The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
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COLLECTOR JESSUP IS SHORT OF SPEED,
TOCOLAW WINNING UNDER WRAPS
BY FRED E. MULHonLAND.


BY once more failing to uncover his
New York form, Collector Jessup SEM
his followers home from Oakland track
Yesterday as fat as IL freight tram
had passed over them. Tocolaw. pilot
ed by Knapp, not only led the New
Yorker from the start of the flve-fur-
long scramble. but merely nreezed IN
ahead of him at the finish.
The winner had first call in the carry
betting AT TO 10. Later on the frlenos
Of the Collector unlimbered and IL was
even money and take your PICK ABOUT
the two horses silver heels ran d
moderate third.
The card. while not particularly en-
ticing one. drew the customary large
crowd. The betting was spirited, and
as three favorites reached home In
front. the talent did fairly we'll
TEIEPATHY BEATS YODO GIRL.
Telepathy scored first time out in the
colors of Knebelkamp & Co. Hand
riding" Kelly rode an excellent race on
the flly. At odds of 8 TO / she as
posed of the favorite, YolO Girl, by
neck. Tenordale from Charley Patter-
sons stable. on which there was quite
a play, finished third.
Fifteen exceedingly ordinary platers
lowing, with McBride's mount, Glen
Brier, a mild favorite. The latter dis
played a flash of speed. then dropped
back frankie Neil's Crescendo gel
ding Distributor receded to- 10 to L and
Knapp placed him across the line an
easy winner over Pachuca, the second
choice. The show went TO Parting
Jennie, a 10 to / chance.
Possart, piloted by pullman and
Is TO favorite. took the mile and
furlong selling number in a ganop-
War Times cut out the early pace and,
with much effort, beat Ethel Abbott a
couple of lengths for the place
SHERIFF BELL NEARLY LANDS.
Sheriff Bell, a 10 to l shot, nearly up
set a good thing In the mile and hfty
yard selling affair. A heavy and in
sistent play forced the odds about
Edgecliff down from 13 to TO to ..
In a driving finish "Handriding' Kelly
on the Sheriff only lost the verdict TO
the three -year-old by a neck Red
Cross Nurse, which opened favorite in
the ring, ran third.
Otis worked a remarkable transfor-
nation in the speed of Albert Fir.
Then. again, the track was just TO the
liking Of the Albert colt and he came
in for stanch support when betting be-
gan on the final six and half furlong
purse run Ruby the favOrite David
Boland and Morita were in front 10 the
stretch. Here Otis slipped through on
the inside with Albert Fir, and in a
mild drive led Morita past the judges
by half a length. Robert Mitchell
downed Big Beach a head for show
honOrs.
TRACK NOTES.
Big BnI'' Knapp carried off the
saddle honors in a walk by plotting
~ "a
Handriding Kelly finished first on
Telepathy and second with Sheriff
Bell, both rank outsiders.
Possart was bid up 5000 over his
entered selling price Of $40O by I. Z.
McLaughlin. J. Case retained the
black horse.
Jim Neil claimed War. Times for
s725. A few minutes later Jim was
offered 500 for his bargain and the
mare went back TO Mrs. Grossheim,
her former owner.
Bookmaker Hughey Jones, one of
the biggest winners at Ascot Park,
paid akland a visit yesterday.
Han EN- Jockey Clubs thirteen
stakes for which nominations closed
on April /. received 1850 entries. OF
this number the Alliance, for two
year-olds, designed by Secretary Ma
thanson to produce the champion
youngster of the season, gathered 29I
names, the list including every colt
and filly named for the Petite, Grad
uate Youngster, Proviso and Junior
Excluding the Alliance, the regular
list of twelve fixtures received an ag-
gregate of 1853 nominations, the av-
erage per stake being 113, the Har-
lem National and NJ. Lewis Clark be-
ing the only stakes with less than loo
entries. The continued popularity OF
the Harlem conditions is proved by
the fact that the Hawthorne stake
book with twelve parallel stakes
shows 1893 entries. an average of 81
each. while Secretary Jasper has an
nounced that the Worth stakes, which
also closed April 1, have enlisted an
average of SO nominations. The Har-
lem stakes, with the number of en-
tries to each and the actual values OF
last year are here given, except that
the Harlem National has guaranteed
val1e this year of $17.5Oo, as against
$4,000 In 1904
Distance, En-
For s-y.-o. and up Miles. Added Value. tries.