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6 Sports Assistant Starter Holds One Public Choice at Post Until After Field Gets Away YESTERDAY'S WIXXERS Be«t Hone. JoeJtejr. Pric* Handmaldrß. Homer 3-5 Mrada Gnhua 16-5 Yellovrstoae . .W. Dupsn 15-1 Lone Wolf Sandy *-* MctlakatJa. . . .L. Williams 3-3 Banpoutl .... Saady 5-1 J. R. Jeffery Favorites again fared badly at E» eryville racetrack yesterday, the only • successful first choices being two that looked to be so certain of \u25a0winning that they were held in the betting at prac- , ticaliy prohibitive prices. These were Handmaiden, which closed at 1-3. and] Metlakatla, a 1-2 shot. Of the remain ing four public choices, Sir -Carter j failed to get tiray well and was ap parently given aa easy ride by Jockey | Sandy; Judpe was as good as left at the post through the agency of one •of the assistant starters' who was hang- j ing on to him when the barrier went j up; Leila Hill had no chance with thej inadecuate ride ehe received at the r.ij.cs of Jockey Griswold. and Llsaro stopped as if short after showing early speed. The bowling over of the favorites was not especially profitable for the | bookmakers and many of them did little j better tiian break even on the day. j W. R. Engstrom was again the notable i exception, with a balance of $1400 on j the right side. There was little feature | to the racing, the classiest event of the | day being marred by the leaving of] one of the contenders at the post. This ] was D. S. Fountain's Bolomati. on whom j there had b»en a big plunge. The horse I htd no possible chance to finish in the j money, with the start. Lisaro was a receding favorite in this race with Brown up ar.d was easily beaten by j the greatly improved Schreiber casto3 \ Banposa.l. Sandy had the mount on ] tfce daughter of Bannockburn. laid ; along with her behind Lisaro and JConie 1 -ucille. the pacemakers, to the bead of the stretch, saved ground on the turn and ran over them at the end. . he winner was as good as 5 to 1 in j the betting and came in for some post \ piay. Lisaro was easily eecond and Vonle Lucille finished third. The books took remarkable liberties with Lisaro ' and the betting had a screwy look. Trainer Tom Cook had a wager down en L:sa.ro ar.d thought he would surely win. nA-\DSI.UDE\ TIIXS I>* GALLOP Handmaiden outclassed the field op posed to her In the opening race and I wor. ail the way In a gallop by six engths. Horr-er was the pilot. Gra ham brought the 40 to 1 shot Alaric \ij> at the end with a rush and nipped | out Silver L:ne. the second choice, for \ place by a reck. L. Williams giving he latter what looked like an easy •\u25a0ide. Joyful was prominent In the , oarly running, but stopped badly, as did Pescs-dera. Meada. the receding 16-5 second choice, won the second in a drive with iotrou after setting the pace practi cally all the way. Jim Pendergast, who raced "at with Elba in the early stages. hn-irp,i ct long odds. Sir Carter, the avorjjt*. was never prominent- Y-Viowstone. the longshot winner of :-.r -*sy. oi:t£rarned Procrastinate In the tr^ioh drive and won by a length. leigretnorn just did beat AngJeta for hird money. Judge, the well-played 'ivoritc. ran a. winning race after being ' i*>ld at tbe post until after his field isd srone. Jake Ward showed some •«»arly ypeefl.' but <rult when the real raring: began. lA#XE WOLF BREEZES HOSTE Lone "Wolf scored his first victory r. tv.-e've months when he breezed to he wire in the fourth at one and one ejghtn miles several lengths In front of Trapsrtter. whom he had been fol owing closely ail the way. Brlar ihorpe was third all the way and ran «n improved race. Finner.Slnson stop >eC after showing some warrant for a ilsy en hi»J and will probably make ;ood on some subsequent occasion in he near future. Leila Hill, the well supportfd favorite, was the victim of nadetjuate Handling by Apprentice GrlFWold. Mctlakat'a. odds-oa favorite In the fifth, had L. Williams cp and stumbled to her knees lust as the barrier went up. She was last going around the \u2666lrst turn, but Williams made up the ost ground gradually, took the lead at the three-quarter pole and won by over n length. Swagger closed stoutly after m. long Crtve and was second, a length or more in front of Kogo. The others were beaten away off. Dotterel had early speed, but stopped to nothing when the pinch came. Gossip of the Track Handicapper Egbert yesterday drew up the- formal articles of agreement vnfier which Leroy Williams will ride for S. C Hildreth during the coming year, announcement of which was ex clusively published In The Call of Thursday. Under the terms of the contract, which wu signed yesterday by both parties to it, Williams will » orf'.vf f «S00, payable in four quarterly installments, as a retainer for first call on his mounts, besides the regular /cc of $5 for losirj? mounts and $15 for each winner. Kllfireth -will make the bey's engagement* ia races where h* has no stable mount- It Is esti mated that Williams' earnings for the coming year under the tents of the contract will amount to frost 310.000 to $ 12.00 c. • • • The usual two run-ups \u25a0were in evi dence yesterday. J. E. Case boosted Handmaiden from 33C0 to JSOO. at which figure the was retained. Wil liam Durker bid Metlakatla cp from S4OO to 3900. and she west back to his barn after winning the nrth race. \u25a0 