The San Francisco call., 1905-03-10
E. M. Brattain, First
Choice, Outrun
From Start.
Toledo Overhauls
and Disposes of
RockaWay.
BY FRED E. MULHoLLAND.

Sad Sam met his old rival, E. M.
brattaln, In a six-furlong encounter
yesterday at Oakland track. The Texas
nalf-breed defeated the gray, but did
not win the race. Ridden by Graham
he made all the running and looked
like the money until the paddock was
reached. Here Graham let Knapp,
astride Nigrette. through on the RAIL-.
and the black mare from the Jennings
stable won by a length in 1:13. E. NJ.
Brattain tired perceptibly, losing the
show to Romaine.
FaVorites decamped with three
purses. The winners all received back
ing, however. and the bookmakers laid
away nothing.
CHIEF WHITMAN SCORES.
Chief Whitman, with w. Davis up,
captured the 2-year-old half-mile dash.
The big chestnut colt closed a to 5
fayorite, and had his hands full to
overtake and beat Lorena M head.
F1fteen to l could be had on the latter.
Ramona disposed of the tardy Iron
watson for show llonors.
AS Lloyd Fountain is no star and
mad the mount on Dora I, the mares
admirers were enabled to obtain a pro-
Iuslon OF to 8 in the betting on the
SIX and a half furlong run. She was
fortunate to get through on the rail
and in hard drive downed Olympian
neck. Royal White ran third at 13
to l.
Sacredus took the six-furlong purse
run for Walter Jennings. Royal
Rogue, played down to to 10 favorit-
ism, led at the paddock and looked all
over a winner, when Knapp brought
Sacredus up with rush, getting the
decision by neck. Eddie Walsh rode
vigorous finish on the 16 to 1 outsid-
er Billy Taylor, finishing close third.
NORTH WEST AN EASY WINNER.
With Hugh MCGOWAN safely en-
sconced in his stall. North West
looked all over winner for the mile
and twenty yard selling run. The
price against the Figaro stables mare
dropped from to to to and she
ran away from her field. Lady Kent,
25 to 1 shot, ran second, less than
length ahead of Isabelstta.
By his showing in the concluding
mile run Rockaway demonstrated that
distance of any sort is not his forte.
The Jennings horse had Treubel in
the saddle and went to the post fa-
vorite over Toledo. He was permitted
to map out his own pace and then
Toledo lowered his colors at the fin
ish, hand ridden only. Gateway fin
ished third
Z. TRACK NOTES.
The whereabouts of Solomon Bon
ner. the colored rider, remain dark
secret. Memphis. though, is said to
be his destination.
w. Davis came out after an extend
ed vacation and rode an excellent race
on Chief Whitman, winner of the two
year-old scramble. Davis is only a
boy and his previous displays of tenn
per and other failings were overlooked,
the crowd giving him a warm well
come. Davis means to act like a gen.
tleman, but now and then he forgets.
A little age will curb this fault and he
can rest assured the California public
forgives him.
Ed Corrigan is figuring on winning
the Kentucky Derby with Drexel. Tod
Sloan will be the pilot.
Royal Rogue is "a bleeder" and
B1rkenruth was probably afraid to
hustle the chestnut too much.
Big Bill'' Knapp rode two winners.
His handling of Nigrette was a nice
piece of horsemanship, and now in all
likelihood the Jennings stable, rider
Las broken the hoodoo.
Harry Slower will send Kenilworth,
George p. McNear and Abe Meyer to
the New York tracks this season, it is
said.
Harold Ford. the well-known pad
dock commissioner, is reducing for the
coming baseball season. High balls
will be tabooed for low balls.
The two-year-olds from the Napa
Stock Farm in the New York string
of Newton Bennington have been
christened as follows: Voorhes, b. C.
by Solitaire Incarnation II: Belasco,
b. C. by Solitaire II-Headflower;
Black Gem. br. or blk. c. by Solitaire
II-Break o. Day; CHINA, ch. c. by Mar
ius II-Elminette: Marius Caius, ch. C.
by Marius II-Florence B.
Bookmaker Joe Rose Is something
of spceulator when the spell strikes
him. Up to the fifth race Joe found
himself $4,000 in the hole. He bet 800
on Nigrette and held her out in his
book. Then favoring and getting down
on Toledo to win the last, he quit win
ner on the day.