The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
Books Hard Hit
Over Win of
Pm Joe.
Sterling Towers
Home First at
Long Odds.
BY FRED E. MULHoLLAND.

A card composed entirely Of selling
events furnished some ordinary sport
yesterday at Oakland The plungers
were conspicuous by their disinclina-
ton. to unload on any Of the many Of
ferings. There appeared to be no d.
lninution in the attendance. Three IA
vorites were adorned with winning
brackets.
Class was entirely lacking except In
the fourth a Futurity course sprint IN
which a cluster of spry ones came to-
gether The gray horse e NJ. Brattain
because Of his light impost at first had
the call, but he has not thrived since
coming up from Ascot Park, and ne
finally divided with David Boland the
honors Of favoritism. The gray had
speed. but the supply did not last long,
for he relinquished the lead to David
Boland before reaching the turn for
home.
IREDEUS FINISHES GANIELY.
The three-year-old looked all over q
winner when at the paddock, Trayers
brought Iredeus along with a rush,
scoring by nearly a length. After get
ting away poorly, st. George Jr- ran
remarkably good race, only losing the
place to Boland by a head. Bell Reed
was outclassed.
Looking a legitimate S-to-5 chance,
the price about I'm Joe went from 8
TO ] to q TO in the betting on the two
year-old scramble. The books got out
of line, for he was played down TO z,
and in a driving finish beat Yolo Girl
easily a length. Sir Edward, 1OO-to-1
shot, ran third.
There were eight starters in the first
mile and a sixteenth selling number
for beaten non-winners since May /.
1904 Tommy Clark had the mount on
-, % Of :
ting into half dozen pockets, finished
third. The winner turned UP in Dun
dreary, the mount of Knapp, who
made most of the running and disposed
of Emshee by three lengths.
STERLING TOWERS IN FRONT.
Eleven rehabilitated specimens of the
thoroughbred lined up in the split Of
the mile and a sixteenth number. Mt.
DiablO, ridden by Travers, finally
closed the favorite. and in a driving
finish earned a neck decision over Lone
Fisherman. the mount of Bullman. The
show went to Brown Patsy.
Sterling Towers. a 10 to 1 shot, de-
feated a fair bunch of sprinters in the
fifth. a six furlong selling run. Jones
got the outsider away first, and in a
mild drive at the close the mare crossed
the line almost a length in advance of
Mountebank. Bullman gathered show
honors with Redan. Ny Surprise, the
post favorite, showed some early speed.
then developed 'yaller" streak.
Chandler. on Dora I, rode a poor race.
From early morn Edgecliff had been
heralded as the red-hot one for the
concluding race of the day, and the Ed
die Jones gelding arrived on time. His
odds were played from to IL to fa-
voritism and after an early drive he
doWned Gloomy Gus a length. Baker
took the show. Royal Red was the
recipient Of ludicrous ride.
TRACK NOTES.
Travers was the only jockey to ride
two winners.
When racing in the Jennings colors
1redeus was known as Iridius. The
horse was registered under the for
mer name
Since Monday of the present week
Edrodun, Sun Rose, Homage, David
Boland, Dundreary, Mount Diablo and
Edgecliff, all cast-offs of the Burns &
Waterhouse stable. have captured
purses.
The Treat stakes for two-year-olds
al five furlongs will be run at Oak
land tomorrow. Sir Wilfred and all
Of the best youngsters in training will
sport silk.
In answer to query: Eddie Jones
and Torsida met in a match race at
Ingleside track in 1897 for 500 a
side. The former was a to 10 ia
vorite and won easily.