The San Francisco call., 1905-02-21
Greenock Takes a
Fancy to the
Deep Going.
BY FIRED e. MULHoLLAND.

-Four public choices We're tipped over
IN the muddy going at Oakland yester-
day. The boolunakers had little TO
gloat over though, for the different
winners were all fairly well backed
No doubt the severest rebuff re-
ceived by the talent occurred in the
concluding event. when Rector fell
easy prey TO Judge. Mrs. Bckert's
sprinter, which closed a to 10 favor
ite, cid not handle weight as well as
expected and Judge. nicely ridden by
Powell. won IN ragtime fashion The
winners odds were forced down from
Is TO to lS to 6.
The maiden two-Year-old scramble al
three furlongs was responsible for a
very warm one in A1ooropus. a son OF
Canopus. The youngsters price was
pounded down from II to and, ridden
by Bonner. won in a gallop. Iron Wat
son beat the favorite, ST. Francis,
1--WE lengths for the place.
Greenock captured the six furiong
selling number, starting second choice
in the betting. The old fellow has
a decided fancy for light muddy going
and he scored like a stake horse Hip
ponax, the favor1te, finished second,
more than a length ahead of Fort
Wayne. Bath Beach out out the early
pace and then died away.
With both Alone and Mistress Of
Rolls scratched from the seven furiong
selling number for three-year-olds, g
very open betting proposition was left
Jimmy Coney's lilly Light f.Day, with
Taylor I'D, had the call and finished
second TO Grenore. Wright rode the
latter, keeping his mount in front from
start TO finish. Calculate failed TO dis
play any speed.
Profitable appears to be a very good
horse at times to play. In the betting
on the mile and ffty-yard selling run
he was the only one IN demand, and
went out winning all the way. Glen
arvon finished second and Play Ball
third The going was too heavy for
Follow Me. Graham was not strong
enough to do anything with Mr..
Dingle.
Not unlike many another young
rider, Graham found it impossible TO
ride two races alike. The youngster
had the mount again on Barney Drey-
fuss, favorite for the mile and a six
teenth selling event, and had rather a
tempestuous voyage. Finally losing an
acre Of ground On the stretch turn, his
mount finished an Indifferent second
TO Erne, the second choice. Budd
Wade took the show from Serenity.
TRACK NOTES.
The California Derby will be decid-
ed AT Oakland tomorrow.
DR.. Leggo, q native son bred at
Napa Stock Farm, Will be the favorite.
Nobody is barred. and Jimmy Nc
Laughlin, owner Of Oxford, can have
another crack at the Doctor If he
wants it.
Big Bill" Knapp piIoted two win
ners.
"Puss" Wright was there with two,
also.
Twenty-eight books are laying odds
at Oakland. That is about as many as
are doing business at the two New Or
leans tracks combined.
Press accounts report Tod Sloan as
riding up to his old time form. Wait
until he is beaten on a to 5 chance
for the real dope.
Dave Zelinsl1y sold the contract he
holds on the services Of Jockey J. T.
Sheehan to w. NJ. Rogers yesterday
for $500. Just at present Sheehan is
under suspension for a ride on An
drew B. Cook, which failed to please.
On the way TO the post Grenore
baked and was led some forty yards
by announcer Bob McGibben. Near
the clubhouse Grenore suddenly
wheeled, but Bob, quick as cat, es-
capped serious injury.
The stable Of Joe Quinlan has been
restored to good standing by the stew
ards. The poor showing made in a
race by Albemarle caused the trouble.
An effort is being made by the as
sOciation TO bring the cracks together
in a mile handicap, which is down for
decision next Saturday. The event will
he increased to $500 if the horses
named start, carrying the following