The San Francisco call., 1904-03-10
M0D|CUM P|L0TED BY VANDERB0UT
TAKES HANDICAP AT LENGTHY ODDS
Lord Melbourne, Fayorite
in Betting, Runs
Unp|aced.

Sidney Bender's corrugated iron
mud horse, Lord Melbourne, placed a
crimp in the talent at Oakland yester-
day that a steam fatiron won't smooth
out in a week and a half
His Lordship captured handicap
only the day before and the $1,000 mile
and a sixteenth fixture, with only 1O4
pounds to manipulate, looked like
something an old aunt had willed him.
The to 1 at first painted up by the
layers speedily gave way to to and
lover.
The heavy track should have suited
the favorite, too, but there was some
thing radically wrong with his CORK
screw underpinning, for after showing
turn of speed that lasted about as
long as an electric spark he began a
retreat that did not cease until the
next to last position was reached.
Modicum, the Burns handicap WIN
ner, carrying 104 pounds, a 10 to 1
choice and ridden by Vanderbout,
skedaddled away in front and won
buck jumping at the finish from G. w.
Trahern. Joe Lesser, on which there
was steady play, ran a fair third,
not quite two lengths in advance of
Sailor Knot.
Despite the threatening aspect of
the weather there was an excellent at
tendance. Favorites took but two
purses.
THREE ARE PLAYED.
All three, Pickaway, Fair Lady Anna
ana Alice Carey, were played to win
the Introductory sprint, the former
closing slight favorite. Alice Carey
was bumped at the start and thereafter
Travers displayed as much Judgment
as the monkey did when he placed his
head in the lions mouth. Never much
of a weight packer Pickaway led until
well into the stretch, where Fair Lady
Anna went to the front, winning clever
~ Yellowstone was third.
Willie DAILY, on Anirad, favorite for
the seven furlong selling jaunt, scram-
bled the eggs to the Queens taste, and
the Coffey entry never knew he was in
race. Big Bill' Knapp hustled Hui
ford, the second choice, away from the
barrier in lively fashion and the brother
TO Gaviota made cathop of it, lead
ing Mountebank out nearly three
lengths. Gateway, a 100 to 1 shot,
owned by Tommy Lottridge, finished
good third. Whiskers made a most
Indifferent showing.
w. H. Hammonds s clever filly, The
Mist captured the year-old scram-
bic. Ridden again by Jack Martin she
was backed down to to 10 at post
time and taking the lead in the stretch
from George p. McNear downed Arisbc,
the Napa stock farm representative, a
couple of lengths. The latter miss car
ried Ill pounds to the winners 1O4. and
met with none too good luck the first
part of the race, Bullman being cut off
and compelled to drop in behind the
pacemakers. Salable ran a fair third
FINISH is CLOSE.
Seven strung across the track at the
conclusion of the mile selling number
kept the judges busy placing the first
three horses. The Fretter, a lukewarm
315 to l favorite, poked his head in
front at the paddock and kept it there
to the wire, just beating Po1onius a
scant head. Outburst ran close third.
Buxton did not do so we'll in the last,
a siX-furlong spin, in which he piloted
, the favorite. Hainault BY degrees he
moved up with the brown gelding and
when Mimo and First Chip had shot
their bolt took the lead in the stretch.
Quietly Willie DAILY stole up on the out
side with the Is to L shot Ocyrohe and,
outriding Buxton, dropped the despised
one down first by a head Muresca
was a starter, but quit badly after
showing flash of speed.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
Twenty-Five bookmakers made the
required weight yesterday.
Amy ] will probably be favorite for
the Bell stake to be decided on Sat
urday.
Barney Schreiber will undoubtedly
bring his crack colt, Pinkerton, up
from Los Angeles to start in the stake
on Saturday.
The well known owner, Matt Storm,
is still on the sick list.
Whiskers was probably started to
get weight off in next years Burns
handicap.
Hulford, a full brother to Gaviota
and a product of Napa stock farm,
brought large price as a yearling.
Big Bill Knapp, while he did not
win on Joe Lesser. did manage to
finish among the first three, which is
more than Bonner did when that rid