The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

along with Fossil. securing show hon
ors. Claude. after an uneven passage,
finished fourth.
Bombardier did not -fatter his back
ers by anything he did, at no stage
looking dangerous.
Seven events were decided, of which
number public choices captured three.
Eddie DOminick and J. 7. Sheehan
carried off the saddle honors. each
plotting a brace of winners.
HIPPONAX WINS HANDILY.
An even dozen of platers contested
for the first purse, at seven furlongs.
DR.. Shorb had a slight call in the bet
ting. He was away poorly and his
name was never mentioned. Hip
ponax, one of the babes of the jungle
and to l chance with Holbrook
up, won somewhat easily from San
Luton, a rank outsider. Stunts. rid
den by MichaeIs, decamped with the
small end of the offering.
Both Sea Air and George P. Nc
Near ran so disappointingly in the
Futurity course sprint for two-year-
olds, that two Fasteners. Silverskin
and Pelham, fought it out at the fin
ish- While the mathematicians were
endeavoring to separate McNear and
Sea Air, the price about Silverskin
TO to 5. Pelham was touted about.
but the stable money did not make
itself felt in the ring and the Hen
shall geldings odds went from II to
4. Sea Voyage, a 80 to 1 shot, out
footed Sea Air and McNear at all
stages of 1t. Dominick. astride Sill
verskin, the favorite. laid loV until
the stretch was reached. Then he
passed Sea Voyage and without much
Pelham handily by a length George
P. McNear showed the effects of his
outing at Petaluma, laying down his
hand early in the game.
Bob Smiths Telephone had the time
of his life beating Whoa Bill for the
six and a half furlong number, and at
one time it looked as If Larsen would
have to hang up. Jimmy Coffey's Ocy-
robe opened up favorite, but looked too
much like a jelly doughnut to run fast
and far. Telephone went to the post at
to 5, and in a long, hard drive nipped
Whoa Bill a Scant head on the wire.
Ocyrohe ran a fair third. Lady Athel-
ing came in for support and may do in
a bunch with less speed.
BRACKETS FOR THE FRETTER.
Age apparently cuts no figure with
The Fretter a one-time Burns handi-
cap winner Frank O'Rourke's old
stager met an ordinary lot of horses in
the split Of the seven furlong selling
affair, and so lightly were his chances
considered that the ring went to to
l for the coin. Sheehan had the
mount and by dint of hard work nosed
out the favorite, Hindoo Princess. at
the close. Oscar Tolle tired after shap-
ing up the running, finishing third.
Nothing could have been more awk-
ward for the followers Of the Jennings
stable than the defeat of LetoIa. an
odds-on choice for the six-furlong purse
run. Following, as it did, the victory of
Gold Money and everybody fat as a
toad financially, 1t was really a sad oc
currence-for the talent. The to 5
chalked against Letola didn't last long.
the closing quotation being to f. An
drew B. Cook has been in pickle for
some days, and the cherry pickers got
some Is about the Stanfield & Ellis en-
try. Sheehan rode the latter colt and
made a quick getaway from the bar
rier. The favorite camped on his trail
after Willie DAILY had shaken off the
others, but the outsider did not back up
percepubly, getting home first by a
length. Rowena. 80 to 1 shot. took