The San Francisco call., 1905-03-16
DR. EGGOIS THIRD IN HANDICAP
Nigrette Assumes Lead at Start,
Easily Beating Gold Enamel.
Cloudlight, a Well Supported One,
Too Fast for Peggy O'Neil.
BY FRED e. AfULHoLLAND.

The last appearance this season or
Dr. Lego was not pronounced sue
cess The derby winner was asked 10
concede all the way from eleven to
twenty-one pounds to each of the
other five starters in the $1,000 mile
handicap at Oakland, and failed to ac-
complish the feat. at least the son or
Puryear d couldn't do it yesterday.
Big Beach was coupled in the betting
with DR.. Leggo and laying to and
to the layers found ready purchas-
ers of paste boards. Nigrette looked in
very light with 80 pounds. closing
strongly backed second choice, after
once being 21a to 1. The Jennings mare
made a cakewalk of it. leading
! throughout and breezing home three
lengths ahead of Gold Enamel and DR..
, Lego. Knapp rode the winner
Three favorites managed to splash
over the mark in advance OF their
fields The track was very sloppy, with
good footing out from the rail-
f. w. Barr. a bay colt by kismet,
from the stable of Stanfield & Ellis,
captured the two-year- sprint at
four and half furlongs. Ridden by
W. Davis and to tavorite he as
sumed the front position turning into
the stretch and won gallop1ng from
Lady King and Ebel Thatcher.
There was no demand for anything
but Emma Reubold in the betting on
the first six and half furlong selling
run. Her price fell from 21a to L to
to favoritism and Davis had her out
in front from start to finish. Both
Blackthorn and Brennus faded away
after an abbreviated display of speed.
the place going to Dandie Belle, a 10 to
l shot.
Next followed the split of the six and
a half furlong number, which went to
Dora l, the mount of Lloyd Fountain.
This was very open betting race. for
Profita BILE, DR.. Sherman. Budd Wade
and Hulford were all accorded support.
the latter closing slight favorite.
Birkenruth nearly grabbed the purse
with Johny Mellin's mare Laura + Nj,
once so to 1 in the ring. The outsider
made all the running and at the wire
only lost to Dora 1 by half length.
Profitable, with Davis up, ran third.
Hulford got away poorly and could not
raise gallop.
No doubt the presence in the saddle
| of Davis on Anvil enabled the ad
| mirers Of Hainault to obtain a much
better price than they otherwise would
| in the specializing on the mile and
fifty yard run. The brown gelding
looked a l to chance, and some even
front from the first jump and he fin
ished four lengths before Anvil at the
wire. Barrack came from the far rear.
| nabbing the firing Major Tenny for
show honors.
Played from 8 and s down to 81.
Cloudlight piloted by Birkenruth
easily defeated Peggy O'Neil for the
The last named filly was at first in
! stalled an even money favorite. but
when the Cloudlight and Rossbourne
money came to the top her price re-
ceded to 2. Peggy cut out the pace
and was then downed with consum-
mate ease by Cloudlight. The show
went to Rossbourne.
TRACK NOTES.
w. Davis rode the winners of the
first two races on the card. The
crack lightweight will probably leave
for New York on Sunday next where
he will report to Trainer Jack Joyner
The stables of M. ]. DAILY, D. Zelin-
sky and w. e. Cotton departed for
the new Corrigan track at New Or
leans last evening. Before leaving
Cotton sold Langford James to Paddy
Lynch and Hellas to C. Snyder.
The Denver Overland Racing Club
| announces that there will be nineteen
| days Of sport at the Colorado metropo-
lis this summer, beginning June II.
The Colorado Derby at one and an
eighth miles will be the feature of the
meeting. The betting ring is open to
any reputable bookmaker from any
part of the country. Last year twelve
books cut in, and those of the layers
not afraid to take a postage stamp on
to favorite made money.
Taylor never could make Big Beach
run and should not have been allowed
to ride him in the handicap.