The San Francisco call., 1907-02-02


Miller. his Jockey. been able TO keep.
him straight in the stretch. :: The horse
swerTed badly In the closing drive:
however, and bore in. upon Duke of
Orleans, who had been setting the pace
close 70 the rail-: After humping that
horse, Begun went on and won; by two
lengths r.
SPECTATORS CRY FoUL
Shortly after Bogum drew clear OF
the Duke that horse stumbled, and
then the cry OF foul went up: from
many Of the grRndstand- - spectators,
evid eatly. under the belief that i the.
stumbling was the result Of crowding
By the favorite.. Close: observers how
ever. maintained that the accident was
attributed to q hole into. which the
horse had stepped Jockey Miller was:
vigorously Kissed and booed when he
came back TO the weighing in stand.
Jockey Sandy. who rode Duke of Or
leans, was called into the stand by the
fudgss and Questioned: as swas Jockey
Miller Sandy said that Miller had
Jumped his movnt in the stretch. Mf-
Ter said that he:.3ad done his utmost
To keep. Bogan from bearing in and
resorted TO the left hand :Nse OF: his
whip 10 keep tire horse away from
Duke Of Orleans, but that. his mount
persisted IN swerxing in toward the
rail- When Duke OF Orleans stumbled
Sandy pulled him up q bit* and Kog0-
nfpped him On the post for !: place.
After due dsiiberasion the Judges dis4.
qualified Begun, which had the effect.
Cf giving the race 90 Kogo. q. S to /
shot. who was no better than the third
best horse in the race. Duke of. Or
leans was placed second and Begun,
who was a II to 10 favorite, was
placed third. Begun IS said to have
interfered with 4forses in some. of his.
previous RACES in. q similar. way.
@GooD THINGS" WIN
Two good things" went through
wheh Huiford won the third race and
ST. Francis the sixth. The former was
plavad. down frsaIn 10 to*'5 and. St
Frallcis went to the post at Il TO 2.
after sharing opened at 10; Hulford,
riddon by the stable Jockey. A. VIII
liams- gslloped all the: way and made
his field look cheap. The favorite,
Metiakat}a finished secoTd under a
weak ride by FIirsctEba uTn. <Burnolette,
who was PLAYED for good thing in the
same race. lost, the place by a nose,
after. being messed about by Jockey
Vanderbo1t.
- ST. Francis showed a high turn of
speed: in the closing race of the day
At FIVE and a half furlongs after having
had rest for several weeks. Stand.
ing F5reball on his head in the first
quarter. the son OF Rubicon opened up
2 big gap to the head of the stretch.
He was tiring at the end, however,
and Rapid Water, the odds-on faVorite,
vino had been badly outrun in the early
part of the race. .scame strong through
the stretch and Just did fail to get up
bv a neck. In another stride or two
he would have won. Fireball quit to
nothing and Gateway was an easy but
distant third. Brown rode the winner:
Miss Nay Bowdish, Miller UP, was
.tfe only horse to reward the hackers
u favorites during !: the afternoon.
fAfter following Hainault and Chestnut
cIoseiv 10 the stretch. she outgamed
the former in the final drive and won
hv nearly a length. Hainault showed
his old-tirne speed and is rounding into
form. though still q bit high in flesh.
Baker came from behind and captured
third# money
SPREADEAGLEs HIS. FIELD
President williams collars were seen
in fr9nt at the finish of tire opening
race Gin which HIS Altanax- Recreation
two-yeaf-e1d. colt Creation spreadeagled
a good field and won gal}oping: as far
as HIS fider pleased Miller had the
mount Tsonheurr ran head and head
with The winner for the first Quarter,
but tired and barely saved third
. lnonev. Be Thankful. the even-money
.avorits. taking the place. Rhinestone
lrobsbK would have been in the money
hat for stumbling near the paddock.
I'm. Joe had little trouble In defeat
iig a n aoderate field in the fourth at q
nile and hfty yards. Mcbride got a
fling start with him and kept him
in front ali the way. AT the end he
3vs nearly a length in front Of Jake
Nose, who was driving. to get up from
q slow beginning. HooIigan would
rhae been. second but for stumbling
ner the finish. and was an easy third.
Be Elder showed some speed but
STOPPED badly after going three-quar-
tel. Ray ran 8 disgraceful race,
he track was very slushy and the
iEtpabIing of fseveral horses between
tht paddock and the finish may indiz
cat that the track IS at last beginning
70 how the effects Of the long eontin-
ue, wet spell. superintendent Grant
ihaibeen working like a beaver 10 keep
fht course IN good racing condition
an his efforts have been wonderfully
. susessf,I up 10 this time. II is safe
4 l+osay that he viii redouble his ef-
t%o.s ~ any weak spots appear