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I QOS3IP OF THE TURF. Tho San Francisco Examiner of November IS says anent the frequent bowling down of favorites recently at Oakland: "This thing of favorites being beaten is becoming a serious matter to the players, In tho paet three days not over two or three of them have won. A single one gathered the puree yestorday and he had to be a block tho bast to do it. Just as the gate went up in the third race The Singer stumbled to his knees, bumping his nose on tha ground and Jarring loose a couple of teeth. It looked as though he was quite out of the race, but ho sot up, took after his field and, after lmperioue an Ths Miller had raced themselves tirod in front, overtook tho one-timo winner of Tha Burne Handicap and won with his ears pricking. By the way, Imperious himself ran a greatly improved raca and acted as though he had partaken freely of some rejuvenation." , At the sale of yearlings from the At trim stock farm, held at San Francisco Novembev li, twenty-eight youngsters sold for an average of 35, which would havo been increased but for the fact that quito a number had contracted colda en route from Bakereficld to San Fran-: cisco. Bandy McNaughton paid 5100 for a brown colt by Herald. Tho same buyer also secured a eon of Lew Weir and Play Toy for ?8W. The Herald Jennie K. youngster was purchasad by Mr, Flannery for 15. A. Josephs bought a bay colt by Rio Bravo My Badge, for 25. The brown colt by Eeggie-rYhy Not, went to Ralph Tocer for 25. Jockey Booker is improving daily at Benningc, On last Monday andTnecday he rode three winners and iB gaining more Confidence in himself. Burns, on the contrary, is not riding up to bin mark. On Flaccua he threw a flat race away Tuesday from ovar-conEdenee. The jumper had th6 race safe had BurnB taken him along fros the start. But the jockey felt so sure that he could run over the top of hie horses at any time that he let Booker, on Wundorlich, catch him napping in the last furlong. Flaccus shoiM have won by a block. Tarf, Field and Far. Secretary Bheridan Clark of tho Crescent City Club visited the Benninga track laatweek ii tha interost of the New Orleans masting which j begins November 28. A number of horaamai now racing at ths Washington track have promised him to bring their strings to New Oilcans after the Bennings masting closes. Me. Clark aaid that matters were on tha boom at the Crescent City and that he ezpacted a batter class of horses to race thore this year khan ia any yoar before. BUI Brannon, who a nunbor of years ago was ruled off the turf for his connection with tha famous Polk Badgat cue, has baon reinstated by the Executive Committee of tho LatoaSe, Jockey Club.