L» R. SchaSer claimed the care from Durker a few days ago. C C. ifcCaf feity claimed Hedgetboro out of the J. H. Spratt. trainer of Oeeaa Shore and other well-known performers, yes terday registered Abe Reef as the name of one of the Kismet two-year olds that he purchased at- Ken's An trim farm yearlings sale last month. The youngster gives promise of being a fairly good performer. The stewards have disallowed the 1 protest of C. E. Durnell to tae claiming of Neptunus by William Came, and the horse will remain in the Came stable. I Con? Jderins; the volume of rain that l-.a* fallen in the last raor.ih. the con dition of the course ha* remained rnxxch better than might have been expected. This is in a large measure due to the ! intelligent efforts of Superintendent Grant and his unalterable decision to allow no workouts on the main track while it lias been wet. Great pressure has been brought to bear from time to time by influential owners to per mit the working of this or that hirh dui performer en the main coarse , Four Favorites Bowled Over at Emeryville San Francisco Call's Racing Form Chart - OAKLAND. Friday. January 11. IPO7. Forty-clgßtli day. Weather dear. Track sloppy. jE. C. Hopper, presldlcg Jndge. J. J. Holtiaan. starter. - ' ' _ j 34? FIEST 84.CE — Five and a ha'.f furlongs; tv'.llap: liiree-jeax-olds; vtlce to first, $325. Index. I Horse ud Owner. |WtjSt. H ft \ Str. Fla. I Jockey t Op. CL (3nsjinacani*iaea (A. LcnsmanhT! 1071 1 ... 1K 1 T 18 15 jHorner 3-5 1-3 275 JAlarlc (J. E. Case) 'lOf>! 6 ... 715TM T M I n [Graham 15 40 211 80tw Line <J. Scbreiber) 107 5 ... 4 h 65 4 h JI^L Williams.. 3 4 336 Uojrrul <W. H. Travers) 104 3 ... S 2 2«4 2 1 4 b E. Dc*an 50 CO 2GS iXlaia <Steven* a- Sons) ;...107 4 ... 6 S 4l£ S n 5 a Koaif: 10 25 301 (Meaden (W. P. Fine) 105 7 ... 52 81 61 62 Kent* 80 40 SOS iPescaflers (H. E. Rowell* 1107 2 ... 2 2*j3 i 6 *j 7 15 Sandy 15 ,40 ! Sharper Bum <E2rart A 50.)..j1Q6 S ... 8 S 6 S McClafai CO 200 Time — :C4 2-5. :51 1-5, 1:10 2^5. At post 2*» minutes. O2 at 1:45. Handmaiden, place. 1-6; rtoxr. 1-12. Alaric. place. 6: snow. »-5. Line, sbow. 1-4. Winner b. t. br Haodso:ne- Boroc«sia. Trained by W. Catlll. Scratched — Acst Karenlna. Start rood, won la a gal lop. Second dnviiy:. HU:Ue»t price — Btrrer Line »-2. Mala SO. Joyful 10a Winner bid up from S5OO to SSX> br J. E. Case. Retailed. Hsndmalden «ntc!»f«M this lot.. Away well. !-: - boob bad t.-: field dizzy enasmsr her and won In a gallop. Alaric came from far back with a rush and octgamed Silver Line. Williams rode a poor race on SllTer Line, not bos- Uinr ber along acy part of tt* race. Joyful showed Improvement. Peseadtra ran a cood qcarter arid teen rtepped to a walk. ; 343 0^" 1 * E-^CE — Seren fcrloas»; Belling; roor-year-olds and npward; raine to first. | loon.' H->n>e and Ovrner. jWt.St. % *4 % Str. Fin. 1 Jockey I Op. cT (STirMcafla. 5 <C. WiachtU" 105] 5 41 In 12 IHIH JGrafcara I 5-2 lft-5 I (R2ntßorroo. 4 iMcrphy & T.).....1107 2 5h 5n 4 h 3 142 2 IHorner ! 3 «\u25a0 32* 'J. Penderßaft. 4 tDaries C0.».'102i 3 2b S%3n 2h 32 F. Wilson... l 20 SO I (S3*» Sir Carter. C ill. E. RoweU).llo7! 6 7 5^7 S 5 2%5 3 4 3 ISandy f 5-2 S-5 2;** r.:r-t. 5 IP. Sherldanl 1101! 1112 IH2 2 4 n 5 2V4lKirschbanm . 8 10 **> Pactuca. 6 (E. G. Sweltxer). JlO5! 4 3n 4163 «5 63 Mcßrlde ...1 6 8 259 Queen Alamo. 4 (A. J. JacksonljlOsj 7 6 2^6 1 7 4 7 4 7 5 Rettlg 50 200 329 iATonella, 4 <J. D. Mlllln) ilo4 9 S»- S4S6SBSI2 Copeland ... 100 60 SIS Ilmttor. 4 (Kcene Bros.> 9S! 8 S 8 » 8 9 8 T. Rice 60 200 16» .AchlUea, a <J. J. McCabe>... 107; Left L. Wllllama. 12 30 Tine— :25. :50 2-5. 1:1 S. 1:32. At post 2*i cilnntes. OC at 2:05»4. Meada. pUce. 1: saow. 3-5. Retrou. plare. 2: stow. 1. Penderga*t. thow, 4. Winner blk. m. by Flparo-Afamada. Trained by C Wlschell. Snatched — Pury. Start pood. Won In a drire of two. Hlgb«st price — Roirou 7. Avonella 2(0. Meada was well bandied. Graham picked oxit pood footinp for ber In tbe trreteh, but bad to jro to work to stall C2T Rotron's closing rn»h. Rotrou ran a smart race, cloeUif nrcnj:. bnt was In worst ?oinc all last hnsdred yards. Pentlergast ran a pood race. Carier wa» always ontmn. Elba do^ed It badly. Pacbuca could not rfciae a gallop. ' : *ZAA THIRD RACE — Futurity course; sellls?; four-year-olds and cpward; raloe to first, I -*^^ S3i-0. ; Index. l licrse and Owner. jWtigt. M. *4 \ Str. Fla.,[ Jockey | Op. CL 310 [Yellowstone, a (T. E. Broptrl.JllO! 5 ... 6 n 4 h 2 1 14 [A. Brown .. 8 15 330 !Procra«;aate. a (V«nconTerl..llo7; 4 ... In 14 1 IU2 4 (Homer 8 6 (SDoShHedjretharn. 4 (S. P. Tatei...Uo9; 3 ... 4 4 2*i 5 2^3 b (Knapp 5 12 265 Anrieta. 5 CB. B>cfcre!ber) .... 105 6 ... 8n 31 3n 4n Graham 5-2 »-2 S3» Jn&s*, 6 <E. J. Bamsevi IOSJ «... 9 7 h 7 1 5 2 R. Dstls ... 3 S 321 M. A. Powell. 5 «McCarertr). 110 1 ... 5 I^s H 6 *4 * 2 iL. Williams.. 3 5 212 Jake Ward, a <Lee ft Son>.. 102 2 ... 2 h 6 2VJ4 n 7 «4 E. Dogan ... 10 9 1»2 Wart* Mctt. a (Wilkprsont.. 110 8 ... 81 £*48 1 . 8 2V4!Sandr j 10 8 275 iCspt. Bcrpftt. 4 (McCarthy 1 1107 7 ... 7 n 9 9 9 [Mcßrlde ....I 10 25 lime — :251"-5. :S1 2-5. 1:04 1-5. 1:14 1-5. At post m minute*. O3 at 2:35 H. Yeii&wtone. place, 6; show. 5-2. Procrastinate, place. 2: ekow. 6-5. Hedpethorn, chow, *-2. Winner eh. h- by Rey El Santa Anita-FlonUa, Trained by P. Connell. Scratched — Blackthorn. Start poor. Won dririns. Second easily. Hlrh price — Procrastinate. 