The San Francisco call., 1905-02-16
Sterling Towers
Beats TOupGG
q Neck.
BY FRED E. MUUHoLLAND.

Johnny Schorr's useful four-year-old
Ananias, shouldering 10 pounds and
ridden by Birkenruth, defeated the
crack mare Honiton for the $1,000 mile
and hundred yard handicap yes
terday at Oakland. At the same time
the chestnut horse chopped off a second
from the track record of E45 5-4,
which he hung up only a few weeks
ago.
Honiton took a handicap on Tuesday
in easy fashion and, though asked to
pick up 122 pounds yesterday, "Packy'
Ryan thought her equal TO the task.
Coupled with San Nicholas, the odds
against the pair were SHE'D from 10
8 10 4 10 8
san Nicholas was sent out to kill off
Ananias and the black led the SchOrr
horse to the far turn, where he ran
out Of ammunition Ananias then
assumed command, Alinder astrlde,
Honiton after him with a wet sail. A
furlong from the stand it looked as if
the mare might win, but she hung, ano,
drawing away, Ananias won ridden
cut by a couple of lengths in la 3-4
The light weighted Nigrette ran a good
third W. r. Condor pulled UP lame,
and Bragg was outclassed-
The card wore a fetching look and
was the only favorite TO come through.
In such high esteem was the Jen-
nings duo, Ruby and Princess Wheeler,
held in the speculaung on the opening
five and a half furlOng run that 2 to
3 was the closing price. Ruby tried TO
run out on the turns and when Knapp
began taking Liberties with her at the
end got nabbed a nose on the wire by
Maid Of E'ermOy, a 30 to j shot, Merln-
que a 40 to ! chance. downed Princess
Wheeler for the show.
Wright followed this up by landing
Sterling Towers first for the Futurity
course sprint, following The mare S
odds fell from threes to 13 to 8, and in
a drive she received a neck decision
over the 2 to ! faVorite TOupee, piloted
by Larsen. Harry Michaels finished
third on UrbanO. a lightly backed out
slider. Prince Magnet, a 100 TO l shot,
led the field into the stretch.
A carload of coin was dumped into
The ring on Mountebank to win the
seven Sfurlong selling affair, which the
Heating gelding did. If Michaels had
devoted One-half as much energy on
his mount Suburban Queen. as he did
10 taking care Of Bah, the result might
have been different
jake Jones rode the latter mare, and
in the form he is exhibiting in the sad
ole could get Hermis beaten for the
Yakima Derby. Minder went out in the
lead with Mountebank, and in a So
called drive disposed Of Suburban
Queen by less than a length. The odds
about Bah went from 3 TO 5, and after
q refreshing going over she dropped in
third.
So frenzied was the state of the mar
ket during business hours on the mile
selling event that ii was difficult to dis
tinguish the favOrite at post time.
Whoa Bill probably had the CALL
though not because Of support rendered.
AIindanao opened up the choice, but
when the Ebony and Hugh MCGOWAN
money fioated 10 the surface the price
about Bob Smiths horse went soaring
10 31z. The three horses named reached
the wire heads apart, Larsen astride
AIindanao receiving the verdict over
Ebony through outriding Bell. Hugh
MCGOWAN looked a winner at the
paddock.
Billy Cahill's colt Yada captured the
final mile purse for three-year-olds. AL
though Ara was installed favorite, the
smart money went in on Yada, and he
won easily from Fisher Boy, a go to ]
outsider. Jake Jones on Ara lost the
show TO True Wing.