The San Francisco call., 1906-04-12
French Mare Carries
Royal Rogue Out
at Finish.
Rataplan Handicap a
Big Gallop for
Neva Lee.
Patsy Phillips and
Teddy Robinson
Ride Well.
BY FRED e. MULHOLLAND.


A large crowd collected around the
judges stand after the fourth event had
been run at Oakland yesterday. which is
usually the sign that something is expect
ed 10 come of. In a catch-as-catch-can
finish Tommy Clark on Ginette, the
French mare from the Henshall stable,
had beaten Royal Rogue, the favorite, a
neck, not, however until his mount had
carried the Nealon horse from the rail al
most into the grand stand J. J. Walsh,
who piloted Royal Rogue. claimed foul,
which was allowed, the positions Of the
two leaders being reversed. Misty's Pride
ran a fair third in the race. The decision
was greeted with great cheering.
FOUR FAVORITES IN FRONT.
-Four favorites were returned in front,
the talent having the best Of the argu-
ment with the pencilers. A big crowd
viewed the sport.
Played from TO to to 10. Neva Lee,
with IL pounds up, made a cat-hop OF the
$1,000 Rataplan handicap, over one mile
and fifty yards The mare was ridden by
Chris Miller and under double wraps
from the start beat Martinmas and Corn
Blossom in a gallop.
An ordinary assortment Of three-year-
cLds started in the Introductory seven-fur-
long run with Rusticate ruling a mild
favorite. The colt had J. ]. Walsh in the
saddle and won easily from Rustic Lady
and TETON. Laura Van quit after brief
stay out In the lead.
Patsy Phillips on May L n, the ia
vOrite, took the two-year-old scramble.
At the wire it was close, Teddy Rob
inson astride SaXonia only losing the
verdict by a nose. Minder finished
third with Tanana. the Nome stable
entry.
f. VI. BRATTAIN A WINNER.
Il was Phillips day to shine. appar-
entity, for he landed L. NJ Brattain
nrst for the welter weight Futurity
couse selling affair. The price about
the gray sprinter stretched out to 6 y
and in a hard drive he disposed of
Cerro Santa. the favorite. by a head.
The show went TO Elhn King.
Nobody seemed particularly disap-
pointed when Hippocrates finished
third for the sixth, a mile and a six
teenth selling race. The black gelding
held the honOrs Of favOritism, and
lived up 10 his past record. The edu-
Gated money went in on Beknighted,
forcing the odds down from 5 TO 212
Teddy Robinson rode the Lee entry,
and in a mild drive the last sixteenth
placed him over the line half a length
before Head Dance.
Hector, at odds Of to 10. smothered
his field in the concluding sprint. The
handsome three-year-old also had Rob
insen up, and scored going away from
Lacene and Sugarmaid. Sir Edward
ran a poor race.
NOTES OF THE TRACK.
Patsy Phillips furnished two strong finishes
on the winners-May L. n and E. NJ Brat
tain.
Teddy RobinsOn's work astride Beknighted
end Hector bordered on the artistic
The judges have ordered Rice 10 restrict
his riding TO the Egan stable. For a time the
ST Louis boy displayed good form, but OF
late his efforts have not been fruitful.
Since his advent in the saddle here the work
Of Kunz has called for adverse criticism from
all sides After the poor showing made by Sir
Edward in the last race the judges decided to
lay him Of for the balance OF the season.
The father Of Emmett League the jockey,
died at Memphis, Tenn, on tuesday night.
TWenty-nine bOOkmal1ers cut in yesterday
Two days proved enough for four OF the light
weights.
AT Rostern. a popular member Of the book
ing fraternity. left Tor New York yesterday
morning.
Abe Levy and Al Koenigsberg. two well
known pencilers dropped in on the game YES.
1erdsy from the southern country
Jockey W. Dugan has gone TO Memphis
where he will do the riding for the Schreibel
stable