| Show tUf RmOON DY AT 1 INGlfSIDf GREAT SPORT AT THE CAIii FOBNIA DERBY Chestnut Colt Traverser Won Cleverly Clever-ly In 208 Winning > 5000 Cxack Field of ThreeYearOlds Sail Francisco April J The second California Derby the Blue Ribbon event of the Pacific coast turf was de i cided at lusIMde today thi Burns and Waterhouse chestnut colt Traverser bj I Imp KosingtonBetsy Broeck ridden by Clayton inning cleverly a 2OSfe J TH event is a sweepstakes for 3jeai nds at a nwt and a auarter with a suaraat < > etf viiiuc oC JjUOO Seven of the crack 3jearolds now in training on the coast made up a select Held which for class and breeding breed-ing surpassaJL anything heretofore brought together for a contest of supremacy su-premacy before a California audience Burns and Waterhou were represented repre-sented by a trio of their best cotsTra veiter Kecreation and NaDamax who divided favoritism at post time with W L Applebys Linstock piloted by Tod Mean Two to one was the ruling price I age inst these contestants the odds flue tuatlie rnore or tees The start Aas marred j Napamax being caught H the barrier just as it was raised Before Claw son could disentangle dis-entangle his mount the field was a quarter of a mile away conseQuently he was obliged to pull up Traverser was first to show in front when the barrier was raised and passing the stand was three lengths in the lead He maintained this position throughout the entire journey with the exception of the last hundred yards and passed the winning post a length In front of Bor gia te Elmwood stock farm entry Recreation was third three lengths behind be-hind Borgii The latter colt who is a full brother to The Roman furnished the sensation of the day as this was his initial start He was badly messed about and coming com-ing from last position in the stretch rapidly overhauled the flying leader and ould doubtless have annexed the event had there been a few yards further fur-ther to travel Llnsto k was reppat edlj cut off b > Recreation which Sreatlj militated against his chances of wInning SUMMARY Weather fine track fast Results First Race Six I Furlongs Selling St Philip won ucKiurucn seconu oien Anne thlr Time 1164 Second Racv Six Furlongs Selling Abina won Daily Racing Form second R Q Ran third Time 115 Third Race One Mile Over Four Huidles Veragna won Our Climate second Zamloch third Timel49y Fourth Race One and a Quarter Miles the California Derby 3Year Olds Purse J50CO Trav erser 122 Clay ton 2 to 1 won Borgia 112 Conley 10 to 1 second Recreation 117 Thorpe coupled with Traverser third Time 2OSL OSLIpstock Toislda Morellito Napa max also ran Fifth Race One Mile HandlcapJoe rllman won Libertine second Myth third Tme1H Sixth Race Six Furlongs Selling Gcod Friend won McLIght second Val er clenne third Time Ini4 Seventh Race Half Mile 2YearOlds Formero won Santello second Sevens third Time AS |
