The San Francisco call., 1907-03-09
YESTERDAYS WINNERS.
BY j. n. Jeffery

provided excellent sport at Emeryville
Yesterday. The racing. even in the
events that lacked class was interest
ing. and, for the most part of the
thrilling sort. Favorites were again
much in evidence. public choices
equally dividing the card with out
siders. Saddle honors We're evenly
distributed. no Jockey riding more
than one winning mount starter
Hoffman showed improved form at the
barrier and as the horses ran fairly
true il was a very satisfactory day.
The Orlinda handicap. over the fu-
turity course the feature event OF the
card, was as pretty 2 race as has been
seen AT the local track in many day.
There were seven starters Rapid
Water Proper. Collector Jessup, Su-
earmaid Hector, ClOudlight and
AIisty's Pride. Rapid Water ruled IA
vorite but there was & heavy plunge
on Proper. After a long delay at the
post. caused by the bad acting OF
Proper. the field got away TO a prac-
tically perfect start. Cl0udlight went
to the front with Collector Jessup and
Misty's Pride in close pursuit This
order was maintained into the stretch.
where Jockey Koerner brought Rapid
Water I'D with the leaders and won
out IN a furious drive by three-ouar-
ters OF a length. Collector Jessup out
lasted Cloudnght and beat her half
length for the place. Proper. who was
always outrun. finished fourth Misty 5
Pride found the pressure too great and
stopped TO nothing in the nnal SIX
fecnth. Sugsrmaid and Hector failed
TO cut any hgure in the running.
WINS IN A GALLOP
The opening race was q four furlong
dash for two -vear-olds. Adena, Brown
a. ]. . h.. hat
ting. in spite OF strong play on
Amada After the hot-tip play on
Amada was over big plunge was
made by the wise brigade on Adena.
The latter did not get away in front
but size Immediately took the lead and
made her field look cheap all the way
A lead Of four lengths Al the head OF
the stretch was increased TO eight
az the finish. with Brown pulling the
nly up In the last hundred yards
hmada outgamed Nespa. who had been
running second all the way, and beat
her two lengths for the place. The
others were always outrun.
The second race brought an upset
when Johnny Millin's Maud MEG wor
easily at the liberal odds OF - TO
/. williams had the mount and the nils
only had 10 breeze all the way. Nancy
W. played down TO from s. was as
easily second and Avona, the heavily
PLAYED favorite. took third money by q
nose from Bertie A. after making uf
q world Of ground from a poor begin
ming Media, who opened equal choice
with Avona but drifted way back. raT
ont in front 10 the head OF the stretch
and then backed up so fast that every
horse in the race passed her in th'
stretch run.
LONG SHOT IN FRONT
q
duel between Kruka. the favOrite, rid
den by Brown. and Dave Weber. 10 tc
shot from the McCanerty stable The
pair ran head and head all the way
measuring stride for stride throughout
Lvcurgus put up an unexpectedly good
finish and landed the long shot a nose
in 'front.' at the wire. IT was a case OF
nod and nod and the grand stand went
fairly wild with excitement and sus-
pense Both horses We're under pun
ishment in the stretch. Calendar, the
third horse. was beaten OF ten lengths
Rosai and Tonic backed up after show
ing speed. The Keenes attempted tC
make a killing on FRITZ Ferri, backing
him TO 10 from 80. but he was never 3
sesiOus factor in the running.
Tommy Sandy came IN for consider
able criticism for tossing the fifth race
off on Northwest the odds on favorite
who was beaten a nose IN hot drive
with The Borgian. an outsider that had
come in for some post support Sandy
Jet the winner steal considerable lead
IN the early part and was oyercOnh-
dent after joining issues with him in
the stretch. The mare responds read
sly TO punishment when il comes dowr
10 2 drive and the boy had been pro-
vided with a whip for the purpose but
failed to draw it. evidently entertain
ing the idea that The Borgian would
weaken. which he didn't. Jake Moose
made a considerable showing In better
company than he had ever before run
with and wound up a good third The
others We're beaten of many lengths
The time la this race was good. the
first mile being run in 40 As and The
mile and a sixteenth in ! ~ 2-5.
RUBY EARNS BRACKETS
W B. Jennings Ruby. after many es.
says. finally earned her first brackets
of the meeting by vanquishing q field
of fair class in the closing event Of ths
day Jockey Scoville was up and in
dUlged Phalanx with the lead to tht
stretch. whore Ruby went 10 the front
and won b. two lengths Ruby was
the third winning faNorite and was
fairly well PLAYED after having drifted
back from 8 20 20 ? 20 !. Curriculum
was driving hard 10 save the show foi
Fiedgethorn Nina Gibson closed stout.
ly from poor beginning. but failed "a
get any of the money. Lord OF the
Vale ran cisgraceful race and Is
evidently of no account