The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-05


Tftsnia ruling a heavily played ia
vor1te at Is TO 8. Mary r, opening at
4 TO /, receding to TO 1 and then
being almost backed off the board, was
equal 20 second choice with Col
lector Jessup at post time Romano
opened at to j and went back to
8 TO 2. FirebaIl. at 10 TO 1, and Martin
mas, at II TO l. were the outsiders.
All OF the short-priced horses were
well backed at some stage of the bet
ting and the prices changed constant
". The bunch acted badly at the bar
rier, and Starter Dwyer held them
three minutes at the post before he
saw q chance to get the field of well.
The start was excellent.
Firebau, carrying Boots" Durnelrs
colors for the first time since his re-
instatement, broke in front and at once
proceeded to set sizzling pace. Mary
F, closely followed by the favorite,
chased out after the flying pacemaker.
At the half Fireball had a lead OF
nearly a length. which he increased to
two lengths at the three quarters. The
favorite was done by this time, but
Mary was not to be shaken OF.
Romaine came from behind and was
running neck and neck with the Jen-
nings mare. The stand was in an up
roar OF excitement and the crowd be-
gan to wonder II Fireball would be
able TO maintain his heartbreaking
pace TO the end. The first quarter had
been run in % As and the half in
~ As. In the stretch Fireball had a
lead OF two and a half lengths and
Romano was second by three-quarters
Of a length, with Mary F third. In
the run TO the wire Brussen shook the
Jennings mare up and she outgamed
the other two and won by half a
length. going away. Fireball, after
hts splendid bid for victory, tired in
the final strides, but saved the place
by half a length from Romano. Col
lector Jessup and Martinmas were out
run from the start and were never
prominent The time was 1:13 fat
The last event of the day was also
q real horse race. Burleigh ruled an
odds-on favorite Many OF the talent
went to Whiskey King for the place
rather than the favorite straight at
such a price, in view of the latter's
reputation as a bad actor at the post.
Don Hamilton was the only other horse
IN the race on which there was action.
The start was good, after a long delay.
Whiskey King went out to set the
pace and led in the stretch, where the
favortte, with which Williams had
been laying second, assumed charge
and Whiskey King promptly quit to
such an extent that he finished out
Of the money. Don Hamilton came
like q cyclone in the final furlong and
Burleigh had to be ridden out to stand
of his challenge, winning by only a
neck in 1:l3 Is. Joe Coyne also came
from behind and took the show from
Eckersall by a head
In the opener J. Toubey's Prince Of
CASTLE proved his worth by moving
up at will and winning by half a
length from F. Neugent, the early pace
maker Ingham, from the Jennings
stable. was a distant third. There was
& hot tip on Senator Warner, a
Schneider starter, but the colt quit
after running in forward contention
for a while. Knapp gave the winner
a good ride.
Z. II. Brattain, the favorite, led from
wire TO wire in the second and won
by three and half lengths, after Will
liams had let him run head and head
with Judge to the stretch. Cerro Santo
came strong at the finish and beat
Golden Rule, the good thing of the
race, a head for the place. Judge quit
as usual when the real racing began
Pickaway, neglected in the betting
made runaway race Of the third.
This old geiding could not raise a
respectable gallon the last time out
and his victory yesterday could be con-
sidered in no other light than as
startling form reversal, particularly as
it has always been supposed that he
does not like the distance. Nothing
could get near him yesterday, and he
won as he pleased. His owner, A. J.
Jackson. pulled off the same sort of a
coup with the horse last season, and
IL looks like a case Tor an official in
ouiry.
Mcintyre brought Avonalis home an
easy victor IN the fifth after SalabIe,
the good thing" quit in the stretch
on finding the route too long Dorado
took the place easily from the firing
Jackfull, exhausted in following the
fast early pace. The winner was well
played