The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

a tWO-Near-OlQ 10 90 WHAT was dSh
TO be- He was giving W. l. Stan
pounds. James A Murray's great
sprinter Collector Jessup twenty
hounds and z J. Baldwin's Lisaro-
vanouisher Of the mighty Shot Gun only
a few days ago-thirteen pounds. Be-
sides. it was argued, the Futurity
course was too short a distance for the
colt to make his best showing. Barney
Schreiber, from whom S. c. Hildreth
had recently acquired a half interest
in the colt for Sz50o, openly declared
before the running Of the race that he
saw no chance for Tony Faust TO run
anywhere but last in such company and
at such adjustment of the weights.
He added that if by any chance the
colt happened to win the race he was
worth many times the amount of money
for which Hildreth had bought him.
When Tony Faust won the race with
consummate ease Schreiber was dunn
founded, and berated himself for hav-
ing parted with the youngster before
he had discovered of what he was
really capable.
FAUSTsS IMPRESSIVE VICTORY
Tony Faust's victory was impressive
from every standpoint and stamps him,
if not the best, one of the best prod
ucts of Woodlands Farm that Barney
Schreiber has ever shown in Califor-
MIA Neither DR.. Gardner nor Nealon,
admittedly the highest type of horses
that Schreiber has heretofore sent to
the races from his famous breeding
farm in Missouri, could boast of any
such record at this time last year rs
Tony Faust has earned since the open
ing Of the present meeting. He has
done everything that has been asked
of him, and as he continues to improve
with each race as the occasion reQuires
there is no telling just how grand a
horse he may be. That he has a bril-
liant future before him is now univer-
sally conceded. The time in yesterdays
race was little short Of phenomenal
when the heavy condition of the track
is considered. The first quarter was
run in 23 2-5 seconds, the half in 4S,
i've furlongs in 1:0l and the Futurity
course, for which the record, made on
a lightning fast track, is 1909, was
easily covered by the winner in I'll.
The race was one calculated to
arouse the enthusiasm of the spectators
in view of the result and the reception
which was accorded the winner when
Walter Miller cantered him back to the
stand showed that the significance of
the colts magnificent victory was fully
appreciated.
The fact that there were but four
starters made Dick Dwyer's task at
the barrier easier than usual, and the
field got away from the post in perfect
alignment. F. W. Barr and Collector
Jessup at once went to the front and
set hot pace, with the consequence
that at the half mile pole Barr led by
a head, Jessup was second by three
lengths and Lisaro third by half a
length Faust, a slow beginner in all
his races, was keeping within striking
distance and Miller helped him out by
picking the good going as far as pos
sible
At the three-quarter pole Jessup had
wrested the lead from Barr and was
more than a length in front. Faust
had closed up and was third. head and
head with Lisaro, half length behind
Barr Turning into the stretch, Miller
let down his mount and breezed by his
field, winning easily and with plenty
IN reserve by more than two lengths
from Collector Jessup. The latter was
nearly a length in front Of Lisaro who
easily took third money from the bad
~ tiring favorite, F. ". Barr. The
winner was the least played horse in
the race, his price receding from 2 to
to ?. What play there was on him
came at post time. The public divided
its support between the favorite and
Collector Jessup and both were heavily
backed Jessup ran a good race, but
Barr disappointed his admirers for the
second time by running poorly. Lisaro,
fairly well supported, ran his race.
Tony Faust scored his sixth victory
OF the meeting when he won this race.
and is the only horse who has won that
many races at the meeting. None bur
good jockeys rode. Horner having the
mount on Collector Jessup L. Williams
being up on Lisaro and Graham on F.
". Barr.
Escamado won the opening race of
the day with a terrific stretch sprint
after a slow beginning He dropped
from the clouds, so TO speak, and won
going away from Hersain, the pace
maker, who easily took the place by
i've lengths from Marie II, with Miller
up. Bedford, the heavily supported IA
vorite, on whom there was a hot tin
stopped badly after showing speed and
hnished in the ruck.
CHEERS GIVEN BAD RIDE
Walter Miller gave Cheers, the odds
on favorite in the second, a very bad
ride, and the colt finished third johnny
Lyons was undoubtedly the best the
way the race was run, but had to be
content with the place as a result of
the incompetent handling of RoIIeri.
the stable boy who pilOted him. Bush
thorpe showed sudden Improvement and
had no trouble in winning in the good
going on the outside. Knapp was up
on the winner.
Barney Schreiber's Bannockburn flIy
Banposal made a runaway race of the
third. Lord Nelson was an odds-on
favorite and the winner was second
choice. /. Williams rode the winner
and Miller landed the favorite second.
six lengths in front of Santa Ray. Sill
yer Sue ran a dull race Kurniss \
bad actor, bolted at the start and
thereby spoiled whatever chance she
may have had.
The 40-1 shot. Meada. with Graham
up, got a flying start in the fifth and
led all the way from wire to wire.
winning by more than a length. Miller
again landed the favorite, Ell Chi
huahua. second, and Yellowstone saved
third money by a neck from Pachuca.
Cheripe, after showing early speed
curled up.
Anvil reveled in the going and led
all the way in the last race, winning
by two lengths, with Hooligan driving
TO the limit TO get UP. Anvil was the
only winning favorite Of the day. A.
Wright. stable boy. rode him. Ray,
closing strongly, captured third place
Captain Burnett, away poorly, made UP
ground, but tired from the effort
The books had a winning day as a