The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05


has moved to the head of the pro-
cession in The Calls gold prize con-
testi
The rains may come and the foods
descent, but raging torrents and seas
of mud cannot dampen the ardor or
stay the progress of Miss Emile Hay
ward, the belle OF Martinez. who is
going after the big money with vim
that augurs well for her success ana
BODIES disappointment to the hopes OF
her rivals who thought they had the
first prize as good as won
Miss Hayward was in third place
yesterday morning, but just little
way behind Mrs. Deasy of Napa- who
was No. 2. and Sacred Heart College.
which led the van by a small plurality.
Seeing how the rain was pouring down
in the morning. Miss Hayward figured
that her competitors would not ven
ture out much in quest of votes. Sne,
therefore, resolved to brave the ele-
ments and steal a march on her rivals,
which she did quite successfully. Re-
Rardless of the downpour and the
slushv condition of the streets, she
came to the city and soon rounded up
10000 votes; the mail from Martinez
brought her $500 more. making a gain
for the day of $4,000 and bringing her
grand total up to So,050.
Sacred Heart College registered
gain of $500, bringing its total up to
70. 500. and leaving Miss Hayward
plurality of $50 to the good. and maxi
ing a gain of $500 in her prospective
prize money, provided she can hold
first place until the end OF the first
heat of the race.
FRAUGHT WITH INTEREST
Mrs. Deasy's gain for the day was
only 1000, and she has accordingly
retrograded to third place, the prize for
which in the first period Of the race Is
5000. Sacred Heart College at present
stands to win only $500. instead OF the
$500 it hopes to win before January
Is as a starter of its library fund
Doubtless the friends of the college
and of Mrs. Deasy will get very busy
AT once to help them to retrieve the
slump in their fortunes. Miss Hay
wards plurality is so small that she
will have to keep hustling, rain or
shine, to hold her present enViaple
posftion. The remaining seven work
ing days of the first contest period
viii be busy ones for the contestants
who are labor1ng for the hfgh
stakes. and it will be interesting 10 note
which of the three now so equally
matched will be first in the end.
The plungers who have been placing
bets on the equine runners at the race
track during the wet spell will do well
larlxs at Emeryville to the racers In
The Calls gold prize contest which is
fraueht with a great deal more human
Interest and which affords every whit
as good an opportunity for hazaro as
to the winners in the competition. The
score card In the gold prize contest
tells daily story that ought to be OF
greater interest to the general public
than the race track dope sheet
SOME of THE STEADY CLIMBERS
Reuben Bebergall, who is defending
fourth place against all comersa was
doing a little sloshing around in the
mud himself yesterday, and added 5000
votes to his score. which brought his
total over the $4,000 mark. Bebergali
has not given up hope of winning a
prize in excess Of $3.50, which is MS
present portion, but he has some hard
work cut out for him IL he expects TO
overtake any Of the big three now
scattering mud in his face at long dis
tance. But Reuben is plucky and has
a host of good friends and II will not
be surprising IL he overhauls some OF
the speedy ones yet.
Don Campbell, Frau Laudon and Mrs.
McElroy were resting on their oars
Yesterday Don Campbell was at Red
ding when last heard from, and II is
reported that he is making q grand
roundup of the towns along the
Southern Pacific Railroad in Northern
California. 1t might be well for the
topnotchers to keep weather eye on
Campbell's smoke.
Emile Iversen, the lively Sausalito
lad, is pegging steadily away in eighth
place and yesterday added 1900 votes
more to his score.
Miss Briody, the sweet singer of
Santa Cruz, scored an increase OF 5000
votes yesterday and moved up from
No. IA to ninth place, thereby becom-
ing one of the upper ten whose reward
at the close of the first period of the
race will be not less than $50. Some
of Miss Briody's friends confidently ex-
pect to see her among the high five
before the end of the coming week.
Miss Anna Skinner. by a gain of 1850
to Mrs. Rosa E. Tracy's $50, succeeded
in breaking even with the latter for
twelfth place.
Mrs. Ellen Smith. by gain of 1000.
moved up three numbers to sixteenth
place This lady is gaining strength
every day and is receiving votes from
various quarters. though not In very
large numbers yet
TO HELP CoLORED CHURCHES
Miss Hilda Tilghman, the bright