The San Francisco call., 1905-02-25
ROMAN GOLD PROVES A CRACK FlLY,
BEATING HER FIELD IN A GALLOP
ANDREW MACK SCORES FIRST TIME AT POST
Three Long Shots
Surprise the
Students.
BY FRED e. MUnHon1.AND.

Roman Gold, a brown filly owned by
W. OBJ. Macdonough and trained by
Ben Timmons, displayed q dazzling
turn OF speed in the two-year-old dash
at Oakland yesterday, which entities
her TO more than passing attention.
She had been so highly touted since
her first public appearance that the
books took no chances, 6 to being the
first quotation Ridden by big Bill
knapp, the brown miss jumped away
from her field at the start, and stepped
on the four furlongs Just buck-jump-
Ing in :4s5k over a track not lightning
fast T. W. Barr, the second chice, lost
the place TO Ramona, an outsider.
Three healthy priced horses and
three public choices annexed purses.
Mountebank at Is, and Whoa Bill, 10
TO ] shot, furnished the surprises.
WRIGHTs LEISURELY RIDE.
Wright, on My Order, the TO IA
vorite, tossed of the Futurity course
sprint, second to be decided Charley
Murray's apprentice took matters easily
from the head of the stretch, suffering
from the delusion that he could tap
Bonner. astride Mogregor, whenever
the occasion required. But Bonner, like
Battling Nelson, is a hard one TO down,
and he simply put IL all over Wright,
landing the to / shot first by neck.
II was a race thrown away. Alone fin
ished third.
Billy Cahill grabbed a purse first rat
tie out of the box with his recent pur-
chase, Andrew Mack knapp had the
mount on Andrew, which the books
installed favorite. He was by long
odds the best, for, after getting badly
buffeted about at the first turn, Knapp
had his mount in the lead entering the
stretch. and breezed in first. Follow
Ne disposed of F'launt for the place.
P. Ryan's black horse San Nicholas
scored a farcical win of the mile and
g furlong selling fixture. The book
makers seemed bound TO give away
something and laid IL TO 10 almost
throughout the betting. The price
looked a long one and, with jake
Jones in the saddle, the Ryan entry
led from start 10 finish. Divina, the
second choice, led Barrack. out ten
lengths for the place
MOUNTEBANK A WINNER.
How Anvil beat Mountebank eight
lengths on the 18th inst is too diff
cult Of solution Forgetting that weird
seance, Mountebank receded from s to
is TO l in the betting on the six and
z half furlong run yesterday. Jones
again rode the gelding and he gave the
hot foot TO a clever field, running
home more than a length ahead Of
The Volt and Matt Hogan. The latter
had first caH in the betting.
Whoa Bill, piloted by Alarie and 9
and 10 to l. took the concluding six
furlong sprint from GaIIopoff in a
driving finish. Rector, the IL TO 10
choice, did not appear IN the best con-
dition and, after cutting out most of
the pace, ran a close third Whoa
Bill displayed a decided Improvement
IL.
from last position and winning by a
length Gallopoff, the Derby candidate
from the DAILY stable, had his odds
sliced from 20 down to 10, and if a
quicker beginner he might have won.
TRACK NOTES.
Roman Gold and Sir Wilfred will run
some when they meet. The former fiIly
looks like the best Of the seasons out
put.
Big Bill" Knapp and Jakie Jones
each piloted two winners.
Tommy Clark, who was suspended
for an Indifferent ride some weeks ago,
has been restored to good standing by
the stewards.
After his showing in the second race
the entry of Prince Magnet was
ordered refused by the judges.
The stake events of the Queens
County Jockey Club and Saratoga
Racing Association close on March 6.
Stake entries Of the Metropolitan
Jockey Club close on March g.
Butch" Fisher thought so highly of
The Volt that he bet $1,000 on the
mare. She is a slow breaker or
Butch" would have cashed his ticket.
ii Knapp had kept Sol Lichtenstein
away from the rail the last eighth of
g mile the gelding might have won.
There is a strip Of heavy going and
any horse that got in there became