The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-18
Good Things Win Out
on Heavy rack at
EmeryOille
By j. z. Jeffery

Ia spite OF the bowling over OF
four favorites at Emeryville yes
terday. the bookmakens received a
bad drubbing. This was due TO
the regularity with which the
sharpshooters landed on the
good-priced winners Clydeo, the
longest shot OF the day 10 earn
brackets, was no exception, and
was fairly well supported BY the
smart players. The victories q
Hersain at 3 70 !, Anvil at ; to |
and Isabella at 9 to / proved just
as expensive Tor the layers Of
odds as were the races in which
the favorites scored.
The followers Of Jockey Walter
Miller had a poor day, as he was
able TO win with only one OF his
four mounts. Three OF the horses
that he rode were favorites, and
the fourth one, a second choice
was also held al short price. He
landed two favorites second and
won with the other one. but failed
10 bring his second choice mount
inside the money. Jockey Tommy
Sandy. who has on several occasions
won with iong-priced horses wher
Miller has had the mount on the IA
vsrite. repeated the trick IN the open
ing race OF the day, when he won witt
Hersaln and Miller finished second witt
- Oh Tzrn-fTE L. WElllS.
was the only jockey TO ride two win
ners during the day. and ne IS now only
one behind Knapp on the jockey list FOL
the season. Knapp had only two
mounts yesterday, and scored VIII
che Of them, the long s1ot Ciydeo-
DAY OF ~GooD THINGS"
Il was essentially a day of ~gOos
things" and the wise brigade pOcketes
The coin that the bookies and publ.
lost The track was deep and hold
ing The only race on the card witt
any pretensioz 70 class developed int
g stirring contest between Burlelgl
and Van Ness that was not decide
until the very last jump. Burleigh
with l. Williams in the saddle, wa
played into pronounced favoritism aft
er his price had drifted back TO tn
same figure at which AigreJte Wa
quoted. the latter being held shor
principally because Miller was riding
sam Hildreth's Van Ness. with Sand
up. could be had at TO I. Sam Bar
Der was quoted al 50 10 /. and Misty
Pride and J. c. Glen were as good a
50 10 J. Miller got Nigrette AVA
first but Van Ness speedily shot 1
the front, and Williams gave chas
with Burleigh. At the half IL wa
Burleigh By a head. Van Ness did
great stunt TO the three quarter pol.
where he was leading by two Lengths
Burleigh gradually wore the leade
down ia the drive 70 the wire and we
in the final strides by head Sand
put up q good ride on the Hildret
horse, but Burleigh oUtgamed Van Nea
IN the exciting run through the stretch
J. C. Glen, one Of hte longest shot
IN the race, came strong al the en-
and was an easy third. Misty's Prid
showed no speed. and is evidently "a
from being ready.
DEFEAT OF DELAGoA
The defeat OF ". Z. Jennings Della
goa. the odds-on favorite. in ths clos
ing race at six furlongs, was disastrou
for the form players. who figured III
mare q cinch. She could not antrac
herself and mag not have liked III
heavy going Eudora was the mediul
of a big plunge in this race on III
strength Of sensational work, but afte
showing brilliant speed 70 the stretc
urea ana GV4lQ HMiEM no DETER LN&
third. Knapp got the long shot, Clyde
away well, kept him in the first aigh
and won readily at the end. GateWa
came strong at the finish and was a
easy second at good price. Delago
finished fourth and King Cole shove
nothing Grace St Clair cUrled U
after showing abundant early speed.
In the opening race IL was Hersai
and Pachuca from wire 10 wire III
Sain mare opened up q big gap on II
back stretch and Tommy Sandy kel
her going. In her previous races 81
has been stopping badly. Cheripe VIZ
the only other horse in the race
show anything
Mabel Hellander had early speed
the second, but could not stick II on
Convent Bell. after running prominen
~, was passed in the stretch run I
Triumphant. with which Miller be
been laying along within striking di
lance Convent Bell was an easy Sc
ond and Mabel HolIander saved u
show from Rose Cherry by a neck
Anvil, reveling in the going, al
aided by flying start, led all the wa
In the third al a mile, except for a bri
interval ia the stretch, when SSlab
ranged alongside. only TO fall bae
again when the apprentice boy. McRa
went TO pieces in the excitement of Il
moment Anvil won by a head, a
though Salable was doubtless the be
horse Fury. the well supported f
vorite. was a distant third, having n
in bar plates and making a misersb
showing.
After Sir Carter had set the ear
pace in the fourth L. Williams too
isabella TO the front and won clever
by half a length from the favori7
Major Tenney. which Miller bro1g
from rather a poor position in 4
early running Cloche dor and Mona,
Maid both performed very poorly al
Leila Hill had no trouble in takir
third money.