The San Francisco call., 1904-02-19
POLO PLAYERS BEGIN ANNUAL TOURNAMENT AT DEL MONTE
A Is TO l SHOT,
DOWNS A VERY SHIFTY FIELD
Players of Favorites
Again Meet With
Reverses.

Five faVoriteS were torpedoed and
sunk with more disastrous results to
the talent at Ingleside yesterday than
was suffered by the Russians in the
harbor of Port Arthur. The two-year-
old Eduardo alone survived the bonn
bardment, winning at odds of 8 to 10.
Among the rank and file distinguish
ing themselves were Sir Preston, Bou-
tonniere. Gorgalette, Hipponax and
Byronerdale.
Ell Primero stables record holding
mare Divina gave the crowd a stag
geripg blow by sulking at the post in
the mile purse run, and being left. She
was heavily played at II TO and 1T was
through no fault of Tommy Burns that
she failed to get away. This event
went to Gorgalette, Is to l shot rid
den by Big Bill Knapp, which passed
Esherin below the eighth pole, and won
ridden out from CRATER, a 10 to L
chance. Leader, the second choice
finished third. The winner was backed
sparingly on the strength of fast
workout.
Bard Burns has gone back or else Sir
Preston is a vastly improved horse
Probably the latter. The Bard with
Willie See UP was played down from
s to to evens in the betting on the
five and a half furlong sprint, first de-
cided. See rode u careful, well judged
race, but Sir Preston possessed the
most speed, and Travers landed him
first at the wire a head before tine IA
vorite. c. Smith On Maud Muller,
$50 to / shot, was third.
Eduardo, from the Burns &, Water
house stable, Was so much the best Of
the starters in the tWo-year-olds spin
that he couldn't help winning. Well
played at short odds, Bell brought the
son of Eddie Jones home first an easy
winner over Mogregor and Cardinal
Sarto. Saccharate received very weak
handling.
Boutonniere, to 1 shot. beat the
lI-played favorite Decoy in the seven
furlong selling affair Jack Martin
rode the first choice and went out in
front with the faint-hearted gelding.
In the stretch he was hard pressed by
Sheehan astride Boutonniere and
cracked, the latter finishing first by
half d length Dandie Belle, ridden by
Bell, finished third at odds of Is TO ].
Ancient old Amasa, at odds of 80 to 1,
was only downed a nose by HipponaX
for the six furleng run fifth to be de-
cided. c. Smith had the mount on
Amasa and breaking in front of his
field made all the running. He was
only nabbed on the last stride at the
wire by Martin on Hipponax. The win
betting. Bell finished fourth with
Sanity, the favorite.
If ever a horse was kind to the
bookmakers Horton has been. Once
more he was served up a steaming hot
favorite for the concluding mile and
a quarter number, and again was
beaten. Byronerdale, a to 1 chance.
with Travers in the saddle, made the
pace from start to finish, winning clev-
erly from the favorite in 2:OSA. Bell
made too much early use of Frank
Woods and ran into the show.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
Wally Brinkworth, who has been in
dulging in tall wagering enough to be
classed as a lunger, ended up profit
able afternoon with good bet on By
ronerdale.
DR. Rowelis apprentice, Travers, now
looms up as a very promising rider
He piloted two winners yesterday
Bill Jackman decided to kill" Byron
erdale and in consequence paid out $4,000
to the race.
c. Smith is another boy that. with
a chance, is apt to develop into a first
class rider. His one fault formerly was
getting away from the post poorly, but
he is overcoming that. Smith finished
third on Maud Muller at odds of $50
to 1. and, astride Amasa. a so to l shot,
lost by a nose only to Hipponax.
Why j. T. Sheehan made so much
early use of EXpedient is a mystery.
The old. gelding never gathered any
thing when rushed too much the first
part Of it.