The San Francisco call., 1906-04-14
French Mare Earns
Decision Over
Sir Edward.
Red Light Defeats
Pronta by Half
a Length.
BY FRED e. aIULHoLLAND.

Tommy Clark missed his vocation He
should have been with President Roose-
welt and the rest Of the Rough Riders at
San Juan Hill.
Only last Wednesday Tommy lost a race
with Ginette. the judges setting his mount
back for carrying Royal Rogue all over
the track. He employed the same tactics
sgain yesterday at Oakland with Ginette
IN the Aintree handicap. only changed his
dialect. and got away with It.
At the weights Ginette looked q certain
", and she would have experienced no
difficulty fl winning but for the sudden
awakening OF Sir Edward. g sleeper. This
unexpected stranger closed on Ginette in
the stretch. compelling Clark TO use the
French mare for a battering ram.
He reached the wire a neck in front all
right, but for & time IL looked as II the
numbers might be changed after little
BRUSSELS claim OF foul had been record
ed AS both horses had swung wide into
the stretch and ran on the ridge the
judges concluded that under such condi-
lions a humping match was unavoidable
and no disqualification occurred. The fin
tsh had additional interest lent ii when J.
J Walsh drove up with Romaine. finish
ing but q head behind the two fighting
leaders on the outside. Hector. the favor
Three OF the seven public choices landed
IN front. The fields were large and the
Caliber OF the sport above the average.
A hve-furlOng scramble for three-year-
old maidens furnished many wild and
weird tips. Silent Jean, the entry Of Den
ny Brothers had first call in the betting.
and made but little noise at the finish.
- The winner turned UP in Oasis. to /
chance, ridden by Tim Sullivan, which
shot. Wit another outsider, ran third.
HEDGETHORN A WINNER
Tom Ryan's three-year-old, Hedge
thorn. scored his first set Of brackets at
the meeting IN the second. g TO 5
choice, J. J. Walsh brought the gelding
Up from one OF the rear positions, beat
ing Chief Whitman out. going away at
the close. Earnshaw ran into the show
with Ebel Thatcher.
Grssscutter made a runaway race Of
the split OF the six-furlong selling fixture
The St. Carlo hlly had Graham in the
saddle and Outfooted the favorite, jill
Iette. from start 10 finish. Betsey. a Is 10
shot, ran third I'm Joe was unable
20 handle his .1I2 pounds 10 any advan-
tage.
For TO % chance. Salable seemed
vroefuIly shy Of speed in the six-and-a-
hslf-furlong number. Patsy Phillips got
Inc SlOTl-FTlCeQ one away we'll Jul A4AS
stay among the leaders was not pro-
longed. Lustig, a 10 10 l shot blessed
with an abundance of speed and cleyerly
ridden by Tommy Sandy, breezed in be-
fore old Matt Hogan and Yellowstone
Princess David cut some figure for a
time and then faded away
Teddy Robinson made his first appear
Hnce on a winner in the split Of the
fourth He rode Cerro Santa, the TO 10
favorite and the fast sprinter defeated
shady Lad and Golden Buck with appar-
eut ease The Major had a stormy pas
sage.
Charley McCanerty's mare, Red Light.
trimmed Pronta for the mile and twenty
yards The latter mare opened up Ia
vorite, though Red Light had the call
going TO the post BrusseH rode the
latter with splendid Judgment and clos
tnE with a well-timed rush through the
stretch. earned the decision by half a
length. The show went 10 Lucrece-