The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

Foe Out of Seuen Horses IN EneyolLe
Stake Are Coupled IN Betting
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makers that cut in suffered substantial
losses.
The followers OF Jockey Walter Nil
Ter were in clover 70 make up for their
recent discouraging experience The
premier rider ploted four of the six
winners. equaling his own record for
the meeting made last month Graham
and Hunter brought in the other two
winners.
Aside from the decision of the stake
feature. the greatest interest centered
in the third race, in which such noted
speed burners as Sir Edward, Fireball
St Francis. Hector and Cloudlight met
at five furlongs. Sir Edward opened
equal favorite with Fireball. but went
TO the post pronounced choice. whife
Fireball receded in the betting. Miller
was up on Sir Edward, Sandy on Fire
ball, Brown on St Francis. Williams on
Hector and Mcbride on Cloudlight AS
usual Hector went out in front when
the barrier went up. but there was too
much speed for him to run away from
his field. as he has been doing of late,
and he was shufled to the rear before
the turn had been made. st. Francis.
showing has customary turn OF high
speed, took the lead at the three-quar-
ter pole. with Sir Edward and Fire
ball running head and head only a.
length behind
Sir Edward ran his usual game true
and consistent race and won new ad-
mirers by the ease with which he ran
over Fireball and St Francis in the
stretch. When Miller called on the
clever son OF Eddie Jones at the pad
dock there was nothing TO the race
but Sir Edward. and he won going
away by two lengths in 1:01 Lire
markably good time for such q track as
the horses ran over. The first quarter
was run in :23 50 and the half in
as S-5. Fireball beat St. Francis
length for the place and the others
We're beaten off
CREATION A GOOD COLT
In the, two-year-o event. with which
the programme was opened, President
T. H. Williams Creation. the son Of
Altamax- Recreation. with Miller in the
saddle repeated his impressive per-
formance Of a few days ago and won
easily by four lengths from S. c. Hil-
dreths Love Of Gold, with whim the
winner alternated in favoritism. The
Hildreth youngster was the post favor
ite but il is safe 10 say that the winner
carried more Of the public's money than
did Love Of Gold. Creation did not
break first, but was not long in show
ing in front. He has a tremendous
burst of early speed and seems able
TO carry it, Love Of Gold began slowly,
as usual. but drew away from the rest
OF the field through the stretch and
was an easy second. six lengths in front
Of OrOnogO. a keene juvenile that SEQ
vile rode into the show at the juicy
odds OF TO ! for third The Keene
yOungster showed quite bit Of speed.
Ciydeo and Andrew Mack divided the
public support in the second, a selling
affair at seven furlongs, but neither
rrf oh fc1, 49,
money. The winner turned up in W. p.
Magrane's Silver Sue. TO ] shot.
whom Graham had in front from wire
10 wire The mare ran right up to her.
best form and won easily by four
lengths from Shady Lad who closed
stoutly after stormy passage IN the
early running. BushthoFpe came from
far back and just did take show hon
Ors from Colonel Jewell. Bushthorpe
was a 50 TO ] shot, after having been
a favOrite his last out on the strength
Of a paddock tip. Andrew Mack fell
behind in the early part of the race and
suffered interference when he was
making his stretch run. St. George Jr
showed nash OF early speed, but
failed 10 stay.
EDWIN GUM STEPS SOME
Edwin Gum surprised the talent by
coming 10 life with a rush in the fifth.
After Magrane, the favorite, and Avon
alis, whose poor performance was fore
shadowed in the betting, had quit
Hunter took the lead with his employ
er's colt and had six lengths margin
at the end. Crowshade was driving to
save the place from Ed Sheridan. The
winner opened at s to and receded TO
TO I for lack Of support.
The final race Of the day was won
by DR.. Childs' Nox Populi, one of
James r. Keenes castohs, in a fierce
drive with ". B. Jennings Jocund Nox
Populi was the even money favorite
and Miller's horsemanship was the fac
tor that decided the issue. Lycufgus
attempted TO make a runaway race of
II with Hedgethorn, but Jocund in
spite Of his heavy impost Of 124 pounds,
Overhauled the McCafferty horse in the
stretch and then Miller brought Nox
Popuu up with a we'll timed rush at
the very end 10 win by a neck. Su-
preme Court and Clamor. the other
starters were also Outrun