The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
YESTERDAYS WINNERS

-oNCilA lACS- he was the only DOy
handsomely by the victory of
turfman, Green B. Morris. whose
did not have bet on his horse
both beat Baker. A small show
by the victory of his horse, as E.
Al konigsberger. from whom Norris
purchased him, ran the horse up from
his entered price of $4O0 to ssO5.
al which figure Morris retained
the animal Boots" Durneu. whose
horse Neptunus ran second declined to
accept the half Of the runup money
that the owner of the second horse was
entitled 70, and returned the money to
Morris.
WINNERS ARE BID UP
The other four horses that were bid
up were likewise all retained by their
owners ". w Elliott boosted Prin-
cess Wheeler from $500 to $500, pre-
sumably on account of Fines connec-
ton with w. B. Jennings, with whom
Elliott is at war over the running UP
or horses. Chief Whitman was bid
up from S400 to $1,000 by c. c. Nc
Caferty. owner of Monte Lucille. who
was close second. Alma Boy was
run UP from $500 10 $500 by Thomas
II Cooke, trainer OF the Baldwin string.
IN retaliation for the taking away of
Escamado last season.
Wool Sandals was boosted from $500
10 $500 by James Neil R. Ripley
went Neil one better bv making If
$500. The customary IS advance Then
retained the colt. Neil ACCOMPANIED
his bid with some remarks which led
the spectators TO conclude that he had
bet on the colt his previous ont only TO
lose, and had failed to have a wager on
hlh yesterday when he won. NeiPs re-
marks ABOUT Tive ones" and dead
ones were quite entertaining.
Como, with Miller UP. graduated from
the maiden ranks by winning the ouen-
ef at I'VE furlongs from Calmar. on
winch there was considerable play for
place and show Como was opened nv
one or two booknakers at to 5. but
ms price was Immediately rubbed to
10 ., and afterward to / to 8. Some
OF the books quoted no better than to
4. Como was off in front and opened
up gap Of several lengths when
calmar met with a slight mishap. but
was straight at the paddock to stall
on Calmar's closing challenge. Al
Linoley, poorly handled as usual by
Allaire was distant third
BIG PLUNGE ON SID SILVER
The second was high-weight i've
rurlong selling affair with eleven start
ers- Angleta, with ". Dugan up. ruled
AeNorlte. There was a tremendous
plunge on Sid Silver, whose price was
broken from 10 TO I to to 1. Dugan
got Angleta away in front. but Sid Sill
yer, on which Williams had the mount
at once wrested the lead away from
the faTorite and had opened up a gap
OF three lengths at the half-rnile pole
Mirno and Princess Wheeler the latter
ridden by Hand Riding" Keilvs ran
mead and head with Angleta, and the
lot
pole that she gave ground. Sid Silver
also backed up a bit. and Princess
Wheeler and Mimo We're only necks
behlnd entering the stretch. Princess
proved gamest in the final drive and
won by head, with Sid Silver a nose
in front Of Mimo. 1t was a thrilling
finish and had the spectators on edge.
The finish in the next race was about
as exciting. Chief Whitman inning by
a neck from Monte Lucille, the to /
favorite, after the pair had raced head
and head from the three-quarter pole.
Graham rode the winner and Brussels
was UP on the favorite Elba. a long
shot just did save third money from
Watchful, which closed stoutly. Dis
tributOr. ridden by Miller. was off well.
but dogged IL badly after running for
wardly for a short distance. The win
ner receded in the betting from to
TO to l, but was played bit at post
time.
In the fourth. at mile. there was
nothing to il but Alma Boy, the favor
ite. with Miller in the saddle, although
Crowshade and Nina Gibson led by
sufferance on the backstretch. After
setting Alma Boy down Miller took
no chances with him and rode him out
at the end Tenordale closed resolute-
ly, but failed TO get up by over a
length crowshade lost the place by a
neck. There was a lively play on Nina
Gibson, but she ran poorly. as usual.
Rosearo showed early speed, ! but
dogged it
APPLEGATE MAKES KILLING
Wool Sandals was the medium of a
big killing by Colonel w. z. Applegate
in the fifth, for which Pescadera opened
favorite, and after being supplanted in
favoritism by Wool Sandals was again
was on the Applegate colt and Miller
on Pescadera- The latter, away well,
opened four lengths at the half-mile
pole, but then stopped to walk and
finished far back in the ruck. Wool
Sandals had only TO gallop to win by
FIVE lengths from Mechant Kogo was
a distant third The winner was played
down from to ] to to s.
Boots" Durnell attempted a killing
with Neptunus in the last race of the
day and, playing his horse all over
the ring, forced his odds down, while
Ayonalis, opening at about the same
price, kept receding, as did all the
others in the race. Durnells appren-
tice boy Thurston cot Neptunus away
veil but used him so excessively in
opening up FIVE lengths on his field in
tbe first half mile that the horse had
nothing left to finish with, and Baker
one of the outsiders in the betting,
coming strong in the stretch after hav-
ing avoided the early pace, ran over
r)lIrneIFs horse in the final 100 yards
rrhurston's efforts to win when Baker
ranged alongside were almost ludi-
crors and il he had sat still the horse
would have done better than he was
able TO with the green jockey founder
sng about on his back. Avonalis ran
moor race. falling out of it in the
earlv running, but easily saved third
nIace. Fulletta failed to run as well as
On the occasion of her last out Tri-
,,r,nhant had early speed. but tired
~baeInq Neptunus and stopped to moth