The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

any Of the other crack performers
notch company. w. H. Carey, tn
Burns handicap winner; Nealon,
these were the horses that finished be-
hind Voladay, william CahilTs cripple
The record Of Voladay at Emeryville
this winter testihes TO Cahilrs skill
nine starts. eight hrsts and one third
And in the race IN which Voladay fin
ished third he was almost left at the
post, was repeatedly cut off and re-
ceived poor handling all around. Such
a record for consistency has seldom
been made by physically sound
Morse, let alone a cripple What
would voladays record have been in
his three years on the turf had he
been in perfect physical condition?
One can but conjecture, and at the
same time marvel at his showing OF
the present winter
Up TO short time ago the horses
hoofs were in such condition that they
bled in every race. but Ca-hilrs pa
ttent tinkering has accomplished won
ders and virtually has provided the
horse with underpinning on which he
can run without the discomfort that
prevented him from doing his best in
previous seasons. voladay is now the
greatest money winner Of the meeting,
with ss245 to his credit
Jockey Koerner of Los Angeles, who
piloted Kercheval TO victory in the
Burns. had the honor OF riding vola-
day yesterday
W. H CAREY RUNS WELL
". H Carey. an Ascot Park per-
former. shared the honors Of the race
with the winner, and might have made
voIaday extend himself more fully had
Jockey Knapp kept him a little closer
up In the early stages Of the race.
Carey came from almost last position
on the backstretch, and, after being
taken the overland route all the way,
Ras q fast going and close second at
lthe end. DR.. Leggo landed an easy
third, under indifferent handling by
Graham. NealoD showed Improvement
and finished fourth. Logistilla, Hill
dreth's clever mare, apparently track
sore after her long campaign under
conditions that she has little liking for,
refused 10 extend herself and probably
has trained of. Tartan and J. F. Dono-
hue, the other Ascot horses that figured
IN the race. failed TO show anything Of
special moment and finished in the
ruck. with Dusty Miller and Clamor.
from neither OF whom much could have
been expected. Rubric, generally con-
loeded nothing but an outside chance.
FINISHED last after showing early speed.
Rapid Water. Logistilla's stable COM
panion. set stin pace for mile. but
found the final furlong his undoing.
and. stopping fast in the stretch. I'm
ished outside the money.
FAST TIME Is MADE
KAerner waited on the pscemaker
with voladsy for the first mile, which
was negotiated in 1:4o 1-5, and then
went on TO win with something left,
although the boy urged his mount bit
when ". H. Carey made bid from the
paddock to the wire. The time for the
nile and q quarter was 7:o5 As, which
IS only about second slower than the
track record for the distance.
Tn. race was run for the greater
mart Of it's duration with Rapid Water
and voladay several lengths in advance
n the rest Of the field, with W. H.
Carey. I,oeistilla and Clamor trailing in
the early part Nealon was always able
70 keep fairly close up. Carey and
UeExo being the only horses that were
able 20 pass him.
Eudreth's pair ruled favorite in the
betting at 70 2, with Carey. Voladay
and Lego fuctuating around to 1.
and the others ranging from 10 to so.
The race had gross value of $4,000 and
net value Of sss75 to. the winner, $S75
70 IN. second horse and 1915 to the
third.
PORN AT A DISCOUNT
while the rain that began TO fall be-
fore noon affected the attendance, a
large crowd witnessed the racing. The
track was not affected by the gentle
dovnpour and remained fast through
out the day. Formplayers met with as
much disaster as in the preceding few
DAYS. however. only one favorite finish
inn within the money. The booknakers
enbyed another day OF large profits.
Jockey Miller was in especially poor
form, and those who followed him met
their Waterloo. as he finished out of
the money Eve times
The running of the Gunst stakes for
two yesr-old nllies, in which College