The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20
.orendo Equals
EmeryOiHe
Record
By j. r. Jeffery
YESTERDAYS WINNERS.

CLoUDLIGHT ........ I'll
BLUE EYES. -.-.............. FL
The second day of racing at
the Emeryville track attracted an
attendance of about 1000 truly
remarkable showing for an off
day. The weather was perfection
itself, the horses ran fairly true to
form, the public had the best of
the argument with the bookmak-
ers and the racing was in
teresting throughout, in spite Of
the lack of class in the fields that
competed. A feature of the dav
was the equaling of the track
record for a mile and twenty
yards by Morendo, the winner of
the fourth event on the card.
Two favorites, three second
choices and one outsider were
first 10 reach the wire in the various
events Sam Hildreth furnished three
OF the favorites, but he was able to
win only one race-the opening event
Of the day-when Gypsy King, his
Sorcerer-Tirzah three-year- old. gradu-
ated from the maiden class with ease
and in fast time. He bet on all three
of the horses that carried his coIors
and is reputed to have lost quite
heavily on the day. In one case he
failed TO even get a run for his money.
a. Burleigh, the heavily backed favor
ite in the feature race of the day.
wheeled as the barrier went up and
was left standing at the post.
BOOKS TOUCHED Up A BIT
Few Of the bookma king fraternity
had a balance on the right side of the
sheet when the days sport was over.
George Rose was one Of the exceptions.
but he got back only a little more than
he lost on Saturday. Barney Schneider,
Johnny Lyons, Little" Henry Freling-
hansen and Bill Jackman were among
the heaviest losers.
The afternoons sport began with a
six-furlOng sprint. Gypsy King was
opened as a 3-5 favorite. with Tavora
second choice at Al Johnny Millin's
AvOnalis, opening at s, receded to Is,
when a food Of money poured in on
the FLY as a result of a hot paddock
tip and broke her price to about Al.
TaVOra also came in for some support
and the favorite's price drifted back
70 As before the books got any play
on him. He went TO the post at 40,
went to the front at the raising of the
barrier and was never seriously men
aced- Avonalis, the good thing. could
do no better than run second. but as
she was played two ways in many
cases she made money for her hackers.
Tavora proved a disastrous investment
for those who had taken her straight
and place, as she could not get to the
front and failed to finish within the
money. Knapp piloted the winner and
Mcintyre put a good ride on Avonalis.
Rolla stumbled at the start and threw
her rider. Jockey Hunter, but the lad
escaped inJur.r.
LAURA e ALWAYS WINNING
Twelve 2-year-olds went to the bar
rier in the second race at five furlongs,
c. Helfer's Ben Strome flly, Laura z,
played down into favoritism, broke in
front and led from wire to wire, win
ming by nearly a length. Banlado, an
other good thing" ran third. L eer-
less Lass, ridden by the apprentice boy,
Dugan, got away none too well and
after meeting with interference men
sced the favorite in the closing strides
and took the place easily. Mcintyre
had the mount on the winner and rode
her in faultless style. Prince of CASTLE.
q new starter from the Touhey barn,
showed nothing and ran last Gromo-
boi, one OF the Keene youngsters that
performed fairly well early in the
season in the Middle West, had l. VIII
lisms for a pilot, but is apparently still
out Of form.
TEN To ONE SHOT WINS
The third race brought the only
scratch Of the day. Pachuca being the
horse withdrawn. Susie Christian was
the well-played favorite with Graham
up. When the barrier went up Crigli
the pace to Elba. The latter soon quit
and Miss May Bowdish, a ten to one
shot, took the lead at the three-quar-
tiers and was never thereafter headed.
winning as her rider, Lawrence, pleased.
Crigi followed her to the wire half a
length in front of Meringue. the latter
stopping badly in the closing strides.
The favorite ran fourth, with Alice
Carey a close fifth. The latter horse,
weakly handled by an apprentice, might
have won with a stronger rider. as she
came gamely at the end after having
been allowed to drop out of the running
on the back stretch.
BIG FIELD FOR THE FOURTH
Another big field started in the
fourth event. with Peter Zimmer's
Gloomy Gus a lUkewarm favorite.
Starter Dwyer sent the unw.eldy field
away to a perfect start. Dutiful flashed
to the front and set the pace to the
far turn. where Governor Davis took
up the running. In the stretch Moren-
do drew out Of the bunch. followed by
Gloomy Gus, and the former won by a
length in time that equaled the track
record. Teddy Robinson, who rode so
well here last season, had the mount
on the winner. Watercure was plunged
on at post time but failed to make
good.
Inc fifth race resulted in an unsat-
Isfactory start, Burleigh, heavily played
into pronounced favoritism after open
ing equal choice with Cloudlight
wheeling as the barrier went up. Nc
Bride got Cloudlight away flying, and
the mare showed such dazzling early
speed that she was fifteen lengths in
front OF her field at the half after run
ming the first quarter in % As seconds.
At the three-ouarters she had increased
her lead to twenty lengths. and Nc
Bride eased her up into the stretch.
Royal Rogue tired in trying to over
take the flying pacemaker. and Rubric
came fast in the stretch after Cloud
light had stopped almost to a walk
with Mcbride looking back, but the
rare went under the wire with a
length to spare. Rubric was second