The San Francisco call., 1905-03-22
Checkers and Rail
birds Back the
Long Shot.
Misty's Pride Beats
Andrew B. Cook
This Time.
BY FRED e. MULHoLLAND.

me season for long ShOtS is dp-
/ preaching and Sun Rose, the first one
to be caught in full bloom. was plucked
yesterday at Oakland. The filly formed
one of a dozen starters in a five-fur-
long dash for three -year-olds and in
the opening betting she was quoted
a 100 to 1 chance by several OF the
books. When the clockers and rail
birds had finished their circuit Of the
| ring, 20 to l prevailed. Little Graham
got the hot thing away first and the
nliy lasted long enough to beat the
fayorlte. Gloomy Gus, nearly length.
| Velna ran an Indifferent third.
! Five out OF six choices came home
in front, and the books received thor
ough drenching. The track was heavy
and slow.
YOLO GIRL NEARLY LANDS.
Yolo Girl, 100 to l shot, made mat
ters interesting for Iron Watson, fa-
yorite for the two-year- scramble.
| She led for most of the distance. Jones,
astride the first choice, had to do some
| lively kicking and hustling to beat the
outsider head. Avonella ran third.
| Two dangerous 'ones, E. M. Brattain
and Adirondack, were scratched from
the six-furlong number, with the
weights raised ten pounds above the
scale. This left Tam O'Shanter, the
| mount of Ike Tullett, the pick of the
| talent. Ike rode a we'll judged race,
| landing the favorite clever winner
| over the 20 to l shot, Toto Gratiot. Ed
inborough led for more than five fur
| longs, when he began to slow down,
| finishing third.
If handicaps are to become farce
the best thing the association across
the bay can do is to eliminate them
from the programme for the balance
of the season. 1t cannot be possible
that Frank Otis imagined he put forth
his best efforts on Andrew B. Cook in
the fourth event, decided over the Fu-
turity course.
RACE is A TRAVESTY.
The race was a travesty. The price
about Misty's Pride fell from 212 to 1
down to II to 10. jake Jones was
permitted to cut out his own style of
pace with the mare and she won all
| the way. Otis, astride Andrew b.
Cook, appeared in no hurry to run her
ran a good third Salable ran out in
| the stretch. Letola, which opened fa-
vorite, stumbled as the barrier was
raised, throwing Knapp and complet-
| ing the distance riderless.
| Both Montana Peeress and Dora 1
were scratched from the mile selling
affair. IF War Times had been Bel
dame no more money could have been
| bet on her. She finished first. Profit
able ran second, we'll rated; Lady
Fashion third and Lady Kent secured
| fourth money.
Billy Cahilrs Andrew Mack proved
| too much for Soufriere in the final
mile and fifty-yard selling event. The
! Cahill entry was played down to to B
favoritism, and, passing the mare on
| the far turn, beat her handily at the
| irn hhhntf 1Q6 HnUh Me-
Gowan out for the show.
TRACK NOTES.
1t is to be hoped the season for lead
| ing them in will not be inaugurated
| too early this year.
| Floyd Fountain and jake Jones
| divided the saddle honors, each pilot
| ing two winners.
| w. L. Stanfield was wrathy over the
ride given Andrew B. Cook, and not
without reason. 1t was the most
stupid exhibition Frank Otis has fur
nished at the meeting.
Supervision fell with Mcbride in the
opening race opposite the paddock en-
| trance, the PROSTATE rider just miss
ing being struck by Novi. His arm
was slightly bruised by coming in con-
tact with the fence. and Wiley was
substituted on Cigarlighter.
1t only goes to show what class will
do. On ST. Patrick's day Profitable
won a mile race easily in 1:45A. Still
War Times defeated him without a
struggle yesterday in IA, over fair
track.
Wiley drove Lady Fashion in the
fifth race as If afraid the mare would
get out of the 2:27 class.
| Sun Rose recently outworked Emma
Reubold, SO it was reported. That
made her look a cherry ripe 100 to
shot.
The association across the bay will
hang up $500 for three-mile race
| to be run on April s. Veterano, Hora-
thus, CRATER, Flying Torpedo and
| Orchan will be among the starters.
| Soufriere went back in the betting
fast when that final rush was made on
Andrew Mack. Thirteen to five could
| be had.
Solomon Bonner still remains in
| dark seclusion.