The San Francisco call., 1905-02-10
CloVerland, the
and. Colonel Anderson Moves Up.
Dr.L6ggO, Top Weight,
WinSthe Handicap
Quite Easily.
BY FIRED e. MUnHonLAND.

There was trouble over in military
circles at Oakland track yesterday at a
levee held in the mile and a quarter
purse event, last to be decided. Major
Mansir and Colonel Anderson, both off
on furlough, were starters, Bonner act
ing as guide for the Major.
The colored rider did scramble things
worse than a country hotel bartender
trying to shake UP a silver fizz, with a
result that Major Mansir won and was
disqualified.
Cloverland, the mount of Harry Mi
chaels, ruled a strong favorite in the
betting. At the end of a mile Circus,
the favorite ana Colonel Anderson were
well punched next the rail. Bonner had
crowded on all sail, and turning wide
Major Mansir looked all over a winner.
Less than furlong from the wire Bon
ner pulled his mount over to the inside
and Immediately began humping
Colonel Anderson, which horse was al
most on even terms with Cloverland.
The work was coarse but effective,
for his mount earned a nose decision
over the first choice, Colonel Anderson
finishing third, beaten less than a
length. On a claim Of foul Major Man
sir was rightfully disqualified and
placed third, the race being awarded
to Cloverland.
FOUR FAVORITES SCORE.
As the track dries out favorites loom
up TO better advantage, four earning
brackets. The weather was fine and the
attendance large.
Achelita, the Napa Stock Farm en-
try, a daughter of Libertine and Mon
rpvia, captured the two-year-old scram-
Bic. Bonner got the filly away first and
she tip-toed her company from start to
finish. Hoffman brought the favorite,
Abe Meyer, from the far rear, beating
Southern Lady for place honors. Semi
lune made a tame showing.
The seven-furlong selling affair fol-
lowing was a jackpot. sure, and for
time nobody had openers. Finally Jack
Little bettered his hand and, closing
favorite at 16 to 5, won. Wistaria wilted
the last sixteenth, though staying long
enough to lead Sir Dougal ~out for the
middle section Of the purse. Hellas re-
ceived good, healthy backing, for some
apparently unknown reason.
Cousin Carrie, the IL TO fayOrite,
made a fast circuit of all the bases in
the Futurity course sprint. Apprentice
Graham handled the mare to good ad-
vantage and she was not headed. APP
preaching the wire she stumbled once
or twice in the heavy going. Instru-
ment, closing strongly, only lost by a
neck Hippomax, after an uneven voy-
age, ran third.
DR. LEGGO'S CLEVER VICTORY.
Charley McCafferty's -year-old
DR.. Leggo conceded weight to every
thing in the -furlong handicap
and then won without effort. He closed
favOrite coupled with Golden Idol, an
egg scrambler. The Blute pair, Tim
Hurst and Sais, had a strong following,
but didn't collect anything. The former
1cd -,
he did was TO nearly upset FOncasta
While Sammy Greenfield on the latter
mare and Willie DAILY astride Tim
Hurst were jaw-boning and engaging in
a little ground and lofty tumbling at
the quarter pole in the stretch Bon
ner, with DR.. Leggo, cut loose and
there was nothing to the race. Gate
way on the inside ran second, a quar-
ter of dozen lengths in advance of
Foncasta.
Louis EzelTs Trapsetter ran like a
real racehorse in the split of the seven
furlong selling affair. A II and Is to 1
shot, the black, with Barrett in the
saddle, early assumed the lead breez-
ing home ahead OF The Stewardess and
Ethel Abbott Play Ball, the favorite,
went back in the betting and did not
crack any ice.
TRACK NOTES.
DF- LeSSO may Win the ASCOT Park
Derby if Charley McCafferty concludes
to ship the colt to Los Angeles
A splendid field will line up in the
Palace Hotel handicap tomorrow,
should the weather continue fine
Walter Jennings has Dainty at Oak
land again and the great mare will go
If the track is fast
A fine of about 5000 would proba-
bly, enable Bonner to keep his
mounts straight in future. All SYM
pathy is wasted on the colored rider
He seldom misses an opportunity to
cut off or interfere with another rid
er and if things break badly for him
at times he courts the trouble.
After doing the Los Angeles game
Joe Ullman, one of the biggest turf
operators in the country, is here.