13-2: HedSethcrn. 15; Jodpe, 7-2: Powell. 11-2: Warte Nlcht. 12: Burnett. 30. Yellowstone came down on the oettlde In the good ionting asd outcatsed Procrastinate frosi the paddock home. ProcrasU nste tri no cxci»««. Hed^ethom will do. He was on the rail all the way. Asgleta Ftopped badly. Jod^e. as good as left, ran a winning race. Ward stopped after show leg >peed. '"?4 C ? FOURTH RACE— One asd as eiftth talles; selling; foar-year-old» aad upward; ralce 'J^'J to £rtt. >525. ! Index. I Ucrs* aad Owner. JVTtjSt. M 5 %, Btr. Fla. I Jockey ) Op. CL 252 {Loae Wolf. 5 (B. a. Rice Jr.>!lO7! 2 2^2 142 2141 b 1 SHiSandy 5~ S S2l 'Trapsetter. a (G. W. Chandler > 110! 7 1b 12 12 22" 214 Graham 2 4 S2l ißrlarthorpe. 6 (MeGittrlck>... 1071 S 4 1 3 2H3 143 2 3 n Loagne 10 12 255 IJake Moose. 4 (W. Walker)... 1O2 4 9 »10 S 147 245 144 3 Hunter 40 50 S3* Canejo. a <J. J. EUert!) W5lO S 1V»« 45 5 4 n 5 1 Klrschb'm . 20 SO 221 iLella HIU. 5 <E. B.imost>...!HC 510 10 6a64620 Griswold ... 2 9-5 ICO (sinner samce. a rwmiarn*v... l lo7i 3 544n4»;72 71 L. WllUams. 5 10 32S iTtrrtgan. a (BealSty Stable). Jlo7' 1 7n 92 92 62 S24A. WillUms. CO 150 29« iOiestoot, 5 (Lire Oak Stable>!llO| 4 3*^75 82 92 93 T. SoUlraa. 10 10 S3S [Pay Me. a <A. Crawford) i!o7| 6 8 5 52 10 10 10 E. Lynch... 60 100 Tiae — :25 1-5, :51 1-5. 1:13. 1:46 1-5. 2:00. At p«t 1 minute. 02 at 2:59. Wolf, place. S-5; •how, 4-5. Tr«pt«rter. place. S-5; show. 4-5. Brlarthorpe, show, 2. Winner br. g. by Prince Plenty -Tootle Nichols. Trained by R. R. Rice Jr. Scratched — Frank Woods. Start good. Woo eaaHy. Second same. High price — Trap«ett*r 9-2. Brlarthorpe 15. Canejo 50. Tarrljran 200. Chestnut 16. Pay Me 200. Lone Wolf, a good dodder, was always well up and breezed borne. TrapstttfT bad no excuses. Briar&orpe Is ltnprorlc?. Moose came from far back. Lelia Hill had bo prasitle chance with the rider. Throw her race out. Slpon will do soon. i 346 r * rxu IiACE — Ose Bile; Kills;; ttree>year-olds and cpward; Talne to first. $325. Index. I Hjrse and Owner. \u25a0 IWt St. 4" % Str. Fin. | Jock«T j Op. CL S3O VletUkaUs, « (H. B. Seharer)llO7 T 9% S 1 1418 I 141 - wnilama.( 3^5 Ti (SlS )! Swagger. 4 (F. Itson* [104 3 31 2 142 4 2 242 14 Homer 4 8 2-s !Kogo. 3 <Ss>lth & Oo.) ]90 5 7 6 2 4 143 3 3 12 *,Klr»-£baß=i . 8 9 217 tDotterel. a <W. H. Lynch)..- 107j 4 In In 32 41 44 Sandy 40 50 Sl4 'Dora I. a (J. Ryan) 102J 2 2»i42 66 6« 5 34!%cRae 30 20 310 Halnault. a (J. Rearer) 109 14«J515 4 5 1 6 15 JA. Brown... 8 9 319 '.Barker. 5 (J. WUbertt 109! 6 9 7 7 7 7 JA. WlUUns. 60 CO I Time— :2S. -.52. 1:16 1-5, 1:46. At poet 4 minute. OS at 3:24. Metlakatla. place. 1-4; oat show. Swagger, plare. 7-5; show, S-5. Kogo. show. 1. Winner br. m. by Brotus-Miowera. Trained by C C McCaJTerty. Scratched — Peligroeo. Laxell. Start good. Wen ridden out." Second drirtng. Blghect price — Koeo 10, Dotterel 60, Halsaut 10, Barker 100. Winner bid cp from $400 to S9OO by W. Durker and sold. Metlakatla was ouch the best. After srsstJlng at the rtart. Williams got ber to the front at the last torn, but had to ride her out at the end. Swagger ras Lis race asd stood a drlre gssely. EO7O raa a fair race. Others of no accocat now. 347 SIXTH BACE — Fctcrlty course; perse; three asd four year olds; Taloe to first. $400. I Index. )_ Horse a=d Owner. iWrSt. U *5 % Str. Fin. | Jockey I Op. cT ' Sl6 BacposaL 4 (J. C. Darldsaa).. 103 1 ... 3 2 3 7 2*» 1 3 iSandy 5 9-2 315 iLUaro, 4 <E. J. Btldwln) 108 3 ... 1 B 1 *i 1 n 2 241A~ 8r0wn.... 13-10 8-5 i <826)'Noale LcclUe. 4 (McCa^erty).. 10T 2 ... 2 142 2 3103 10 L. WUliams.. 6-2 5 ! Z29 ißoloman. 4 (D. S. Fountain).. 105 5 .. .5 543420 Homer 7-2 13-5 2HS Cock Sare, 4 «Cid> Stable) j lO9| 4 ... 4 8 4 3 5 5 Krttpp 50 €0 I Time — :24 2-5. :&0 2-5. I*2 1-5. 1:121-5. At poet 4 minutes. OS at 3:59. BanposaL place, 1; oot ahow. liaaro. place. 7-10; oct abow. Lucille, show, 3-5. Winner br. m. by Bannock btm-Proposal. Trained by J. C. Davidson. Start bad. Won easily. Second same. Highest price — Cock Sure 100. Tbe race was run to sett Banpnsal to a nicety. Sandy dropped ber !s behisd I4saro aad Loe&e. saTed grouad &t ftretcb tern and the mare breezed by the leaders at the sixteenth pole, wtaaiag wen la hand. Lisaxo raast hare been short, for after showing early speed be stopped to a walk In the final furlong. Node Lucille showed a bfca tnm cf speed, out fccag badlx last ccarter. Boloman was as good as left asd had so pos slhle chance. j when it has been closed for work, but Ito no avail. Grant has remained ob , durate and has steadfastly stood by his determination to treat everybody alike. • - . • \u25a0 • The Lissak Handicap, at a mile, will j be the principal feature of next week's i racing. It will be run one week from < today. All the local cracks have been • nominated for this stake, which will be '. worth nearly $2009 to the winner. The i other feature races of the week will j include the Fides Handicap over the ; Futurity course on Tuesday, the Ouenn j Handicap at seven furlongs on Wed : nesday and* the Morinel Handicap at ! five furlongs on Friday. A special race ; has been provided for Wednesday \u25a0 waich Is designed with a view of j bringing Cruzadoi and Shot Gun to gether at five and a half furlongs. . • • • Charay, one of the Keene juveniles who has ehown tome class, was bred by H. D. Wood of Frankfort. Ky., and is a