The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Abe Meyer Disposes
of Darunna by a
Short Head.
David Boland Runs
Circles Around
His Field
BY FIRED e. MULHoLLAND.


DR.. Leggo resumed practice again
yesterday at Oakland track. The crack
! 3-year-old from the McCafferty stable
met Judge, Nigrette and three others
OF different pedigrees and uncertain
ages In the $1,000 handicap at one and
one-sixteenth miles. and slipped them
one. Perforce of circumstances the
/ Doctor made presents of weight to each
:, OF the other starters, but it mattered
, not to the incidentally inclined equine.
| They all looked like skies and sevens
! to him. The only one to prove at all
/, obdurate, inasmuch that he required
subduing, was Judge, and he yielded
to treatment without the use of an
anesthetic. The bookmakers thought
well of the McCafferty entry with his
los pounds, making him an to 5 IA
vorite.
! JUDGE SWERVES AT START.
But for swerving out at the start,
! Judge might have collected the large
end of the purse. Even after this
! costly bit of tomfoolery the black horse
went to the front, hewing out a merry
old clip, trailed by Nigrette and the
! favorite. On the stretch turn Too
| man, on DR.. Lego, moved into second
position and started after the leader.
Handridden only, he collared Judge at
| the paddock, winning with nothing es-
| pecial up his sleeve by head IN
1:47A. Nigrette. carrying 109 pounds.
ran close third.
! Favorites scored a standoff by cap
| turing three of the events on the card
| The track was in fairly good condition,
| and the attendance large.
| Hulford, an acrobat of renown, cap
tured the Introductory six furlong SELL
| ing number. The odds against the
| brother to Gaviota were forced down
from 4 to 1 to II to favoritism and
| with Bell up he spreadeagled his field
In drive, Laura T. M. snatched the
| place from Riesca by less than a
length. Berendos, which opened favor
| lite, ran tame race.
ABE MEYER is IMPROVED.
Harry Stover's youngster Abe Meyer
! showed vast improvement over his
| previous essay in the two-year- old
! scramble at five furlongs. Daruma on
recent performances looked a certainty
| If such thing exists in racing, and
she received heavy support at even
money. Birkenruth got the favorite
| away In front and the filly looked all
over winner during the easy stages
| of the running. Hoffman on Abe Meyer
made no mistakes this trip and, grad
ually wearing down the leader, earned
neck decision. BUSY bee nnlSneQ a
close third. The winner closed at odds
| of 4 to 1.
If j. V. Kirby ran his race in the
mile and a furlong selling affair, then
he Is a bad horse The Strobel entry
went to the post an even money chance,
and the best Otis could do was to drop
| In fourth position Dandie Belle, an
extensively touted one, made all the
running, only to be picked up the last
sixteenth and beaten a head by HON.
| age, an IL to 1 shot. big BilP' Knapp
rode an excellent race on the winner
BEST MAN FINISHES SECOND.
Dr. Rowell's Best Man drove all of
the short-end players into insolvency.
The big numbering gelding was played
down from to 20 favoritism to take
the seven -furlong selling run, and ran
| second After receding in the betting
from Az to 8 to /, Tom Ryan's Flaunt
had assumed charge of affairs before
the stretch was reached, and won clev-
erly by two lengths. Trapsetter finish
ed third six lengths behind the favor
ite.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the safe arrival at the wire of
David Boland in the closing six-furlong
sprint, and the gelding made good. He
| ruled favorite and led from start to fin
| ish. Eckersall, astride which Wright
gave a rare exhibition of patience and
waiting powers, downed My Order for
! the place.
/ TRACK NOTES.
] Twenty books cut in yesterday.
Leslie Coggin is now thel owner of
Esherin, having purchased the mare
| from p. Ryan.
w. B. Sink Jr. recently sold the
two-year-old flly Nettie Hicks by
/ Rubicon-Loulou r to Fred Levers.
/ jake Jones, who piloted Busy Bee,
| was fined $50 for rough riding, just
! after leaving the barrier.
/ Some days ago the judges at Oak
] land told Alarie to accept no more