The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-10
Gateway Finishes Out
of Money in Last
Euent of Day
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BY j. r. Jeffery

METROPOLITAN turf writers TO enthu-
siastfcally acclaim him as the most
promising four-year-old prospect for
the season OF 1907, went down 10 an
inglorious defeat in the Cosette hanoi-
cap. at a mile end 100 yards. at Emery
vile yesterday. Running In the colors
OF C. f. Durnen as a 70 faNorite
the son OF Sain was beaten with ease
by c. c. McCaffertys King of Coins
gelding Joe Coyne whose price In the
betting had steadily receded from 70
about 8.
While il is true the Nealon was the
victim Of a wretched ride by Jockey
Horner, IL was also demonstrated that
he was far from being the Nealon that
drew the plaudits OF the metropolitan
racegoers when he defeated the pick OF
the Eastern handicap division few
months ago. Allowing that the horse
was poorly handled in the early stages,
e must be admitted that he failed to
make good with a strong closing sprint
when Horner called upon him IN the
stretch. II may be argued that the i'm
post OF 119 pounds which the horse was
shouldering was responsible for his
poor showing, but the fact should not
be overlooked that he packed more
weight than he had up yesterday In
some Of his best races on the New York
tracks.
CAN DO MUCH BETTER
The $500 which was the winners
share Of yesterdays purse should have
offered sufficient inducement for Dur
nell TO try to win, II, perchance, he
was not figuring on getting weight OF
for the rich Burns handicap. which is
10 be run during the latter part OF the
month. Such practices are sometimes
resorted TO. but usually without much
result in the way desired. In the pres
ent instance il is highly probable that
Nealon's defeat of yesterday viii cut
little figure in the adjustment Of the
Burns weights. Handicapped Egbert
said after the race that he had seen
Nealon perform on the New York tracks
last summer and that he was thor
ouRhly convinced that the horse had
not run his race yesterday. Further
than that he would make no comment
on the subject.
Joe Coyne ran right back TO his good
second to Proper in the Follansbee
handicap last Saturday, when he won
the feature event OF yesterdays card.
Jockey Mcintyre was up on the horse
and gave him an excellent ride. Nealon
was the only horse of the six in the
race that Coyne beat away from the
barrier. but Mcintyre had him running
after Escamado, the pacemaker, on the
FIRST turn. When Escamado quit at the
id4l-mllAt IoAt AAlAnNeIC AtDh Ivy ~ ~
the front, opening UP a gap OF four
lengths at the three-quarter pole. He
won easily by two lengths, with Nealon
driving TO get Up.
Nealon was many lengths out Of the
running up to the last turn. when Hor-
ner moved up with him. He passed
Corrigan. Rightful and Escamado in
the stretch run, but was unable TO get
near the winner. Escamado stopped
10 nothing after going six furlongs and
finished absolutely last after setting the
pace for half the journey, Corrigan
was third all the way and finished four
lengths behind Nealon. Clamor saved
ground coming into the stretch and was
2 distant fourth. Rightful was never
prominent. although he ran in front OF
Nealon for the first half mile
LONG SHOTS SPLASH IN FIRST
Aside from the unsatisfactory. out
come OF the feature race the talent
had q disastrous day. only two short
priced favorites being successful. The
other races went TO outsiders. The
bool<malxers transacted a profitable
business. several Of them. including
Joe Rose and w. r. Engstrom, maxi
ing big clean-ups. Rose non $1,000
and Engstrom nearly as much. Jockey
Mcintyre again carried off the saddle
honors with two winners
Burnolette. at 80 to I, and Ba1onica.
st rs to both daughters Of Ban
nockburn-were the big surprises of
the day, outside OF the defeat OF Nea-
Ion. McBrides alertness at the post
was largely responsible for the vic
tory OF BurnClette, a Schneider CASTOR.
The boy got the mare away. winging,
took the lead At once, opened a gap,
stood of the challenge Of The Repro
bate and Procrastinate and won easily
at the end by several lengths.
Procrastinate was driving to save
the place from Princess Wheeler. The
latter finished third, only a head in
front of Metlakatla- Procrastinate and
good things" in this race, the latter
closing favorite Lilburn ran in a way
that indicates he is far from being the
horse he was last season.
Banonica was never headed in the
baby" race. Barney Schneider, her
owner, let her run with only a show
bet T. Sullivan was up. Mcbride
brought Abba, one of the Griffin entry,
from far back TO be second, and Nc
Intyre landed jeremiah. one of the
Keene entry, third, both driving hard
in futile effort TO overtake the
winner.
JACK ExEENE's HARD LUCK
Jack Keene. the owner of jeremiah,
was the victim OF a bit OF hard luck
fn this race. He Entrusted one OF the
erand-stand official messengers with a
$500 commission TO be placed on HIS
entry 10 show, and the messenger
made the serious mistake Of placing
the bet straight instead of third. The
entry was at one time as good as 2
10 j for the show. Love Of Gold and
Billy Watkins, the Hildreth entry
were outrun all the way. Bardonia, on
the strength OF whose second to
Hiacko the Griffin entry was made q
receding odds-on fayorite. quit badly
in the stretch
In the third it was a case Of three
heads on the post. Korosiiany was
eamest IA the stretch run and won by
a head, after stumbling near the-wire
Coco nosed out La Rose. the firing ia
vorite, for the place. Tanana, Lassen
and Letitia s. the other starters, were
beaten of. The winner was. as good
as S TO ] and was played at post time
TO a slight extent only.
NOLODAY cANTERs HOME
voloday won the firth with the Ut
most ease from a field which he out
classed. Horner waited with him to
the stretch, where he galloped over
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