half-Bister to Judge CantrlM and Fargo. She is a late foal, having been ! dropped May 1. • • \u25a0 -• • \u25a0 W. W. Elliott has nominated Stand over for the Brighton handicap. • • • The Memphis spring meeting will open April IS and continue twenty-one ; days. • • • Tboau W. Flynn, formerly a police t lleutecact of Chicago, who has a strin? I of horses in training at the old Roby ' ! track, has purchased for himself and j others a tract of land between Chicago j • Heights asd Harvey, twenty miles from the heart of ChicagtJ. on which he ] hopes ultimately to build a new race | track. There Is a general feeling I among the insiders at Chicago that j racing will be resumed In that vicinity i in the near future. C E Rowe has finally decided to j breed Colonial Girl to Caesaricn after i having considered the selection of , Adam. Rock Sand. Sain. Star Ruby aad j Sempronius. • • • Governor Hughes cf New York de clined to take a stand against racing in his first message to the Legislature • • • Dr. Gardner, Horace E. Graxiallo and Avauntser (formerly Callaghan) were among the first entries received for the big spring handicaps on the metropoli tan tracks. \u25a0 • -'• It Is feared that Oiseau will never train again on account of a skin dis ease with which he is suffering similar In character to that which prematurely ended the career of the great Sysonby. •* • • - Blue Eyes and Grace St. Clair are the moet recent additions to the school- Ing lUt. Cascade of Diamonds has been added to the list of geldings. • • • -,'» The Emeryville jockey contingent will give a ball at German!* Hal!, In Oakland, tonight • • •, -Yesterday's scratches: -Anna Kare nlna. Fury, Blackthorne. Frank Woods, Pellgroso, L«zelL THE : SAN- FRANCISGO ICAELV.: SATURDAY; JANUARY : 12,, 1907. AUTOMOBILE SHOW PROMISES TO BE BIG SUCCESS The members of the subcommittee of the Automobile Dealers' Association I have been busy, with the result that last night their figures showed that 24,000 square feet of floor space had been reserved by those intending to exhibit at the auto show. Only 1000' square feet are left and some of thY larger space? reserved will be cut down. By the end of the week all the spaces will be cut down. The firms that have taken space arei 1 Uiddieten Motor Car Company. 1000 feet, ten ' machines; Linx-Sanborn Auto Company, 600 feet, four machines; Acto Livery Company, 600 feet. three machines: Active Auto Company. 600 feet; 50l J. Levy, 400 feet, two raacctne?; D'Arey. Scott ft Co.. SOO feet, three machines: Hayea £ Dam. COO feet, five machines; Beyer Motor Car Conjpanv. 1000 feet, nine machines: Don C Me- Cord. 200 feet, one machine; tbe HovpT-Boc«bev Company. 1000 feet, eigtt machines; Howard Acto Company, 600 feet, five machine*; Northern Acto Company. 200 teet, two machines: O**n & Hunter. 500 feet, tiree machmee: B. R. Bray. W0 feet, three maehiaes; J. W. Leavitt & Co.. 1000 feet. *lstt machines; Lambert Auto Com pany. 600 feet, focr mac&lnes; Stadebaker Bros.. 1000 feet, urea otcfclsM: White Company. 1000 f»*t. *-!rht maehlsea; M»ct|« » Motor Company, SOO feet, three machines: Pioneer Automobile Cospasy. ItOO I**t. *!irht macMse»; Paciic Motor Car Company. 1000 feet, six nuctl2«: Cb*ci!cr & L^oas, 400 feet; Standard Motor Car Company. lft» feet; ClrSchs & DavMsoa Aoto I Compaay. . 203 feet; Tbomas B. Jeffery A Co. 1000 feet; Lorler Auto A*eacy. 400 feet: Auto Company of CaUfeesla. tt» feet; E. J. Day. 400 feet; Edntlrefiy Battery Compacr. 200 feet; Joe He:>. 200 feet: Cnyler Lee. 1000 feet, eirht : raaehiaee; H. W. Boca. 400 feet; Frask O ; Benrtrom Conpasy. 400 reet. two machines; E. P. SJ«w«oen. £00 fe*t. foor machines: Autoaioblie rottr*!.?". 1000 feet, one mactiae; Halnes Motor ; Car Coapsxy. 500 feet, three machines : Geaersl Motor Car Company, W0 feet, three macclae*; GeoTCT P. Moore 4 Co.. 500 feet: tte Mobile CarrU?e Compasy. 1000 feet, tea machines; M prtUed Actvmoblla Company. 400 feet, - three machines. The oScera of the Automobile Club of California have issued the call for the annual meeting, to be held March 11. • • • Business along automobile !Jne is quiet at present, as moat of the deal ers are waiting: the arrival of their 1&07 models. SHEEHAN TO PLAY WITH PITTSBURG AGGREGATION % '" '-' ' — — -• '\u25a0'-\u25a0"". ';'-» "j* SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALLC*^ PITTSBURG, .Jan. 11.— A Beccnd-ef fort on the part of Plttsburgito throw Tommy Sheehan of San Francisco into a lower league was blocked today, when" it. was officially announced ' that Brooklyn of the , Xational : League had refused to waive lv claim to the player. Donovan of Brooklyn : says; lf Plttsburg does not want . Sheehan -.he ""will \ ta.ke him and'play him ;at s third. :Plttsburg is mad tonight : and announces ' that HORSES OF CLASS ARE ENTERED IN TODAY'S RACES The Call's Selections By J. R. Jeffery First mee— .Firestone, Keene en try, "VVilmore. Second race — Cloudlight, Sir Bm sell, Tocolaw. Third race — Dorado, Luclan, Pick \u25a0mf. Fourth race— Rapid Water, Joe Com*, Mansard. Fifth race — Fnlletta, Befchwood, GoTernor Davis. Sixth race> — Sir Edward, North west, Ramu. , A :.' r An especially attractive card la of fered at Emeryville racetrack this aft ernoon. The principal feature will' be the Andrew selling stakes, at six and a half furlongs, for which a field of eleven high-class performers have been