The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
A 40 TO SHOT RIDDEN BY FOUNTAIN DROPS
FROM THE CLOUDS, BEATING OUT ALONE
OUTSIDERS IN BETTING MAKE MERRY AT OAKLAND
Whoa Bill Defeated
by Scherzo in a
Drive.
BY FRED e. MULHoLnAND.

Forty cents wagered on the chances
Of Calculate TO win the second race at
Oakland yesterday would have won SIG.
ana, OF course, $40 risked would have
earned $500 for the fortunate investor.
Calculate is owned by Dell Fountain
and the last seen Of the Idaho horse
man he had borrowed a pair Of heavy
soled boots from an EmeryviIle sewer
inspector and was going to employ a
Chinese cook to kick him to death.
This, for allowing the 3-year-old TO
get away from him. Alone was favor
ite in the ring and up to within twenty
I'VE yards OF the wire held first mort
gsge on the purse. Then while Minder
vas taking a peek over his right
shoulder TO see how things looked in
The rear, Lloyd Fountain slipped up
stealthily on his left with the outsider.
winning by a neck.
Among the other starters was Har-
vester II, from the stable of Mike
Daily, and all old friends Of the family
received a special invitation TO be
present at the doings. Willie Daily did
everything but have a head-on collision
with the Berkeley local and the ripe
one ran third
TWO CHOICES IN FRONT.
Dell Fountain derives the same hap
piness in backing a long shot that a
country store lOunger does in whiting
wooden man from a piece of broom
SUCK, but finally let one escape from
his own stock.
Throughout the afternoon there ap-
peared TO be considerable action about
long priced ones in the market. The
Volt and Expedient being the only two
choices 70 come through. DR.. Sherman,
at 10 and Is resumed practice; Adiron-
oack had 1t in him to do things he was
-T-1H
quoted at and s. turned the picture
Of Whoa Bill toward the wall.
The Volt. equal favorite in the bet
ting on the opening sprint for maidens
with Dundreary. won in a gallop.
Travers rode the mare, and she led
Dundreary over the line by seven
lengths Maxetta, 80 TO 1 shot, was
third
Old Joe Frey. with his uncertain un-
derplnning, didn't strike the critics
just right, so they landed on Tam
O'Shanter to win the five furlong SELL
ing run. While the odds about Joe
Frey heightened to fours, the OShan-
ter gelding's price dropped to to 8.
Ike Tullett, who rode the latter, seemed
slow in getting away from the barrier,
and Adirondack. a 10 TO ! shot. with
Frank Otis up. soon showed first.
ADIRONDACK A WINNER.
The outsider showed no signs of stop
ping in the stretch. and while Tullett
hustled the favOrite for all he was
worth Adirondack scored by three
lengths. Bath Beach ran third.
Bonner, with Expedient, defeated a
cluster Of cheap platers for the mile
and a sixteenth selling fixture The
Flambeau gelding went TO the post ia
v0rite and moving up from tenth posi-
tiOn finally doWned Mr.. Dingle without
effort. After racing Hungarian to a
standstiu Play Ball ran third.
A well distributed tip gave Follow Me
first call in the betting on the seven
furlong event following. Powell rode
him and finished third.
DR.. Sherman, with a new crop Of
oxygen, developed unexpected speed
and, early assuming the lead, beat Hip
ponax out a length. Fancy odds were
quoted against the winner.
ScherzO. a to / chance from the
Pueblo Stable, piloted by Big Bill"
Knapp, disposed of all three leading
choices in the final mile selling run.
Whoa Bill, the post favorite, would
have won # II. Smith had forgotten to
draw his whip. But he didn't, and, let
ting his mount swerve, lost by neck.
North West, the runner up, tired in the
stretch, finishing third.
TRACK NOTES.
Chablis was one Of the many good
things starting in the first race.
Jim Blute is a pretty good "feller"
and a horse trader, too. In the morn
ing he gave Mike Daily $40O for Play
Ball. The gelding was entered in the
fourth race TO be sold for that amount
and y. K. Moody, trainer Of Young
NARROW. put In a claim for the DAILY
cast-off at s725. Not being an authorized
agent, the claim was not valid. Jim
Blute then hunted UP n. K. Moody
and sold him Play Ball for 500,
thereby quitting loser SIS and bad
horse through the proposition.
THE TRIPLET BOYS,
Freddie. Eddie and Teddie, interrupt