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SPRING HANDICAP SATURDAY ,000 Race Next Feature on San Mateo Stake Calendar. Azucar Not Far Enough Advanced In Training to Be Starter, but Good Field Is Assured. SAN MATEO, Calif., April l.--The feature of the coming week of Bay Meadows racing will be the mile and a sixteenth Spring Handicap, which is expected to bring out the best handicap animals at the track. The event, which was originally known as the Redwood City Handicap, has been rechris-tened, possibly in hopes that seasonable weather will prevail for its running. It will be decided Saturday. Although Azucar, winner of the Santa Anita Handicap, is coming along slowly with his training, he will not be a starter in the Spring Handicap, according to Lex Wilson, agent for the Alger stable. Nevertheless, San Franciscans may have a glimpse of the former steeplechaser in action at a later date, as should Polar Flight, star three-year-old in the stable, not be shipped for the Kentucky Derby, the Alger outfit may remain on the coast until after the Tanforan meeting. While Azucar would undoubtedly be a drawing card in the Spring Handicap, enough good horses are intraining for the affair to make it interesting. Top Row, Frank Ormont, Dark Winter and many other crack distance animals are still on the grounds and will likely be seen in action in the ,000 added purse. Another stake to be decided during the coming week is the Berkeley Handicap, ,500 added, to be run off Wednesday. The distance of the Berkeley is six furlongs, and among the nominees are expected to be Carisbrooke, Indiantown, Johns Birthday, and sprinters of that caliber. Frank Ormcnt, Top Row, Spicson and Thomasville were among the eligibles for the Spring Handicap to take workouts over the week-end. Frank Ormont went one mile in 1:45, Spicson the same distance in 1:42, Top Row three furlongs in :39, and Thomasville a half in :50. The camera finishes, which were never really used at Bay Meadows although an announcement that they would be used was given out some time ago, have been aban- f Continued on eighteenth page. SPRING HANDICAP SATURDAY Continued from first page. doned at the San Mateo track. When they were not brought into play after the patrons had voiced their opinion of a couple of close finishes, general manager Kyne ruled that If they were not shown at such a time when the finishes were so close that they certainly called for something to bear out the judges, they would be of little use in the future. Following a rather disappointing Saturday, on which but a little over 75,000 was handled, Bay Meadows settled down to its third week of racing Monday. Gloomy weather was in order and the crowd was rather light, indicating that the management would not profit greatly on the day. Eight claiming races were offered, and the track was fast. Saragon, the favorite, got the majority of the patrons off to a good start when he won the opening race at Bay Meadows, Monday. Although he acted badly at the post, the colt began quickly and, after setting the pace, had enough left at the end to hold Strange Times, an outsider, safe. Third money went to Soueaster. A field of eleven went to the post, and Saragon, which was ridden by R. Colpitts, leading jockey of the meeting, paid .60. The winner was claimed by Bing Crosby, the crooner, for 00,
