The San Francisco call., 1905-01-17
MOdiCum Defeats Ink
dnd BrierS in d
Hard Drive.
BY FRED E. MULHoI1AND.

It was upto. Isaac .Tullett-or Ike,
70 be In hurry-to introduce a strange
mud lark yesterday at Oakland track.
Tam O'Shanter was the new comer's
name and he figured as one of seven
starters in the fourth selection.
seven-furlong selling event.
The O'Shanter horse has been rae
ing down in the southland. where the
clocks run faster than the Empire ex-
press and the snowbirds die from sun
stroke. In conformation he Is long
and rangy. looking like hatrack
standing on four corkscrews. Ike Is
credited with owning Tam OShan-
ter and for all anybody knows, ne
may have secured lease on the otner
half-dozen starters in the race. Inelr
showing left room for such presump-
ton.
The tip was a hot one, and at TO
5 the visitor from down below was
booted in first by three lengths, wnlie
Box Elder and Haven Run came 1ol-
lowing after. The wrong Mr.. Wrlgnt
had no influence with Suburban queen.
Jockey Bullman on Follow Me and one
Of the assistant starters came together
in rearend collision at the start
spelling that horses chance. ram
O'Shanter was a good thing all right
TALENT SUFFERS REVERSES.
It was an unpleasant afternoon Tor
favorites. The first choices were mas
sacred with but one exception, ana
the talent received as thorough dust
ing as If showed through a carpet
beating renovatory. Fine weather
favored the sport, but the track was
muddy and holding.
cd "a MS
new owner, DR.. Rowell. in the opening
sprint, and at odds Of 10 to 1 was re-
turned a winner. Travers got the out
slider away we'll and he led Mogreg-
or and Grenore past the judges with
little in reserve. Fay Templeton, tne
favorite, got away ninth and hnisneo
ninth, all of which goes TO snow tnaI
the filly is endowed with much ten
acity of purpose.
A pipe through the Lick telescope
when the snow flakes weren't flying,
made Hipponax look like the Wnole
works for the Futurity course run
following. Heavily played at y TO D
John Bullman tied up to a hitcning
post at the start and that ended II.
Hulford, 10 to 1 shot. with Longsnot
jake Jones up, came scampering nome
a length in advance of Proftaple, the
smart one of the party. 1t was TOO
u,
spout ran third.
BATIDOR DEFEATS BRENNUS.
Well, Mysterious Charley Bell steered
the next one, that is the next favorite
1t was Brennus, an to 8 chance Tor
the five furlong dash. It's a short tale
to relate. AT the start Bell appeared
oblivious to all surroundings. In the
stretch something aroused him from
his lethargic state. for he landed MS
mount second to Batidor, IL TO 1
shot, ridden by Minder. George Black,
the early pacemaker, took show nom
OrS.
Eight horses that never contested
for derby lined up in the mile and an
eighth. selling fixture. Jakie Jones has
resolved never to win on favorite, so
Theodore L. finished third. Glenarvon, a
well preserved in liniment specimen or
the thoroughbred, also handled py
Minder. won with tolerable ease from
Langford James The winner received
some strategic backing at and TO l..
There's nothing to it. Travers is a
hard luck rider. He was given the leg
up on Briers again in the conciuding
number. and the mare ran third. Prob
ably because the fourth horse got
nothing Modicum. a strong to 1
chance, was permitted to make his own
pace, and trudged in half length
ahead of Ink, the second choice.
TRACK NOTES.
Starter Hoffman gave Mcbride a
three days vacation for breaking
through the barrier with Yellow Kid
in the first race.
Minder piloted two winners.
The stewards of the Pacific Jockey
Club rendered their decision in the
Knapp case yesterday. on an appeal
made by Walter Jennings against the
decision given by Judge Hamilton of
Ascot Park, awarding the services of
Jockey big Bill' Knapp to Puerl
Wilkerson. William s. Knapp, father
of the rider, was ruled off the turf for
swearing that he did not sign the con-
tract which gave Wilkerson his sons
services. The original contract for
warded by the Jockey Club OF New
York, expiring March 26 next, was
produced and is signed by both
Knapp Sr. and Big Bill. The jockey
was ordered to report to Wilkerson.
There is a probability that Walter
Jennings may now purchase the con-
tract.
Knebelkamp 6, Co.. it is reported,
refused an offer of $4,000 for the con-
tract on the services Of Jockey Nc
Bride.