The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
JOHN A. SCOTT SCORES
AT A LENGTHY PRICE
LOrena NJ Sporting De la Monaya Coors Defeats Shy Field
of TWoYear-0IdS Andrew Mack Takes Another Purse

To those who plunged on Sacredus,
the Jennings stable representative in
the concluding Futurity course sprint
on the card at Oakland yesterday, the
temperance of John A. Scott will al
ways leave a deep. dark-brown flavor
in the mouth. Not but that the chest
nut horse was not entitled to all he
helped himself to. but it was not gen
orally supposed that the Jones & Lusk
flyer was ready, for his price bumped
along from 5 until il hit IL, and OF
course he threw q natural. Sacredus,
passed along from doorstep TO door
step as something that had aged in
the wood since the spring of IA, was
hammered down from to s to 8. Seven
minutes was consumed at the post be-
fore the barrier was released, and John
A. Scott skinned away in the lead. He
touched only the high spots and though
timber at the end, Wright kept the
unsuspected one going long enough 10
dispose of Squire Johnson by almost a
length. Sacredus ran third, beaten a
head for the place.
Outsiders did well during the entire
session, Lorena NJ and Revolt getting
home at enticing odds. Ny Order and
Andrew Mack were the successful IA
vorites Fine weather drew a large
attendance.
Lorena NJ, a 20 to ! shot, owned by
the wealthy turfman, J. de la Montan-
va, and trained by Jack Curry of har-
ness horse fame, took the two-year-old
scramble from a big field. The filly
had shown speed in previous races and
received considerable wise support,
enough TO cut the price to Is. Mcbride
had her in front entering the stretch
and in a hard drive beat Knapp on the
tardy favorite Chief Whitman head.
SOledad, the Napa Stock Farm entry,
ran third, nearly a length ahead Of
Iron Watson.
Travers must be a pound and sew
eral ounces better than Wright in the
saddle if the improvement shown by
Ny Order can be taken as any cri-
terion. Last Friday, carrying less
weight, DR.. RowelHs 3-year-old was
beaten by Mogregor. Nevertheless My
Order had first call in the betting on
the second number yesterday and won
in Jig time from Golden Buck. Mo-
gregor ran third, despite the best of
handling.
Besides Toupee, the favorite, She'll
mount and Ny Surprise, two fresh i'm
portations from the canning works, fin
ished behind Revolt, a Z to / chance, in
the third. Toupee wore blinl1ers, and
whether il was the gelding's fault or
Sammy Greenf1eld's in not getting
away better, is open to speculation. AT
any rate TouDee ran fourth, carrying
a good-sized stable commission. Things
looked rosy for My Surprise early
in the game, but he wiIted Big
BIZ Knapp then picked up the win
ming with Revolt, subduing She'll
mount with few dollars to blow on
the side.
1t was now in order for Harry Birk-
enruth to distinguish himself. The
hOop-legged rider had the mount on
Follow Me IN the mile and twenty
yards selling fixture, and lost no time
showing out in the lead. At the close
Mcbride led at him very strong on the
belated favorite, George Berry, but he
rode a powerful finish, earning a neck
decision. Away all tangled up, Jack
Little blew in from West Berkeley, Sc
curing the show.
The fifth act, over a mile and twenty
yards, saw Andrew Mack have the
stage all TO himself. Birkenruth was
his support and lent able assistance.
Andrew closed favorite. Turning into
the stretch il looked as if Birkenruth
had jammed his fist into the sugar
bowl and couldn't withdraw it. While
waiting to get through, jake Jones,
astride the Dacemaker, Budd Wade,
pulled in close TO the rail and Larsen
on Mindanao. the second choice. lay
over just enough to place the favorite
In a pretty pocket. But Birkenruth
got through at the paddock, and in a
drive downed Mindanao a head.
TRACK NOTES
Birkenruth. who is now riding in
splendid form, piloted two winners.
NJ d. Miller, the boCkmaker and
owner, purchased the contract on Nc
Bride from Knebelkamp & Co, yester-
day.
Remark. a bay gelding by Cheviot,
owned by A. Neal, is dead.
My Surprise was CLAIMED from the
third race for S725 by Mrs. H. Mer-
chant, owner of Salto.
Jake Hoffman dispatched the fields
yesterday. Jake says ne will do the
starting at Memphis. Hawthorne,
Kansas City, Latonia and on the Cana
dian circuit. He seems confident that
the Western Jockey Ciup and the
American Turf Association will reach