misty's Pride, the speedy Oregon
bred mare. This innocent looking
purse event, which was fourth on the
card and decided at six furlongs, was
prolific of considerable class. Among
the other entries were Fossil, Iridius
and Padua. Fossil and Claude were
each quoted at IL to in the first bet
ting, but as the latter has had the
eyes of the clockers bulging out of
their sockerts by his flights of speed
in morning workouts, he closed favor
ite at 3 TO ,. Toward the close of the
betting a drizzling play on Misty s
Pride cut the mares price from 10
and y down to ~. The faYorite
lacked early speed and this accom-
plished his defeat, for Eddie Dominick
got him away third from the barrier.
Big Bill" Knapp on Misty's Pride
went off sailing in the lead and the
pace she set had the others all tip
toeing it.
FOSSIL LACKS SPEED.
Fossil was lamentably lacking in
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into the stretch. Claude, under vigor-
Gus riding, passed the Jennings entry,
but could not quite get up to the lit
tie chestnut mare, which beat him
out a short neck in 1:1352. Iridius
finished third, a neck before Fossil.
Followers of the favorites had
slight surcease from sorrow, as Silent
Water was the one choice to land.
The odds about the filly were so scant
that LITTLE r.nliaf q
While the card did not wear a pre-
possessing look, if one number could
be excepted, the attendance and bet
ting We're good.
BoOkmaker Billy Engstrom's recent
purchase Jerusha won the opening
event going TO the post second choice
in the betting. Davis piloted the filly,
and, in a driving finish, she beat Lilly
Golding out nearly a length. Lady
Goodrich. played from IL down to Z,
ran a fair third. Saccharate, the
mount of Bullman, was installed IA
Vorite. 1t was the first start this sea-
son of the hlly, and after displaying a
nice turn of speed she fell back.
For lack Of better-looking material,
Scotsman was made favorite for the
mile and hundred yard selling affair
/ Harry Michaels, who rode the Brink
worth entry, permitted Sam Green
I
far in front, with a result that the
outsider reached the wire first by
nearly a length. Vaughan ran third
three lengths behind the favorite. The
odds about the winner were played
! from Is and 20 down to 6.
ALONE FINISHES FIRST.
Another outsider came to the sur
face in the Futurity course spin for
two-year-olds, next decided. Almost
any one Of the nine starters could be
doped a chance, and at 31a to / The
Gadiy closed favorite. The colt does
not call for much and was never dan
! gerous Travers, astride Alone, a
slightly backed Is to 1 shot, gave his
! field the slip early and, hard pressed
/ at the finish, led Mogregor out half d
/ length. League landed the 100 to !
shot Herthus in the show.
Owners resorted to the scratching
| blank literally in the fifth event until
/ the field was reduced to eight starters
This left Bob Smiths Silent Water q
/ top-heavy favorite, and in a fierce
drive Sam Greenfield kept the brown
! flly going just long enough to get e
nose verdict over The Lieutenant. The
show went to Maxtress, a Is to ]
chance, ridden by Travers.
! Michaels rode j. V. Kirby, favoritt
for the concluding mile and fifty YARD
| event, and the horse made a miserable
| showing. Badly Used, the only entry
whose odds were played down, de-
| feated Meistersinger and Homage with
apparent ease.