The San Francisco call., 1905-02-26
DR.. LEGGO BEATS ANANIAS
FOR THE MILE HANDICAP
crack Colt Comedies Weight to Every Starter
In the Race and Equals Track Record.
Cloverland Downs
Veterano by a
Neck.


From a severely plain home horse.
living the simple life, DR.. Leggo by
his victory in the mile handicap al
Oakland yesterday suddenly achieves
great fame and is hailed as a phenom-
enal colt.
Puoted by Bonner, the son of Pur-
year d and Sevens picked up 1oS
pounds, defeating two such crack
milers as Ananias and Letola with
comparative ease In 1889, equaling
the track record. When the sterling
three-year-old returned to the stand
after the finish the big half holiday
crowd, quick to recognize the worth
Of the performance, gave him recep-
ton the echo Of which reverberated
among the Berkeley foothills.
DR. LEGGO'S CLEVER VICTORY.
This ordinary-looking, mild-man-
nered bay colt was not breathing hard
enough TO blow out a candle after the
feat, and still the cleverest figurers in
the handicapping line and the
shrewdest of the horsemen could moi
figure him a chance, conceding a lump
OF weight as he was TO each of the
other four starters.
In the betting Ananias, the mount
Of Birkenruth, with LOG pounds to
handle, ruled a strong favorite, John
ny Schorr unloading on his entry. Le-
tola did not have much of a following
but Schoolmate's odds were cut from
6 TO 4. The price about DR.. Leggo
scared from 4 To 6.
y,
med away in the lead. Before half the
distance had been covered DR.. Leggc
had moved into second position and
was closing on the favorite. Entering
the stretch the colt, under Bonner's
urging. soon had Ananias extended
and furlong from the wire the favor
ite was beaten. Without being punished
and stumbling twice the last eighty
yards, the Doctor crossed the line a
neck before the favorite. Letola was
third. eight lengths away.
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR WINNER.
Taking into consideration the early
season and the apparent ease with
which it was accomplished his victory
stamps DR.. Lego as a colt far above
the average. He was bred at A. B.
Spreckels' Napa Stock Farm. and al
ready has the Ascot and California
Derbies 10 his credit. His future career
wiz be watched with interest.
Favorites Jared badly during the aft
ernoon. the only winning one being
Andrew 3. Cook Equorum Rex, Adj
rondack and Downpatrick scored al
ripe. mellow odds.
An over-conhdent exhibition in the
saddle on the part of Bonner contribut-
ed largely to the defeat of Achelita,
favorite for the four-furlong two-year-
old scramble. Instead of letting the
filly sift along when he possessed a
commanding lead, the colored rider had
his mount under restraint part of the
route. Then, in a driving finish, Equo-
rum Rex, ridden by Minder and played
from 10 down 70 s, led the first choice
out more than length in :49. Spinoza,
which at one stage had first call in the
betting, lost The show to Isabeau
ANDREW b. COOK IN FRONT.
Andrew B. Cook, an even-money
chance, captured the five-furlong dash
cleverly. His closest contender at the
finish, ARABIC, closed a 30 TO / shot. Sad
Sam, il was expected, would furnish
some of the music but he made a dis
NAL showing Frank Otis had the
mount on Andrew B. Cook and took
the bush wonder out in front at the
start Under the vigorous handling OF
TruebeI ARABIC closed strongly, only
losing by half a length in 1:O0K. Ruby
ran good third.
Otis also piloted Adirondack, winner
OF the fve-furlong sprint, with the
weights raised ten pounds above the
scale. Eight TO 1 could be obtained
about the gelding and Otis had him out
blazing the route from start to finish.
Travers came from the rear with Best
Man, downing scarborough for the
place. Ponapa, the post favorite, fin
ished back in the ruck, after mixing
among the leaders to the stretch.
CI,OVERLAND BEATS VETERANO.
Looking at the mile and a quarter
purse event from q time standpoint, 1t
was an ordinary piece Of racing bric-a-
brac. Cloverland, the second choice,
after depocing Meistersinger from the
leadership. was brought to a hard
drive at the end, then only earning the
decision over Veterano by neck in
2:Os fat Major Mansir, the favorite.
had no speed and at no time looked
dangerous.
big Bill" Knapp, on Ara, a 9 to 10
favorite, tossed away the last purse.
for -year-olds at a mile. After
meeting with deal of i'll racing luck,
Knapp finally collared the pacemaker.