entered. This race is the fourth on the programme, and will be worth J3300 to the winner. S. CL Hildreth has named Rapid "Water and Earl Rogers to carry his colors in this event. The easy victory of the former in good time on Thursday is taken to presage the return of the horse's winning form of two years ago, when he was running with the best. If so, HJldreth looks to have today's rich stake at his [ mercy. Joe Coyne looks like the horse he will have to beat- in view of his victory over Xealon in the Cosette handicap on Wednesday and his second to Proper in the Follansbee handicap. Mary F is in with the -weight she likes, but will \ probably/ have Kirschbaum up, which will not help her chances. Te maceo will also be handicapped by the apprentice boy Thurston. Earl Rogers. Rapid Water's stable companion, will have to show great improvement to figure in this company. Mandator might be the surprise of the race, but appears to have only an outside chance to get a piece of the money. Blagg looks to be up against it, notwith standing his light Impost. Miss Of ficious has shown nothing to warrant support. Burleigh's last race was not much, and be may be going back. If he could be depended on to run one of his good races he might prove trouble some. Mansard has been running with great consistency and will probably be a keen contender throughout. Hector is hard to guess, but looks to be very much up against it here. ' Second only in interest to the stake will be the closing. race of the day, the Bourbon Belle handicap, at a mile, for which Sir Edward, Northwest, Ramus, Boloman and Rightful have been en tered. Sir Edward should win, despite the top weight of 113 pounds. North west and Ramus appear to be the most promising contenders, although Bolo man may upset things. In the opener the Juveniles will be asked to go three and a half furlongs for the first time. Firestone, S. C Hll dreth's crack colt, should make it three straight easily. The Keene entry will probably fight it out with Wilmore for place honors. 1 Wayne, starting for .the firs,t time, is said to be a promising youngster. .*. •"" Dorado, and , Luclan are likely to be the contenders for the money In the second, at a mile. Both are In good form. Pickaway . defeated Dorado be fore the latter showed his recent win ning form, but is hardly likely to re peat the trick now. The fifth, at one and a sixteenth miles, presents an open aspect. Fulet ta, Beechwood. Governor Davis and Graphite are closely matched, and rac ing luck will cut considerable figure In the outcome. Miss Rillie would be dangerous on her Eastern form. In her only start here she suffered inter ference. Entries at Emeryville The entries and weights for today's races at Emeryville are as follows: FIEST RACE— Three and a half furlong*; two-ye»r-o2(is: < ..... Pajarolta fw. E. • Le«mons> 11l Ch. c Bey del Sierras- Annt Bird. *Lcxurlo (Keese Bros.) .108 Ch. c. Botxl Flash m-Beryl. Wayne H t<L W. CbappeU).. ........11l Ch. c. Herben-Tole. 331 'Jeremiah (Kernel 103 <313)FirrstoDe (HlMreth) 114 SCO Irish Mike «Schreibert 106 320 Rbisestone {Lee & &ont ..103. 313 Wilmore (A. T. Griffin) 108 320 War Sawyer (Hiacw) ............103 •Keeae entry. - SECOXD RACK— Fire farloopi; parse; three yetr-o!ds acd up: . Bed Bill (Scarenjerl S3 3*o Sir Russell fGaylard) .........107 305 El Primero (Baldwin) 102 „ COT Temaeeo (DcnneUJ . -"- »« .: 234 Darid Boland (MeCarTerty) ;. .....111 ,;<3l7)C!oadlifM <Mo>ra A Joseph) 103 »174 Oeorze P. McNear (Storerj ..114 SlSSTocolaw (Madison) 114 319 Hersala (Rice) 109 THIRD RACE — Ose mile; selling; foor-year olds aad cpwerd: - i 335 Pickawsy (Jackscs) 1M 314 Flnaod fScaaeTer) ..107: 3X Dorado (Koolpsbergw) ..104 1 <314)Lnrfan <Hawkel 104 =02 •Larell (Waller): .... W 235 •Byroscrdale <Crase) 99 FOURTH RACE^-£tx and" a half furlongs; Andrew selling stakes; J2OOO added; three-year olds and op: 507 •T«naeeo <Dnrß#m 02 (237)" Earl Bagen (HHdrethl :.....108 (340) " Rapid Water (Hildreth) ;..... 100 317 MasMrd <Row«l!> -- 100 (m>Joe Ccyne iMcCaZertr) 1W 3T7 Mary F (Jmnlnre* .....' i>7 32S Masdator <Keene> ....................102 (327)H»-:«r (Hall & Marshall) ............103 S4O 'BUR *Lee \u25a0'*: Son) 60 327 Mlas Orfici«c« (Schreiber) .......;.... 83 23C Bnrtefrh U. B. Smith) ..; 106 ••HUdreth entry. . TOTH RACE — One and a slxteeath miles; temay: three-year-olds and o?: 535 Frlletta. (Hose & Go.) .'.-.."....107 334 Grtptlre (Sierra »rad» 5ub1e)......i06 (335)Beec&wood (Foontain) .;107 335 GoTereor Darts (Rice) 104 322 •lllks Blllle (Walker; ..........105 311 Plausible <Dealy Co.) 65 334 *Baker (Morris) ;.;.......*....-: .101 SIXTH RACE— One mile: the Boorboa Bell^ 1 bar.f'.Seap: $000; three-year-olds and op: 547 Boloman . (Foantals> ..-\u25a0;.... "315 Sir- Edward /Van" Gordan) .... ...113 (3l«)Northwest (Hawse) ; ......97 833 Rlffhtfcl (R!ce) 60 291 Bamuß (Stevens) • ......102 •Apprentice -. allowai.ee. . ASSOCL\TIOX FOOTBAIiIj The game of association football orig inally scheduled to "be played- In; this city tomorrow ' between ' the 5 Vampires and : the San Franci»cos w*ill ;\u25a0 be ' played In Alameda \u25a0 on- the Webster . street grounds, the ' home field of . tbe Vam pires. . Brooklyn cannot have. Sheehan at any price.'. .-s-y _•\u25a0-..-.;•;," ;.;\u25a0\u25a0.*.•; '..;.\u25a0 ':':.:' j The .Pittsburgh team had completed a trade with Columbus . of ; the American Association' -^ : wheraby ..