The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
2KELEY FOOTBALL GAME POSTPONED FOR UNUSUAL REASON
OF THE HANDICAP HORSES
FINISH. BEHIND THE PEERLESS BELDAME
Spencerian Wins the Prairie
Stakes at Harlem After
a Hard Drive.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


CHICAGO, Sept. 24-Despite the
threatening weather a big crowd took
advantage of the last opportunity OF
the season to-day to visit Harlem
track. A good card of seven races was
offered, with two stakes-the Prarie
and the Forward-as features. The
first, which was badly punctured py
scratches, was won in hard drive py
Spencerian. After a magnlncent
stretch effort, he got up in time to de-
feat Stroller by neck, amid deatenlng
clamor from the occupants OF the
grandstand, the majority or Whom
sidestepped the prohibitive odds on
Stroller and played the winner at Is
to 8. The stake had a gross value OF
s2o95, the winners share being $2OS5.
The result marked Spencerian's slX-
teenth victory this year She has
started in twenty-eight races ana
has been outside the money only three
times.
M. H. Tichenor & Co.'S handsome
black filly Loretta NJ captured the For
ward stakes for two-year-olds easily
from Lady Savoy, with Sis Lee tnlrd.
Loretta M was said to be able 10 90
great things in the mud and sne was
made strong favorite at to o. SIS
Lee had the most speed in the early
part of the race and showed the way
by a narrow margin to the stretch
bend. Here Loretta M dashed to the
front; with few quick bounds and
simply ran away from her field, Win
ming by half a dozen lengths. Inc
=, Of
winner.
The steepIechase was spectacular
affair from start to finish. John L.
Owens scored his third straight VIC
tory. Nine horses started. -Four OF
them fell at various stages of the con-
test. None of the horses nor riders
were. injured. Summaries
FIRST RAcE-Five and a half furlongs;
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey. St. q Fin.
to iiTsi.s,o@s idansta ss 'Hts0 fos (wisonj ~
Time. I:O92-5. Start fair. Won easily
Winner, t. E. Cassin & Co.'S br. 7; py TIoeb Dep
1o4. Clara Berry 90. Gallant Cassie 9o' Green
Rose 90. finished as named
SECOND RACE-steeplechase short course;
three -year-olds and upward; handicap:
Betting Horse Mesht ,sS sScksy f3b.; Sc "a I'm
e i-Dominiags You. l27 {Esg) .,;S S2 %1r Ss
Rfs Tlshlsna a Belle hesF Rip u.s. Glnso 1ss Class
Cherokee E s'G. Lass | i25 threw w rider. Beana 1885,
fell
THIRD RAcE-ons and an eighth miless
Prairie Stakes; three-year- olds and up;
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey. St Fin;
Ii to to 2o-stroiier. 90 tNicop: 80. / II IS
wilmer Timer 1ss Mss start bernEs. sSa S0n " sEyps @ s.
Free Knight-sarah Davis Horatius 1867 also
ran.
FOURTH RACE-seven furlongs; Forward
Stakes: two-year-olds:
ste to 5.Loretts Saas. NJ i lis eSico5.. ! 2h Is
Is to 5-Lady Savoy, 115 Iarsen) AZ nix
20 to isis Lee, liz QMcIntyrre). 6 IL S1a
winner winner. NJ. II. Tichener { Co.'S blk. 4. By
Pirate Of Penzance-Fertile. Flaxman u.s.
Free Rooter 11s. Rams Horn 11s. finished as
named.
FIFTH RAcE-one mile; -year-olds and
Betting Horse, Weight, Jockey. st. q Fin
TO 2-Bragg. ITO lKnapp):..;. l II
TO 6-Miss Crawford, 81 Nanm) 3 3
Time, AS 1-5. Start poor. Won easily. Win
ner. James curls b. h. (5) by siddartha- Can
tatrice. Three starters.
SIXTH RACE-one and a sixteenth miles:
three-year- olds and up; selling:
Betting Horse, Weight, Jockey. st. Fin
8 to Don't Ask Me. 90 (Shsver) y "a
TO DIR Stephens. 9S (Seamstr) 4 5 81
Time, :52. Start good. Won handily Win
ner. ]. D. Mcmillan & Co.'s b. c. CD by King
Eric-Mabel Ellsworth. Dungannon 90, Harri-
son 107, Flying Torpedo 80. finished named.
SEVENTH RACE-One and a sixteenth
miles; three year olds and up; selling
Betting. Horse. Weight, Jockey. st. u Fin.
II to 2-Swiftwing 90 (McIntyre) 36 1914
Is to 1-Excentral "a (Jones).... 4h2
is to 1-Gilfain, 100 (Greenieid). l y 32
Time "a 3-5 Start good. Won easily. Win
ner, T. II. Ryan's chs &. az by Alfarrow-
Brightwing. Curste 1O4 Sarilla "a. Sir Hugh
1o4 Hans Wagner 1o2. Jim Tyrrell SO. finished
as named.