The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
Sea AirDowns Both
SilverSkin and
DR.. Leggo.
BY FRED e. MULHOLLAND.

The alertness of Jockey Mcbride
stood him in good stead at Oakland
yesterday and the youngster demon
strated effectively that he is mue
! rider for fair. Three of the winners
David Boland, Orc Viva and Sea Air
but one, the first named, favorite
were driven in by Mcbride, and the
Knebelkamp pilot finished second or
Dora l and third astride Silurian be
sides. AS post rider Mcbride has nc
equal at Oakland, but his clever WORK
was somewhat dimmed by a seemingly
unquenchable desire to resort to rough
tactics Possibly the young man likes
to pay fines and take vacations or
the ground. w. Davis also kept his
excellent average up by twice passing
the wire on winners, as well as being
placed with Silverskin.
A tirst-class card drew a large at
tendance and little fault could be
found with the caliber of the sport
While the course itself looked slushy
and uninviting. form was we'll main
tanned, three public choices earning
brackets and outsiders being kept
we'll in the background. Haven Kun
at 51a to l proved the longest priced
winner of the afternoon.
FAVORITE FIRST AT WIRE.
Serenity, the entry of Dayton &
Kahn, was much the best of the dozen
starters in the opening mile selllns
run, and won easily, after looking
hopelessly out of it at one stage. Al
Waddle and MaxtresS alternated in
cutting out the pace for half the route
then Maxtress forged ahead. The lat
ter tired the last furlong, and c. Mil
Ter, bringing Serenity along, scored
without difficulty by a length. Sam
Greenfield kept AL Waddle going long
enough to take the show The winner
went to the post a 13 to 5 favorite.
In the selling number for 3-year-olds
at six furiongs, David Boland, the
favorite with Mcbride in the saddle,
made his company look like thirty
cents. At the wire David finished un-
DER wraps, with Handy Bill. the closest
horse, six lengths away. Golden Buck,
which met with some interference at
the start. ran fair third.
Willie Harris finally drew down a
purse with Haven Run. The gelding
was II to 1 in the betting on the split
of the mile selling fixture, and, ridden
by Davis won all the way. The ia
vorite, Silurian, lost the place to War
Times, the mount of Tommy Clark.
Trapsetter, a warm tip, finished back
in the bunch.
MCBRIDE LANDS AGAIN.
Mcbride landed his second winner
when he placed ORC Viva over the
home plate winner of the mile and 100
yard run, also decided under selling
conditions. Mcbride kept Bullman,
astride Darksome, pinned in on the
rail where the going was deepest. and
L. Il. afe-tr
over Briers, the lukewarm favorite.
Travers, who rode DIR. Rowell's mare,
bumped Ell Photo and Darksome the
last part of the race and was disquali-
fed This moved Darksome into
second place and gave the show to
Ell Photo.
At any of the shorter sprinting dis
tances Bell, Reed seems well nigh
unbeatable; that is. in his class. The
chestnut had a decided call in the
betting on the five and a half furlong
scramble, and, excellently ridden by
Davis, assumed the leading position
early, and at the wire disposed of
Dora 1 with something in reserve.
Matt Hogan moved up from fifth po-
sition leading Hainault, the second
choice, out for the small end of the
purse.
Charley McCafferty's good colt, DR..
Leggo, a to 20 favorite for the con-
Guiding six-furlong purse affair, for
three-year-olds, was not there with his
customary assortment of speed. Bon
ner rode the Doctor. of course, and
picked the worst going he could find
finishing third. The smart division
played Silverskin and. they went down,
too. Mcbride got away sailing with
Sea Air, and, in a driving finish,
downed the gray mare more than a
length. The favorite ran third.
TRACK NOTES.
J. w. Brooks of Ascot Park was a
visitor at Oakland yesterday.
kansas" Price, who sent School
mate down to Los Angeles last week,
will ship the balance of his string to
the southern city within few days.
Tony Barrett is now the owner OF
Silicate, having purchased the mare
from Walter Jennings. She is full
sister to Fossil.
Keene & Co. have sold The Repro
bate, and Mansard will be fired. Jack
Keene leaves for Kentucky soon.
Walter Jennings has received an Of
fer for ARABIC from Kansas Price,
and the chestnut horse will likely
change hands. ARABIC is at present in
Los Angeles.
Charley Henshall is hot on the trail
OF any nOTScS tTdlIlcu Ny dCOISc
Wentworth ever since the latter
claimed Ishlana. After Orc Viva had
run the fourth race Henshall bid the
bay horse up from $500 to $1,000 and
secured him.
Frank Doss is also out and ready
with his halter ever since Major Man
sir was claimed. He bid up David
Boland from $500 to $1,000, but did
not secure the three-year-old, as
Baird & Co. came back with the GUS
tomary ,S5 to retain.
The decision of the judges disqual-
flying Briers met with general ap-
proval. The rough riding Of Travers
was no doubt unintentional. but that
is no excuse for knocking down half
the horses starting in a race.
Every time the names of Miss Gull
yer or Handy Bill appear among the
entries it rains.
Both Princess Zula and Golden
Buck were interfered with at the start
by David Boland.
Davis, who rode Silverskin, lodged
a claim of foul with the judges against
Mcbride, the pilot of Sea Air. Nc
Bride did some jockeying all right.
but as Davis has been handy at the
same game himself the officials proba-