The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Sports
Top hlpost Falls to the Lot of
Proper Jennings Big Horse.
BY u. r. Jeffery.


keenest interest has been aroused. were
announced yesterday afternoon by
Handicapped Horace Egbert and are as
follows.
Proper 120. Shotgun lle. Logistilla
10 1lo- hubN ia. Nealon ll3, Lubin 112,
Cruzacos III. Supreme Court l09 Rap
70 W Mater los. security los Iocolaw
LOS, r. ". Barr I07 Princess Titania
4Oo Dusty Miller los, Rubric I04. Hec-
tor l03. Northwest 103 AIartinmas IO3
ClOudLght 103 Dewey los Ramus l03
StandOver 102. Cholk Hedrick lO2. Sir
Edward lo2. Christine A 101, Marshal
Elmer I 100. King Cole 100, Earl Rog-
srs 100. Corrigan 100. Phalanx 100
65snEollo IS 100; Lisaro 80: Gynsy King
-. Key del MundO 81. Edwin Gum &C.
j m Joe g. Wee Lass 90. Boloman 90.
With the announcement of the
weights, speculation as to the winner
OF the big race viii become rife AS
was 10 have been expected, Proper one
or the trio entered by ". B. Jennings
mas been assigned the honor Of carry
ing top weight but il is by no means
certain that the big son of Prestonpans
VIII be among the field that will face
the barrier on Saturday. Proper can
handle the weight which he has been
asked TO carry, having in the past van
quished classy fields with even more
OF an impost, but it looks as if Jen-
nlnss IS depending on Ruby to land
the long end of the sake for him Up
70 this time Proper and Shot Gun have
been given no work that would indi-
cate an intention upon the part of their
owner 10 start them on opening day.
while Ruby has apparently been point
ed for the big race of the dav As
stated in The Call yesterday, she has
10 her credit the fastest mile that has
been worked at the track in prepara-
ton for the approaching opening. and
the mile which she ran was consider
ably faster than the next best work
that has been noted by the checkers.
she should be able t. handle in grand
style the ia pounds assigned to her.
OF the forty-one entries for the big
stake IL looks safe to eliminate the
following from serious considera tion.
either on the score OF not being ready
70 start or having slim chance to win:
Llsaro, Rey del Mundo, Ocyrohe, Nealon,
Standover Eckersall, Marshal Ney, Ell
mer i, Hector. Wee Lass, Northwest,
King Cole, Security, Earl Rogers, Rapid
Water, Gypsy King. PhalanN, Dewey,
Edwin Cum, I'm Joe.
OF those that are left, the distance
is supposed 10 be too far for Cruzados
shot Gun and CIOudlight. all three of
which are essentially sprinters. Chris
tine A has been given slow work, which
she has done well. but il is generally
thought hardly has the class TO win
unless there should be wholesale
scratching OF the higher-class entries
The same is true Of Benvolio, whose re-
cent form was not of the best It is
understood that Owner Elliott is not
disposed TO start Lubin unless the
track is muddy BOlOman is working
very well and acts as though he is
good. but il can hardy be expected that
Ae wiIl be able 70 vanquish such a field
Rubric has been working only fairly
wei Princess TI-ania has worked the
fastest i've furlOngs 50 far seen at the
track. negotiating the distance in bet
ter than 1903. but has not been given
the workouts over a greater distance
that are generally considered essential
cholk Hedrick has been given a num-
Der OF workouts that have been invari-
ably good, although over only a short
route Martinmas looks good, but has
done nothing remarkable in the way of
preparation Corrigan has worked a
mile in LAB =. which is the best outside
Of Rubys mile. r. ". BarG is being
trained at Tanforan and little is known
az Emeryville as to wnat this good colt
is doing in the way of work, but on
general principles he is set down as a
dangerous one in the race. Ramus
winner OF the Seattle Derby is working
well Supreme Court and Dusty Miller
have been training at Ascot Park and
local horsemen have no line on their
present condition. Sir Edward has not
been asked to do any fast work as yet,
, miles in l:49 being about as good as
he has done. I'm Joe's work has been
getting worse, following a seven fur
long trial in 1927.
Logistilla, sam Hildreth's good mare,
has not been let down by that astute
trainer as yet for any distance. but has
been working short distances we'll
There are many who believe that the
race viii be a duel between LogistiIla
and Ruby, and that one of this pair
Is likely to be the favorite. It seems
probable that both viii be among the
starters Knapp viii be in the saddle
Tor Hildreth, while l. Williams will
probably have the mount on the horse
from the Jennings barn that seems to
have the greatest chance to win.
9. H Keene remarked yesterday that
10 all probability Keene Bros string
would be raced at Seattle next sea-
son, rather than in the Middle West,
where the Keenes have been promi-
lent IN the racing game for years
keene said that he had been greatly
impressed with the success of the Seat
lie meeting last summer, and that he
had figured out that the Pacific Coast
sircuit furnished by the san Fran
cisco, Seattle and Spokane meetings af-
fOrded hOrsemen better chance for
meetings in the country. He pointed
3ut that il is expensive shipping sta
oies to and from the Middle West, and
chst the sport is being constantly cur
tailed in that section, with the re-
suit that il Is becoming harder and
aarder for hOrsemen with moderate
performers TO make good. Keene fur
her said that If his string goes to Seat
lie his brother, Jack. will probably go
20 New York for the season while he
viii take the stable north. It is known
hat other horsemen who have hither-
% gone East with their strings at the
lose Of the Oakland meeting are this
season disposed TO remain on the coast
'or the purpose Of trying the northern
.ircuit next summer.
Native Son. fresh from Harry Stow
sr's Keniiworth Park. showed the
lockers that he is good by running a
aalf yesterday in 495z. which is the
iastest yet recorded This good colt
Ieems to be thoroughly fit, and may
De expected to win in the best Of com
)aLy.
Comilfo. one of the Keene string
eeled of half in 49 As easily.