The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05


by. a nose. Metropolitan was third.
while Daddy Clip finished far in the
rear.
The fifth presented a very open ap-
pearance and many tips were In cir
culation. The plunge. however. was
made on Sainest and the daughter OF
Sain was played as If the race was all
over Selden got away well with the
mare and rushed her out in front. She
tired when the last quarter was
reached and was passed by La Petite.
g The latter filly looked a winner until
the finish, when Arthur Lyman, an out
sider, closed with q rush and beat her
a head. Sainest lasted long enough to
beat St Francis a neck for second
money. Sink Spring, the opening fa-
Torite. was prominent IN the early
stages. but faded away
: The last race Of the season brought
out field Of II with Bill Mayham a
mild favorite- Several Of the other
starters came in for strong support.
La Chata was supposed to be one Of
the good thing variety and the way she
drew away from the field IN the first
quarter made her hackers feel quite
confident The mare tired when the
stretch was reached and finished out
side the money. Smiley Metzner won
easily from Mil Mayham and Who
When the last race had been run and
the band had rendered the familiar
strains Of Aud Lang Syne." racing
enthusiasts fled out Of the Enclosure
with a feeling that the season brought
10 pleasant end was a successful one.
Starting out last November under adj
verse conditions and with a guarantee
Of only so days Of racing, the meeting
had been extended until yesterday was
the one hundred and forty-ninth day
Of
across the bay. Owing to the legisla-
tion which was directed against bet
ting there was a feeling last fall that
racing would have hard struggle for
existence and horsemen and lovers of
racing We're highly pleased when Pres
ident Thomas H Williams of the New
California Jockey club announced in
New York that there would be a meet
ing Of at least 60 days with a promise
of longer session should conditions
warrant.
The oral" betting system which was
introduced along the lines of that fol-
lowed in New York was not a COM
plete success at the outset, but it grad
ually found favor with many regulars.
There was q marked change after the
. season had progressed for a time and
an extension was announced, followed
by another which brought the season
up to yesterday.
When the supreme court rendered a
decision upholding the legality Of a
. stake holder this meant that money
might be passed in the making of
wagers. and soon speculation in
creased in volume and the attendance
likewise
While there were not as many high
. class horses as in previous seasons the
sport proved very satisfactory and a
number Of performers that faced the
barrier here have figured prominently
on the New York tracks
The officials made every effort to
Saaintain clean sport and the season
ended with a feeling Of satisfaction on
all sides and the expressed confidence
on the part of turfmen that racing
next season viii be on a high standard.
President Williams and his associates
are pleased with the outcome Of the
season.
Most of the owners will ship TO Salt
Lake City. where the meeting opens
Monday. The trains last night were
crowded with turfmen who desire to
be on hand for the opening there.