The San Francisco call., 1907-03-07
Two-Mie Euent Won
BY Ilfdnlnable,
Grote Up
Yesterdays WINNERS.
By j. r. Jeffery

the card equally with outsiders. In
spite Of the leaving at the post Of one
OF the best played FIRST choices Of the
day The falling OF Bell Reed with
Jockey Graham and the running away
OF Prince Magnet with Jockey KOer-
ner, TO the great peril Of the latter,
were exciting incidents OF an unwel-
come character. Fortunately, there
were no serious results in either case
The track remained good, despite the
rain OF the night before, and the rae
ing was interesting throughout
RACONTEUR WINS BREEZING
Raconteur, Keene Brothers clever
colt did not have TO fully extend him
self TO win the opening event The
colt looked to be in such a soft spot
that when the books chalked UP 10
against him at the beginning Of the
betting II was grabbed. so quickly that
1 to 3 was what the majority Of those
who wagered on him got for their
money. Katie Rains, who won the
opening two-year-old race OF the year
at Ascot Park, but whose more recent
form had been poor, essayed TO go out
with RacOnteur but the pride Of the
Keene stable shook her OF at VIII and
was only galloping at the end to win
by nearly two lengths Jockey Fischer
landed Katie Rains, recently pur-
chased by J. B. Dunn from Barney
Bchreiber an easy second. and KOerner
brought Lady Hldreth in third. Will
more stopped badly in the stretch,
after being close up in the early part.
Rose II ran a creditable race under
weak handling by the exercise boy,
BIusgrave.
VINTON HEAVILY BACKED
Vinton delivered the goods for the
favorite players In the second race in
decisive fashion. Opening at TO 2, the
heavy play that developed on him sent
him TO the post an to shot era
ham got him away well and took him
TO the front with Convent Bell at once.
On the stretch turn he went on about
his business and was never thereafter
in danger. Three lengths separated
him from Convent Bell at the end Der
dom was third, half length farther
back Miss Martha was in forward
contention TO the stretch, but then
backed up. Peerless Lass, held at q
short price, ran one of her disgrace
fully bad races and was never promi-
nent. She has habit Of doing this al
together too frequently for the good OF
the sport Lassen had a fash Of early
speed, but was soon all in.
PLUNGE on COMPRESSOR
The leaving Of Confessor at the post
spoiled big coup which the Blaiock
contingent attempted TO bring of in
the third. Played down into s to IA
vOritism from Z to 2 he failed TO get
away with his field when Hoffman re-
leased the barrier. The race was faI
from being true run. Bell Reed fell in
jam soon after the start and materially
interfered with several other horses
including Judge and DR. Sherman n
Lord Nelson, 10 TO 1 shot. ridden by
Jockey Fischer, was free from inter
ference and, having clear sailing al
he wa naf Il frff1 N
The Reprobate, a 80 to / shot, vigor-
ously ridden by Koerner, nOsed out tho
tiring Pelham in the last stride for the
place. Hersain quit badly at the end
after running in front with the win
ner TO the stretch.
JOCKEY KOERNER's PERIL
Black Prince, judiciously ridden by
Leroy Williams, won the fourth event
on the card in a gallon. Prince Magnet
whom he had supplanted in favOritism
attempted TO make a runaway race OF
it, but tired badly in the effort and lost
the place TO RotrOu by a head after
Black Prince had run over him in the
stretch. Prince Magnet ran away two
miles after the finish the reverse way
OF the track in spite Of the strenuous
efforts on the part Of Jockey KOernel
TO pull him up. He persisted in run
ming close 10 the outer rail and il was
only with difficulty that his rider KEPT
him far enough from the rail to avert
an accident. He finally bOlted out of 9
gap in the backstretch fence, and, see
ing that the horse was about TO run
into dangerous proximity to the har-
rows, KOerner jumped from his back
AS the Jockey lay exhausted and mo-
tOnless for a moment on the ground
where he had fallen. the anxious spec
tatOrs in the grandstand feared thai
ne had met with injury and their re
lief was great when he scrambled 70 his
feet and walked unassisted TO the start.
cr's carriage, which had been sent pos
haste 10 his assistance. Hearty cheer.
ing and handclapping greeted his returI
TO the paddock. In spite Of the incident
he pluckily kept his engagement to rid.
Huston two miles in the succeeding
race.
GROTE RIDES LIKE SLOAN
A good thing" went through when In.
fammable won the two-mile race, fiftf
on the programme The Donald geld.
ing opened at s to j and was backed
TO % TO s. An obscure jockey NAMED
GrOte was up. and. after following Hus
toms pace closely 10 the stretch, In
fammable beat the Stevens horse I,
the wire by two lengths. w. b. Gates
favorite on account OF his good showins
in the Waterhouse cup. ran third To-
a mile and a half but was then all in
CRATER, the remaining starter, was al
ways Outrun.
LONG PRICE AGAINST BLAGG
The consistent Blagg won the fna
race OF the day at the lucrative odd
Of TO /. Always right up. he took tn
lead when Al Lindley, who had set tn
pace TO the head Of the stretch grew
leg weary, but he was all out TO bea
Grace q a neck at the wire. AS b,
had figured in a humping match on TIA,
stretch turn, his hackers We're on tn,
anxious seat when Jockey KOerner en-
tered a claim OF foul. The judges di,
not believe that there was suficien
ground for a disqualification. Eddi,
Dugan, who rode the winner, said tha
his mount bore in a bit, but that 1
had been unavoidable on account OF tn
close quarters IN which several OF tn
horses were running. il looked lilx
anybOdy's race on the turn. as the en-
tire field was well punched. Grace
closed stoutest Of all and beat Koko
mo, the favorite. length for secon,
money. Ocean Shore, Outrun in tn
early part, was beaten only q head 70