The San Francisco call., 1905-01-03
DARUMA, WITH PULLMAN Up,
WINS TWO.YEAR.OLD EVENT
Daughter Of Solitaire Never Headed
Claude Carries His Weighty lmpost
and Defeats Bombardier.
BY FRED e. MULHOLLAND.

bered as one Of the greatest horses that
ever faced the starter in California. He
handled his weighty impost with the
ease that Sandow would juggle feath-
er mattress, and it is just probable tnat
he could have carried in addition flat
cars loaded with gravel enough to NIL
in the lately discovered crack In the
moon and then have won.
The holiday gathering was an i'm
mense one, though possibly not up 10
the Christmas throng. Still there was
no room for 1ounger anywhere, and
= pilots license alone made navigation
through the betting ring certainty
Latest creations of the milliner's ana
dreSsmaker'S art contributed TO making
the grand stand a dream Of fairyland,
while wealth and fashion crowded and
elbowed each other on the clubhouse
lawn and verandas. The weather was a
reminder of a day spent in the Bermu-
das, and the Fasteners were perforce
COMPELLED to acknowledge our climate
supreme.
FOUR OUTSIDERS LAND.
Then, again, there was variety and
spice enough about the sport to make
it interesting. Two successful favorites
and four outsiders to furnish the sur
prises left nothing to be desired. Con-
ceding Claude the laurels of the big
event, worth s2210 to the winner, Daru-
ma, the Napa Stock Farm representa-
tive, carried off the honors by taking
the first two-year-old event of the sea-
son.
A heavy track reduced the number
of starters in the handicap to field
of five. To oppose Claude were the Jen-
'nings pair, Gold Money and RoCkaway.
Bombardier and Modicum. 1t was not
an imposing alignment, and Mike
Daly'S crack went into the starter S
hands 13 to 20 favorite. Willie DAILY
rode Claude, and previous to the race
Pa DAILY, with a chart of the good and
bad spots of the course, gave his son
instructions enough to carry him
around the world in seventy-eight days.
Unfortunately for Willie, he could not
put them to practical use.
MODICUM AS PACEMAKER.
Jake Hoffman gave the bunch good
send-off, but Daily was beaten to the
clubhouse turn by Modicum, so Willie's
plans were knocked in the head at the
commencement, for this placed him in
the deep going on the rail. When Mod
iCum faltered w. Davis astride Bonn
bardier took his place, and on the far
turn it looked ferry-boat to a custard
pie that Bombardier would capture the
plum. But prospective success ruined
Davis. Striking the stretch first, he
forced DAILY on the favorite to keep in
on the rail. Then, a furlong from home,
when Claude began drawing up on his
mount. he could not resist departing
from the good path, but jammed Daily
in the heavy going, where he could
possibly do bit of jockeying. This
equalized matters. and Claude, respond
ing to every call, outstayed and out
gained the lightweight, winning by a
neck. Eight lengths back, Gold Money
ran third. The winner was the recipient
nf q ha of
which has seldom been witnessed on a
California track
Next in Importance came the kinder
garten event at three furlongs for 2
year-olds. Eleven baby racers sport
ed silk D. Cameron's Sir Wilfred had
the call at II to 5. Tips were numer-
Gus, especially on Daruma, Sis Hop
kins and Chief Whitman.
DARUMA ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Daruma, the first of the get of the
English horse. Solitaire, to face the
barrier, attracted more than passing
attention, for Bullman had the leg up.
Alert as ever, Bullman got the shapely
filly away in front and she simply tow
roped her field, winning from Sir Will
/: fred by four open lengths in 1861.
Chief Whitman finished a fair third.
Bonner took the first race of the
new year with Alta, G., 10 to l shot,
played down to AZ The mare got
away we'll and, opening up a gap of
daylight over her field, won easily by
five open lengths. Emma Reubold, the
favorite, finished second, three lengths
before Inspector Munro. J. H. Ben
nett, backed at long odds, failed to
make good.
Enough money was bet on Judge to
sink ferry boat. Rector, a long shot,
beat him without effort for the six
furlong purse event. third to be de-
cided. The price about Rector dropped
from Is down to s, and with Travers in
the saddle, the gelding made a run
away race of it, Michaels, who piloted
the first choice, Judge. did succeed in
leading out Ishlana for place honors
Bullman rode his second winner of
the afternoon when he placed Sol Lich-
tenstein over the home plate first for
the seven furlong selling number Sol
closed to chance, and in a busy
finish beat Dora I. the pacemaker, q
neck, with nothing to give away. Re-
volt, the runner up for most of the
journey, ran into the show. The Lieu
tenant performed to no advantage.
LADY GOODRICH SCORES.
The after piece entitled How to Fool
the Native Sons" made an instantan-
eous hit. and will later be taken to
dear old Broadway for Knickerbocker
approval. In it Lady Goodrich took
the part Of the underestimated heroine
and ably supported by Charley Bell,
enlisted the sympathy of the smart
bettors from the raise OF the curtain.
Her Ladyship played to poor house
one week ago, but with added brass
in the orchestra and brand new scenic
effects, 1t looks as If she might still
occupy a proscenium box in the stellar
armament. Charley Bell was seen at
his best. There was an absence of
ranting and fooling with the discard
and her opening quotation pared from
10 down to 4, Lady Goodrich strutted
in an imposing winner over Downpat-
rick and Ara. A. Muskoday and Hooli-
gan, first and second choices respec-
lively, made as good a showing as
Parker did in the recent election.
TRACK NOTES.
Four field books accommodated bet
tors besides the twenty-five books in
the ring.
Arthur Redfern. the crack Eastern
rider, viewed the racing from the
ground. Arthur leaves for Hot Springs
shortly, where he will ride for Tommy
Griffin.
DR.. Dunn. track physician at Oak
land. received hearty reception from
his many friends, It being his first ap-