-" Sheehan^ x and catcher, , Phelps i\were^ to •; bei. sent ~ there in Texchange ; forr catcher/ Blue. : j Presi dent . Dreyf uss "' asked ; the entire , league to : waive ; any ; claim to the : two players, and ,. all ' but : Brooklyn decided r to .-. let Sheehan ; slide, but \ the -.trolley ? dodgers said no. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0%;\u25a0 Vi;'"/ ~ - \ :/_•:'\u25a0", : " \u25a0' ... ' V '*. Office diaries ! and .'calendars, 4 also ' cal endar ' pads i for s 1907, • novr 1 ready /at : Le. Count, Clark dk Ormond's, 220 Market st.« Clever Racer Which Starts TodAy in Feature Event The Call's Ascot Park Track Form Chart ASCOT PARK. Jan. 11. — Thirty-eighth day of the winter meeting of the Los Aftfeles Jockey Club. Colonel A. W. Hamilton, presiding Jod?e. Richard Dwyer, starter. Weather clear; track slow. - - . - \u25a0 '\u25a0- \u25a0 - - - -.-.- \u25a0 . \u25a0. : - \u25a0 - - - • \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 OOQ FIBSX RACE — Five furlongs; selling; three-year-olds; raise to first. $325. Index.! Horse and Owner. j WtjSt. % H % Str. Fin. I Jockey I Op. CL 190 fGreeno (T. M. Cassidyl....... 105 4 ... 8 3 6 2h 1 4%! Kent ...! 2 S (139) Renraw (Mrs. R. I. Miller)... 107 3 ... 2 5 2 h 2 3 2h . C. Koerner... 6-5 3-5 14 Kilter (J. L. H011and) ........ 105 2 ... 55 58 58 32. D. Riley 15 20 159* Illusion (R. Baner & C 0.)..... 100 6 ... 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 2 Talbert 20 30 205 Susannah <R.,S. Darldson)... 105 1 ... 11 11 1 1 512 Preston 8 10 200 Colewort (W.T. Anderson)... 102 7 ... 7 30740715615 Callahaa 100 200 213 Cyclops (J. J. Walsh) {110 5 ... 6h 6n 647 10 Ballmaa 15 30 206 El Carador (Q. W. Baldwin).. 110 8 ... S 8 8 8 Fischer S 9 At post 4 minntes. Off at 1:00. Time — :23«;. :4S^. 1:02. Greeoo, 1-2 place; 1-4 show. Ren raw. oot place and show. Kilter. 3 show. Winner b. c. by Greenan-Tonsaese. Trained by E. Peters. Start bad. Woo easily. Second drirlns- Third' easily. Greeno. well rated by boy, came on when orsred and won In a bis romp. Renraw lareed badly In the stretch rca. bat managed to rare tbe place from tbe fast -coming Kilter. Susannah set the pace to the paddock gate, where sbe blew pp. OOA SECOND RACE — Six forlorn?; sell&g; three-year -olds and cpward: ralne to first, (325. Index. l Horse and Owner. WtlSt. % H % Str. Fin. I Jockey j Op. 51 ~197~ CotlUJon. 5 CL. A. Bonsack) . . 102 1 ... 6 1 5 5H 1 3 IJ. Harris )• 1 "I 175 Col. Jewell, 4 (C. Van Dnsen) 104 2 ... lb I^ll !i IV RHey 15 10 203 Mountebank, a (T. B. Moots).. 104 3 ... 7 2 7 2 74 3 1 Fischer 5 15 213 Foneasta. a (J. Cnr1)..... 101 7 ... 8 \u25a0 S 6U41 Garpan 6 4 210 Desmnges, 4 (Smith & Co.) 99 8 ... 6 2 4 1 3*£ 5 h G. Xlchols... * 40 40 ... Rama; 4 (Dearman).. .102 4 ... S 3 h 2 h 6 6 W. Riley 5-2 T-2 210 Hostility, 4 (Mrs. C00per)..... 93 6 ... 2 1 !4 4 h 7 H Coane 20 30 -153 Saarlta, 4 (OllTe P.- Stable).. 102 5 ._. .416 28 8 • Grand ... .^. 50 100 At post 1 minute. Off at 2:17. Time — :24%, :49>^, I:ICXi. CotiUion. 2-5 pUce. out showl Jewell. 3 place, 6-5 show. Mountebank. 5-2 shorr. Winner eh. m. by Kiarsti»n-Merry Di»nce. Trained by L. A. Bonsack. Start good. Won easily. Second and third drlrin?. Cbtillion ran a swell race, came on when called upon and In a Ion? sc*ta!ned stretch drire displayed gameness. Harris pare hex a good ride, Jewell ran well to the paddock pate, where he tired palpably, bat lasted long enough to sare place from Mountebank, who came fast at the end. - Rama ran a dlsgracefnl race. ' - - . \u0084»--\u25a0 - \u25a0..'.. 99C THIRD RACE— Futurity course, eelllng; four-year-olds; rtlne to first, $325. Index. Horse and Oncner~ IWtlSt. M H, Str. Fin, { Jockey f Op. CT (206) Sncceed (J. M. 5t0ke5)....... 1107 I ... 15 1» ISI6 (Fischer ! 9 6 188 Sly Ben (D. Kelly) ....112 3 ... 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 S I Preston ...J 2 5-2 (IS<s> Lord of the Forest (J.P.Atkln)!lC» 5 ... 3 I^3 3 3 4 3 2 jC. Koerner..! 3-5 3-5 195 Two Bills (Denny 8re5.)......j10ft 2 ... 4t£ * « 5 ' 4 6 ID. RUey...| 60 100 Cadicbon (U. Z. Dearman) |104 4 ... 5 5 4R 5 jW. Riiey...| 20 15 At post 3 minutes. Off at 2:44.- Time — :24?i, :4S^i. 1:11^a. Sncreed. 1 plare: IS show. Ben. 2-5 place; out show. Forest, out show. Winner br. m. by Barcaby or Glencaddr-Plot. Trained by J. M. Stokes. Start rood. Won In canter. Swond andthlrd ea*ly. Soeceed. off flying, spread-eagled her field and romped home. Ben ran a consistent race. oofi FOCRTH RACE — One mile; selling; four-year-olds aud upward: t»lup m trs:. $32i Index. Horse and Owner. jWtjSt. Vj %| % Str. Fin. I ... 4ockex 1 Op. CU *207 Cncle Henry. 5 (J. W. Young) 110 4 3 1 8 1 3 2 2 3 14 fßailman ...] 7^ i 5 216 Bauble, 4 (Landry & C 0.).... 102 5 11 221 1 12 2h ll*restoo 8 10 * 207 Sherry, a (C- Van Dnsen)..... 104 7 7 h 5 h 4 a SI 3 1 D. Riley ... R 10 213 Vlona, 6, (W. Sebubach) 102 3 83 7.1 S7 Cn 45 BrusseU .... « 8 54 Xettlns. 5,(F. Kraft) ....104 8 4181 7 2 4 1 5 4 SinfrVton ... 4 »-• 213 Van Hope, 6 (J. Wolf) 106 6 « 1 4 h Cl. T 1 « U Bontell 15 30 218 Rodolfo, 6 (Mr«. Shelrs). ..... 104 12 h 1 h 226 4 7 5 !4. Harris ... « 12 132 GUpin. 5 (H. Booker) 107 9 0 f> P !> \u25a0* 4 IBtoSt 3t> 15 203 I'm Joe. 4 (W. O. .Yanke).... 107 2 5 2 H « r. 1 .'. •-. 9 .JBoland &- 12 At post 2 minutes. Off at 3:13. Time — :25%, :50»4. 1:1 :fu. 1:44 L.. Henry. 