The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
Wo Fa0orites Win
and the aLent Has
Disastrous Day
YESTERDAYS WINNERS
By j. r. Jeffery

The drying-out track and the medi-
all six races produced numerous upsets
at Emeryville racetrack yesterday.
Form was at a discount and the talent
had a disastrous day. Outsiders
romped of with the purses and the
bookmakers cleaned up on several OF
the races. The streaky condition OF
the course resulted in very uneven run
ming and the chances of several short
priced horses were ruined when they
were forced into the deep going near
the rail- Two first choices, both of
whom had supplanted other horses in
favoritism, were successful, but
profted the public little.
Walter Miller, after riding two Of the
horses out OF the money, piloted his
one remaining mount to victory. Leroy
" -lliams and Tommy Sandy each
landed two liberal priced winners,
while Graham took the remaining race.
There was little feature to the rae
ing. DR.. Scharff, played down from Z
TO 1 into is TO 5 favoritism. led from
wire TO wire in the opening event, Will
liams being up. Mimo and Silver Sue
came from behind and took second
and third money away from Sheen and
Colonel Jewell, who had been following
the winner closely to the stretch. Mimo
was at long price and came in for a
little play at post time. Silver Sue
was at one time favorite, but went to
the post second choice.
BAD HANDLING OF MITRE
AIitre was much the best horse in
the second, but failed to win on ac-
count of incompetent handling by the
apprentice boy Lauby. The boy ran his
mounts head of, opening a gap Of five
lengths in the first, and then nearly
fell of when Duke of Orleans chal-
lenged in the stretch. The result was
that the Duke, q to ] shot, well rid
den by Tommy Sandy, scored a lucky
win by half q length. Mitre had been
heavily played by the stable connec-
tiOns and little sympathy was eX-
pressed for them. as it was the general
opinion that they would have obtained
nearly as good a price and would have
surely cashed had they ridden a good
boy instead Of trying TO play a foxy
game by putting up a boy of Lauby
caliber. Mitre would have won nearly
every race in which he has started
this season with competent boy up,
instead of having only one victory to
his cT1iit- The boys performance yes
terd37 Anade a laughing stock both of
the lad and the stable management.
la Rose finished third. length in
front of the poorly ridden Blanche C
Begun was anchored in the deep going
near the rail and was never dangerous.
OVERTAKEN BY DIR. SHERMAN
In the third Judge took the lead
away from Comilfo in the first quarter
and after opening gap of three
lengths into the stretch was oVertaken
IN the final drive by Dr. Sherman and
beaten half a length. Sandy rode the
winner. who was played down to s
from r. Comilfo tired and dropped
oil f,a he
turn. Santa Ray. closing stoutly, took
third money in a drive with Metlakatla
I. Williams gave HoOligan a very ca
pable ride and landed him winner of the
fourth at a mile and a sixteenth by over
a length, after having laid behind the
pace to the stretch. Miller set the
pace with BushthoTpe to the stretch
and then his mount stopped to nothing
as did Lazell. the favorite, when the
pair Of them were forced into deep go
ing along the rail Black Prince fol
lowed Hooligan on the outside and
easily captured the place from Isa-
belitta-
VICTORY OF REY DARE
When The Missourian, a morning
glory, relinquished the lead in the fifth
Graham took Rey Dare, a to l shot
20 the front and was never headed
Daniel c. the favorite, loomed up dan
gerous in the stretch but had to be
content with the place. Cloche dor
closing resolutely, was an easy third.
T. H Ryan's Kokomo graduated from
the maiden class IN the final race OF
the day With Miller up he was played
for a good thing on the strength Of the
speed that he showed in his last race
and went to the post as to 1 IA
1-orite, while T. Neugent, the to 6
opening favorite, receded to 3 to l.
Kokomo ran in front from wire to wire
and won by nearly two lengths. Avona
came from far back TO be second and
Nina Gibson was easily third. Water
Thrush showed speed into the stretch
and then dogged 1t badly. F. Neugent
suffered by being obliged to run in the