The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
Roman Gold Shows d
Rare Turn Of
Speed.
By FRED E. MUnHoLLAND.

:. II was not difficult to distinguish the
colors Of Johnny Schorr in the $1,000
handicap over one and an eighth miles
yesterday at Oakland track They We're
carried IN the race by the young Mem
phis turfman's useful four-year-old
Ananias and the chestnut horse led
from start TO finish. A TO 10 favorite,
he was perfectly rated by Birkenruth
and won with something to spare from
Nigrette and Horatius in 1:52%. Old
Barrack found the company too bril-
liant and select for him and Padua ap-
peared outclassed.
The ring received an awful scoreh-
ing, as Eve well-backed faxorites and
a second choice passed the. judges in
front of their fields. Perfect weather
conditions prevailed and there was a
large crowd present.
ROMAN GOLD A RARE FTLLY.
Roman Gold. the flying brown
daughter of Brutus and Gold Lace,
made a show of her field in the two
year-Old scramble at half a mile. Rid
den by Eddie Walsh. she went to the
;: post a 9 to 20 favorite and won eased
up TO a canter in :49 fiat. Alarie, on
Fred Bent, a 80 TO shot, nosed out
F. W. Barr for the place.
Few started in the fve-furlong
sprint with the weights raised ten
pounds above the scale. The books
picked UP a hot one in Gallant Cassie.
The filly from the. Miller stable was
played down from 10 to 4 and, piloted
by Mcbride led from start. to finish.
Pickaway, the mild favorite ran sec
ond, two lengths ahead Of Saccharate.
Another from the Miller stable,
Ethel Abbott. captured the seYen-fur-
Bride in the. saddle and closed &. slight
favorite over Shell Mount. If as good
as he has been in the past. the latter
eelding would have, won. After cut
ting out all the early pace. he began
= backing up at the paddock, and the
first choice led him out half a length.
the show went TO Monntebank.
KNAPP LANDS. SCHERZO FIRST.
g An extensive plunge made on Scherzo
D. sent the Pueblo stable entry to the
post favOrite for the mile-and-f fifty
1 Nard selling affair. Dora 1 led for
about seven furlOngs and then, under
inexperienced handling, fell back.
big Bill" Knapp and his bat were
now in evidence, and the first choice
. disposed Of Rey. Dare by more than
two: lengths.
Expedient, a 4 to chance with Bon
1 u er UP. took the concluding mile and
So
sFlambeau gelding came on from the
far. rear overtaking and downing
3: IIellas a neck. Inspector Munro finish
ed in the show.
..~-.....s.:... TRACK NOTES.
- Mcbride rode two winners, both be-
: ing. from the stable Of his new en-
. -ploxer NJ D. Miller.
. TweTty-seven books cut in. an in
crease. Of two over the last drawing.
Ethel Abbott. winner Of the third
8 race, was bid UP from $500 to $1,000
by. Jim Neil and retained by Trainer
Joe Stern. Later NJ. D. Miller offered
. the mare II. Jim for $500, but the lat
. ter had changed his mind and did not
care TO purchase.
p: For cutting of Pickaway with GAL
liant: Cassie. N. the back stretch, Nc
Bride :was fined $50 by the judges.
- 'Red% Green. the well-known
oregon: driver OF harness horses, was
. a.visitor at Oakland yesterday.
Following are the weights assigned
by. Handicapped. Egbert for the Water
house. cup at two and "a quarter miles
TO be run. on Saturday:
ST Valentine 115. schoolmate ia. Hora-
= tius III Yeterano 1lo.- Major Mansfr 100.
rack -i0s, Flying Torpedo loo. Crater los.
LITTLE Wally 105. Leila, 1C5. Rio Shannon lO5
Ebony l05 .Chaple 105, fyronerdale Jos Wen
Niropette I05;. Reoia II 1O5 Gaucho. los
ROckaway- -l05, .T0colaW 105, Sacredus los Ink
o lO5.. Last knight lO5. Heather Honey los,
: Badly Used z05. Colonel Anderson 105 Captain
Forsee lo5 Marinet 1O5 Major Penny IO5
Easy Street Jos, Blue Eyes 105. Theodore L,
105. Bombardier, I05 'Bugle Horn JOS Com
stable 105, Bacctus los Examiner los Meis-
tersinEer JOS, Glisten lc5 ROYALTY los
Vaughan los. Lillitus 100, The Gadhy 100