3-5 place; 1-3 show. Bauble, 3 place; 8-5 show. Sherry. 2 -show. Winder.' b. h. <by Gonaan-N!aa E. Trained by E. M- West. ... Scratched — Ikki, Start good. Won easily. Second drlTlng Third' handily. Cncle Henry ran a clerer race and was easily best. Bauble raa we!l la th« early part, but was pumped out at the wire. . Sherry ran an improTed race. GUpla wteeled aa the barrier went op and praetlcally wan- left. • 007 FIFTH RACE— One mile; selling; fonr-renr-olds and upward: raise to first. $32sT Index. . Hone aad Owner. . WtjSt. V* Vi ~% Str. Fla. ( ioetty I Op. • Cl. 217 I Kinsman. 5 (Elrawood Farm). 107 3 7,»i 7H6fa 4 h 11 iKuaz "i 8 7 204 Komombo. 6 (E. Wrlrht).... 97 1 2h lb 3*l 512 1 iSulHran " " R .7^ 210 Roman Boy, 4 (Gardner * 8.) 104 6 5 I 2 1 2 3 1 h 3u, (Boland "*"" 20 -A \u25a0 M Aacassln. 5 (Vlrg Stable).... 107 n «i 3^lh 2 3 4 1 tj. Harril 5 7 1 169 Myrtle H, a (W. P. Hayes).. 102 7 3 h.4 14 7 3 7U 5 3 D. ' RUe?!I 12 l^ 207 ParTO. 4 (W.T. Anderson)... 102 4 8 3 6 .% 4 % R 1 « h Ir a llahan " * s 148 Turkey Foot. 4 (Mrs. Graves). 102 8 »10810 5 n 8 n 7fl IHrn«^eU """ 4 4 21S U Wrousmsn. 5 (C. N. Mky) 102 12 11 2010 3010 4 » 18 1! HJrand 7 s 217 Rosl Ni XI. 4(J. W. BUlock) 102 5 4 1 5%i 8 8 9 2 910 iWlleT .* &> a" 218 L«dT Travers. 4 (AL & Me). 102 11 10 8 919n10 1 10 4 lOarcan *" S> lS l«S>Jseed Cake, 4 (R.W. Marks).. 102 10 12 12 11 It 411 40 'Preston " " 10 10 147 I Frank V. 6 (W. J. OllTer)... 104 2 Ihll 4 12 2012 12 JFilcher "MI 50 €0 At post 5 minutes. Off at 8:45. Time — :25%i, :50%. 1:17»4, 1:45. KinstDsru 5-2 place- 6-5 ' show. Komombo, 6-2 place; 6-0 show. Boy. 5-2 show. Winner br. h. br Bonria-Roraa II Trained by J. Nelson. Scratched— Black. Gem, Pink Garter. Start bad. Won bandllT Second same. Third driving. Kinsman ran a good race, cam? or. whea the boy was r*»JT and in a hard drtTe outramed Komombo and -Boy. It was Kinsman's first ; rletar^ia twenty^lx starts. J -'- \u25a0\u25a0 . >\u25a0 ,\u25a0, \u25a0 . 99Q SIXTH RACE— Seven fnrlonjrs: selling; three-year-olds and upward; ralu* to first, *5aC Index. j Horse and Owner. , , WtJSt.j; H : Str. Fin. I- Jockey Op. CL 1»7 Crltlc.'4-(Bauer k. C 0.)....... 107 8: 7 h G IU-l h 4 1 1 h Talbert ..... is -o 215 Confessor. 4 (De Annan);.:-.. 10S 4 2 1 3 I»i4 'i 2H 2 h Riley 8-5 11^5 203 Sir Caruthers, 4, (Mrs. Cooper) 105 1 4U, 2 h Ih 1 », 3 n Coane 6 « 202 Arora. 4 (E. Wayland>....... 110 S 5 1 5 h 646}, 4 1 Brussen .... ,2 tti 150 Bill Curtis,' S (Mrs. B'.ute).:.. 110 7 1 h 1 h 2\, S o 5 H J.. Harris.... 7 12 132 K. of the Mist. 4 (P. C IVmal) 107, 2 S 8 s 8' fi« 'j. Smith SO 100 ISO Miss Martha. 3 <J.- B. Dunn).. 101 5 8 h 4 n 5 h 5 h 715 JFtscher ..... k ii 15 ISO Revolt, a (V. Gilbert). .....tlOS' 6Ch777 10 7 10 S ID. Elley. 4 4 At post 3 minntes. Off at 4:14.' Time— :25.:49U. l:l6ii. 1:29*4. Critic. S place: 4 skowi Confessor, \u25a0 7-10 place; 2-5 show. Caruihers. 4-5 show. .Winner Wk.-g. by Prevlocs-Mlats.g«. . /Trained by,R. Bauer. Start good. - Won driving. Second and third same. Critic, 0" last, made op ground rapidly, and In a ; grueling ftretca drrre oatgamed Coa*e?sor and Camtaara. A blanket would nave covered the first four horses at the wire. SXAILHAM IS FAVORITE VALLEJO. Jan. 11.— Billy Snailham, who will meet Tim Callahan in- a* twen ty-round bqxing' bout before [ the.Tux edo 'Athletic Club in this city next Monday , evenlngr, arrived here ; tonight. A .switch ; in \ the betting ' followed and Bnallham ' was J placed " on the 1 long -, end of : the }l betting, r, Reports v from :\u25a0 Calla han's; tralnins '\u25a0 quarters fat \ San .Rafael state that ; he , is ; having a hard time; to make > the weight. '\u25a0.;\u25a0.\u25a0 \-\u25a0 Tom Dillon for correct styles In hats,' corner ' Van Ness- and McAllister St_ 12.50,- ,5.80.:55.00.. ? - \ ; * RESULTS ATXEW ORLEAXS KEW, ORLEANS, Jaa. 11.— dtj Park malts: _- First race, are fnrkmrs— Prince Ahmed wen Coltness second. Kaiserfeof third. Time 1:0© i!£ ? Second race, seven foxtoasrs, sellres — Baafcte ™^ Six Vagrant second, Bctoed ttlid. TioeT . Third race, one and a slxteenta mnes, seniaz-— Fourth race, one • mile — Jorrier won. p.-,» Sterling second. Zienap thlrJ. Ttme 1^39 rX 3 Firth race, .five and a half farlonc»-^Coll<wrr w« a ,r Glamor second, Charlie Eastman Time, 1:05 1>5. \u25a0.- •\u25a0 ~ . * '\u25a0\u25a0- Sixth race, six forlonrs. BeUmr— Penrrtn wco. Alsono second. -Airship thim. Time, 1 -IS 3-5.^ l : Seventh, race,- one mile, - selli&c— <«oM Vlau wcn._Boj»3 Breese aecoad. Fiorisel tilrt. Ttat. 1:40 -•* . Edited by R. A. Smyth SUCCEED DEFEATS HOT FAVORITE AT ASCOT Ascot Selections Firs* race — Ma*ax»«»»» Taylor George, Canopfaa- Second racer-Kismet Jr., Wilifc entry, Griffin entry some Ways. Fonrth race— Gorg»lette, •*• *"* Donahtx-, Dasty -Miller. Fifth race — M&llck, Jack Adams* Avoatellns. Sixth race— PlmJtta, ESota, Star of Rnnaymede. LOS ANGELES. Jan. IL— The track at Ascot was In fairly good condition this afternoon and the sunshine brought out a large weekday crowd. The feature event of the day was the third, In which Succeed defeated Sly Ben and the heav ily played favorite. Lord of the Forest. The latter ran like, a plough horse." Ascot Entries Tlrst race. «lx farlooys. sem=?— 2ls Taylor George 110. The Mater 110. Paf« Qrfce 110. ICT El Bernardo l6fT 217 Stoewel 107. (21* > Caoopian 107, 132 Black <Jem 107. W® A**"** 105. 215 Hazapaa 105. 