The San Francisco call., 1905-01-27

Platt Disposes OF
....Edrodun by a
Short Neck.
WAR TIMES FIRST
Royal Red Callops
:. Home Ahead of
His Field.

4
Oakland yesterday who bumped the
;. two choices, Platt and Bob Ragon, for
the fifth number on the card almost
had an eagle bird rung up for them oy
Edrodun, the third choice. Not that
the latter ran fr,endless, but the com
missions he carried were of far lighter
weight than the swell wagerS iald on
the first two named starters.
Platt enjoyed the call over Bob Ra-
gon, and under McBride's energetic
handling got up just in time to beat
E0rodun a neck. Ragon Is apparently
a better performer in light, sloppy go
ing, for he did not shine to any partlc-
ular advantage, though finishing third
FIELDS LACK CLASS.
The different fields were entirely
lacking in class, ,but the racing was
fairly good. Favorites kept their heads
above water by annexing three Of the
purses. A muddy track brought out
only the mudlarks.
=. There were several uncorkings IN the
three e-furlong scramble for maiden two
year-olds, and I'm Joe, the mount OF
Mcbride, decamped with the mazuma-
Opening at 2, the price about Joe went
to 4, and he won all the way. Syphon
Girl, played down to to favoritism.
finished second, more than two lengths
ahead of Roman Gold.
Emma Reubold is an improved mare.
for she made gallop of the five-fur-
long dash, starting at odds of S1a to L.
Yellowstone, the first choice, took the
place, beating out Alta G less than a
length for that position. hummer, the
supposed good thing, whose odds re-
ceded from to 4, finished back in the
ruck. Pure Dale quit. as usual.
PRESTANO A WINNER.
A third favorite fell by the wayside
in the six-furlong run, next decided.
Dotterel, well backed at IL to 8, began
showing speed when too late and was
not placed. After Pachuca had led all
of her trumps Prestano, a 5 to / chance,
ridden by Lloyd Fountain, assumed the
lead, beating Blackthorn at the wire
--less than a length. Pachuca, against
which 80 to / was laid, grabbed the
show.
Barney Dreyfuss, the mount of Jake
Jones, was touted so strongly that Dick
de Neffe's geiding went to the post
equal favorite with War Times for the
mile and fifty yard selling fixture.
Frangible received some well-meant
support, but Davis upset the apple cart
by using his shillelah too vigorously
on the gelding at the post. After this
going over he sulked. War Times,
asttide which Sam Greenfield had the
mount. quickly showed in front, and
Barney Dreyfuss, while taking the
place, could not overhaul the black
mare Taylor, with Mr.. Farnum, gath
cred show honors.-
AS a finale Royal Red, a to
chance, made an awful show of his
company in a mile run for maidens
Ridden by jake Jones, the King Will
liam three-year-o breezed past the
Judges almost pulled to a jog. The Volt
tired badly the last sixteenth, losing
the place to Estoy Listo.
TRACK NOTES.
The California Oaks, for three-year.
old fillfes, at a mile and a furlong, will
/. be the feature of the card at Oakland
tomorrow. A strong field will star
in the event, which will be worth abou
$4,000. Among the eligibles are Sea Air
Loretta M. Lady Goodrich, Sea Voy
age, Del Carina, Meada, Marie ant
Princess Zula.
Indications point to the field in tn,
. Burns Handicap, to be run Saturday
February 4, coming from the following
list of well-known performers: Claude
Dainty, Elliott, Military Man, Pasa
dena, Dalvay, Honiton, Gold Money
Modicum, Rockaway, Ananias, Gate
way, Leila, Bombardier, Horatius, Di
vina, w. r. Condor. Jack Ratlin, Sid
.ney C. Love, Schoolmate, Fossil ant
Captain Forsee.
Loretta M, the Oaks candidate owned
by Tichenor & Co., was due to arrive
at Oakland from Los Angeles las
night.
Mcbride carried off the saddle honor:
at Oakland yesterday by plotting three
winners. The Knebelkamp rider is rap.
idly coming to the front and should de.
velop into quite star the coming sea.
son.
Every now and then W. Davis allows
his temper to get the better of him
He usually makes a mess Of thing.
when this happens. He had the mount
on Frangible in the fourth race, and
while at the post fought and beat tn,
gelding numerically. It ruined hi.
mounts chances, and the judges fnec
the young man SIS for his uncalled fol
exhibition.