The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
rts Mudlarks Revel the Slushy Going at EmeryVlle
Sports
Koerner Proues the Star Rider of the Day BY
Winning With 7wo of HIS Mounts
BY j. r. Jeffery

The racing at Emeryville yesterday
was OF mediocre quality and quite
lacking in special feature. The mud
larks were again in their element the
track being very slushy and deep In
consequence OF the long continued ram.
While short-priced horses captured
the money in all but one race, only two
fsvorites Were successful. Jockey
Koerner once more carried of the sad
die honors with two firsts.
7. Gafnett Furguson's popular green
and orange colOrs were borne 10 VIC
tory in the opening race by his promis-
ing Royal Flush colt. Husky. The
youngster, a lukewarm favOrite ridden
by Leroy Williams. broke IN front and
managed 10 stay there by about a
length all the way. Rustler, the sec
ond choice, lasted just long enough 10
save the place by a nose from Willie
T, who closed stoutly. Jeremiah tired
bit in the final drive, thereby losing
third place. Charay stopped after
showing early speed.
Koerner failed TO ride Elevation. odds
on favorite, In the second, with the
same degree Of success as had BoreL
KOerner was slow 10 get the horse
going and the horse tiring as a result
OF the effort 10 make up the ground
lost al the start, Princess Wheeler, the
second choice. was able TO successfully
withstand his challenge in the stretch
and won handily after a hard drive
from the paddock. Rettig gave the
winner q good ride. Elevation beat
The Reprobate I'VE lengths for the
place Hersain and Billy Mayham both
curled Up after a fash of early speed
LAzELL NEARLY NOSED OUT
Lone Wolf a 25 to ] shot, came dan
gerOusly close 10 winning the third
Lazel, at 4ia TO ], just managed to
win by nose in the last stride. The
stable boy Nutting was up on Lazell
and Fischer rode the long shot. Edu-
ardo. the early pacemaker. lasted long
enough 70 save third money from By
r0nerdale, the favorite. who received
very indifferent handling from Leroy
Williams. Anvil heavily played,
stopped 10 nothing after being IN for
ward contention for six furlOngs. Miss
May Bowdish. a hot tip. was never
prominent. The winner was away
poorly and had TO be much the best TO
win
Kogo and KOerner proved the win
ming combination in the fourth. The
flly was quoted at ~ TO J, and, TAX
ing the lead when Cheers, f2vorite, be-
gan 70 back up on the stretch turn.
won with great ease by four lengths
from Mabel Hollander, the opening IA
VOrite- Cheers quit IN the Stretch ana
Lord Rossington easily took third place
away from him. Begun had no chance
with the start, being practically left at
the post.
WINS AT LONG ODDS
Comilfo scored at long odds in the
fifth. principally because Jockey Davis
was alert az the post, got his mount
away flying and opened such a gap In
the first quarter that HedgethOrn, the
good thing" Of the race, fell short
half length Of catching him in the
stretch run. Magrane, the favorite,
KOerner up, was away poorly. could
never get near the front and wound UP
in third place. DOtterel a 100 10 1
shot. that was played down TO 40 TO 1,
had fash Of early speed 10 fatter her
hackers. but was soon done.
Eudora, winner Of the Oaks, against
whose chances as good as TO i was
at one time prOcurable. but who went
70 the post al 10 ?, came 10 the wire