217 •Morllake 105. 223 Facts 105, *D. Balerio IC2- -' *' Second race, two- jear-olda. three furlongs— 1M Boa Baira 110. 201 Argentlae 112--.>2 M Booger Bed 110. 1W Dendaga 110. 201 K l ***.* Jr. UO. 201 Balmondo 107. 194 Gladys C 10 », 201 ••Saucy M 107, 212 ••Wisteria Bud 10.. 1&4 •••Crestan 107. 212 •••Oteaa 10?. ••Walao entry. •••Grtffln entry., ". ; Third race. seUlcs, one mile— 222 ra J>« 110, IVT I Told Ton 107. 127 L. ChSaweU 10* 22S Aaora 105. I*4 •Jetesm 103, ISO LUlle B 105. 204 »Maririe Mayer 102. 224 'Foacasta IC2. _ ISO *Wtnsome Ways 92. - . Fonrth race, Coronado stakes, one and a six teenth miles— H72» A. Mosfcoday 108. 214 Voa Tromp 10S, 208 Dnsty Miller 108. 3CS ' TCU"; U?hter IC3. (20S» J. F. Donate I^3. 136 ••£! Ball 103. 136 ••Moleaey SS. 172 Gorsaietre IC2. IS4 •Jetaaa 33. 123 Cicely 83. (2C3) Eii»b«ta P 93. ••Bennett entry. ... Fifth race, selling, one mile— 2o2 f»Ber UP. 213 ATontellß* 110. 143 Buttons 107. 217 MblVJt 107, 177 J. Adams 107, 234 Mount#haEk 107. 228 Vtona 105. 191 Locrece 105, 207 Mary B. Clark 105. Sixta race, selling, fire and a half fariongs— 117 J. Leonard 112. 206 Doc Crate. lo9. 213 Jhm klta 109. 200 Song cf Sea 109. 2CO Otto Price 10©, 192 John Brcen 109. 179 Troiland IC7. 157 Skylight 107. 21S G. Heather 107. 117 Elot* 107. 213 *L. Bcastajrton 107. 211 Star of Rmny xaede 107. 211 •Lcnr Mck 10*. U7 •Haxell=« 102. 192 a Joan of Are IC2. •Apprentice allowance. . BET ON THE RACES AFTER GETTING RESULTS SPOKANE. Jan. 11. — The poolrooms south and east of Spokane controlled by Colonel W. E. Applegate, who Is racing a stable of horses and operating a book at the Oakland racetrack, were beaten out of thousands of dollars within the past few weeks by an organized band of surethlng men. The gang operated by getting the re sults of the Oakland races to Spolcane by direct telegraph wltc from the coast and then "flashing" them by long-dis tance telephone to confederates in Butte and other cities. By this method^ the confederates placed In the inland cities were able to get the results by 'phone from five to ten minutes before the results could be relayed . through by telegraph. /The rooms in the Montana city prob ably got the worst trouncing, as ther were caught heavy on a 100 to 1 shot. The trick was pulled off by three prin cipals, two of them being stationed In Spokane and one at Butte, while two commissioners placed the money. L L* Hildebrandt. manager of the Warwick Turf Exchange, who represents th» Applegate Interests In the Northwest, admits that the gang got away with a big rolL "They did not pick up any «asy money in Spokane.? Hildebrandt added. 7 **but they certainly did some funny . I stunts at Butte. receiving the informa tion from Spokane sources. There has j been no wire tapping or aaythins of that sort, but as th» messages from Oakland to Butte have to be relayed at Ogden. Utah, and Helena, Mont., th* gang beat the pendlers to it by any where from five minutes to a Quarter of an hour. They did quick work. It has been done for some time and I rap pose it will continue until a better ser vice can be installed. The»« Is no denying the fact that the Butte room got some pretty stiff jolts the week before Christinas, also the last week in December, when sev eral three-legged ones at juicy prices were sent over. The Spokane and Bstts men turning the trick are well known to our men. They know we are wise: also that we can't touch them, becaus* they are outside the pale of the law." SEVERAL EXCITING TENNIS GAMES EXPECTED The wet weather of the past w*ek or ten days has interfered seriously with the plans or the tennis players. Several tournaments that were atartad some time ago are still unfinished. The, first; event to be completed will be the interclass play-oS for the Ham mond, cup. Only one match remains to be played. Gustav Usser aad David Shanks will meet In the finals at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning-. The- match is not expected to prove very exciting. Two other tournaments will be fin ished tomorrow. One will be the han dicap singles commenced on New Tear's day and the other the handicap dou bles event commenced about four weeks ago at the park. The handicap singles tournament •will be productive of some close asd Interesting matches. In one half George Janes and Kenneth Monteagle will, meet in the semi-finals. Janes \u25a0will be called upon to allow his op ponent odds of owe 40 and 58 3-S. With. the sase handicap Monteagl* dis posed of Maurice McLoughlln easllr. Whild MdLoughlla Is probably as clever as Janes, the latter plays better under handicap conditions. In the other half Molviii* Long aad David Shanks have an unfinished match to complete. Each one has a 7-5 set to his credit. The winner will meet <£**}«• K«fca la the second rotmd. Charles Foley is in the semi- finals and will meet either Kuean, Shanks or L«ng. It is expected either Long or Shanks win dispose of Kueha. Th« lat ter. : w!tb. the hatrtdicap allotted him. looks to little chanc« to wla. The concluding- matches of th* han dicap doubles tournament at the park are expected to prov* intervstis?. Oeorjre Baker and Chart** tnmiap are in the finals. .Tfe*y wIU xa«*t tae win ner of the match betw*«n Carl Qardner and Melville Lonjt aaJi O!ir«f# OrifiSa and Harold GabrieU Tb* .last-n«ae,i team win receiv* « handicap of owt s-s. Hota matches saoulj prov* dos«