The San Francisco call., 1906-04-11
Phalanx Defeats the
Lakewood Stable
Galloper.
Gloomy Gus, a 80 to
| Shot, Wins With
League Up.
Easy Street, Piloted
by Tommy Sandy,
Home First.
BY FRED e. MuLHoLLANp.

If Phalanx, piloted by his owner, Willie
Travers, had not beaten Sir Brillar for
the closing event at Oakland yesterday,
favorite players would have had no cause
for complaint. The Lakewood Stable S
horse looked about the most substantial
investment on the menu and received
stanch backing at to 10.
Tommy Clark took him out in the lead,
but he curled UP the last eighth, and
Phalanx showed him the way home by a
couple of lengths. Kunz, astride Fisher
Boy, finished third
Four out Of seven post choices were
successful, which is an excellent record
when the size of the fields is considered.
The track was deep and slow
Yankee Jim, the mount of Kunz,s was
played down to favoritism in the betting
on the two-year-old scramble. In a hard
drive at the wire he beat Silver Line out
head, Gold Heather running a close
third. Elota receded In the betting and
ran a tame race.
Tommy Sandy on. Easy Street, the 21a
to choice, took the mile selling run from
q big field. DR.. Rowells apprentice ex-
ercised good judgment with his mount,
earning a neck decision over Standard,
the mount of Lloyd Fountain. Badly
Used, backed from 30 down to 10, ran
third.
Gloomy Gus didn't brighten up matters
much by winning the third at seven fur
longs, for he went to the post practically
friendless. There was as good as 80 to /
and League dropped the outsider down
first, nearly a length ahead of Mogregor,
another long shot. Hugh MCGOWAN was
third Bird of Passage and Homestead
closed equal choices in the ring.
"Handriding" Kelly distinguished him
self by putting up an old-fashioned finish
on The Major in the fourth, leading
out Linda Rose, a 20 to l shot, by a neck.
Orchan at % to 1 ran third. Bell Reed,
the to l choice for this event, blew up
after an abbreviated stay in the lead.
There was heavy play on Rubinon to
take the mile and seventy yard selling
number, but the Newman entry made a
decidedly poor showing. Tom Roberts.
the post favorite, with Teddy Robinson
in the saddle, won handily from Pronta
and ] K F at the end.
Lucky Baldwin's colt Lisaro. also
ridden by Robinson, mixed up with some
ordinary company in the sixth, six fur
long purse run. Robinson waited on jill
lette until well into the stretch and then
disposed of the outsider without much
effort. j. ]. Walsh took the show with
Hedgethorn.
Tommy Sandy rode a clever race on
Easy Street DR.. Rowell's apprentice
is a gentlemanly little fellow and de-
serves to succeed
Teddy Robinson came into his own
again He rode two winners, quite an
Improvement over his Saturday form.
Kunz rode two horses, Lem Reed and
la, both of which ran bad races. Both
receded in the betting. Kunz also had
the mount en- Yankee Jim, winner,
whose price did not go back in the
betting. If this is the sort of rider
the Los Angeles 'phenom" is, the best
thing the judges can do is to excuse
him right away.
George Baldwin is up from Ascot
Park with Pacifico, Capitanzo. Ell
Otros and Atlantico. He also brought
up Navarro. Orelio. Montalban and Ell
Cazador which will race in the colors
of Lucky, Baldwin.
Barney Schneider accepted an offer
by wire yesterday of $17,500 for his
two year-old Horace e, made by r. A.
Rainey of Cleveland. The colt is at
Memphis, and If he satisfies the eyes OF
Trainer Bud May, now on his way to
Memphis, the sale will be consummated
this week.